Our Staff

Our Staff


Mark Lail, DMin

Mark Lail, DMin

President

Mark E. Lail was elected as President for the Nazarene Foundation by Board election in February 2022. He served as Director of Stewardship Ministries for the...Read More



Jon Twitchell

Jon Twitchell

Executive Vice President

Jonathan K. Twitchell joined the Nazarene Foundation in October 2015, moving from Maine to California to serve churches and generous Nazarenes in the western U.S.... Read More



Steven Lester

Steven Lester

Vice President of Gift Planning

Steven Lester joined the Nazarene Foundation in August of 2022. Before that he served for 30 years as a Nazarene pastor in Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Illinois... Read More



Denny Williamson

Denny Williamson

Senior Investment Account Manager

Denny Williamson joined the Foundation in May 2024 after 48 years in the insurance and financial services industry. For more than 30 years his primary focus...Read More



Felicia  Gray, MBA/CPA

Felicia Gray, MBA/CPA

Director of Finance

Felicia Gray joined the Foundation team in July of 2012. Prior to that, she was in public accounting for 11 years where she provided individual and business tax preparation, as well as...Read More



Johanna Santiago

Johanna Santiago, MBA

Assistant Director of Finance

Johanna Santiago joined the Foundation team in May 2022. Prior to joining the Foundation, Johanna managed retail operations for a global corporation for over 20 years, 16 of them in the... Read More



Patrick Beane

Patrick Beane

Staff Accountant

Patrick Beane joined the Foundation in May of 2023. Patrick grew up in Gardner, KS and moved to Lawrence, KS to attend college... Read More



Bonnie Beam

Bonnie Beam

Director of Marketing

Bonnie Beam joined the Nazarene Foundation in June 2023. Prior to that, she served seven years in the USA/Canada region's COMPASS Inititiave to... Read More



Kelee Russ

Kelee Russ

Donor Engagement Specialist

Kelee Russ began working at the Foundation in August of 2019. She moved from the chill state of Vermont to the blistering heat of Missouri for her master’s degree. Upon... Read More