Sandye A. Wilson

The Rev. Canon Dr. Sandye A. Wilson is the former Chief Operating Officer of Saint Augustine’s University.

A native of Baltimore, Maryland, she is an Episcopal Priest who has led congregations and institutions for almost four decades. She previously served as Rector of parishes in the Dioceses of Colorado, Connecticut, Minnesota, Newark, and New Jersey. She has been the National President of the Union of Black Episcopalians, President of Province VI of The Episcopal Church, a long-time Member of Executive Council, and Senior Deputy to General Convention.

She has served as an Acting University Chaplain and Lecturer in Ethics at Vassar College; Adjunct Faculty member at Yale University Divinity School, Iliff School of Theology at the University of Denver, University of Minnesota Graduate School of Liberal Studies, and Seabury-Western Seminary Doctor of Ministry Program. She is also a trained professional executive and life coach, and a consultant to various organizations and individuals on systems, conflict, transitions, moral courage, spirituality, and the transformation of society. She is serving her second term on The Church Pension Fund Board of Trustees. She was awarded an honorary DD from St. Paul’s College, Lawrenceville, Virginia, and studied at Goethe Institutes in Germany, The University of Vienna, Austria, and as a John M. Allin Fellow at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute in Switzerland.

She holds a DMin and an MBA from The Graduate Theological Foundation, an MSWSIFI from Fordham University, an MDiv from Union Theological Seminary, and a BA from Vassar College.