Important Contact Numbers

School of Business

Master of Business Administration 

Program Director: 

Director of Graduate Programs
Brenda Johnson, D.B.A. 
(bgjohnson(at)nnu.edu) 208-467-8415 or 
1-877-NNU-4-BIZ (1-877-668-4249) 

Fax for MBA Programs: 208-467-8440 

Web Site for all MBA programs: www.nnu.edu/mba 

Dean, School of Business
Stephen Mountjoy, Ph.D. (scmountjoy(at)nnu.edu) 208-467-8436 or 1-877-NNU-4-BIZ (1-877-668-4249)

School of Education, Social Work and Counseling

Graduate Education 

Dean, College of Adult and Graduate Studies
Paula Kellerer, Ph.D. (pkellerer(at)nnu.edu) 
208-467-8729 

Program Directors:

Assistant Chair, Department of Education
M.Ed. Curriculum & Instruction (face-to-face)
M.Ed. Educational Leadership - Building Administrator
Ed.S. Educational Leadership - Superintendent; Director of Special Education; Building Administrator
Mike Poe, Ed.D. (empoe(at)nnu.edu) 
208-467-8429 

M.Ed. Curriculum & Instruction (online)
Mary Jones, Ph.D. (mjones(at)nnu.edu)
208-467-8112 

M.Ed. Exceptional Child
Karen Smucker, Ph.D. (kssmucker(at)nnu.edu) 
208-467-8357 

M.Ed. Reading (online)
Lynette Hill, Ed.D. (ljhill(at)nnu.edu)
208-467-8802

Ed.D. Educational Leadership
Loredana Werth, Ph.D. (lwerth(at)nnu.edu)
208-467-8062

Fax for all Graduate Education programs: 208-467-8786 

Web Site for all Graduate Education programs: www.nnu.edu/grad-ed

Master of Social Work 

Program Director and Chair, Department of Social Work:

Mary Curran, ACSW, LCSW (msw(at)nnu.edu)
208-467-8826 

Fax for Department and Program: 208-467-8879

Web Site for MSW program: www.nnu.edu/msw

Master of Science in Counseling (School, Clinical, and Marriage and Family) 

Chair, Department of Counselor Education:
Brenda Freeman, Ph.D., L.C.P.C. (counseling(at)nnu.edu)
208-467-8428 or 1-877-668-4723

M.S. in Counseling: School M.S. in Counseling: Clinical M.S. in Counseling: Marriage and Family 

Fax for Counseling Program: 208-467-8339 

Web Site for Counseling Program: www.nnu.edu/counseloreducation 

Dean, School of Education, Social Work, and Counseling
James Bader, Ed.D. 208-467-8259 Fax: 208-467-8562

School of Nursing and Health Sciences - Master of Science in Nursing

Director, Master of Science in Nursing 
Barbara Lester, Ph.D., (balester(at)nnu.edu) 

Phone: 877.668.4723 / 208.467.8642

Fax: 208.467.8651

Web Site for MSN program: www.nnu.edu/msn

Dean, College of Adult and Graduate Studies
Paula Kellerer, Ed.S., Ph.D., (pkellerer@nnu.edu) 

School of Theology and Christian Ministries

Director, Graduate Theological Online Education
Jay Akkerman, D.Min. (mar(at)nnu.edu or mdiv(at)nnu.edu) 208-467-8368 or 1-877-NNU-GRAD (1-877-668-4723) 

Program Directors: 

Master of Divinity, M.A. Christian Education
Mark Maddix, Ph.D. (mar(at)nnu.edu or mdiv(at)nnu.edu) 
208-467-8368 

M.A. Missional Leadership, M.A. Pastoral Ministry, M.A. Spiritual Formation
Jay Akkerman, D.Min. (mar(at)nnu.edu or mdiv(at)nnu.edu) 
208-467-8368 

M.A. Youth, Church & Culture
Mike Kipp, D.Min. (mar(at)nnu.edu or mdiv(at)nnu.edu) 
208-467-8368

Fax for Graduate Theological Online Education: 208-467-8252 

Web Site for Graduate Theological Online Education: www.nnu.edu/online 

Dean, School of Theology and Christian Ministries
Mark Maddix, Ph.D. (rel(at)nnu.edu) 208-467-8368 Fax: 208-467-8252