Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is a team consisting mostly of volunteers which meets quarterly to advance the ministry and hold it accountable to its mission and values.

The purpose of the Board, on behalf of its ownership (God, and the stakeholders who are clearly committed to our vision), is to ensure that DiscipleMakers achieves appropriate results for appropriate recipients at an appropriate cost (as specified in Board policies) and avoids unacceptable actions and situations.

If you are interested in finding out more about the Board, please email us at info@dm.org.

Meet Our Board

Jacob DIetz, Board Chairman

When I was a Freshman in college, the Lord used staff at one of DiscipleMakers’ campuses to bring me to Himself. As a result, I have known DiscipleMakers as long as I have known the Lord. I have seen firsthand, as a student and through meeting many alumni since, that DiscipleMakers is committed to Christ’s Great Commission. DiscipleMakers has both a vision for sharing the gospel with those who do not know Christ, and for discipling students after their conversion to know who God is and what it means to live as a Christian. I am very thankful to be on the board.

PETER KROL, President

Having grown up in a Christian family, I went to college seeking to grow in my walk with Christ. Even so, I had little idea what awaited me upon joining the DiscipleMakers ministry at Bucknell University. As older men began discipling me, I grew to love the grace of the Lord Jesus more than ever, and to bring every area of life into submission to him. I had the privilege of discipling others, who would go on to disciple others. I joined DiscipleMakers full-time upon graduation, and I'm now honored and delighted to serve this ministry as its second president.

Alan Prothe, Secretary

I am grateful to have the opportunity to be on the Board with DiscipleMakers. My hope is that the Lord will enable me to help this ministry, as I can testify that the college years are often very influential in people’s lives. One of the ways involvement in campus ministry is exciting to me is that the students who are being discipled can go on to make an impact in the church, or perhaps in their home countries when they return as evangelists and disciple makers. This was not only true for me, but also for my wife, who went to Bucknell University and was part of the DiscipleMakers group on campus. As I have participated in Board meetings and attended DiscipleMakers events, I have a sense that God is doing something special with DiscipleMakers.

Shiju Jacob, TREASURER

I first became acquainted with DiscipleMakers in 2014 through meeting a DM missionary at my home church. Since then, my and my family’s life have been transformed through the ministry of DM by the mutual ministry partnership we have experienced with our supported missionaries. My interest in joining the Board of Directors is a result of how the Lord has multiplied ministry and sanctified my family through DM and its missionaries. I am persuaded the Lord is doing wonderful things through DM and am grateful for the opportunity to serve on the board of this ministry. Since 2015, I have worked as a Project Manager in the pharmaceutical industry, serving clients in the areas of marketing and advertising, clinical research, and drug development. My wife, Lindsay, and I currently reside in Southampton, PA with our daughters, Lydia and Alethea, and dogs, Silas and Pepper.

KAREN CRONIN

Shortly after graduating from college and getting married, my husband, Shamus, and I came to Christ through a DiscipleMakers Bible study. DM staff exude Christlike care and hospitality, and their passion for the gospel is evident. Their impact on our lives, our children's lives, and the lives of those around us is immeasurable. I am grateful to be able to be part of this incredible ministry, and I hope to be a blessing to these diligent laborers.

Mike Taliercio

I’m convinced that the God of creation is the God of the Scriptures, and if we want to know our purpose, then we need to know our Bibles. DiscipleMakers exists for this very reason—to help college students read their Bibles, and to read them rightly. Having been deeply impacted through this ministry while a student myself, how could I not support such a worthy cause?! It also doesn’t hurt that I met my wife through DM, either! I'm excited to help further the mission of this ministry in whatever capacity God enables me to.

Andrew Ware

My contact with DiscipleMakers did not occur until late in graduate school, but I quickly became impressed by the genuine dedication to discipleship and Biblical truth in the staff. I ended up marrying a Muhlenberg grad (Julie Speckhals) who came to Christ through DiscipleMakers, and we both love to see what God is continuing to do in DiscipleMakers—far beyond what we ask or imagine. I treasure the opportunity to work on the board as a means to support and encourage these dedicated servants of God.

Brad Willock

I was especially drawn to DiscipleMakers by the ministry’s observation that the lack of people is the limiting factor and the commitment to connecting these disciples to local churches where they can participate in and experience the full expression of the Christian life. The ministry does not exist to create ministry fans or make disciples of the group leaders but to create disciples of Jesus and connect them to his ministry; wherever that may take them during or after college.  And as a father of one, soon to be many, college students, I have a heart to see discipleship of this kind developed in a group that so desperately needs it.