Roster of Officers, Administration, and Consultants
A listing of persons serving in leadership positions with SIL International
Founder: W. Cameron Townsend
Initial President, 1942-1979: Kenneth L. Pike, Ph.D.
Corporate Officers
- President: Carolyn P. Miller, L.H.D.
- Vice President: Barbara L. Trudell, Ph.D.
- Secretary: Eugene C. Burnham, M.A.
- Treasurer: David T. Cram, CPA, M.B.A.
- General Counsel: Robin R. Green, Esquire
Board of Directors
- David Bosma, M.A. (Holland/Australia)
Finance Coordinator, SIL Pacific Area - D. Richard Brown, Ph.D.
candidate (USA)
International Translation Consultant, SIL - Marco A. Herrera, M.B.A.
(Mexico)
Chief Administrator of the Global Scripture Fund, American Bible Society - Michel Kenmogne, Ph.D. (Cameroon)
Director, CABTAL, Cameroon - Grant I. Lovejoy, Ph.D.
(USA)
Director of Orality, International Mission Board - Stephen A. Marlett, Ph.D.
(USA)
Training Coordinator, SIL Americas Area - Carolyn P. Miller, L.H.D. (USA)
President, SIL International - David A. Ross, Ph.D.
(New Zealand/USA)
President, Graduate Institute for Applied Linguistics - George F. Shultz, M.A. (USA)
Director, SIL Cameroon - Mark H. Taber, M.B.A.
(USA)
Director, SIL Indonesia Branch - Barbara L. Trudell, Ph.D.
(USA)
Director of Academic Affairs, SIL Africa Area
International Administration
- Executive Director: Fredrick A. Boswell, Ph.D. candidate
Associate Executive Directors (AED)
- Administration: Peter Wang, M.A., M.D.
- Operations: Clare F. O'Leary, Ph.D.
Area Directors
- Africa: John W. Hollman, Ph.D.
- Americas: James W. Roberts
- Asia: Kenneth E. Schmitt, Ph.D.
- Eurasia: Neil Carleton, M.A.
- Pacific: Norman R. McGuire
Vice Presidents
- Academic Affairs: Charles I. Sanders, Jr., B.A.
- Corporate Communications: Carol A. Dowsett, B.S.
- Finance: Eleanor L. Berry, B.S.
- Personnel: Daniel G. Butler, B.S.
- Strategic Initiatives: Doyle L. Peterson, B.S.
Academic Affairs Coordinators/Directors
- Academic Training: Fraser Bennett, Ph.D.
- Anthropology: G. Tomas Woodward, M.A.
- Language and Culture Learning: Ellen M. Jackson, M.A.
- Linguistics: Michael Cahill, Ph.D.
- Literacy and Education: Patricia Kelley, M.A.
- Sociolinguistics: M. Paul Lewis, Ph.D.
- Translation: Byran Harmelink, Ph.D.
- Academic Computing: Gary F. Simons, Ph.D.
- Academic Personnel: Carlos Rolando González, B.A.
- Academic Training Programs: Peggy Griffin, M.A.
- Editorial Services: George Huttar, Ph.D.
- Ethnologue Services: Paul Lewis, Ph.D.
- Ethnomusicology and the Arts: Brian Schrag, Ph.D.
- Global Publishing Services: Alan Conner, B. FA.
- Internet Services: Laurie Nelson, ASDP
- International Language Assessment: Ken Decker, M.A.
- Language and Culture Archives: Vurnell Cobbey, B.S
- Language Software Development: Michael Cochran, M.S.
- Scripts Development (NRSI): Sheila Harrison
- Office of Language Information Systems: Roger Hanggi
International Consultants
In addition to the international consultants listed below, there are numerous area and local consultants.
- Anthropology
- Ethnomusicology and the Arts
- Language and Culture Learning
- Linguistics
- Literacy and Education
- Sociolinguistics
- Training, Academic
- Translation
International Anthropology Consultants
- Elinor Abbot, Ph.D.
