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Dr. Alvin Padilla, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Alvin Padilla, a native of Ponce Puerto Rico, came to the USA when he was 12 years old. His father was a migrant farm worker and one year he decided to stay permanently in the US. He attended school in Haverhill, MA, and graduated from Villanova University in 1978. His first professional job was as the affirmative action officer for the city of Haverhill, which complemented his community organizing skills. He is a graduate of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (M.Div.) and the Graduate School of Drew University (Ph.D). Dr. Padilla came to Gordon-Conwell after five years of teaching Biblical studies at Nyack College. Prior to that, he founded and taught at the Spanish Eastern School of Theology in Swan Lake, NY, for seven years. He has also served as pastor of the Fort Washington Heights Presbyterian Church (PCUSA) in New York City, a Spanish-speaking congregation. In his work as Dean of the Boston program, he oversees the educational programs of Gordon-Conwell’s Center for Urban Ministerial Education and the emerging programs in downtown Boston, including Masters and Doctor of Ministry degrees. Dr. Padilla is an ordained minister in the PCUSA. He holds professional memberships in the American Academy of Religion, the Society of Biblical Literature, and the Asociacion para la Educacion Teologica Hispana.
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