Candler Deans

Bill Doerr

Assistant Dean of Advancement and Alumni Engagement. MPA, Columbus State University; BA, High Point University; AM, Andrew College

Allison Henderson-Brooks

Assistant Dean of Students. BA, Spelman College; MDiv, Candler School of Theology, 2019.

Teresa Fry Brown

Bandy Professor of Preaching; Associate Dean of Academic Affairs. BS, Central Missouri University, 1973; MS, Central Missouri University, 1975; MDiv, Iliff School of Theology, 1988; DPhil, Iliff School of Theology and the University of Denver, 1996.

Jan Love

Mary Lee Hardin Willard Dean; Professor of Christianity and World Politics. BA, Eckerd College, 1975; MA, Ohio State University, 1977; PhD, 1983.

Samuel J. Martinez

Associate Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid. BS, Southwestern Assemblies of God University, 2003; MTS, Southern Methodist University, 2012.

Brett Opalinski

Assistant Dean of Methodist Studies, Assistant Professor in the Practice of Spiritual Formation and Church Leadership. BA, Samford University; MDiv, Candler School of Theology; PhD, Iliff School of Theology/University of Denver.

Ted A. Smith

Charles Howard Candler Professor of Divinity; Associate Dean of Faculty. BA, Duke University, 1990; MA, Oxford University, 1992; MDiv, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1995; PhD, Emory University, 2004.

Joanne Solis-Walker

Associate Dean and Professor in the Practice of Leadership. MDiv, Asbury Theological Seminary, 2005; PhD, Regent University, 2014.

Khalia J. Williams

Associate Dean of Worship and Spiritual Formation; Associate Professor in the Practice of Worship. BS, Florida Memorial University, 2001; MBA, Nova Southeastern University, 2003; MA, Columbia Theological Seminary, 2001; PhD, Graduate Theological Union, 2017.