About the OCEC

The Orthodox Christian Education Commission is an agency of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America. It was founded in 1957 by a group of Orthodox theologians and educators as a forum to exchange ideas and to search for solutions to common educational problems. It currently aims to develop and publish educational material for and offers support services to Orthodox Christian Churches in North America.

The OCEC is governed by a Board of Trustees made up of jurisdictional representatives. The Commission seeks to encourage cooperation among member jurisdictions. The daily operations of the Commission are conducted by an Executive Board, composed of a Chairman (the Vice President of the Commission) and the various heads of the departments.

OCEC Administrative Staff

Vice-President/Executive Secretary
V. Rev. Anton C. Vrame, Ph.D.
50 Goddard Avenue
Brookline, MA 02445
646-519-6617
617-850-1489 FAX
FrTonyVrame@goarch.org

Recording Secretary
V. Rev. George Alberts

Sales Department Chairperson
Gregory Melnick
gregmel2@aol.com

Board of Directors

OCEC Board of Directors working at a recent meeting

President
To be announced

V. Rev. Anton C. Vrame, Ph.D., Vice-President/Executive Secretary
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

V. Rev. George Alberts, Recording Secretary
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America

Mr. Gregory Melnick, Business Manager
Russian Orthodox Church Abroad

Fr. Kenneth Bachofsky
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of the USA

V. Rev. Thomas Kazich
Serbian Orthodox Metropolinate of New Gracanica

Rev. Harry Linsinbigler
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of USA

Rev. Eugene Maximiuk
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada

Matushka Valerie Zahirsky
Orthodox Church in America

His Grace Bishop Thomas, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Oakland, Charleston, and Mid-Atlantic, Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese
Episcopal Liaison to the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops