Documents
Below are links to published victim statements, multiple letters to the Northern Board of Trustees from staff, faculty, former Board members and students, as well as correspondence from the Board to the Northern community. We believe these communications help illustrate the depth of harm perpetuated and unacknowledged by President William Shiell and the Board of Trustees. This page will be updated as more documentation is released. If you would like to share any information with us regarding your experience with Shiell and/or the Northern Board of Trustees, please email us.
Published Statements and Documentation Regarding Former President William Shiell’s Leadership by Northern Community Members
Additionally, several other individuals gave their statements regarding William Shiell directly and confidentially to Northern’s Board of Trustees. If you have an experience with William Shiell and/or the Northern Board of Trustees and would like to make your story public, email us.
June 19, 2023: Tommy Lee, Executive Director of The Grow Center for Church and Mission, Resigns
June 16, 2023: The Association of Theological Schools’ Accrediting Commission Responds to Complaint
April 25, 2023: Complaint Submitted Regarding Board of Trustees to The Association of Theological Schools’ Accrediting Commission
March 30, 2023: Whistleblower and Chief Development Officer Jennie Boysen Terminated by the Board of Trustees
March 21, 2023: Email from Tommy Lee, Executive Director of The Grow Center for Church and Mission, to the Board of Trustees, and Northern Faculty and Staff
February 22, 2023: Email from Tommy Lee, Executive Director of The Grow Center for Church and Mission, to the Northern Community Calling for President William Shiell’s Resignation
February 6, 2023: Email from Dr. Ingrid Faro, Visiting Professor of Old Testament and Former Dean of Academic Affairs, to Northern Board of Trustees
December 5, 2022: Letter from Dr. Ingrid Faro, Visiting Professor of Old Testament and Former Dean of Academic Affairs, to Northern Board of Trustees
November 6, 2022: Statement from Dr. Tasha Brown, former Director of Urban Relations and Assistant Dean, Program Director, and Adjunct Faculty (2012 - 2016)
November 3, 2022: Statement from Anita Lustrea, former Director of Alumni and Church Relations (2015-2016)
November 1, 2022: Email from Jennifer Boysen, then Chief Development Officer, to President William Shiell
November 2022: Statement from Dr. Avy Ivy, Former Chief Administrative Officer (2020-2021)
Communication from Board of Trustees and William Shiell to Northern Community
March 28, 2023: Letter from Chair Wyatt Hoch to the Northern Community
March 20, 2023: Message from Rev. Dr. Fay Quanstrom, Former Northern Seminary Board of Trustees Vice Chair, to Faculty, Staff and Students
March 20, 2023: Resignation Letter from Rev. Dr. Fay Quanstrom, Former Northern Seminary Board of Trustees Vice Chair
March 15, 2023: Letter from Rev. Dr. Fay Quanstrom, then Vice Chair of Board, to Northern Community
March 13, 2023: Board Letter to Northern Community Announcing President William Shiell's Resignation
March 13, 2023: President William Shiell Letter of Resignation
March 7, 2023: Letter from Chair Wyatt Hoch to Northern Community
February 19, 2023: Letter from Chair Wyatt Hoch to Northern Community
February 17, 2023: Letter from Chair Wyatt Hoch to Northern Community
Communication to Board of Trustees from Students
March 22, 2023: Student Letter of No Confidence to Northern Board of Trustees Calling for Resignations
March 13, 2023: Student Statement Regarding President WIlliam Shiell's Resignation
March 8, 2023: March Letter from Students to Northern Seminary Board of Trustees
February 15, 2023: Additional Letter to the Board from Students with 50+ More Signees
February 11, 2023: Letter to the Northern Seminary Board of Trustees from 2018 MANT Cohort