Board of Trustees

  • Dr. Judith A. Berling

    Chair 

    Professor Emerita of Chinese and Comparative Religions, Graduate Theological Union
    Bio

  • Mr. Anthony Ruger
    Vice Chair & Chair, Finance & Administration Committee

    Retired; Former Senior Research Fellow, Center for the Study of Theological Education, Auburn Seminary
    Bio

  • Dr. Christian Murck
    Treasurer & Chair, Audit Committee

    Senior Counselor, APCO Worldwide; Former President, The American Chamber of Commerce in the People’s Republic of China (AmCham China)
    Bio

  • Dr. Paul P. Appasamy
    Secretary & Chair, Program Committee

    President, Board of Trustees, Women’s Christian College and St. Christopher’s College of Education, Chennai, India
    Bio

  • Dr. Rosie Bateson

    (leave of absence)

  • Dr. Michael Gilligan
    Past Chair & Chair, Committee on Trustees

    President Emeritus, The Henry Luce Foundation, New York
    Bio

  • Dr. Pushpa Joseph

    Provincial Superior, Providence Convent, Bangalore, India
    Bio

  • Dr. Archie C.C. Lee

    Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Chinese Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    Bio

  • Rev. Dr. Heasun Kim

    Staff Director, International Ministries, United Methodist Women, New York
    Director, Scranton Women’s Leadership Center
    American Methodist Korean Women’s Mission Foundation
    Bio

  • Dr. Barbara K. Mistick

    President, National Association for Independent Colleges and Universities 
    Bio

  • Dr. Anri Morimoto

    Senior Director and Associate Professor
    Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religion, International Christian University, Japan
    Bio

  • Dr. Su Yon Pak
    Chair, Development Committee

    Senior Director and Associate Professor Integrative and Field-Based Education Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York 
    Bio

  • Ms. Ruby E. Schmidt, CFA
    Chair, Investment Committee

    Manager, Investment and Administration, Whitestone Capital, New Jersey; Investment Consultant, formerly with Princeton Theological Seminary; Clearbrook Partners
    Bio

  • Dr. Ying Wang

    Professor of Higher Education Administration and Former Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Fudan University, China
    Bio

  • Dr. Shailesh Shah

    Retired; Former Global Chief Risk Officer, Wealth Management, UBS, Zurich, Switzerland
    Bio

  • Dr. Budi Widianarko

    Professor of Food Safety & Ecology and Former Rector, Soegijapranata Catholic University, Indonesia
    Bio