Faculty Directory
For staff contact information, please visit the staff directory.
To learn about LSTC’s volunteer board structure and members, view our board directory.

Dr. Karri Alldredge
Assistant Professor of New Testament
Karri.Alldredge@lstc.edu

Candace Kohli
Assistant Professor of Lutheran Systematic Theology and Global Lutheranism
Candace.Kohli@lstc.edu

Esther Menn
Dean of Academic Affairs; The Ralph W. and Marilyn R. Klein Professor of Old Testament/Hebrew Bible
emenn@lstc.edu

Rafael Malpica Padilla
Damm Chair in Leadership and Director of Latine Ministry and Theology

Brooke Petersen
John H. Tietjen Chair of Pastoral Ministry; Assistant Professor of Pastoral Care; Director of MDiv, MA, and MAM Programs; Director of ELCA Candidacy
brooke.petersen@lstc.edu

Mark Swanson
Harold S. Vogelaar Professor of Christian-Muslim Studies and Interfaith Relations; Associate Director of A Center of Christian-Muslim Engagement for Peace and Justice
mswanson@lstc.edu

Linda E. Thomas
Professor of Theology and Anthropology; Director, Albert “Pete” Pero, Jr. and Cheryl Stewart Pero Center for Intersectionality Studies
lthomas@lstc.edu

Marvin E. Wickware Jr.
Assistant Professor of Church and Society and Ethics
marvin.wickware@lstc.edu