Norm Cender
Director of Maintenance and Campus Safety
About Norm
Norm joined bg真人鈥檚 Maintenance and Campus Security Team in February 2012 and took on the role of Assistant Director of Maintenance later that year. He was promoted to full-time Director of Maintenance and Campus Safety in August 2022.
Norm oversees the maintenance and upkeep of the seminary鈥檚 buildings, equipment, systems and grounds, and supervises other maintenance personnel. He also leads long-range facility planning; assists in fulfilling the seminary鈥檚 commitment to environmental stewardship; and coordinates campus safety.
Prior to joining bg真人, Norm served as Maintenance Director at in Goshen, Indiana, for nine years. He also worked for Cook Heating in Elkhart and as an appliance repair technician in Illinois. He got his start in maintenance work by doing voluntary service in maintenance for (formerly Laurelville Mennonite Church Center) in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania.
Norm attends Hively Avenue Mennonite Church in Elkhart, a congregation of Central District Conference of Mennonite Church USA.