Leadership
Founders
William R. Green is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Equip Institute, bringing over two decades of vocational experience in overseas ministry, church planting, pastoring, and teaching in theological higher education. He holds an M.T.S. from Harvard University, an M.Phil. from the University of Pennsylvania, an M.A. in Theology and an M.A. in Intercultural Studies from Grace Theological Seminary, and a B.S. in Biblical Studies and Christian Ministries from Grace College. He is currently completing a PhD in Intercultural Studies (Missiology) at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, with expected completion in May 2026. He serves as an Affiliate Professor at Kairos University, Associate Editor of Missiology: An International Review, and Parallel Session Coordinator for the American Society of Missiology.
Joanna Green is an educator and organizational leader with more than a decade of overseas mission experience. She is a licensed educator in the United States and has over two decades of teaching experience across diverse academic and cross-cultural contexts. Her senior leadership roles include serving as Distance Education Director and Vice President of Academics at Pacific Islands University. She serves as the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of the Equip Institute and is an Affiliate Professor at Kairos University. Joanna holds a PhD in Intercultural Education from Biola University, an M.A. in Nonprofit Management from Johns Hopkins University, an M.Ed. from Colorado State University, an M.A. in Intercultural Studies from Grace Theological Seminary, and a B.A. in Communications from Grace College.
Board Members |
Advisory Board Members
The Equip Institute does not publicly disclose the identities of certain board and advisory board members due to security considerations associated with the countries and contexts in which we work.
Others will be listed at the end of the first quarter of 2026.