Secretariat

IAPCHE Directors

John H. Kok, Interim Executive Director
May 2011 - June 2012

Dr. Kok, Dean for Research and Scholarship, and Professor of Philosophy at Dordt College, accepted the position of IAPCHE Interim Director, after Nick Lantinga resigned due to family health issues. In 1992 Kok completed the Ph.D. in philosophy from the Free University with a dissertation on the early development of the Dutch philosopher, Dirk Vollenhoven. Since coming to Dordt College in 1983, Kok has taught a wide variety of courses in the philosophy curriculum and has published and edited a number of books and articles. Currently, Kok also is the Director of the Andreas Center for Reformed Scholarship and Service , and the Managing Editor of Dordt College Press.

Anne Maatman, Director of Operations
appointed in October 2001

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iapche@dordt.edu

Skype: anne_iapche

Because of her work for 25 years with a Sioux Center travel agency and her service on two hosting committees of two international conferences in Sioux Center, Anne is well acquainted with the work and membership of IAPCHE.

J. Dinakarlal, Director Asia/Oceania Region
appointed in February 2008
asiaoceania@iapche.org
Skype: dinakarlal

Dr. Dinakarlal taught English for thirty-four years at Scott Christian College (Autonomous), India and served as dean. He has conducted several national level training programs for students, teachers, and administrators for All India Association for Christian Higher Education and served as consultant to their program on alcohol, drug, AIDS, and tobacco. He has associated himself with the Student Christian Movement of India and YMCA in several capacities. He is trained in Christian leadership by Haggai Institute, Singapore.

Isaac Mutua, Director Africa Region (via Centre for the Promotion of Christian Higher in Africa organization office in Kenya) appointed in 2004 cpchea_admin@cpchea.org Skype: Isaac N Mutua
Rev Mutua is a founding member and the Executive Director of the Centre for the Promotion of Christian Higher in Africa (CPCHEA), the regional expression of IAPCHE.
James Padilla De Borst, Director Latin American Region (via the Institute for the Promotion of Christian Higher Education in Costa Rica) appointed in 2010 jpadilladeborst@gmail.com Skype: jpadilladeborst
Institute for the Promotion of Christian Higher Education: We serve as a catalysts for the creation and consolidation of a learning community of students, professors, administrators, institutions and alumni in Latin America that contextualize a Kingdom worldview in the area of higher education and in their professions, and intentionally connect to their local churches for the transformation of their societies. Building on existing programs and projects and in partnership with IAPCHE, UNELA, the Latin American Theological Fellowship and others, the Institute hopes to help bring Christian faculty together for mutual support and development, to foster the publication of books by Latin American authors, to contribute to the strengthening of Christian universities, to encourage able people to rethink curriculum so that educational practice contributes to transformation, and to facilitate South-North exchange and learning.
Marlene Veenstra, Office Assistant Marlene began working at the IAPCHE office in July 2003. iapche@dordt.edu
Marlene has extensive office work experience. Previously she worked as a church secretary and in sales support for a travel agency. We are pleased to have Marlene working at the IAPCHE office on Dordt’s campus.Dordt College is very important in the lives of the Veenstras. Both Marlene and her husband, Charles, came to Dordt College as students and returned to Sioux Center for Charles to teach at the college. Charles has served for more than 30 years as professor of Communications. All four of their children are Dordt graduates.