Chad Entinger

Executive Director

Chad Entinger: Executive Director
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Chad Entinger was born August 18, 1975, in Edina, Minnesota. Chad became deaf at the age of 16 months due to Spinal Meningitis. He was raised by Christian parents, Dennis and LuAnn Entinger, in Howard Lake, Minnesota. At the age of 8 years old, he accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior and was baptized by his father in the Howard Lake Christian Church. Chad attended elementary, middle, and junior high schools in the Howard Lake – Waverly Public School System. During his high school years, Chad went to the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf (M.S.A.D.), graduating in 1993. He then enrolled at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education in 1997, and a Master of Arts degree in Deaf Education in 1999.

From Fall 2003 to Spring 2006, Chad was an elementary teacher, elementary department chair, and football coach at the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf. Prior to teaching at M.S.A.D., Chad worked at Deaf Missions in Council Bluffs, Iowa, from 1999 to 2003. Chad was ordained for Christian ministry work by the Howard Lake Christian Church on April 23, 2006. In June 2006, Chad returned to Deaf Missions and served as the Associate Director. He became the Executive Director in November 2007.

Chad wrote personal narratives for Bob Ayres’ “Deaf Diaspora: The Third Wave of Deaf Ministry” book, published 2004. He is also the co-author of "Right or Wrong? A Biblical Perspective of Moral and Social Issues ."

Chad and Glory (formerly Somerville) were married in Fruita (near Grand Junction), Colorado, January 6, 2001. Glory has a National Interpreter Certification (NIC) and is a licensed sign language interpreter in the state of Iowa. They have one daughter, Shekynah Ann, born December 25, 2001, and three sons, Corban Peter, born December 29, 2002, Davan Neal, born April 27, 2005, and Jadon John, born July 30, 2009. Chad and Glory are actively involved in serving God at Christ’s Church of the Deaf in Council Bluffs.