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

Dr. Roy Alden Atwood, President (2023-June 2026)

Rev. Virgil Hurt, President-Elect (effective July 2026) and Director of Development

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