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  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 financial compilations, reviews, and audits for nonprofit... 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 the completion of her MDiv at Nazarene Theological Seminary... Read More





Lydia Asare-Acheampong

Lydia Asare-Acheampong

Administrative Assistant

Lydia Asare-Acheampong joined the Nazarene Foundation in August 2023.Lydia is originally from Ghana in West Africa... Read More