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MIKE MILE LEKIC (lekicm@gc.adventist.org) mmlekic@gmail.com EDUCATION: 2005 1991 1987 1985 1974 1973
Ph.D., Religious Education, Andrews University M.P.H., International Health, Loma Linda University, Haiti Extended Campus M.A., Educational and Developmental Psychology, Andrews University M.Div., Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan Brevet d=Aptitude à l’Enseignement du Français Hors de France, Alliance Française, Paris, France Diplôme d’Evangeliste, Séminaire Adventiste du Salve, Collonges-sous-Salve, France
EXPERIENCE: Since July 2010 GC Associate Director of Education/Adventist Accrediting Association, Executive Secretary* 2007-2010
Southern Asia-Pacific Division Director of Education
2006-2007
Superintendent of Education &Adventist Community Services/Disaster Response Director New Jersey Conference
1996-2006
Director of Education, SDA Church in Canada (Canadian Union)
1995-1996
Superintendent of Education, Ontario Conference, Canada
1993-1995
Superintendent of Education; Youth, Church and Personal Ministries Director, Quebec Conference, Canada
1991-1993
President, Haitian Adventist University/Université Adventiste d'Haïti
1987-1991
Teaching Principal, English Academy (mornings); Chair, Dep. of Modern Languages; Theology, Educational and Pastoral Psychology, and Public Health Lecturer (afternoons), Haitian Adventist University, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
1982-1987
Student Employment, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan
1980-1982
Kennedy International Airport Safety, New York City, New York
1977-1980
Assistant/Associate Pastor, Bremerhaven, Germany
1975-1976
Military Service, Yugoslavia
*EXTENSIVE ACCREDITATION EXPERIENCE AT K-12 AND COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY LEVELS: K-12 Level As superintendent of the Quebec, Ontario, and New Jersey conferences, as well as Canadian Union education director and Southern-Asia Pacific Division education director between 1993 and 2010, one of my major responsibilities was to care for and lead in the accreditation work of the schools. College/University Level (2010-15) The following does not include the college/university accreditation work done between 1991 and 2010. 82. Candidacy Site Visit, IBE, Site visit for medicine and Ngoma Extension Campus, Adventist University of Central Africa, Kigali, Rwanda, 6/16-21/15
2 81. Candidacy Site Visit, IBTME, Site visit for Chinese Adventist Seminary and its Kunming and Chengdu Extensions, Hong Kong, 4/19-24/15 80. Regular Site Visit, AAA, Latin-American Adventist Theological Seminary, Av. L3 Sul SGAS 611 Módulo 75/76, Brasília-DF – Brasil. Cep. 70.200-710, 2/24-3/5/15 79. Candidacy Site Visit, IBE, Site visit for Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Adventist University of Central Africa, Kenya, 1/19-21/15 78. Candidacy Site Visit, IBE/IBTME, Site visit for PhD in Leadership and MA in Instructional Technology and Master of Divinity and MA in Chaplaincy, Adventist University of Africa, Kenya, 1/13-15/15 77. Candidacy Site Visit, IBE, ZASI, Bachelor of Science in Business Informatics, Zaoksky, Russia, 12/8-9/14. 76. Interim Site Visit, AAA, Adventist University of Central Africa, Kigali, Rwanda, 11/24-26/14 75. Interim Site Visit, AAA, Ethiopia Adventist College, Kuyera, Shashemene, Ethiopia, 11/17-19/14 74. Interim Site Visit, AAA, University of Arusha, P.O. Box 7; Usa River, via Arusha, Tanzania, 11/10-13/14 73. Candidacy Site Visit, IBE, Site visit for Master of Arts in English and Master in Computer Science, Middle East University, Sabtieh, Sad El Bauchrieh, Beirut, Lebanon, 10/26-29/14 72. Regular Site Visit, AAA, Middle East University, Sabtieh, Sad El Bauchrieh, Beirut, Lebanon, 10/26-29/14 71. Regular Site Visit, AAA, Newbold College of Higher Education, Binfield, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG42 4AN, England, 10/20-23/14. 