- Karl Franklin, Ph.D.
- Marilyn Gregerson, Ph.D.
- Thomas Headland, Ph.D.
- Marlys Larsen, M.A.
- Robert Larsen, M.A.
- Ken McElhanon, Ph.D.
- Isabel I. Murphy, Ph.D.
- R. Daniel Shaw, Ph.D.
- Amy West, Ph.D.
International Ethnomusicology and the Arts Consultants
International Language and Culture Learning
International Linguistics Consultants
- Joan Baart, Ph.D.
- Rudolfo Barlaan, Ph.D.
- Regina Blass, Ph.D.
- Leslie Bruce, Ph.D.
- Rod Casali, Ph.D.
- John Clifton, Ph.D.
- Robert Dooley, Ph.D.
- David B. Frank, Ph.D.
- Paul Kroeger, Ph.D.
- Stephen H. Levinsohn, Ph.D.
- Constance Kutsch Lojenga, Ph.D.
- Stephen Marlett, Ph.D.
- Doris Payne, Ph.D.
- Thomas Payne, Ph.D.
- James Roberts, Ph.D.
- John Roberts, Ph.D.
- Keith Snider, Ph.D.
International Literacy and Education Consultants
- Ian Cheffy, Ph.D.
- Pat Davis, Ph.D.
- Elke Karan, M.A.
- Dennis L. Malone, Ph.D.
- Susan E. Malone, Ph.D.
- Ronald C. Morren, Ed.D.
- Isabel I. Murphy, Ph.D.
- Leila Schroeder, M.A.
- Steve Simpson, M.A.
- Barbara Louise Trudell, Ph.D.
- Stephen L. Walter, Ph.D.
- Diana D. Weber, Ph.D.
International Sociolinguistics Consultants
- Douglas W. Boone, M.S.
- Leoni E. Bouwer, DLitt et Phil
- Sally Dye, M.A.
- Wayne Dye, Ph.D.
- Bettina Gottschlich, Ph.D.
- Harriet Hill, Ph.D.
- Margaret Hill, M.A.
- Mark E. Karan, Ph.D.
- Angela Kluge, M.A.
- M. Paul Lewis, Ph.D.
International Academic Training Consultants
- Evelyn C. Davis, Ed. D.
- Karl Franklin, Ph.D.
- Suellyn H. Glidden, M.A.
- Ruth Lienhard, Ph.D.
- Karen D. Lynip, M.A.
- Ron Sim, Ph.D.
- James L. Stahl, M.S.
- Janet K. Stahl, M.S.
International Translation Consultants
- Lawrence P. Allen, M.A.
- Uche Ekereawaji Aaron, Ph.D.
- John Anderson, B.A.
- John E. Banker, M.A.
- Katharine Barnwell, Ph.D.
- Pamela M. Bendor-Samuel, MPhil.
- Keith Benn, M.Ed.
- Fredrick Boswell, Ph.D. (candidate)
- Mary J. Breeze, M.A.
- Richard Brown, Ph.D. (candidate)
- Robert G. Carter, M.A.
- Marjorie Crofts, R.N., M.A.
- Ellis W. Deibler, Jr., Ph.D.
- Rick Floyd, Ph.D.
- Jim Fultz, M.A. M.M.
- Ron Gebauer, M.B.A., M.Div.
- Fritz Goerling, Ph.D.
- Ernst-August Gutt, Ph.D.
- Bryan Harmelink, Ph.D.
- Margaret Hill, M.A.
- Ralph O. Hill, M.A.
- Richard A. Hoyle, Ph.D.
- Derek Johnston, M.Theol.
- Dick Kroneman, Ph.D.
- Iver A. Larsen, M.A.
- James S. Mudge, M.A.
- Andrew Persson, M.A.
- S. Catherine Rountree, Ph.D.
- Ron Sim, Ph.D.
- Roman W. Stefaniw, M.Div.
- Kermit O. Titrud, M.A.
- John C. Tuggy, M.A.