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Meet the Team
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| Eric Bennett |
| Dean of Students |
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| Eric Bennett has served as the Dean of Students at The King's College since the summer 2006. He began at The King's College in 2003 as Director of Student Services. Prior to Kings, he served as the Director of Enrollment Services at Alliance Theological Seminary in New York, Director of Enrollment Management at Simpson College in California and Director of Enrollment Management at Toccoa Falls College in Georgia for a total of 19 years of service in Christian higher education. Eric and his wife Kathy have four children: Nathaniel, Laura, Anna and Isaiah; they currently reside in Nyack, New York. |
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| Eric’s personal vision is to inspire intimacy and encourage community. |
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| David Leedy |
| Assistant Dean of Students |
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| B.A. Speech Communication, Indiana University |
| M.Div., Trinity International University |
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| David Leedy has been serving The King’s College student body since July of 2000. Originally from Indianapolis, David came to The King’s College from the Chicago area, where he earned his master’s degree. Prior to that, he spent eight years at Kansas State University working as a college chaplain. David has been married to his wife Kathy for ten years. In his free time, he loves to do train for triathlons, garden, and travel internationally. One of his goals is to climb each of the 14,000 foot peaks of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. |
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| Verna Hamilton |
| Director of Career Services |
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| B.S. Business Administration, Florida A & M University |
| Master of Marketing Research, The University of Georgia |
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| Verna Hamilton, a native Philadelphian, joined The King’s College August 2006 as the Director of Student Services. As the Director of Career Services, Ms. Hamilton shares her broad experience in all aspects of financial operations, marketing, sales, and professional development. Prior to King’s, she spent over a decade with Ford Motor Company in various management roles as well as working within the non-profit and government sectors. Ms. Hamilton is an alumna of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) and received her Master of Marketing Research from The University of Georgia’s Coca-Cola Center for Marketing Studies. |
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| An unapologetic tea aficionado, Verna Hamilton enjoys bringing buried personal talents to the surface. |
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| Shelli Cline |
| Administrative Director of Student Development |
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| B.A. English and Liberal Studies, California State University, San Bernardino |
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| Shelli Cline began working at The King’s College as the Administrative Director of Student Development in May of 2007. Before coming to King’s, she worked for two years as the Marketing and Development Specialist at St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh, NY. Shelli has spent over 15 years in various administrative roles in Christian higher education, including Advancement Operations Manager at Nyack College and Director of Admissions at Simpson University. In her free time, Shelli likes to ride her bike, read, travel, spend time with friends, and generally have fun. |
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| Shawn Best |
| Director of Residence Life |
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| B.A. Political Science, University of Vermont |
| M.A. Higher Education Administration, New York University |
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| Shawn Best began working at The King’s College as Director of Residence Life in May of 2007. Before coming to The King's College, he served as Assistant Director of Admissions at the University of Vermont. He also has a passion for making music and has faithfully served in music ministry for over twenty years. Shawn enjoys plays many sports, can hold his own in Scrabble, and loves spending time with family, friends and students whenever possible. |
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| Jacinda Basinger |
| Assistant Director of Residence Life |
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| B.A. in Theatre and Theology, Seattle Pacific University |
| Elementary Education Certification, Seattle Pacific University |
| M.A. Clinical Counseling, Alliance Graduate School of Counseling |
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| Jacinda Basinger joined the residence life team at The King’s College in August of 2007. She grew up in Indonesia, lived in Seattle for seven years, and moved to New York in 2005 to pursue further education with her husband, Matthew. Jacinda enjoys working to shape the campus culture into a place where students thrive and continually learn to better serve God and others. She is passionate about traveling, scuba diving, photography, embracing the diversity of New York City, and spending time with students.. |
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