Our goal is to represent you—our alumni—well, and we value your place in our seminary family!
We welcome you to reach out to our Alumni Association President, Fr. Michael Ellias, with suggestions or ideas.
Additionally, we welcome you to contact the Director of Alumni Relations, Zachariah Mandell, at alumni@svots.edu if you would like to submit news for our Alumni News section or to assist in an upcoming Alumni Event.
Alumni Association Board & Bylaws
Any person who holds a graduate degree or certificate conferred by the Seminary is a regular member of the Alumni Association. Regular members of the Alumni Association may vote in the affairs of the Alumni Association, and participate in Alumni Board elections.
The Alumni Board is composed of 6-7 St Vladimir’s Seminary alumni, and elections are held bi-annually. To learn more about the current Board and the Bylaws by which the Alumni Association is governed, click below:
We are living in an unprecedented Orthodox Christian moment in North America. New converts are joining faster than we can ordain priests. Eighteen years ago, Fr Christopher Foley (M.Div. ’06) started...
Fr Philip and Kh. Kathryn Rogers both come from clergy and convert families. Fr Philip's family became Orthodox in 1987, with the rest of the EOC (Evangelical Orthodox Church), and Kathryn's family...
After graduating from St Vladimir’s Seminary, Fr Joshua Burnett (M.Div. '15) was sent to St George Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral in Wichita, Kansas, where he served as assistant priest for three years...
