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. They are stewards of their time, talent, and treasure in support of the Seminary's mission.

This Board's governance is deeply committed to the Seminary’s academic mandate and financial integrity. The Board views financial accountability not merely as a regulatory requirement, but as a sacred trust to the faithful who support the institution. By maintaining a long-standing practice of hiring external auditors and releasing public financial statements, the Board undergirds a culture of transparency. This disciplined oversight provides the necessary foundation for the Seminary to pursue its educational goals, ensuring that every resource is strictly aligned with its mission of service and theological excellence.

President

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 Alessandro Margheritino, D.Min., Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America

Dr. Ionut Alexandru TudorieDean, 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

V. Rev. Fr. Michael Ellias
President, St. Vladimir's Seminary Alumni Association Board
Pastor of St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church, Brooklyn, NY

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, 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, Ph.D.

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. Ignatius

Shoshanna Clark

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

Archimandrite Jeremy (Davis)

Archiepiscopal Vicar for Toledo and the Midwest, Antiochian Archdiocese of North America
Author of Welcoming Gifts: Sacrifice in the Bible and Christian Life and The Cellarer's Celery
Former Protosyngellos of the Antiochian Archdiocese
Former Pastor of Holy Ascension Orthodox Church in Norman, OK
SVOTS Alumnus, MDiv 2004

Diane Tangalos Dorogy

Certified Public Accountant, retired
Founding member and parishioner, St. Innocent Orthodox Church, Macon, GA (OCA)
Member, OCA Internal Audit Committee
Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants, Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants

Rev. Mihai Faur, Treasurer

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

The Honorable Catherine R. Fuller

Retired 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, M.D.,  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, Board Chair

Two Sigma, Senior Vice President and Head of Global Execution Services
Parishioner, former President and Vice President of the Parish Council, Ss Peter and Paul Orthodox Cathedral, Jersey City, NJ
Former Parishioner and Acolyte at Ss Peter and Paul, South River, NJ
Former Board Member and Board Chair, Faithtree Resources
Former Board Member and Treasurer, Orthodox Charitable Educational Foundation (St. Andrew's Camp, OCA Diocese of New York and New Jersey)

Tatiana L. Hoff 

Former specialist in Organizational and Leadership Development and Strategic Communications (Deloitte, PepsiCo, Heidrick & Struggles)

Parishioner and former Parish Council member, Ss Peter and Paul Orthodox Cathedral, Jersey City, NJ
Steward, Ss Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, Roseland, NJ

Ana S. Iltis, Ph.D.

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)

Dn Philip (Carston) Wagner, Ph.D.

Deacon, St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Minneapolis, MN
Distinguished University Teaching Professor and Endowed Chair in Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Minnesota
Head of the Dept of  Medicinal Chemistry, past Director of the Chemical Biology Initiative, University of Minnesota
Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer for Tychon Biosciences, Inc.
Director of Orthodox Prison Ministry-Minnesota
Founding and current Advisory Board Member for FOCUS-MN

Michael Bress, JD

Frank B. Cerra M.D.

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

Nicholas Pandelidis, M.D.

The Very Reverend Paul Shafran

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

Thomas S. Zedlovich