I am pleased to announce that the Rev.
Dr. Javier A. Viera has been chosen to be the next dean of the Theological School.He brings great experience in the church and in community outreach that will enrich the work of our colleagues in the Theological School, as well as in the whole university.
Viera's appointment was approved today by the Executive Committee of the Drew Board of Trustees. He will begin on July 1.
Viera will succeed the Rev. Dr. Virginia Samuel T'75, associate dean of contextual learning for the Theological School, who has served as the interim dean since the Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Kuan departed in 2013 to become the seventh president of Claremont School of Theology.
Currently, Viera is executive minister of Christ Church in New York City and holds advanced degrees from Duke, Yale and Columbia. In addition to his pastoral duties at Christ Church, Viera spearheaded efforts to form partnerships with the Methodist Church in Colombia, promoting economic development projects and cross-cultural efforts to build health clinics, churches and job training centers. Viera has also served on the governing boards of the divinity schools at Yale and Duke.
Viera earned his bachelor's degree from Florida Southern College, his Master of Divinity from Duke University and his Master of Sacred Theology from Yale University. In 2012, he completed his doctorate in adult learning and leadership at Columbia University. He was recognized as a Canon Scholar at Yale and a Dean’s Scholar at Duke. He currently advises and co-directs doctoral student dissertations at Teachers College at Columbia University. He has delivered sermons at both Harvard and Yale, and has done scholarly work on interreligious relations and comparative religions. Viera is also a Fellow at the Shalom-Hartman Institute's Christian Leadership Initiative in Jerusalem.
Before joining the staff of Christ Church, Viera served as senior minister at Mamaroneck United Methodist Church in New York. Viera is a native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, has two daughters and counts tennis and baseball among his hobbies.
Please join me in welcoming him to the Drew family.
Sincerely,
Vivian A. Bull
President
Drew University
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