Announcing Acting President Mozie

Trinity Christian College’s Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeanine Mozie, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the College, as Acting President of Trinity Christian College.

Mozie will serve as President of the Institution following the departure of Dr. Aaron Kuecker who served the Institution over the span of nearly 14 years as a faculty member, Provost, and President.

In her tenth year at Trinity Christian College, Mozie has served in several roles, most recently as Chief of Staff. Before her work in the President’s Office, she held leadership roles in enrollment, including admissions, financial aid, marketing, and community partner development. Over the course of her tenure, she has developed new tuition structures to support transparency in college pricing, led the senior leadership team in strategic planning for the institution, and launched innovative partnerships with healthcare systems, schools, and community-based organizations to increase access for students to Christian higher education.

Mozie’s career in education spans secondary and higher education, both in the U.S. and internationally, with experience in college and career counseling, classroom teaching, and the development of student protection practices in international education. Her experience working in Christian education, coupled with board service and governance work for the North American Coalition for Christian Admissions Professionals (NACCAP), make her an exceptional choice for this role. She holds an MBA in Strategic Innovation and Entrepreneurship from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a BA in Psychology from Hope College in Holland, MI.

Trinity Board of Trustees Chair, Ken Dryfhout ‘03 shared, “Jeanine is a gifted leader. As we considered who to lead the College in this season, we kept returning to Mozie. Throughout the Board’s process of discernment, we saw clear evidence of her deep and abiding faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and a desire to live into His call for her vocational journey here at Trinity. She brings extensive knowledge of key areas in higher education and understands well the challenges facing our sector. Her previous role as Chief of Staff to the President gives her unique skills and insight to advancing the vision of the Transformative Colleges Initiative (TCI). We look forward to the opportunity to collaborate with her as she leads the institution forward.”

Mozie is passionate about the transformative power of education and about building systems that enable people to flourish. She sees her work in higher education as deeply rooted in the Christian values of justice, humility, and love.

“It is a privilege to serve Trinity in this moment,” shared Mozie. “My deepest commitment is to build on Trinity’s rich and transformational legacy that has shaped generations, to center the wellbeing of our students, and to further the good and important work of Christian higher education. I am grateful to walk alongside this community as we pursue that mission together—to prepare students to live faithfully and boldly in God’s world.”