trust profile

Personnel
Program Directors

	John Van Zytveld John came to the Trust in January 1996. In his capacity as Senior Program Advisor, he provides advice on the grants program to the Senior Program Directors and the Executive Director and personally handles proposals involving scientific and medical research. John has a Ph.D. in Physics, and prior to coming to the Trust, he spent 28 years as Professor of Physics at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He lives in Vancouver with his wife, Carol. They have three grown children.
	Terry Stokesbary A graduate of Washington State University, Terry joined the staff of the Murdock Trust after working with a national organization, Young Life, for nearly 25 years. During his tenure with the Trust, Terry has worked with a large and diverse number of organizations, mostly within the general grantmaking areas of health and human services and education. With a special interest in organizational growth and leadership development, Terry has also helped to enhance and expand the enrichment programs that the Trust offers to its constituency. In essence, these programs are designed to strengthen the organizations in which the Trust serves. As the Senior Program Director for Enrichment Initiatives, Terry is now responsible to oversee all of the Trust's work in this dynamic area. Terry and his wife Becky live in Vancouver and have two grown children and a daughter-in-law.
	Dana Miller Dana joined the Trust in August 2008. As Senior Program Director for Grant Programs he is responsible for providing general leadership and oversight of the Trust’s grants program and its associated processes. Dana has a Masters degree in higher education administration and prior to coming to the Trust he served three different institutions of higher education, the last eleven at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon. He lives in Newberg, Oregon with his wife and two sons.
	Janice W. Kennedy Jan joined the Trust in September of 1998. A former business owner in Portland and Gresham, she has wide experience as a volunteer and on nonprofit boards in Oregon and Washington. She provides expertise to the Trust in the arts, education, and health and medicine. Jan is the general editor of the highly acclaimed Messages series produced by the Trust. She lives in Washougal, and has two daughters and three grandsons.
	Christopher (Kit) J. Gillem Kit came to the Trust September 1998, before which he was Director of Development with The Nature Conservancy of Oregon. Kit's expertise at the Trust includes arts and culture, non-traditional education, and environmental issues. Kit is a recognized leader in philanthropic and non-profit organizational development. He is an Oregon native and lives in Portland with his wife Deborah.
	Barton A. Hadder Bart came to the Trust in mid-2001 after serving as a life sciences teacher at the middle and high school levels. Bart provides expertise to the Trust in both formal and informal K-12 science-related education. He also handles proposals from a variety of organizations that have programs for young people. Bart and his wife Jackie have two grown children and live in the Vancouver area.
	David L. Coleman Dave joined the Trust April 2005 after a long professional career with the national para-church organization, Youth for Christ. In that capacity his experiences were wide ranging, including strategic planning and leadership training. In addition to guiding the development and implementation of a Trust initiative designed to attract and nurture leaders a wide variety of Christian organizations, Dave will handle proposals related to organizational leadership and youth organizations. Dave and his wife Joyce have three grown children and live in Lakewood, Washington.