Rick Koole

Richard S. Koole was elected to the board in 2012; he serves as the chair of the Governance committee and sits on the Academic Affairs committee. In addition, he chairs Cornerstone University’s Alumni Advisory Board.

Koole earned a Bachelor of Religious Education from Cornerstone and attended Grand Rapids Theological Seminary before receiving a master’s and a doctorate in educational leadership from Western Michigan University.

After many years in both education administration and pastoral ministry, Koole currently serves as the senior pastor of LifePointe Church in Fallbrook, Calif., as well as chairman of the Pacific Church Network. He and his wife, Carolyn, live in Temecula, Calif.