Center for Law and Public Policy

"Adventists more than ever before, in this country and elsewhere in the world, are beginning to experience what it means to integrate faith and practice. It's a challenge. It's a place where we have something to contribute. It's a place that I think offers real opportunities."

Mitchell Tyner, General Counsel, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

The Vision

The Center for Law and Public Policy, a non-governmental organization, was established with a vision to:

Mentor young Seventh-day Adventists interested in pursuing careers in law and government
Nurture community among Adventist attorneys and public policy makers
Advocate public policy from an Adventist perspective

Guided by this vision, the Center: trains aspiring lawyers and policy-makers in the theory and methods of public policy and advocacy; organizes conferences and seminars to provide opportunities for fellowship and to inform Adventist attorneys and public policy-makers on current issues, particularly as they relate to human rights and bear on the highly vulnerable; and advocates on Capitol Hill for issues of health and human rights while educating the wider Adventist community regarding these activities.

The Board

The Board for the Center for Law and Public Policy is comprised of the following individuals:

Randal Wisbey, Co-Chair
President, Columbia Union College
Dean Bouland, Co-Chair
Managing Attorney, Bouland and Brush, LLC
Roy Branson, Secretary
Director, Center for Law and Public Policy
Bryan Zervos, Treasurer
Director, Alumni Affairs, Columbia Union College
Gerald Chipeur
Partner, Chipeur Associates

Harold Lee
President, Columbia Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Mitchell Tyner
Associate General Counsel, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Charles Scriven
President, Kettering College of Medical Arts