70. Advisory Visit, IBE, Site visit for Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (M.B.,Ch.B.), Adventist University of Central Africa, Kigali, Rwanda, 9/3-5/14. 69. Candidacy Site Visit, IBE, MA in Education and an MBA, Adventist University of Central Africa, Kigali, Rwanda, 6/3-5/14. 68. Regular Site Visit, AAA, Hungarian Adventist Theological College, Ráday utca 12, 2119 Pécel, Hungary, 5/19-21/14 67. Candidacy Site Visit, IBE, BA in Primary Education, BA in Physical Education, BA in Economic Cybernetics (Information Systems), Ukrainian Adventist Center of Higher Education, Bucha, Ukraine, 5/1215/14. 66. Candidacy Site Visit, IBMTE, MA in Practical Theology with an Emphasis in Children and Adolescent Ministry, Ukrainian Adventist Center of Higher Education, Bucha, Ukraine, 5/12-15/14. 65. Regular Site Visit, AAA, Ukrainian Adventist Center of Higher Education, Bucha, Ukraine, 5/12-15/14 64. Candidacy Site Visit, IBE, Site visit for Bachelor in Mass Communication, MS in Global Health Care, and MS in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Eastern Africa, Baraton, 4/28-5/1/12. 63. Regular Site Visit, AAA, University of Eastern Africa Baraton, P. O. Box 2500, Eldoret, Kenya, 4/28-5/1/14 62. Regular Site Visit, AAA, Adventist University of Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, 4/23-25/14 61. Focused Site Visit, Taiwan Adventist College Extensions in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, and Yishan, Zhejiang—Bachelor of Ministry, China, 3/4-12/14 60. Interim Site Visit, AAA, Sahmyook University, 26-21 Gongneung 2-dong, Nowon-gu, Seoul 139-742, Republic of Korea, 2/11-13/14 59. Interim Site Visit, AAA, Sahmyook Health University College, 29-1 Hwigyeong 2 Dong Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 130-092 Korea, 2/9-11/14 58. Regular Site Visit, AAA, Secondary School Maruševec, Maruševec 82, 42243 Maruševec, Croatia, 1/1921/14 57. Regular Site Visit, AAA, Adriatic Union College, Maruševec 82, 42243 Maruševec, Croatia, 1/19-21/14 56. Candidacy Site Visit, IBE, Site visit for Bachelor of Music in Music Education and Bachelor of Science in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Statistics, and Applied Math, Adventist University of Central Africa, 12/10, 11, 16, and 19/13. 55. Regular Site Visit, AAA, Hong Kong Adventist College, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, 11/11-14/13
3 54. Regular Site Visit, AAA, Taiwan Adventist College, 39 Chung Wen Lane, Yu Chih, Nantou County, 555 Taiwan, 11/5-7/13 53. Regular Site Visit, AAA, Zaoksky Adventist Seminary and Institute, Zaoksky, Tula Region, Russia, 10/2023/13 52. Interim Site Visit, AAA, Bugema University, Kampala, Uganda, 7/3-7/13 51. Candidacy Extension Site Visits, IBE, Site visits for UEAB Nairobi and Eldoret, Kenya, Extension Sites, 6/27-7/2/13 50. Candidacy Site Visit, IBMTE, Site visit for MA in Cross Cultural Studies with Emphasis on Islam, ZASI Tokmok Extension, Brigadnaya 12, Chui/Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan, 6/9-11/13 49. Regular Site Visit, AAA, Polish College of Theology and Humanities, Podkowa Leśna, ul. Jana Pawła II 39, Poland, 5/12-16/13 48. Focused Site Visit, Helderberg College, South Africa; Babcock University, Nigeria; Valley View University Ghana, AUA Extension Sites Review, 4/29-5/6/13 47. Candidacy Site Visit, IBE/IBMTE, Site visit for MBA and MA in Biblical and Theological Studies, Nairobi, Kenya, 4/24-26/13 46. Interim Site Visit, AAA, Adventist University of Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, 4/24-26/13 45. Interim Site Visit, AAA, Hungarian Adventist Theological College (Adventista Teológiai Főiskola) Ráday utca 12, 2119 Pécel, Hungary, 3/19-21/13 44. Regular Site Visit, AAA, Gimnazija/Academy Zivorad Jankovic, Novi Sad, Serbia, 3/17-19/13 43. Interim Site Visit, AAA, Belgrade Theological Seminary, Bore Markovića 11, 11030 Belgrade, Serbia, 3/14-17/13 42. Candidacy Site Visit, IBE, Site visit for Bachelor in Journalism, Bucha, Ukraine, 3/3-6/13 41. Regular Site Visit, AAA, Roorkee Adventist College, P.O. Box 46; Roorkee 247 667, Uttarakhand, India, 2/26-3/1//13 40. Regular Site Visit, AAA, Spicer Memorial College, Ganeshkhind P. O., Aundh Road, Pune 411007 Maharashtra, India, 2/20-24/13 39. Administrative Site Visit, Nile Union Academy, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt, 1/29-30/13. 