Pete Koziar, Vice- President, Board of Directors
Congregational Leader, B'nai Avraham Cong., Balt., MD

Pete brings a wealth of Business & Technical experience to our Board, having worked in the Computer Programming industry for a number of years. He has a Master's Degree from Johns Hopkins Univ, took  4 semesters of Hebrew Ulpan studies at Baltimore Hebrew University and has earned the Master of Ministry degree from Chesapeake Seminary. Since 1991 he has been involved in teaching and leadership at Messianic Congregations. He founded B'nai Avraham Messianic Congregation in 1996, where he continues to serve as Congregational leader. He and his wife Sharon are the parents of Jon, born in 1991, who, they assure us, will be the first Messianic Baseball World Series MVP winner in history .

Born in Brooklyn Jewish Hospital, Mottel also grew up in Brooklyn where he attended both Public & Jewish schools. After coming to faith, he moved to Harrisburg PA in 1979 to help in the founding of the Messianic Center there. A graduate of Northeastern Bible College, he also completed much course work at Biblical Theological Seminary and attended Hebrew Ulpan during the time he lived in Jerusalem, Israel. He has led the Messengers Messianic Fellowship since 1982, and has also served at  Beth Messiah Congregation since 1997. Mottel has taught & lectured in Canada, Israel, New Zealand, and throughout the USA. His wife Deborah is of Sephardic Jewish heritage and they are the parents of Jacob, a recent Bar Mitzvah, who aced his Haftorah Vayikra.

Dr. Michael Herts is a Jewish believer who planted and leads a Messianic Congregation in Hampton, Virginia. Balancing his work as a Psychologist and Congregational leader, Mike bring a valued voice to our Board. Michael Herts grew up in a Conservative Jewish home and came to faith in Messiah in 1981. He has held leadership roles in various congregational settings. He is the husband of a recently retired United States Air Force Colonel and physician and the father of three wonderful children. He earned a Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.), and a Master of Education (M.Ed.). He is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and practices in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia.