Advancement Staff

John Boal
Chief Advancement Officer

John returned to Grace in the fall of 1999 to become the school’s chief advancement officer. He is responsible for the oversight of all fund raising and alumni relations activities at Grace College & Seminary.

Phone: 1–866–448–3472 (1–866–GIVE–GRACE) ext. 6121
E-mail: boaljr@grace.edu

Jessica Mikel
Advancement Assistant

Jessica, an alumna of Grace, has worked in the Office of Advancement since 2001. Her responsibilities include maintaining alumni addresses, inputting and receipting all gifts to Grace, running reports, and updating constituent records.

Phone: 574–372–5100 ext. 6126
E-mail: mikeljj@grace.edu

Nikki Pierre
Director of the Grace Fund

Nikki is a graduate of Indiana University, where she majored in Elementary Education.  She comes to us from the University of Saint Francis, where she worked in a variety of fundraising roles.  Phone-a-thon, appeal letters, and special donor events are some of the activities she will be overseeing in support of the Grace Fund.

Phone: 574–372–5100 ext. 6127
E-mail: pierrena@grace.edu

Mary Polston
Switchboard Console Operator

Call Grace on the telephone and you’ll likely be speaking with Mary. A long-time resident of Winona Lake, she is a vital link between all the campus’s various elements.

Phone: 574–372–5100 ext. 0
E-mail: polstomm@grace.edu

Rhonda Raber
Executive Assistant to the Chief Advancement Officer

If you’re visiting the Advancement Office in person, on the other hand, Rhonda is usually the first person you’ll meet. Her many responsibilities include tracking all donations and gifts to Grace Schools, maintaining all correspondence, keeping records, and planning special events.

Phone: 1–866–448–3472 (1–866–GIVE–GRACE) ext. 6122
E-mail: raberrk@grace.edu

Greg Weimer
Director of Planned Giving

A graduate of Purdue University as well as Grace Seminary, Greg knows well the importance of alumni support for a school. His specialty, however, is building relationships with people, a skill which he uses in the ministry of planned giving. Greg can often be found on the road, visiting and speaking with alumni and friends of Grace in order to help them organize their finances in such a way as to provide well for their families and their future as well as assisting Grace in its work.

Phone: 1–866–448–3472 (1–866–GIVE–GRACE) ext. 6124
E-mail: weimergd@grace.edu

Tim Ziebarth
Director of Alumni Services

Tim is a 1993 graduate of Grace College, with a major in business and psychology and a minor in communications. Before coming to Grace, he worked for seven years for 1st Source Bank in Warsaw, Indiana. Now he organizes our alumni-related activities and teaches personal finance in the college.

Phone: 1–866–448–3472 (1–866–GIVE–GRACE) ext. 6129
E-mail: tjziebarth@grace.edu

Nancy Weimer
Executive Assistant to the President

Because the Office of Advancement works closely with the president of Grace Schools, we rely on the help of the president’s assistant. Nancy has been on Grace’s staff since 1975, and has served three Grace presidents as administrative assistant, and now executive assistant to the president. In this capacity she provides Dr. Manahan and the Board of Trustees with all administrative, organizational, and clerical support.

Phone: 574–372–5100 ext. 6394
E-mail: weimernl@grace.edu