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 Church of the Nazarene from 2008 to 2018 while also providing dual leadership at the Foundation. Prior to his... Read More



Jon Twitchell

Jon Twitchell

Executive Vice President

Jonathan K. Twitchell joined the Nazarene Foundation in the fall of 2015. Jon was born and raised in Maine and attended Eastern Nazarene College, graduating in 1998 with a degree in youth ministry... 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



Felicia  Thornhill, MBA/CPA

Felicia Thornhill, MBA/CPA

Director of Finance

Felicia Thornhill 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 financial compilations, reviews, and audits for nonprofit... Read More



Johanna Santiago

Johanna Santiago

Senior Staff Accountant

Bio coming soon. Read More







Rebecca Rodeheaver

Rebecca Rodeheaver Rinker

Director of Marketing

Rebecca began working at the Foundation in January 2020, after serving bivocationally in communications for the USA/Canada Regional Office of the Church of the Nazarene and at Shawnee Church of the Nazarene as the associate pastor of worship arts... Read More



Kelee Russ

Kelee Russ

Donor Engagement Specialist

Kelee 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 the completion of her MDiv at Nazarene Theological Seminary... Read More