Jacqueline E. Lapsley is President of Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, VA and Charlotte, NC. She was called to the position in 2023 after serving at Princeton Theological Seminary for 25 years.

A noted Old Testament scholar, Dr. Lapsley earned her Ph.D. from Emory University, an M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary, an M.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her A.B. from Smith College.

Jacq Lapsley is married to Rev. Greg Bezilla, an Episcopal priest; they have two adult children. She is a ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA).