Meet the Team

Tom J. Brown, Ph.D.

Dean of the School of Business
tom-brown@bethel.edu 

Started at Bethel: 2025

Education:
University of Wisconsin, Madison—Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin, Madison—M.S.
Oklahoma State University—MBA
Oklahoma State University—B.S.

Sherryse Corrow, Ph.D.

Dean of the College of Arts, Sciences, & Education
s-corrow@bethel.edu 

Started at Bethel: 2017

Education:
University of Minnesota—Ph.D.
University of Minnesota—M.S.
Minnesota State University—MBA
Oklahoma State University, Moorhead—B.A.

Julie Finnern, Ph.D.

Associate Provost for Teaching and Learning 
j-finnern@bethel.edu

Started at Bethel: 2017

Education:
University of South Dakota—Ed.D.
University of Minnesota—M.A.
Wheaton College—B.A.

Meet the teaching and learning team.

Todd Harmening

Associate Provost for Academic Systems and Planning
t-harmening@bethel.edu

Started at Bethel: 2025

Education:
University of Minnesota—Ed.D.
American University—M.P.
Minnesota State University—B.S.

Meet the academic systems and planning team.

Brenda Niemi

Education:
Northwestern College—BA

Ray VanArragon

Assistant Provost for Faculty Affairs
rvanarra@bethel.edu

Started at Bethel: 2005

Education:
University of Notre Dame—Ph.D.
Calvin College—B.A.

Peter Vogt, Ph.D.

Dean of the School of Theology & Bethel Seminary
p-vogt@bethel.edu 
Started at Bethel: 2001 as a professor; 2019 as a dean.

Education:
University of Gloucestershire—Ph.D.
Bethel Seminary—M.Div.,
American University—B.A.

Sarah Westberg, Ph.D.

Dean of the Anderson Family College of Health Sciences
sarah-westberg@bethel.edu 

Started at Bethel: 2026

Education:
Drake University—Ph.D.
University of Minnesota—Pharmaceutical Leadership Residency