A new IAMSCU Board of Directors was elected by the IAMSCU General Assembly on April 30, 2023, and the board had its first meeting on October 10, 2023. This was a virtual meeting to bring the newly elected officers together, so they could start their joint work and plan the association’s activities for the 2023-2026 term.
The meeting was led by Adriana Murriello, the newly elected IAMSCU President and the first woman to hold this position. She was accompanied by the IAMSCU Immediate Past President (2017-2023), Dr. Tom Wolfe, and the new Vice-President, Dr. Christopher Stephens.
The full IAMSCU Board of Directors includes the following persons:
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)
- Immediate Past President: Tom Wolfe (Former 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 (Adviser to the Board, former Executive Secretary – IAMSCU, Japan/USA)
- Gerald Lord (Adviser to the Board, 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 are guests of the IAMSCU Board of Directors. Among the top priorities of the new Board of Directors is the preparation of several colloquia, regional meetings, and an international event in conjunction with the World Methodist Conference, to be held in August 2024 in Gothenburg, Sweden.