TESTIMONIALS
Messiah College - International Missions and Student Services Program
"I had the privilege of working with James Hubbard when he established the International Missions and Student Services Program at Messiah College. During his tenure, James increased the number of international students that enrolled at Messiah from 25 to more than 100. His creative vision, passionate commitment, and administrative savvy enabled him to implement a program that has increasingly gained regional recognition for its educational excellence. Throughout the time that I was fortunate to have James as a colleague, I learned to deeply appreciate his personal faith commitment, integrity, and desire to bring excellence to any initiative in which he was involved. I am delighted that he has now developed a vehicle for serving a broad range of institutions that are seeking to pursue educational excellence."
~Kim Phipps, PhD, President Messiah College, Grantham, PA
Redeemer Christian High School
"My first introduction to Kent and iIMS was when he addressed a provincial independent school conference on the role of the Board of Directors in faith-based schools. The effectiveness of this presentation caused me to hire him as a consultant to assist Redeemer Academy on issues relating to strategic direction and planning. I was very impressed by Kent's ability to accurately assess situations in which boards and organizations find themselves in and to offer appropriate strategic counsel which was both practically and theoretically beneficial to our organization. He is personally engaging, very energetic and is clearly a person of great integrity."
~Leo VanArragon, Retired Superintendent, Redeemer Christian High School, Ottawa, Ontario
Niagara Christian Community of Schools
"During the past twelve years, Kent has provided dynamic and strategic leadership that has established Niagara Christian Community of Schools as an institution of excellence, not only in Canada but around the world. He is well-poised to share his talents and expertise with those fortunate enough to hire him as a leadership partner."
~Lloyd Hogg, Former Board of Directors Chairperson Niagara Christian Community of Schools, Fort Erie, Ontario
Messiah College - International Student Programs
"My office works very closely with our admissions and recruiting team. I worked alongside James Hubbard for several years while he was involved with the international student programs at Messiah College. In my estimation, the hallmark of integrity displays itself in working relationships that are characterized by trust. The trusting relationship grows as it is nurtured by consistency, dependability, authenticity, cooperation and flexibility. James demonstrated all of these attributes and he did so with a gracious sense of humor. Not only did I have a good deal of interaction with James, I was able to observe his interaction with students and faculty. James is someone people like to be around as he is genuine and approachable."
~James Sotherden, Registrar, Messiah College. Grantham, PA
Escola Crescer de Prudente
"Kent's guidance and partnership was instrumental in assisting our young school to build an effective and researched strategic plan. This base model has been utilized to help propel our school to new levels of excellence in the Presidente Prudente community. We were able to utilize strategic principles to move our planning to new levels of viability and we were challenged to trace our near future as well as long-term plans for our school. Originally, we did not have a vision for long-term plans and we worked around urgencies. With the strategic plan, we were able to look beyond these urgencies and think globally. It was a pleasure working with Kent as a partner in globally educating young minds."
~Nivaldo Pirondi, Superintendent Escola Crescer de Prudente, Presidente Prudente, Brazil
Fortis Ontario, Inc.
"It's often been said that great leaders are those that have a unique ability to inspire and elevate the performance of the individuals and the organizations in which they are associated. Kent Warkentin is one of those special leaders. Kent is a transformational leader who is passionate and highly skilled in helping an organization grow and prosper through all phases of their life cycle. His accomplishments especially in the areas of organizational and leadership development, educational advancement and fundraising on an international level are well documented."
~Bill Daley, CEO, Fortis Ontario, Inc., Fort Erie, Ontario
New Covenant Christian School
"Perhaps the greatest endorsement I can give on James's behalf is my willingness to serve under him in his capacity as Vice Chairman of our school's Board of Trustees. Since becoming a board member, James has secured the donation of dozens of computers for the school, donated countless hours of time in helping us build our international student program and arranged key contacts for me within the administration of local colleges and universities. His efforts benefit the school broadly but he also invests personal time in the well-being of individual students. James applies his influence to benefit the school on a large scale while also touching the lives of faculty, students and staff in a meaningful, personal manner."
~Bill Litman, MA; Principal, New Covenant Christian School, Jonestown, PA
University at Buffalo
"Kent is an authentic and dynamic leader. Seldom have I worked with someone who balances such enthusiasm with the ability to accomplish quality work. Kent is the rare person who can take big ideas and make them a reality. His charismatic nature and focused approach make him an ideal colleague and partner in education. Kent is just a truly good person as he sincerely wants the best for others and sees education as an outlet to make that happen on a grand scale. Kent's vision and drive have truly inspired me."
~Kelly H. Ahuna, PhD., Methods of Inquiry Program Director University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Messiah College
"My relationship with Kent Warkentin began when I learned to know him upon his enrollment at Messiah College in Grantham, PA, where I was President of the College from 1964 to 1994. Kent distinguished himself at the student leadership level. My much closer relationship with Kent has been during the past decade and more during which I, at Kent's request, served on the Board of Trustees of Niagara Christian Community of Schools. Kent is a first-rate executive and leader of people. He has great strengths as a "relational leader." Yet he has equal strengths as a highly competent executive manager. I feel confident of his skills to manage resources and therefore would be willing to entrust Kent an appointment to an apex of leadership role."
~D. Ray Hostetter, PhD., Retired President Messiah College, Sanibel Island, FLA
AECEP Brazilian National Conference
Kent was the keynote speaker at the AECEP Brazilian National Conference in Sào Paulo and lectured at a subsequent AECEP National Conference to Principals and School Administrators, in Belo Horizonte. Kent is an excellent communicator as he effectively taught, motivated, and inspired our associates. His focus on advancement strategies, development strategies and pro-active governance models caused our association members to think deeply about their own practices. He also showed a willingness to cooperate with our Association. I would recommend Kent for speaking and/or teaching at any International Education Conference."
~Cida Mattar, Executive Director, AECEP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Ameson Education Foundation
"iIMS did a great job outlining the ramifications of developing curriculum and co-curricular programming with a global dimension. The idea that schools in this century need to be deliberate and intentional about how they educate global citizens was communicated effectively from a Canadian curricular perspective. Several of the school principals who attended the China-sponsored International Education Symposium were interested in Kent's presentations. The utilization of international strategic planning and peer school partnerships were also of great interest to several superintendents."
~Sean Zhang, China Director Ameson Education Foundation, Nanjing, China
Messiah College
"I had the privilege of working with James Hubbard when he established the International Missions and Student Services Program at Messiah College. During his tenure, James increased the number of international students that enrolled at Messiah from 25 to more than 100. His creative vision, passionate commitment, and administrative savvy enabled him to implement a program that has increasingly gained regional recognition for its educational excellence. Throughout the time that I was fortunate to have James as a colleague, I learned to deeply appreciate his personal faith commitment, integrity, and desire to bring excellence to any initiative in which he was involved. I am delighted that he has now developed a vehicle for serving a broad range of institutions that are seeking to pursue educational excellence."
~Kim Phipps, PhD, President, Messiah College, Grantham, PA