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St Cyril’s Coptic Orthodox Theological College
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Governance

St Cyril’s is governed by a College Council, with a Finance Board and an Academic Board.

From left to right: St Cyril's Registrar (Mounir Azer) Dean (Fr. Daniel Fanous), President (Bishop Daniel), Director of Ministry (Fr Mark Basily), and Secretary of the College Council (Saad Sefein), with members of SCD (now AUCD) leadership.
From left to right: St Cyril’s Registrar (Mounir Azer), Dean (Fr. Daniel Fanous), President (Bishop Daniel), Director of Ministry (Fr Mark Basily), and Secretary of the College Council (Saad Sefein), with members of SCD (now AUCD) leadership.

How the College is governed

The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Sydney and Affiliated Regions delegates all College operations to the College Council, which in turn delegates particular operations to two boards:

  • Finance Board
  • Academic Board

College Council

The College Council meets every two months to discuss strategic planning, policy direction and innovation, and governance of the College. The appointment of the College Council is as per SCTC’s constitution.

  • President (Chair of College Council) – Bishop Daniel of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Sydney and Affiliated Regions

Ex officio members

  • Dean (Chair of Academic Board) – Fr Daniel Fanous, Lecturer in Theology and New Testament
  • Business Manager/CFO (Chair of Finance Board) – Mr Steven Basily

Appointed members

  • Secretary of College Council – Mr Saad Sefein
  • Vice Chair of College Council – Fr Rafael Iskander
  • Legal Representative – Fr Matthew Attia
  • Professional Representative – Dr Margaret Tadros

Finance Board

The Finance Board meets every two months to discuss budgeting, financial matters, day to day financial operations, and reporting to the College Council. All accounts are prepared by the Treasurer and are then dealt with externally through an independent financial firm as allocated by the Accounting Division of the Diocese of Sydney. The appointment of the Finance Board is as per SCTC’s constitution.

  • Business Manager/CFO (Chair of Finance Board) – Mr Steven Basily
  • Registrar – Mr Mounir Azer
  • Treasurer – Mr Castro Shehata

Academic Board

The Academic Board comprises the Faculty of the College as well as the Registrar, and meets every two months to discuss the academic progress of the students, course planning and innovation, pedagogical needs, future vision and all other associated matters. The appointment of the Academic Board is as per SCTC’s constitution.

  • Dean (Chair of Academic Board) – Fr Daniel Fanous
  • Registrar – Mr Mounir Azer
  • Fr Rafael Iskander
  • Fr Mark Basily
  • Fr Paul Fanous
  • Fr Antonios Kaldas
  • Professor Rifaat Ebied
  • Mr Michael Ibrahim
  • Dr Samuel Fanous
  • Dr Margaret Tadros