Documents
Below are linked 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 abuse and willful negligence by the Board of Trustees, particularly Board Chair Wyatt Hoch. This section will be updated as more documentation is released.
March 23, 2023: Student Letter of No Confidence to Northern Board of Trustees Calling for Resignations
March 20, 2023: Message from Fay Quanstrom, Former Northern Seminary Board of Trustees Vice Chair, to Faculty, Staff and Students
March 20, 2023: Resignation Letter from Fay Quanstrom, Former Northern Seminary Board of Trustees Vice Chair
March 13, 2023: Student Statement Regarding President WIlliam Shiell's Resignation
March 13, 2023: Board Letter to Northern Community Announcing President William Shiell's Resignation
March 13, 2023: President William Shiell Letter of Resignation
March 8, 2023: March Letter from Students to Northern Seminary Board of Trustees
February 22, 2023: Email from Tommy Lee, Executive Director of The Grow Center for Church and Mission, to the Northern Community
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
December 5, 2022: Ingrid Faro Letter to Northern Board of Trustees, Visiting Professor of Old Testament, Former Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Old Testament
November 6, 2022: Statement from 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 William Shiell
November 2022: Statement from Avy Ivy, Former Chief Administrative Officer (2020-2021)