Meet the Board

While every member of the Divinity School is a voting member of the DSA, a board helps coordinate the functions of the Association and carry out its responsibilities. Each position is elected by the students of the Divinity School and can serve on the board for up to two years. New officers are elected during the spring quarter for the subsequent academic year.

Tony Beall, President

Tony Beall is an exam-year PhD student in the History of Religions, focusing on religious transformations during the 1904-1908 OvaHerero-Namaqua genocide in present-day Namibia. His greatest joys come from spending time outdoors with his wife, two children, and three dogs.

Mukti Patel, Vice President

Mukti Patel is a PhD student studying religious relationships in South Asia, with a focus on Sanskrit and Gujarati literature and history. She is an enthusiastic plant mom, currently most proud of the African marigolds on her dining table. You can usually find her at Grounds of Being ordering anything but coffee.

Nate Travis, Treasurer

Nate Travis is a third-year MDiv student interested in the intersections of American Pragmatism and the history and thought of Methodism/Wesleyanism, especially concerning sexuality and religious experience(s). His primary flaw: It is always unclear to him what his hands should be doing when a photo is being taken.

Grace Dearhamer, Secretary

Grace is a first-year MDIV interested in uncovering the voices of female theologians who have been overshadowed by their male counterparts. Outside of Swift hall, she enjoys collecting vinyl records, crafting, Parks and Rec, and seasonal lattes!