Deana Porterfield, Ed.D., will be the 11th president of Roberts Wesleyan College and the third president of Northeastern Seminary. The announcement was made Monday to students and the campus community.
Porterfield worked at Azusa Pacific University (near Los Angeles) and Azusa Pacific Online University for more than 24 years in various roles, including vice president for enrollment management, chief of staff, senior vice president for people and organizational development, and executive vice president.
In a statement posted on the school’s website, Porterfield said "As the field of higher education continues to change, I believe Roberts and Northeastern are positioned to be a beacon, delivering Christian education that is affordable and accessible to all who desire it. We will continue the legacy of graduating men and women of character, ready to serve the world."
Porterfield earned a doctorate in organizational leadership from the University of La Verne in La Verne, Calif. She also holds a master’s degree in organizational management and a bachelor’s degree in music from Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, Calif. Porterfield and her family will reside in the president’s home in Chili.
Porterfield will take office on July 1, 2014, at the start of the 2014-15 academic year.