New individuals join Park University's Board of Trustees: a trio of fresh additions
New Members Join Park University's Board of Trustees
Park University has announced the election of new members to its Board of Trustees, effective July 1, 2022. The diverse group of individuals brings a wide range of professional backgrounds and achievements to the table.
Timothy Pachasa, a distinguished alumnus of Park University, is one of the new trustees. Pachasa, who earned a Bachelor of Science degree in management from the university, served nearly 25 years in the Air Force before transitioning to the private sector. Further details about Pachasa's career and current roles are not provided in the given text.
Another new trustee is Scott Jackman, a seasoned professional with an impressive resume. Jackman served in the U.S. Army from 1993-2015, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. After his military service, he founded and served as the CEO of AtlasTeam from 2017-2019 before selling the company to Deveron, an agriculture technology company based in Toronto, Canada. Jackman currently serves as the president of the U.S. division and vice president of sales and marketing for Deveron. He also earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Webster University and a master's degree in operational art and military history from the School of Advanced Military Studies at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Alongside Pachasa and Jackman, Terry Calaway, Ed.D., was also elected to serve on the board. Calaway is a retired higher education leader and currently a professor of practice in the Community College Leadership Program at Kansas State University's College of Education. Prior to this, Calaway served as president of Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas, from 2007-2013 and president of Central Arizona College in Coolidge from 2003-2007.
Moe, Mara Cohara, and Mitzi Cardenas were re-elected to a second three-year term on the board. Sarah Moe, the founder and president of Sapphire Strategies LLC, was also elected as Secretary of the board.
Vince Clark was re-elected as chair of the board at Park University. N. Lynn Craghead, a senior vice president at U.S. Bank, was elected as Treasurer of the board. Andrew Shoffner, a retired U.S. Army colonel, a senior consultant at CGI Federal, and a seminar leader at the University of Foreign Military and Cultural Studies at Fort Leavenworth, was elected as Vice Chair of the board.
The current roster of the 2025-2026 Park University Board of Trustees includes Ivy Alphonse-Crean ’07, Rahul Ballal, Celina Barrios-Millner, James Benenson, Kent Bennett, Kelly Caiazzo, Lise Charlier, Andrej Cop, Nadia Fenton-Rahim, Dan Fu, Campe Goodman, May Hara, Julia Lloyd Johannsen ’93, Josh Leffler, Lesley Ryan Miller (Chair), Sara Ofosu-Amaah, Colleen Richards Powell, Rich Quincy, Sean Abdur Rahim, Kate Boyle Ramsdell, Sam Edersheim Rosen ’06, Amanda Teo (Vice Chair), Susanna Whitaker Waters ’99, and Greg Woods.
However, the search results do not contain specific details about the professional backgrounds and achievements of the newly appointed trustees at Park University. Information on professional backgrounds and achievements is available for trustees of other institutions, but not for Park University’s new trustees.
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Timothy Pachasa and Terry Calaway, the recently elected members of Park University's Board of Trustees, are expected to contribute significantly to the university's education-and-self-development initiatives, given their extensive professional backgrounds and achievements.
Scott Jackman, another new trustee, brings a wealth of knowledge from his career in both the military and private sector, further establishing Park University's commitment to lifelong learning and diversity of perspectives on its Board of Trustees.
