Interim Provost and Dean, Hoff School of Business

• A.A. Judson Baptist College
• B.A. Corban University
• M.B.A. Oregon State University
• Ph.D. Nova Southeastern University

Dr. Bernard was appointed Interim Provost in April 2025, building on a distinguished career at Corban University that began in 1987. Over the years, he has held a wide range of leadership roles, including Business Faculty, Department Chair, Associate Academic Dean, Dean of Arts and Sciences, Vice President for Academics, Dean of Information Services, and Dean of the Hoff School of Business.

In addition to his administrative leadership, Dr. Bernard serves as Corban’s Faculty Athletic Representative, Chair of the Cascade Collegiate Conference Faculty Athletic Representatives Association, and a member of the NAIA National Eligibility Committee. He is a two-time recipient of the NAIA’s Wally Schwartz Faculty Athletic Representative of the Year award.

A faithful servant-leader, Dr. Bernard brings decades of experience in public accounting, having worked as an auditor, technology consultant, and valuation consultant. He teaches accounting and finance at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, combining professional expertise with a heart for students.

Dr. Bernard and his wife, Julie, have three children, all of whom graduated from Corban, and ten grandchildren. He enjoys music, golf, baseball, and leading mission trips.

He says, “Attending Corban University as students and building relationships with faculty had a tremendous impact on the lives of my wife and me. Teaching at Corban has been a blessing to our family, and the lifelong relationships that I have been able to build with students, now alumni, have been a gift from God. There is no other place that I would rather teach than Corban. It is truly a place where our faith is deepened and our commitment to ‘life and career as ministry’ is developed as we study, work, and live life together.”