Board of Trustees

Verdell Taylor, Secretary

The Rev. Verdell Taylor, Jr., joined the LMH Board of Trustees in September 2003 and is currently a pastor at St. Luke AME Church in Lawrence. Prior to becoming a full-time pastor, Taylor was an educator in Emporia, and served as Associate Dean for Student Affairs at Emporia State University. Since 1996, Taylor has worked as a therapist for Christian Psychological Services of Lawrence. Additionally, he has served as Assistant to the Superintendent for El Paso County School District Eleven in Colorado Springs, Colo., and as Director for the Adolescent Day Treatment Center in Roswell, N.M. Taylor attended Emporia State University where he received a bachelor's degree in education and a master's degree in counseling.