Staff Profile

Doug was raised in the church in Kansas City, KS. He married Karen in1980 and they have two grown children. Adam and his wife live in Wichita, and the four grandchildren provide Doug and Karen with many hours of fun! Becca and her husband and two grandchildren live in Austin, TX.

He and his wife, Karen, moved to Wichita to attend WSU, and Doug graduated with a business degree in 1981. He earned his master’s degree from WSU in 1995. Doug has worked in various companies and industries as a human resources manager, from Bartlesville, OK, to St. Paul, MN, and then back to Wichita in 1991. He taught night classes at WSU for 25 years before retiring in August 2021. Doug enjoys reading, KU basketball, and camping in the Boundary Waters in northern Minnesota.

Doug has taught many adult Bible classes over the years and coordinated Northside’s children’s education for a period in the 1990s. He became the deacon over Member Care and Community Benevolence in 2004, and with Karen’s help has served many members at Northside in that capacity. Since October 2010, Doug and Karen have become involved in the Celebrate Recovery ministry, and currently lead small groups in the Step Study part of that program. In May 2012, Doug was appointed to serve as one of Northside’s shepherds, and in September 2021, Doug accepted the additional responsibility of serving as the Adult Education Coordinator at Northside.