The IAMSCU General Assembly gathered in John Wesley’s New Room in Bristol, UK, on April 30, 2023, elected the following officers for the 2023-2026 term:
IAMSCU Officers:
- President: Adriana Murriello (President – Colegio Ward, Argentina)
- Vice-President: Christopher Stephens (Principal – Southlands College, University of Roehampton, UK)
- Past President: Tom Wolfe (President – Iliff School of Theology, USA)
- Executive Secretary-Treasurer: Amos Nascimento (Lead Officer of Global & Ecumenical Relations, GBHEM, Brazil/USA)
Executive Committee:
- President: Adriana Murriello (President – Colegio Ward, Argentina)
- Vice-President: Christopher Stephens (Principal – Southlands College, University of Roehampton, UK)
- Past President: Tom Wolfe (President – Iliff School of Theology, USA)
- Ex-Officio Members: Greg Bergquist (General Secretary – GBHEM, USA), Amos Nascimento (Executive Secretary-Treasurer – IAMSCU, Brazil/USA)
- Members at Large: Bishop Mande Muyombo (Resident Bishop – North Katanga Episcopal Area, UMC, Democratic Republic of Congo); Hilde Marie Movafagh (Rector – Methodist Seminary/IF School of Theology, Norway)
Members of the Board of Directors:
Class of 2023:
- Rowanne Marie (President – Seth Mokitimi Methodist Seminary, South Africa)
- Glen O’Brien (Research Coordinator – Eva Burrows College, Australia)
- Rosemarie Wenner (Geneva Secretary – World Methodist Council, Germany)
- Andrew Gordon-Brown (Headmaster – Kingswood School, UK)
- Chris Holoman (President – Centenary College of Louisiana, USA)
- Nakamichi Motoo (Chancellor – Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan)
- Adriana Murriello (President – Colegio Ward, Argentina)
Class of 2020:
- Hilde Marie Movafagh (Rector – Methodist Seminary/IF School of Theology, Norway)
- Bishop Mande Muyombo (Bishop – United Methodist Church, Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Fayneese Miller (President – Hamline University, USA)
- Yoshiharu Yamamoto (Chancellor – Aoyama Gakuin, Japan)
Class of 2017:
- Christopher Stephens (Principal – Southlands College, Roehampton University, UK)
- Marcia Hawkins (President – Union College, USA)
- Jamisse Taimo (Chair – United Methodist University, Mozambique)
- Janet Unsworth (Principal – Edgehill College, Northern Ireland
- Jeffrey Kuan (President – Claremont School of Theology, USA)
- Luther Felder (Campus Minister/Faculty – Paine College, USA)
Nominating Committee:
- Sergei Nikolaev (President – Moscow Seminary, Russia)
- Rosemary Nyarugwe (President – Nyadire Teacher’s College, Zimbabwe)
- Adriana Murriello (President – Colegio Ward, Argentina) [recused herself]
- Ken Yamada (Consultant, former Executive Secretary – IAMSCU, Japan/USA)
- Gerald Lord (Consultant, former Executive Secretary – IAMSCU, USA)
- Judith Fenn (General Secretary/CEO – Methodist Independent Schools Trust, UK) [newly elected by the General Assembly]
- Louis Aboua (Professor – Université Felix Houphouet, Côte d’Ivoire; Board Member – GBHEM, USA) [newly elected by the General Assembly]
Other Members:
- Roger Ireson (President emeritus – United States)
- Bishop James Swanson (Liaison to the Council of Bishops, UMC – United States)
- Kimberly Lord (Assistant, Executive Secretary/IAMSCU Board of Directors – United States)
The Presidents of Regional Associations of Methodist educational institutions also participate in the IAMSCU Board of Directors. We congratulate all the new members! We also express our thanks to all those who have served and will continue to serve the IAMSCU Board of Directors in 2023-2026! Soon IAMCU will be onboarding new members, gathering its Board of Directors, communicating with its constituents, and providing updates on the association activities, schedule of meetings, and other information.