People

Staff

Richard V. Horner, Executive Director

In 2001 Dr. Horner left his position as a Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia to become the first Director of the Christian Study Center of Gainesville. Richard has his M.Div. From Covenant Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia in the Intellectual History of Modern Europe. He has pastoral experience at churches in Delaware and Virginia, and he has taught as an adjunct lecturer at the University of Delaware, James Madison University, the University of Florida, and Reformed Theological Seminary. He and his wife April, have three children: Rachel, Ken, and Jenna.

Nora Avery, Office Manager

Initially, Nora served in the Study Center office as a volunteer, became a part-time staff member in 2002, and assumed her current position as Office Administrator in 2005. Nora focuses on communications, publicity, and general oversight and management of operations, but her duties are too many and varied to enumerate. Nora is the mother of three adult children and has two grandchildren.

Board

Betty Jo Hickox, CPA (Treasurer)

Fran Holm (Board Secretary)
Ret., Santa Fe Community College

Tony Ladd
Professor, Chemical Engineering
University of Florida

James W. Lynch, M.D. FACP (President)
Professor and Section Chief
Hematology/Oncology VAMC
University of Florida College of Medicine

Kendall Spencer

Luder Whitlock

Advisory Board

Ashley Rogers Berner
Associate Director In Medias Res and Fellow
Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture, University of Virginia

Vonda Nikitin, M.D.Director, Flow Cytometry
Director, Hematopathology Fellowship
William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan

C. John Sommerville, PhD
Professor of History, Emeritus
University of Florida

Part-time Staff

Terry Henry - Custodian

Patrick Sadik - Building and Grounds Superintendent

Ruthie Jo Popp - Accountant

J. Stephen Addcox - Graduate Assistant

Baristas (coffeehouse): Nick Gizzi, Anne Grayson, Sean Hill, Anthony Pifferer, Laurie Phippps, Lauren Langston, Trevor Richards

Volunteer Staff

C. John Sommerville and Sarah Hamersma - Faculty Advisors to the Pascal Society

Laura Lynch - Director of Development

Mary Lou Schubert - Librarian

Nick Alvarez and Jason Rogers - Technological Support

Robert Privette - Graphic Designer, Technological Support