Dr. Geneva Silvernail named Vice President of Asbury Theological Seminary’s Florida Dunnam Campus

President Timothy C. Tennent announces the appointment of Dr. Geneva Silvernail as Vice President for the Florida Dunnam Campus of Asbury Theological Seminary. 

Dr. Silvernail currently serves as the President of the Melanesia Nazarene Bible College in Papua New Guinea. Dr. Silvernail has given her life to theological education throughout the world, having held teaching and administrative posts in Guam, South Africa, United States, Trinidad, West Indies, Philippines and the Caribbean, including St. Croix, Santo Domingo and Dominican Republic.

Dr. Silvernail obtained a Ph.D. in Education from Trevecca Nazarene University in 2001, a M.A. in Administration from Olivet Nazarene University in 1975 and a B.S. in Science from Western Michigan University in 1968. She is an ordained Elder in the Church of the Nazarene in the Michigan District. Dr. Silvernail is the author and contributing writer of several publications.

President Tennent said, “I have not met anyone with more lived experience with theological education in the global church than Geneva Silvernail. I believe that our transition to understanding how we can use our faculty, staff and resources to equip and train the global church is one of the most important transitions of our generation. If the Florida Dunnam Campus is the gateway to the world for Asbury Seminary, then I can think of no better gatekeeper for Asbury's portal than Dr. Geneva Silvernail. She is a gifted teacher, administrator, linguist and strategic thinker. She brings experience and wisdom along with a deep piety rooted in holiness spirituality.” 

Dr. Geneva Silvernail is a native to Tennessee and spent four years teaching in Florida. She will complete her work in Papua New Guinea in November and relocate to Florida in early December.