38. Candidacy Site Visit, IBE, Site visit for Bachelor of Education in Accounting, IT, Economics, Math, Geography and History, Adventist University of Central Africa, Kigali, wanda, 11/25-28/12. 37. Regular Site Visit, AAA, Adventist University of Central Africa, Kigali, Rwanda, 11/25-28/12 36. Regular Site Visit, AAA, Ethiopia Adventist College, Kuyera, Shashemene, Ethiopia, 11/18-21/12 35. Regular Site Visit, AAA, University of Arusha, P.O. Box 7; Usa River, via Arusha, Tanzania, 11/11-14/12 34. Interim Site Visit, AAA, Middle East University, Sabtieh, Sad El Bauchrieh, Beirut, Lebanon, 10/26-28/12 33. Interim Site Visit, AAA, Newbold College, Binfield, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 5AN, England, 10/2123/12 32. Interim Site Visit, AAA, Adventist University of Haiti, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 9/24-26/12 31. Candidacy Site Visit, IBE, Site visit for MPH, Bugema University, Kampala Campus, Kampala, Uganda 8/16-17/19/12. 30. Candidacy Site Visit, IBE, Site visit for Master of Public Health, Adventist University of Africa, 8/1314/12. 29. Candidacy Site Visit, IBE, Site visit for MA in Education and Master of Business Administration, University of Arusha, Arusha, Tanzania, 6/24-27/12. 28. Candidacy Site Visit, IBMTE, Site visit for MA in Cross Cultural Studies with an Emphasis on Islam, Zaoksky Adventist Seminary and Institute, Bucha, Russia, 5/27-29/12.
4 27. Interim Site Visit, AAA, Polish College of Theology and Humanities, Podkowa Leśna, ul. Jana Pawła II 39, Poland, 5/23-25/12. 26. Candidacy Site Visit, IBE, Site visit for BA in Media and Social Sciences, Polish College of Theology and Humanities, Podkowa Leśna, ul. Jana Pawła II 39, Poland, 5/23-25/12. 25. Interim Site Visit, AAA, Hong Kong Adventist College, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, 5/7-9/12. 24. Focused Site Visit, AAA, TAC Lingxi/Wenzhou Extension, China, 05/4-6/12. 23. Focused Site Visit, AAA, Bugema University Elgonview College Extension in Eldoret, Kenya, 4/29-5/ 1/12 22. Candidacy Site Visit, IBE, Site visit for Master of Science in Information Technology, Adventist University of Africa, 4/23-26/12. 21. Regular Site Visit, AAA, Adventist University of Lukanga, B.P. 180, Butembo, Nord-Kivu, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, 3/20-23/12. 20. Regular Site Visit, AAA, Sahmyook Health University, Seoul, Korea, 1/29-2/1/12 19. Regular Site Visit, AAA, Saniku Gakuin College, Kugahara, Japan, 1/23-26/12 18. Regular Site Visit, AAA, Hungarian Adventist Theological College, (Adventista Teológiai Főiskola) Ráday utca 12, 2119 Pécel, Hungary, 11/28-30/11. 17. Regular Site Visit, AAA, Belgrade Theological Seminary, Bore Markovica 11, 11030 Belgrade, 11/2225/11. 16. Candidacy Site Visit, IBMTE, Site visit for MA in Islamic Studies, Middle East University, Ferdous, Sabtieh, Jdeidet Metn, Lebanon, 11/7-9/11. 15. Candidacy Site Visit, IBMTE, Site visit for BTH (Practical Theology), Ukrainian Adventist Center of Higher Education Seminary, Bucha, Ukraine, 11/4-6/11. 14. Regular Site Visit, AAA, Bugema University, Kampala, Uganda, 10/18-21/11. 13. Interim Site Visit, AAA, Ethiopian Adventist College, Kuyera, Sheshemane, Ethiopia, 8/31-9/2/11. 12. Focused Site Visit, AAA, TAC UT Extension Sites, China, 06/4-7/11. 11. Regular Site Visit, AAA, Sahmyook University, Seoul, Korea, 5/23-26/11. 10. Regular Site Visit, AAA, Ukrainian Institute of Arts and Sciences, Bucha, Ukraine, 5/8-11/11. 