Her educational background includes a BA from the University of Minnesota; an MDiv and a PhD from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; and a PhD from Benedictine University. Prior to coming to Trinity, Dr. Colwill served as Assistant Professor of Leadership and Director of Institutional Research and Evaluation at Asbury Theological Seminary. Her areas of interest include development of emerging leaders, senior leadership team collaboration, bridging the generation gap between existing and emerging leaders, development of healthy churches and Christian organizations, and adult learning theory. In addition to teaching, she has served in a variety of leadership and consulting positions. She has written a book entitled “Educating the Scholar-Practitioner in Organization Development.”