Our Board

Dr. Warren Gage

President

B.A. from Southern Methodist University
Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminarunder Dr. Bruce K. Waltke
J.D. from SMU Dedman School of Law
M.A. from the University of Dallas
Ph.D. from the University of Dallas
Post-graduate study at Tübingen University in Germany

Warren is the President and Founder of the Alexandrian Forum. Previously, he was a Professor of Old Testament at Knox Theological Seminary in Fort Lauderdale, FL for twelve years. He also worked for twelve years as a trial attorney and was national counsel for a Fortune 400 defense contractor. He is married and has two children.

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Dr. Tom Hendrikse

Chairman

B.A. from Florida State University,
J.D. from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University
M.Div. from Knox Theological Seminary, Christianity & Classical Studies Award
D.Min. from Knox Theological Seminary

For ten years, Tom was a practicing trial lawyer before accepting the call in 2001 to become the Senior Pastor of Rio Vista Community Church, a large PCA congregation in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is widely known throughout South Florida for his Christ-centered, expositional preaching ministry.

Since 2007, Tom has served as a member of the Board of Directors for Knox Theological Seminary. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Renew South Florida, which exists to identify, develop and resource leaders to start new churches in South Florida. Tom is also both a graduate of and a frequent speaker for Lifework Leadership, an organization which is committed to transforming leaders by clarifying their calling, challenging their minds, and engaging their hearts for service. In addition, Tom has served as a professor of practical theology for Evangelism Explosion, traveling as far as Fiji to train pastors and EE representatives from a variety of nations, specifically in the discipline of preaching Christ from all of the Scriptures. Together with Dr. Gage, Tom has led several biblical study tours to Israel as well as Egypt, Jordan, Greece, and Turkey. He is a happily married father of three children.

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Willim Davell

B.S. from Wright State University, summa cum laude
M.B.A. from Wright State University
J.D. from Stetson University, cum laude

William C. Davell, partner in the firm of May, Meacham & Davell, P.A., has been practicing law in South Florida for more than 39 years. He is AV Preeminent® Rated by Martindale Hubbell. Davell joined the firm in 1995 as a partner. He was admitted to the Florida bar in 1976, and is admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court as well as the United States District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida.

Davell has been actively involved within the South Florida legal community. He is a member of the Broward County Bar Association and was active in the Young Lawyers Section, serving as President in 1979. Davell also has served as chairman of the Continuing Legal Education Committee of the Florida Bar, and was the secretary and a member of the Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Division.

Davell is dedicated to giving back through involvement in community activities. He served as Chairman of the Christmas and Winterfest Boat Parades in Fort Lauderdale, and also served on the city’s Aviation Advisory Board. Mayor Jim Naugle appointed Davell to the first Riverwalk Committee, where he provided input for the original Riverwalk design and construction. Davell graduated from the first class of Leadership Broward and served as the second President of the alumni association. He graduated from Lifework Leadership in 2007, and remained active as a coach for the following nine years of Lifework classes. Davell also served six years on the board of 4Kids of South Florida, the Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast and the Christian Business Men’s Committee of Fort Lauderdale. He served a three-year chairmanship of the CBMC Southeast Family Conference in North Carolina. He lives in Broward County.

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Samuel Kastensmidt

B.A. from University of Florida with a BSBA in Finance
M.Div. from Knox Theological Seminary, Christianity & Classical Studies Award

As both an educator and a pastor, Sam's driving passion in life is to train up young people to reach their greatest potential in all areas of life for the glory of God! Currently, Sam serves as the Headmaster for Bethany Christian School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Prior to his work at Bethany, he taught high school Bible and Philosophy at Westminster Academy in Fort Lauderdale for 5 years.

Sam is an ordained pastor in the Presbyterian Church in America. He is a member of the Executive Leadership Team of Christian Schools of Florida. He is also a published author of seven different books, including Christ from Creation, Christ in Creation, and The Bible and the Blackboard. He his happily married to his wife, Laura, and they have four children.

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Lee Ann Mancini

B.A. from Regent University in Religious Studies
M.A. from Knox Theological Seminary in Christian & Classical Studies, summa cum laude
M.A. from Knox Theological Seminary in Biblical & Theological Studies, magna cum laude
M.A. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Christian Studies, cum laude
Certificate of Completion from the Ravi School of Apologetics

Lee Ann is currently an adjunct professor at South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary. Lee Ann is an award-winning Christian Children’s author with a well received series of books titled “Adventure of the Sea Kids” at GLM Publishing.

Lee Ann has taught Bible Study for over 10 years and has been an active community volunteer/leader for over 20 years. She is a board member of the Alexandrian Forum under the tutelage of Dr. Warren Gage Th.M., J.D., Ph.D., seeking to bring a greater understanding of the Bible by hosting annual Typology Conferences in South Florida dedicated to the theme of Christ as the center of Scripture. In addition, Lee Ann speaks to women's groups regarding the redemptive power of the gospel represented though the types of brides of the church. She is also a board member of the Florida Author’s and Publishers Association.

Lee Ann is married and has two children. She loves to read, jog, and teach the Word of God. Click here to view her website and to see her publications.

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