09. Interim Site Visit, AAA, Zaoksky Adventist University, Zaoksky, Tula Region, Russia, 5/4-6/11. 08. Regular Site Visit, AAA, Adventist University of Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, 4/28-5/2/11. 07. Interim Site Visit, AAA, Pakistan Adventist Seminary and College, Farooqabad Mandi, Sheikhupura District, Pakistan, 2/6-8/11. 06. Regular Site Visit, AAA, Nile Union Academy, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt, 12/13-16/10. 05. Regular Site Visit, AAA, Adriatic Union College (Adventisticko uciliste Marusevec--Adventisticki teoloski fakultet), Marusevec, Croatia, 12/8-12/10. 04. Focused Site Visit, AAA, Ukraine Institute of Arts and Sciences, Bucha, Ukraine, 12/3-7/10. 03. Regular Site Visit, AAA, Polish College of Theology and Humanities (Wyźsza Szkoła TeoligicznoHumanistyczna), Podkowie Leśnej, Poland, 11/27-12/02/10. 02. Regular Site Visit, AAA, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, 11/8-11/10 01. Regular Site Visit, AAA, Taiwan Adventist College, 39 Chung Wen Lane, Yu Chih, Nantou County, 555 Taiwan, 10/17-21/10
5 SELECTED PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND CERTIFICATES: Psi Chi: ASCD: Ordination: CFLE: Gallup TPA: Phi Kappa Phi: NAPCE: Teaching: Administration:
Honor Society in Psychology - Member Since 1986 Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development - Member Since 1987 Ordained Pastor of Seventh-day Adventist Church - Since 1990 Certified Family Life Educator - Since 1998 Gallup Teacher Perceiver (Interview) Specialist Since 2000 Honor Society, Recognizing and Promoting Academic Excellence, Member - Since 2003 North American Professors of Christian Education Scholastic Award, April 2005 Current Professional Teaching Certificate (Religion, Religious Education, Psychology, Health) Current Administrator=s Certificate (Principal, Supervisor of Instruction, Superintendent) Based on Graduate Coursework in Educational Administration, Renewable every Five Years.
SELECTED RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS: Lekic, M. M. (2010, December). Excellence and Quality for Time and Eternity. Journal of Adventist Education Editorial. Lekic, M. M. (2005, July). Achieving excellence in Adventist schools in Canada. Canadian Adventist Messenger. (Seventh in a series of seven articles based on the recommendations for practice in my dissertation). Lekic, M. M. (2005). Perceptions and attitudes of selected Adventist and non-Adventist parents of school-age children toward Adventist schools in Canada. PhD dissertation, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI. Lekic, M. M. (2004, April). Attitudes: Discovering parental perspectives toward Adventist schools in Canada. Adventist Review, 22, 23. (Special Issue on Adventist Education) Lekic, M. M. (2001, March). Acting on our vision with passion and compassion. Canadian Adventist Messenger, 3. Lekic, M. M. (1997, March). Educational excellence: For time and eternity. Canadian Adventist Messenger, 3. Lekic, M. M. (1987). Toward an interactionist view of conversion: A psycho-socio-theological study. Unpublished master’s thesis, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI.
REQUESTED BY THE GCHR: FIVE MAJOR INITIATIVES COORDINATED DURING THE 2010-2015 QUINQUENNIUM
In addition to supporting and contributing to the departmental priorities and fulfilling my job description responsibilities to the best of my abilities as liaison to, ECD, ESD MENA, NSD, TED, and Executive Secretary of the Adventist Accrediting Association, the following are new initiatives in my sphere of service: 1. Adventist Accrediting Association (AAA) Website (http://adventistaccreditingassociation.org/) Initiated the project with the professional help from the GC IT Department and wide input, feedback and support from the AAA Staff – Education Director and Associates, support staff & others.
