Leadership
- University of Valley Forge
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PRESIDENT
Dr. David J. Kim
Dr. David J. Kim was appointed president of the University of Valley Forge (UVF) on April 5, 2017. He is a 1997 UVF alumnus who holds a Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary (2002), an honorary doctorate from Northwest University (2019), and received a doctoral degree in Church Leadership and Community Witness at Emory University in 2023. He was ordained by the Assemblies of God in 2004 and has been a church planter and led several Christian schools in the U.S. and abroad.
Dr. Kim has a passion for discipleship, for planting churches, and for equipping churches and organizations to prepare followers of Jesus who will impact the world.

Ron McManus, D.Min.
Chancellor

Todd Guevin, Ph.D.
Vice President of Academic Affairs
TGGuevin@valleyforge.edu

Jennifer Gale, M.Div.
Vice President of Student Life
JDGale@valleyforge.edu

Steve DeFrain
Vice President of Development & Church Relations
SRDeFrain@valleyforge.edu

Shahan Teberian, J.D.
University Counsel
SGTeberian@valleyforge.edu

Leone Bilotta, M.M., CTS
Digital Media Chair
L_Bilotta@valleyforge.edu
610.917.1448
610.917.1448

Evan Curry, M.B.A.
Dean, Business and Program Innovation
EDCurry@valleyforge.edu
610.917.1443
610.917.1443

William DeSanto, D.M.A.
Department Chair
WFDeSanto@valleyforge.edu
610.917.1438
610.917.1438

David Dippold, D.Min.
Department Chair
DMDippold@valleyforge.edu
610.917.1446
610.917.1446

Melissa Falk, M.A.
Department Chair
MAfalk@valleyforge.edu
610.917.3952
610.917.3952

Troy Gearhart, Ph.D.
Department Chair
TEGearhart@valleyforge.edu
610.917.1477
610.917.1477

Marianne Modica, Ph.D.
Department Chair
M_Modica@valleyforge.edu
610.917.1495
610.917.1495

Alan Totire, Ph.D.
Department Chair
AGTotire@valleyforge.edu
610.917.1499
610.917.1499

Melanie Weaver, M.Ed.
Department Chair
MSWeaver@valleyforge.edu
610.917.1448
610.917.1448

Chris Addicks
Registrar
CJAddicks@valleyforge.edu
610.917.1424
610.917.1424

Charity Schneeberger
Director of Admissions
CJSChneeberger@valleyforge
610.917.1563
610.917.1563

Tim Urner
Director of Security
T_Urner@valleyforge.edu
610.917.1818
610.917.1818

Angel Parisot
Director of Student Success & Career Services
ARParisot@valleyforge.edu
610.917.1461
610.917.1461

Julia Patton
Director of Operations
JGPatton@valleyforge.edu
610.917.2004
610.917.2004

Gretchen LeVan
Director of Athletics
GLLeVan@valleyforge.edu
610.917.1478
610.917.1478

Paul van Rijn
Director of IT
P_vanRijn@valleyforge.edu
610.917.1450
610.917.1450

Andre Mauerman
Campus Director
ACMauerman@valleyforge.edu
610.917.1429
610.917.1429

Veronica Bird
Director of Human Resources
RABird@valleyforge.edu
610.917.1422
610.917.1422

Kari Mauerman
Alumni Coordinator
KLMauerman@valleyforge.edu
610.917.1562
610.917.1562

Melanie Oestreich
Librarian
MROestreich@valleyforge.edu
610.917.2003
610.917.2003

Kimberly Camp
Executive Director of Finance and Financial Services
K_Camp@valleyforge.edu