Mark E. Lail was elected President for the Church of the Nazarene Foundation by the Foundation's Board of Directors in March 2022 after serving for ten years as the Foundation's Executive Vice President. Prior to this he served as Director of Stewardship Ministries for The Church of the Nazarene for ten years, and as a senior pastor for 22 years, most recently at the Fishcreek Nazarene Worship Center in Akron, Ohio.

Lail believes that the Foundation plays an increasingly important role for resourcing all Nazarene ministries, from the local church to the global mission. He is honored by the expression of confidence that the Foundation Board has placed in him.

He serves as chief operations officer for the Foundation with responsibility for oversight of office operations, donor relations, and institutional planned giving development. In addition to regularly conducting financial workshops, preaching, and making planned giving presentations to churches, he also meets one-on-one with donors to accomplish structured gifts.

He is a graduate of Mount Vernon Nazarene University and Nazarene Theological Seminary. Lail also holds a Doctor of Ministry degree in Spiritual Formation and Church Growth from Fuller Theological Seminary. He has served in several positions including district treasurer, district Sunday School Ministries chairman, and instructor for the Nazarene Bible College extension on the East Ohio District. He has served on several boards including the Church of the Nazarene Foundation board, the East Ohio District Advisory Board, the Mount Vernon Nazarene University Board of Trustees, the East Ohio Board of Ministerial Studies, and the East Ohio Board of Ministerial Credentials.

Lail and his wife Ruth live in rural Ottawa, Kansas, where they enjoy farm animals and country surroundings. They have five daughters and four grandchildren.

Geoff Kunselman is a pastor at heart. For twenty-six years, Geoff served Nazarene churches in Maysville, KY, Columbus, OH, and Columbia, SC. He then served for fourteen years as the Superintendent of the Northwestern Ohio District. Presently, Geoff serves as Stewardship Development Director for the Church of the Nazarene. 

Geoff is a graduate of Mount Vernon Nazarene University and Eastern Nazarene College. In 2016, MVNU conferred upon him the Doctor of Divinity degree. Geoff has served as the Chair of the Global Missions Committee of the General Board, the Chair of the Board of Trustees of Mount Vernon Nazarene University, the Chair of the Board of Pensions and Benefits USA, and as a member of the District Superintendents’ Advisory Council. 

Geoff and Mona are the parents of two daughters and the grandparents of four much-enjoyed grandchildren. Geoff likes a good story, the outdoors, Andy Griffith reruns, and nearly anything with a ball. 

Rev. Sam Flores was elected District Superintendent of the South Carolina District in July 2018. Prior to that he served as Assistant District Superintendent for the South Texas District, District Missionary (where he was responsible for the coordination of New Church Development and the Multicultural Ministries), and pastoral assignments in Austin Grace, Austin First, San Antonio Central, Houston Southwest and New Vision Community. Sam was influential in the development of 70 new churches in South Texas.

Sam has also served as a Board of Trustees member of Southern Nazarene University and currently at Trevecca Nazarene University. Sam also currently serves the denominational church as a New Church Task Force member, Director of Assessments for New Church Pastors, and has been a workshop presenter at the PALCON, Mid quadrennial conferences, as well as General Assembly.

Sam and Candy have four daughters, a son in law, two granddaughters and two grandsons. They enjoy spending time with family and love to travel and go sightseeing.

Rev. Jeremy Reese is the Assistant District Superintendent of the South Carolina District Church of the Nazarene and the Lead Pastor at Aiken Ebenezer Nazarene in Aiken, SC. He has spoken at various conferences and workshops, and has previously served as a student and administration pastor, overseas missionary church planter and Christian higher education professor and administrator. He has also served in recovery ministry with both X3Church and Live Free Ministries. Jeremy earned a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Bible/Theology and Pastoral Ministry, and earned a Master of Ministry in Christian Leadership from John Wesley University.

Jeremy is married to his wife of 15 years, Melissa, and they have four children: Neomi (10), Nathan (10), Ezekiel (8) and Shepherd (5).