Lori Richey is the Director of Online Education for the Institute for Discipleship. She connects learners and instructors to the quality educational content found at BeADisciple.com. Lori began working for the Institute in 2018.

Dr. Michael Beardslee is the Director of Advanced Christian Studies and Learning Management. He manages partnered certifications such as the Wesley Academy and most things related to BeADisciple’s learning management system, Blackboard.

Rev. Beth Perry is the Instructor Support Specialist for BeADiscple.com.  Beth comes alongside brand-new and experienced instructors to provide support in all areas of course creation, design, implementation, and evaluation. She has been a popular instructor on BeADisciple.com since 2008.

Beth Galbreath is the Course Registrar for BeADisciple. She builds courses and manages course enrollments. She’s also a popular instructor on BeADisciple.com!

Sara Weinert is Communications Manager for the Institute for Discipleship.  Although much of her work is as an editor and writer with BeADisciple.com (editing and creating course descriptions and newsletters), she interacts with a wide variety of our constituents–-learners and instructors, the media, donors, and others.

Melissa Hanson works in Administration & Finance for the Institute for Discipleship. Her responsibilities focus on administration relating to BeADisciple.com (including managing course schedules and creating the content of the BeADisciple website), as well as being in charge of the overall financial operations of the Institute.