Board of Trustees

The Seminary's Board of Trustees is independent, experienced, and diverse.  Its membership, drawn from the various Orthodox jurisdictions that the Seminary serves, includes clergy and laity distinguished by their achievements in such fields as finance, business, media, law, medicine, and education. In addition to participating in regular meetings of the full Board, trustees express their commitment to the Seminary and its mission through service on various Board committees, thus enabling the Board to govern more effectively.

The Board of Trustees oversees the integrity of the Seminary's financial statements and emphasizes financial accountability. For many years the Seminary has hired an external auditing firm that releases public financial statements

Board Chairman

His Beatitude, The Most Blessed TIKHON (Mollard), Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada of the Orthodox Church in America


The Very Reverend Dr. Alexander Rentel, Chancellor, Orthodox Church in America

Dr. Ionut Alexandru TudorieInterim President and Academic Dean, St. Vladimir's Seminary


Appointed Hierarchs

His Grace Bishop JOHN (Abdalah)
Auxiliary Bishop of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America

His Grace Bishop IRINEJ (Dobrijevic) of Washington-New York and Eastern America of the Serbian Orthodox Church

His Grace, Metropolitan ZACHARIAH Mar Nicholovos (Poothiyottu)
Metropolitan of the Northeast American Diocese, Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church

His Grace, Bishop NIKODHIM (Preston)
Bishop of Boston and the Albanian Archdiocese of the Orthodox Church in America


Appointed Alumni Association Representative

Richard Ajalat, Chair, St. Vladimir's Seminary Alumni Association Board, Pastoral Assistant at St. Michael Antiochian Orthodox Church, Van Nuys, CA

Dan Abraham

Attached: St. Nicholas Church, Grand Rapids, MI (Antiochian Archdiocese)
Member, Board of Trustees Antiochian Archdiocese of New York and All North America
Member, Board of Trustees Orthodox Christian Leadership Initiative
Member, Parish Council, St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, Grand Rapids
President, Savory Foods, Inc.
Past Chair, The Order of St. Ignatius of Antioch
Past Chair, National Association of Convenience Stores
Former Church School Teacher

Randa Karadsheh Anderson, PhD

Licensed Clinical Psychologist in Private Practice
President, Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology, & Religion

Consultant, Assembly of Bishop's Mental Health Ministries
Board Member, Thriving in Ministries (OCA)
Parishioner, Ss. Peter & Paul Greek Orthodox Church, Glenview, IL

Francis P. (Frank) Barrett, Jr.

President and CEO Boyd Wilson Property Management, LLC Lancaster, PA
Member, Parish Council, St. John Chrysostom Antiochian Orthodox Church York, PA

Member, Order of St. Ignatious

Shoshanna Clark

Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, Cerevel Therapeutics
St. Mary’s Albanian Orthodox Church, Worcester, MA

Frank B. CerraM.D.

Former Senior Vice President of Health Sciences, Academic Health Center; Emeritus Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota
Parishioner, Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, St. Paul, Minnesota (OCA)

Archimandrite Jeremy (Davis), Executive Chair

Protosyngellos of the Antiochian Archdiocese of North America
Hierarchical Assistant at the Antiochian Archdiocese Headquarters

Author of Welcoming Gifts: Sacrifice in the Bible and Christian Life and The Cellarer's Celery
Former Pastor of Holy Ascension Orthodox Church in Norman, OK

Rev. Mihai FaurTreasurer

SVP Finance, UiPath Inc
Parish, Saint Martyrs Brancoveni, Fairfield, Connecticut

The Honorable Catherine R. Fuller

Administrative Law Judge, U.S. Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals
Former Secretary and Board Member of ZOE for Life!

Former Board Member and Treasurer of the Friends of the Hogar Rafael Ayau
Parishioner, St. Matthew the Evangelist Orthodox Church (AOCANA)

Craig R. George, MD MSODA 

Local parish:  St. Matthew Antiochian Orthodox Church
Retired Chairman Radiology, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Health System
Former member Board of Trustees, MetroHealth Hospital System, Cleveland, OH

Jeffrey D. Hoff

Two Sigma, Senior Vice President and Head of Global Execution Services
Parishioner, President, Ss Peter and Paul Cathedral, Jersey City, NJ
Former Board Member, Faithtree Resources

Tatiana L. Hoff 

Ss Peter and Paul Orthodox Cathedral, Jersey City, NJ
Ss Nicholas, Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, Roseland, NJ

Ana S. Iltis, PhD

Carlson Professor of University Studies and Professor of Philosophy, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Parishioner, Holy Cross Orthodox Church, High Point, North Carolina (OCA)

The Very Rev. Philip LeMasters, Ph.D.

Professor of Religion and Director of the Honors Program, McMurry University
Former Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Religion, McMurry University

Pastor of St. Luke Orthodox Church, Abilene, TX (AOCANA)
Dean of the Deanery of North Texas (AOCANA)

Jennifer B. Lyday, J.D. (Genevieve)

Partner, Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLC, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Parishioner, Holy Cross Orthodox Church, Kernersville, North Carolina (OCA)

Deacon Gabriel Otte

Deacon at St. Stephen Orthodox Church, Campbell, CA
Former co-founder and CEO of Freenome Inc.
Co-host of Dogma Meets Life podcast on Ancient Faith Radio.
Partner, Trilith Ventures, Atlanta, GA
Board Member, From Red Clay Productions, Atlanta, GA
Co-founder and Board Member, Story Inc, Provo, UT
Co-founder and Chairman of the Board, Dinari, Inc, Palo Alto, CA

David Solheim

Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral, Phoenix, AZ

Carla Ann Newbern Thomas, M.D.

Family Practice, Inpatient/Outpatient Anniston Alabama
Board Member, Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry
Brotherhood of St. Moses the Black
Parishioner, St. Luke Orthodox Church, Anniston, Alabama (OCA)

Michael Bress, JD

The Reverend Protodeacon Peter M. Danilchick. Hon. D.H.L.

Brian Gerich,  Hon. D.H.L.

The Reverend Deacon Michael Hyatt

Glenn R. Kubina, M.D.

Alex Machaskee, Hon. D.H.L.

Eric S. Namee, JD

The Very Reverend Paul Shafran

Donald J. Tamulonis, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.P.

Thomas S. Zedlovich