6 2. International Board of Education (IBE) & International Board of Ministerial and Theological Education (IBMTE) (https://portal.adventist.org/education/IBEIBMTE/default.aspx) and AAA (https://portal.adventist.org/education/AAA/Default.aspx) SharePoint sites – Initiation with encouragement and support from GC IT and Education; uploading documents for meetings. 3. Revision of AAA Handbook – Coordination with wide input and support from the Education Director and Associates, a task force, as well as from the Board members and college/university leaders from around the world over three years. 4. Online Education Data Collection. Initiated the project with the professional help from the GC IT Department and wide input, feedback and support from the AAA Staff – Education Director and Associates, and support staff. Still adjusting and supporting world field in the transition. 5. Personal Mission to the Cities. With the encouragement and financial support from the General Conference president and his leadership team, God has blessed with hundreds deciding to follow Jesus and join the SDA Church as a result of the evangelistic campaigns in E. B. Magalona (2012), Bacolod (2014) and Iloilo City (2015), Philippines. OTHER INFORMATION:
Born in Strpce, Kosovo, Serbia, former Yugoslavia; Married to Nada Lekic, R.N. and Together we have Two Married Adult Children and two Grandchildren; Good Health. American and Canadian Citizen with Valid Passports and Social Security/Insurance Numbers. Languages: English, French, German, Serbo-Croatian and Some Spanish. My Canadian Union office family characterized me as “kind-hearted, jovial, go-getter, sincere, intelligent, honest, caring, friendly, conscientious, industrious, organized, meticulous, dedicated, focused, committed, earnest, courteous, striving for excellence; with pleasant personality and good spirit.” Served or Serving as Chair or Committee Member at Secondary School, College/University, Conference, Union, Division, and General Conference Levels. Frequent Graduation Speaker, Presenter on Various Topics during Teacher Conventions and Faculty Professional Development Events. Oriented/In-serviced Principals, Superintendents of Schools, Union Directors of Education, College/University Presidents as well as Church, School/College/University Boards. Hobbies: Photography, Music, Gardening.
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Personal Mission Statement: To live a life of selfless service and make a difference in the lives of others.
Personal AI am@ Statement: I am Mike Lekic God-fearing, service oriented, determined, responsible, and quality driven; a man of vision, action, integrity, and loyalty; striving for kindness, meekness, and wholeness. A Few Thoughts That Speak to my Soul: Let us fear God and we shall cease to fear man (Andrew Jackson). God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, and though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea... (Psalm 46). The high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule (Albert Einstein). Life=s most urgent question is: What are you doing for others? (Martin Luther King Jr.). He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own (Confucius). We can do no great things, only small things with great love (Mother Teresa). Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference (Robert Frost). Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value (Albert Einstein). Man is what he believes (Anton Chekhov). Provide service better than customer expects. Total customer responsiveness (Lyndon Furst).
8 Don=t find fault, find remedy (Henry Ford). It is not whether you get knocked down, it is whether you get up (Vince Lombardi). The difference between a successful person and the others is not a lack of strength, not lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will (Vince Lombardi). Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it and work at it until it=s done, and done right (Walt Disney). Winston Churchill said, “We must never, never, NEVER give up.@ The price of greatness is responsibility (Winston Churchill). Excellence is not optional (Byrd Baggett). Where there is no vision, people perish (Proverbs 29:18). Vision is the stuff of our dreams. Passion is our energy to make it real. The two go together like a horse and rider. In the mind of one is the goal, in the other lies the means to get there (Peter Urs Bender). The great end of life is not knowledge but action (Thomas Henry Huxley). Do what you can, with what you have, where you are (Theodore Roosevelt). Do something for somebody every day for which you don’t get paid (Albert Schweitzer). The greatest want of the world is the want of men B men who will not be bought or sold, men who in their inmost souls are true and honest, men who do not fear to call sin by its right name, men whose conscience is as true to duty as the needle to the pole, men who will stand for the right though the heavens fall (E. G. White). Well done, good and faithful servant... (Matthew 25:21).