African Enterprise USA Board of Directors
Wayne Herman – Chair
Wayne Herman grew up in Seattle, Washington, and holds a B.A. in Comparative History from the University of Washington, an M.Div. from Western Seminary in Oregon, and a Ph.D. in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary in California.
He lived in South Africa for 16 years and, while there, served as Chief Academic Officer at Cornerstone Institute in Cape Town. While teaching and providing academic leadership there, he enjoyed the opportunity to build friendships with students who had worked with African Enterprise and through them developed a deep appreciation for the mission’s work. Herman‘s travels have taken him to 11 countries in South, East, and West Africa, deepening his love for the rich diversity of the African continent.
Dena Goodman – Secretary
Dena Goodman grew up in the the small Los Angeles foothill city of Monrovia. She met her husband Teddy right after graduating high school and has been married for more than 20 years, with four children. She owns and operates Calgard Insurance agency in Monrovia, near her home church, First Presbyterian of Monrovia. Dena and Teddy came to Christ, baptized their family and have raised their children through this church and also learned about African Enterprise through this community of faith.
Remi Lawanson
Remi Lawanson grew up in Nigeria where he worked for sixteen years in investment banking, consulting, and actuarial services. He earned his Ph.D. from Fuller Theological Seminary with research interest in organizational leadership. He served on the 2010 Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization Curriculum and Program Team. Prior to these, he served as the pioneer executive director for the World Evangelical Alliance’s regional Stewardship & Accountability Commission promoting, through training, a culture of biblical stewardship and transparent accountability among evangelical churches, seminaries, and mission agencies in forty-seven nations. He is a member of the Academy of Management serving as one of its reviewers since 2006. He now serves as a professor at Life Pacific University in the Los Angeles area. Remi is married to Ruth and God has blessed them with four adult children.
Jenn Graffius
Rev Jenn Graffius is the Director of Mentoring and Formation in the Center for Vocational Ministry at Azusa Pacific University (APU) in Azusa, California. Jenn is the chaplain to Azusa Pacific Seminary students and teaches in the Practical Theology Department in the APU School of Theology. Jenn is ordained in the ECO Presbyterian denomination and has pastoral leadership experience in church ministry and campus ministry, having served on staff at Glenkirk Church in Glendora, California and at Fuller Theological Seminary as the Director of Chapel and Staff Spiritual Formation. Jenn is a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary (MDiv) and recently completed her Doctor of Ministry at the Divinity School at Duke University. Jenn is passionate about mentoring and the development of flourishing leaders.