Rev. Nicholas Belcher, President

Father Nicholas Belcher, the president of OYM, additionally serves as the pastor of St. George Orthodox Church of Little Falls, New Jersey and the chairman of the Archdiocesan Task Force for Youth and Young Adult Ministry of the Antiochian Archdiocese. Before these assignments, Fr. Nicholas served as the hierarchical assistant for His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph. Previous to his work for the Archdiocese, Fr. Nicholas worked for twelve years at Hellenic College Holy Cross – nine years as the Dean of Students and three years as the Assistant director of the Office of Vocation & Ministry and director of CrossRoad. He is a graduate of The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, and Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary – where he now serves as a Lecturer in Antiochian Liturgics.

frbelcher@theoym.org

Ken Liu, Executive Director

Ken Liu is OYM’s Executive Director. For over 25 years Ken has been an attorney serving churches, Christian ministries, and other nonprofits, including Orthodox ministries. He was a founding member of the Orthodox Christian Attorney Network and serves as a consultant to the Assembly of Orthodox Bishops’ Legal Affairs Committee. Ken was Director of the Christian Legal Society’s national Christian Legal Aid program for eight years providing training to attorneys serving the needy. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia and Cornell Law School. Ken and his family joined the Orthodox Church in 2009 and worship at St. Mary’s Romanian Orthodox Church (OCA) in northern Virginia, where he has taught Sunday School and serves on the parish council. He currently serves a reader and is in the OCA Diaconal Vocations Program. Ken is grateful that his two young adult sons have grown in the faith through the wonderful ministries of Antiochian Village Summer Camp, Orthodox Christian Fellowship, CrossRoad, and Project Mexico.

kliu@theoym.org

Christian Gonzalez, Director of Ministry

Christian Gonzalez is our Director of Ministry. He is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who holds multiple degrees from Wheaton College, Azusa Pacific University, and Luther Seminary. Well known for his work developing training materials like “Effective Christian Ministry” and podcasts like “We Are Orthodoxy” and “Pop Culture Coffee Hour,” he is passionate about upbuilding of the Church as the Family of God: a household that forms young people into the likeness of Christ.

cgonzalez@theoym.org

Sandra Glisic, Director of Operations

Sandra is our Director of Operations. She holds multiple degrees and certificates from Concordia University Chicago, DePaul University Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, Tufts University, and the Lilly School of Philanthropy. She is passionate about building Christ-centered teams that bring organizational best practices to complex ministry problems.

sglisic@theoym.org