Leadership

Welcome to Union Presbyterian Seminary—a seminary that has ventured enthusiastically and prayerfully into its third century of theological education. Since moving from Hampden-Sydney college in 1898, we have developed exciting curricula across multiple platforms. Take a closer look at the different degree programs that we offer through those platforms.If you are interested in applying to Union Presbyterian Seminary, make sure to stop by the admissions site. Learn more about our wonderful faculty and our incredible library. If you are an alum, we have developed a page just for you. Alums and seminary friends, you will certainly be interested in the many program offerings of our Leadership Institute. And if you are interested in giving to support the seminary, well, we certainly have a landing spot for you! So, visit with us awhile, online or in person. You belong—it’s  your seminary.
  • Executive Staff of the President

      • Jacqueline E. Lapsley, President
      • Jennifer Britton, Vice President for Finance and Administration
      • Lee Hinson-Hasty, Vice President for Advancement
      • Kenneth J. McFayden, VP for Academic Affairs and Academic Dean
      • Lisa McLennan, Vice President for Administration / Dean of Students: Charlotte Campus
      • Shawn Oliver, Vice President for Strategy & Institutional Effectiveness
      • Michelle Walker, VP-Community Life; Dean of Students; Director, Financial Aid
      • Sheridan Taylor, Executive Assistant to President and Secretary to the Board of Trustees
  • Trustees

      • Steve Allred, Richmond, VA
      • David Hale Baggs, Richmond, VA
      • Sarah Lindsay Balsley, Atlanta, GA
      • Shell K. Berry, Augusta, GA
      • Gilbert T. Bland, Norfolk, VA
      • Peter Bynum, Larchmont, NY
      • Terry Coffey, Wilmington, NC
      • Jan Myers Cook, Charlotte, NC
      • Mary Sue Donahue, Henrico, VA
      • Delano Douglas, Petersburg, VA
      • Mindy Douglas, Durham, NC, Vice Chair
      • Christopher Edmonston, Raleigh, NC, Chair
      • Edwin R. Feinour, Roanoke, VA
      • E. Bruce Harvey, Jr., Fredericksburg, VA
      • Jacqueline Lapsley, President, Richmond, VA
      • Hyung Howard Kim, Richmond, VA
      • Jenny McDevitt, Columbia, SC
      • Ann Canter Nickels, Richmond, VA
      • Lori Archer Raible, Charlotte, NC, Secretary
      • Mary Mauze Siff, Fort Worth, TX
      • James G. Somerville, Richmond, VA
      • Brent A. Torstrick, Charlotte, NC
      • Charles Vaughters, Richmond, VA
      • James W. Wagner, Hilton Head Island, SC
      • Peter Wherry, Charlotte, NC
      • John M. Woods, Davidson, NC
      • Courtauld McBryde Young, Charlotte NC
  • Life Trustees:

      • William T. Thompson III, Richmond, VA
  • Student Representatives to the Board:

      • Heather Woolard-Lawson, Charlotte Campus
      • Cellonia Ndede, Richmond Campus
  • Alumni Representatives to the Board:

      • Laura Hollandsworth Jernigan, Decatur, GA
      • Nadine Ellsworth-Moran, Augusta, GA

Boards and Councils

  • Seminary Leadership Council

      • William Branch, Little Rock, AR
      • Matthew Rich, Fort Mill, SC
      • Von Clemans, Charlotte, NC
      • Matthew Brown, Charlotte, NC
      • Luke Maybry, Charlotte, NC
      • Emily Phillips, Charlotte, NC
      • Amantha Barbee, Charlotte, NC
      • Peter Wherry, Charlotte, NC
      • John Crawford, Charlotte, NC
      • Todd Hobbie, Concord, NC
      • Whit Malone, Hickory, NC
      • Suzanne Cannon Davis, Huntersville, NC
      • Claude Forehand, Kannapolis, NC
      • John Rogers, Montreat, NC
      • John Burns, Raleigh, NC
      • Robert Jones, Wilmington, NC
      • Dan Lewis, Wilmington, NC
      • Mark Verdery, Rock Hill, SC
      • Sam Weddington, Bristol, TN
      • Elizabeth Dinwiddie, Charlottesville, VA
      • McIlwaine Thompson, Charlottesville, VA
      • Joe Lewis, Chester, VA
      • John Kuykendall, Davidson, NC
      • Andy Sale, Harrisonburg, VA
      • Bill Freeman, Henrico, VA
      • Nancy Summerlin, Midlothian, VA
      • Tom Jefferson, Richmond, VA
      • Arch Wallace, Richmond, VA
      • Martha Rollins, Richmond, VA
      • George Anderson, Roanoke, VA
      • George Raftelis, Davidson, NC
      • Robert Taylor, Richmond, VA
      • Steve Scott, Davidson, NC
      • Phanta Lansden, Charlotte, NC
      • David Rochford, Williamsburg, VA
      • Ellen Crawford True, Concord, NC
      • Dan Commerford, Gastonia, NC