Office of External Relations
Mailing Address
Office of External Relations
Duke Divinity School
Box 90966
Durham, NC 27708-0966
Phone: (919) 660-3456
Fax: (919) 660-3405
externalrelations@div.duke.edu
Wes Brown
Associate Dean, External Relations
Wes is a United Methodist minister who served parishes in the North Carolina Conference for five years prior to his appointment in 1981 to Duke Divinity School as director of development and alumni programs. He holds degrees from Methodist College (B.A. and honorary D.D.) and Duke Divinity School (M.Div.). Wes serves on the board of trustees for the Alban Institute in Washington, D.C., and the advisory board for the Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life. He is a former member of the Methodist Home for Children board, and he works frequently with committees of the Association of Theological Schools and with the Boy Scouts in Durham. Wes is married to Jane Brown, a registered nurse, and they are the parents of two sons. Wes and Jane are members of Epworth United Methodist Church in Durham.
David Lindquist
Director of Development
David came to Duke Divinity from Ravenscroft School in Raleigh, N.C., where he was the director of development. Prior to his work at Ravenscroft, David spent almost 20 years in business — as an engineer at General Motors and at Northern Telecom, and as the owner/president of a chain of retail stores. David serves as president of the Tom Russell Charitable Foundation and is an active volunteer with the Capital Area Soccer League in Raleigh. David and his wife Dana Wynne Lindquist, T’85, are members of White Memorial Presbyterian Church in Raleigh. They have two young adult children, Hannah Margaret and Caroline. David has two degrees from Duke — B.S.E. ’86 and M.B.A. ’91. While an undergraduate at Duke, he played four years of varsity football as a scholarship athlete.
Betsy Poole
Associate Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations
Betsy comes to Duke Divinity School following nine years at Trinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill, where she directed annual giving as assistant director of advancement. Prior to her work at Trinity, Betsy had experience in business development, including several years as vice president and regional marketing manager for Nations Bank/Bank of America. She earned a B.A. from the University of Virginia in 1981 and is married to Allan Poole, pastor of Blacknall Presbyterian Church in Durham. Allan and Betsy have three young adult children, Ellie, Sam, and Sarah.
Bebe Guill
ICEOL Development
Bebe is a North Carolina native and is ordained to pastoral ministry in American Baptist Churches USA. Prior to her 2008 appointment as director of development at the Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life, she served for 15 years at Duke University Medical Center, where she focused on palliative and supportive care program development and clinical research in quality of life for children and adults at the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center. Bebe holds degrees from Agnes Scott College (B.A.) and from Duke Divinity School (M.Div.). She enjoys renovation projects in her 100 year old Durham home and spending time with her four adult children. She is a member of Watts Street Baptist Church in Durham.
Carol Rush
Staff Assistant
Carol earned a B.A. from East Carolina University, majoring in music and minoring in French, participating in an exchange program for one semester in Grenoble, France. She spent two years in Thailand as a missionary journeyman. She began working at Duke Divinity School in 1990 and met her husband, Milton, through a Divinity colleague. She has two children, Megan and Thomas. She is currently working toward a master of science in human resources.