GOVERNANCE &
ADMINISTRATION
Reformed Evangelical Seminary is governed by a Board of Directors who are members of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, a growing denomination of more than 150 affiliated congregations and more than 18,000 congregants (2024) in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America.
The Seminary’s Board of Directors includes
Rev. Bo Cogbill, Board Chairman, Executive Committee Member, Pastor, Reformation Covenant Church, OR
Rev. Dr. Steve Jeffery, Board Secretary, Executive Committee Member, Pastor, All Saints Presbyterian Church, TX
Timothy van den Broek, Executive Committee Member, Teaching Elder, Trinity Reformed Church, ID
Rev. Randy Booth, Pastor, Grace Covenant Church, Nacogdoches, TX
Rev. Dr. Sebastian Smolarz, Pastor, Evangelical Reformed Church, Wroclaw, Poland
Rev. Joe Thacker, Pastor, St. Mark Reformed Church, Brentwood, TN
Rev. Duane Garner, Pastor, Christ Church, Cary, NC
The Seminary’s administration includes
Rev. Virgil Hurt, President and Director of Development
Dr. Roy Alden Atwood, President Emeritus (2023-June 2026)
Rev. CJ Bowen, Director of Student Development, Area Coordinator: Systematic Theology, Christian Life, Pastoral Theology
Lauren Shearer, Registrar & Bursar
Daniel Wilson, Web Administrator & IT Manager
Rev. Dr. John Dekker, Area Coordinator: Hebrew and Old Testament
Rev. Bo Cogbill, Area Coordinator: Biblical Counseling

