Dr. Russell Mask is an Associate Professor of Community Development at Covenant College. He also serves as the International Microenterprise Technical Advisor for the Chalmers Center for Economic Development at Covenant College. Dr. Mask earned a B.A. from Wheaton College, an M.S. from the University of Wisconsin- Madison, and his Ph.D. in Development from the Land Tenure Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has extensive experience in microfinance and village-level development practice and research in both Asia and Africa. Dr. Mask is the co-author of From Dependence to Dignity: How to Alleviate Poverty Through Church-Centered Microfinance, with Brian Fikkert, as well as Christian Microenterprise Development: An Introduction, with David Bussau.