Dr. Michael Kolstad
Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs
Michael Kolstad serves as executive vice president, chief of staff. Kolstad provides leadership for staff, supports the funding of Evangel’s mission and programs, and oversees the university’s marketing and communication efforts. In 2020, in the face of the COVID-19 crisis, Kolstad took the helm as chair of the university’s pandemic task force, coordinating mitigation and response measures to keep the Evangel community operational and safe. His collaboration with local city and county officials and area university presidents was a key contributor to the university’s successful navigation through those months. Kolstad has received numerous awards, including being named a “40 Under 40” by Springfield Business Journal and the prestigious Orville and Jewel Mills Young Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, Scholarship, and Service from Evangel, and is a member of the SE Springfield Rotary Club.
- B.A. Evangel University
- M.M.A. University of North Carolina, Greensboro
- D.M.A. University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Destiny Duron Deas
Vice President for Advancement
Destiny Duron Deas holds a Juris Doctorate from Duke University Law School, a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and International Studies from Southern Methodist University, and a master’s degree in East Asian Studies from Duke. She is a renowned communicator, attorney, author, and entrepreneur. She is also an ordained minister affiliated with the Assemblies of God.
- JD Duke University Law School
- MA Duke Univeristy
- BA Southern Methodist University
Rev. Mark Entzminger
Vice President for Student Development
Mark Entzminger transitioned to Evangel from the Assemblies of God (AG) National Office where he served as the AG ministries and resources administrator since 2017, providing strategic oversight of church ministries for the offices of children, youth, adult, and family ministries. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Bible, Theology, and Youth Ministry from Central Bible College and a Master of Leadership and Ministry from the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary. Entzminger is also an ordained AG minister.
- B.S. Central Bible College
- M.O.L. AGTS
Dr. Wade Mumm
Vice President of AGTS
Dr. Wade Mumm is the lead pastor of GreeneWay Church in Orlando, FL. He was raised in Thailand as the son of missionaries and has worked as a university professor and administrator, a commissioned officer in the US Army Reserves, and as a broadcaster and producer. Mumm holds a Ph.D. in Communication from Regent University.
- PhD Regent University
- MA Arkansas Tech University
- BS Evangel College
Charles Hepola
Athletic Director
- M.Ed Drury University
- BS Evangel University
