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