Dr. Larry J. McKinney
President
Dr. McKinney has served as the President of Simpson University since 2006. Larry previously served as Executive Director of the Association for Biblical Higher Education in Orlando, Fla., as President of Providence College and Seminary in Otterburne, Manitoba, and as Vice President for Student Development at Philadelphia Biblical University in Langhorne, Pa. He holds a B.S. in Bible from Philadelphia Biblical University, an M.A. in Educational Ministries from Wheaton College, and an Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration from Temple University. He has been involved in various leadership roles with higher education organizations, and is currently serving as the President of the California Pacific Athletic Conference and as a chaplain with the Rotary Club of Redding. Larry and his wife, Debbie, have two married children and four grandchildren.
Dr. Stanley Clark
Provost
Dr. Clark has served as Simpson’s chief academic officer since 2005, providing oversight of all academic programs and schools of the university. A sociologist by training (M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Florida and a B.A. from Wheaton College), Stanley spent ten years as a professor at the University of Saskatchewan and Gordon College (MA) before becoming an academic administrator. For the past 30 years, he has held executive leadership positions at Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kan.; Russian-American Christian University in Moscow, Russia; Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pa.; and now at Simpson University. Through his career he has been active with the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and currently serves as a board member for LCC International University in Lithuania. He and his wife, Susan, have two married children and three grandchildren.
Dr. Rich Brown
Vice President for Student Development
Dr. Brown has served as the Vice President for Student Development at Simpson University since 2006. Previous leadership roles at the university include Vice President for Spiritual Formation, Dean of Simpson Graduate School of Ministry, and Director of Pastoral Ministry. Prior to his coming to Simpson in 1993, Rich pastored Christian and Missionary Alliance churches in Orlando, Fla., Menomonie, Wis., Arlington, Va., and Shell Lake, Wis. He is also a published author: Restoring the Vow of Stability (Christian Publications, 1993). He holds a B.A. in History from Crown College (MN); and an M.A. in Christian Education, M.Div. and D. Min. from Bethel Theological Seminary (MN). Rich and his wife, Kathy, have four married children (all Simpson alumni) and six grandchildren.
Gordon Flinn
Vice President for Advancement
Gordon has served in his current role at Simpson University as chief development officer since 2002. His duties include providing administrative oversight of institutional advancement, marketing, and alumni and parent relations. He is the former Vice President of Finance and Operations for a nationwide third party insurance administrator, a Simpson alumnus, and a former ASPIRE faculty member. He holds a B.S. in Accounting and an M.B.A. in Finance from St. Mary’s College (CA). He is a member of Redding East Rotary and a board member of the Greater Redding Chamber of Commerce, Neighborhood Church of Redding, and Town & Country Manor in Santa Ana, Calif. He and his wife, Kris, have three adult children, one of whom is married.
Dr. Herb Tolbert
Vice President for Enrollment Management
Dr. Tolbert returned to Simpson University in 2009 as the Vice President for Enrollment Management after having served previously for nine years in the Admissions Department. Herb has also served in enrollment management leadership roles at Montreat College (NC), Cox College (MO), Edinboro University (PA), Angelo State University (TX), and LeTourneau University (TX). He holds a B.A. in Physical Science and Education from Seattle Pacific University (WA), an M.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies from Western Oregon University, and an Ed.D.in Higher Education Leadership from Nova Southeastern University (FL). He serves on the Hobson’s National Advisory Council for enrollment technology. He and his wife, Renae, enjoy their two grandchildren.
Brad Williams
Executive VP and Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer
Brad Williams serves as the Executive Vice President and Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer of Simpson University. He has responsibility for a wide variety of activities on campus including information technology, human resources, campus safety, auxiliary services, facilities operations, the bookstore, food service, new construction, and oversight of all legal matters. Before coming to Simpson University in 1996, Brad spent 17 years in the defense industry in engineering and program management. He earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Penn State University and an M.B.A from York College (PA). He has served on various regional and national higher education boards, and currently serves with Leadership Redding and the Mercy Medical Center Redding Community Advisory Board. He and his wife, Mary Kay, have three adult sons.
