Monday, October 23, 2006

New Executive Director at UTF

(From: Nick Nedelchev, UTF Chairman of the Board)


Dear Friends and partners,


My heart is full of joy when I am sending this information! Believe me : It is answer of my prayers for very long! God is GREAT !


With great pleasure I want to announce that Stoyan (Tony) Lalev has been elected Executive Director of UTF at a special meeting of the Board of Trustees on September 28, 2006. Tony will fill the position left vacant when I was elected Chairman of the Board of Trustees late last year.


As most of you already know, Tony is a member of our first graduating class of 1996, and has been active in ministry ever since. He has served as a Pastor in the Congregational Church in Bansko, as Assistant to Dick Walton and SEND International, and for the last three years as a full-time staff member at UTF. He is also a founder and Pastor of the Holy Trinity Bulgarian free church in Sofia.


Tony has been closely associated with academic operations of the school, serving over the years as a teacher, translator, and director of extension studies. Administratively, he has been an important contributor in recruiting, fund-raising, strategic planning and the Campus for Tomorrow building campaign.


When I asked Tony to come on board full time, it was with a specific plan in mind to prepare him for leadership in the school. I have been encouraged by his growth in maturity and management. In these last few years he and I have worked closely together in almost all matters, and I am confident that he is ready to assume the role of Executive Director at this time.


Please join me in lifting Tony up in prayer as he begins this new and exciting chapter in ministry. Remember the school, too, as, we collectively rise to meet the challenges the Lord has laid out in front of us, in service to Him and for His glory!


Yours in Christ,


Nick Nedelchev

Chairman of the Board

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