Leadership

Key leaders at Regent College include our President and members of the Board of Governors and Senate.

President

Dr. Paul Spilsbury began his role as Regent College's sixth President in July 2025, ten years after joining the faculty as Academic Dean and Professor of New Testament. Before returning to Regent as a faculty member, he served at Canadian Bible College in Regina, Saskatchewan, where he became Professor of New Testament and played an integral role in the  early formation and development of Ambrose University in Calgary.

Paul completed his doctoral studies at the University of Cambridge (Queen's College), where his research focused on the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus. His teaching covers the full range of the New Testament, with a particular focus on Paul and the Book of Revelation. He has authored or co-authored four books, published numerous book chapters, articles, and reviews, and traveled extensively throughout the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern regions associated with the ancient church. He is a frequent speaker at churches, retreats, and conferences, as well as a juried member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, working primarily in watercolours.

Get to Know Paul

Message to New Students

Board of Governors

The role of the Board of Governors is to oversee the business, affairs, property, and revenue of the College. The Board has the authority to govern the College’s operations, appoint the President, appoint faculty and senior staff members, and grant degrees in theology.

The Board meets three times a year, in February, June, and October.

Members of the Board of Governors

Marv Franz, Chair
Founder and Principal, New Vantage
Alumnus, ThM '01
Waterloo, ON 

Peter Andersen
Architect (retired)
Alumnus, DipCS '83
Seattle, WA

David Avren
Vice President of Legal,  BC Financial Services Authority
Vancouver, BC

Jenna Fabiano
Pastor, Willoughby Christian Reformed Church 
Alumna, MDiv '17
Abbotsford, BC

Tim Huh
Professor, Sauder School of Business, UBC
Alumnus, MACS '21
Vancouver, BC

Jey Jesuratnam, Treasurer
Senior Banker, Scotiabank
Toronto, ON

Toni Kim
Director of Spiritual Care, National Association of Evangelicals
Alumna, MCS '98
Charlottesville, VA

Vincent Kong
Vice-President, Sustainability & Green Building in Real Estate Development  
Alumnus, MATS '07
Hong Kong 

Joyce Lee
Lawyer and Partner, McCarthy Tetrault LLP
Vancouver, BC 

Matthew McCoy
Pastor, Spring Church Bellingham
Alumnus, MDiv '13
Bellingham, WA

David Montgomery
Regional Secretary, IFES Europe
Alumnus, MDiv '95
Northern Ireland

Stephen Mulder
Co-Founder, Mission Labs 
Alumnus, MATS '14
Vancouver, BC

Earl Phillips, Vice-Chair
Independent workplace consultant
Vancouver, BC

Paul Spilsbury
President, Regent College
Alumnus, MCS '90
Vancouver, BC

Karen Stiller, Secretary
Senior Editor, Faith Today; Director of Communications , EFC
Ottawa, ON

Andre Van Ryk
Owner, H&H Total Care Services Inc
Langley, BC

Invited Guests of the Board

Maria Bitterli
Board Coordinator
Assistant to the President, Regent College

Jerry Hwang
Academic Dean, Regent College

Mika Keats
Director of Human Resources, Regent College

Ehud Lee
President, Regent College Student Association

David S. Robinson
Faculty Representative
R. Paul Stevens Associate Professor of Marketplace Theology and Leadership

Seema Sharma
Director of Finance, Regent College

Senate

The Senate is responsible for the academic governance and educational policy of the College.

Alumni Representative

Dawn Humphries
Pastor, Strathcona Vineyard

Board Appointees

Tim Huh
Professor, Sauder School of Business, UBC

Earl Phillips
Independent workplace consultant, Vancouver, BC

Community Representative

David Nacho
Director of Street Ministries, First Baptist Church of Vancouver

Faculty Representatives

Ross Hastings
Sangwoo Youtong Chee Professor of Theology

Grace Hui Liang
Director of Chinese Studies Program, Associate Professor in Chinese Christian Studies

Jens Zimmermann
J.I. Packer Professor of Theology

Student Representatives

Emily Hogeveen
Vice-President: Student Life, Regent College Student Association

Ehud Lee
President, Regent College Student Association

UBC Appointee

TBD

Ex Officio

Paul Spilsbury, Chair
President, Regent College

Cindy Aalders
Director of the Library & Associate Professor of the History of Christianity, Regent College

Maria Bitterli, Secretary
Assistant to the President, Regent College

Jerry Hwang
Academic Dean, Regent College

James Smoker
Registrar, Regent College

Academic Committees

Academic Policy Committee

Chair: Brittany Melton
For approval of all academic policies.

Academic Standards Committee

Chair: James Smoker
For approval of all appeals for exemption to academic policy and program requirements.

Arts Advisory Committee

Chair: Jonathan Anderson
For approval of integrative project in the arts and theology proposals, and other arts-related issues.

Course Syllabus Committee

Chair: Cindy Aalders
For approval of all course syllabi.

Financial Aid Committee

Chair: James Smoker
For approval of all applications for financial aid and for appeals to financial aid policy.

MDiv Committee

Chair: Ross Hastings
For approval of students progressing from the Vocational Discernment Stage to the Candidacy Stage of the MDiv program, and other MDiv-related issues.