Mark & Jaleh Welton have been active members of Holy Trinity since 2013. During that time, Mark has served two terms on the Vestry including as a Senior Warden. He is currently the chair of the Finance Committee. Dr. Welton is Professor Emeritus at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Before retiring from active teaching in 2012, he was Professor of Discipline (International and Comparative Law) at the Academy, and Program Director for the major in International and Comparative Legal Studies. Among the courses he directed and taught were Jurisprudence and Legal Theory, International Law, Comparative Legal Systems, Islamic Law, and U.S. and Comparative Constitutional Law. He holds an A.B. with Honors from Stanford University, an M.A. in International Relations from Boston University, a J.D. from Georgetown University Law School, and both the LL.M. (Master of Laws) and S.J.D. (Doctor of Juridical Science) degrees from the University of Virginia Law School. Prior to assuming his civilian academic position in 1999, he served as a judge advocate in the United States Army. His assignments included Chief of International Law for the U.S. Army, Europe; Legal Liaison Officer at the American Embassy in Germany; Senior Instructor of International and Operational Law at the Army Judge Advocate General’s School; and Deputy Legal Advisor for the United States European Command. He has lectured on international law, Islamic law and Middle Eastern affairs, European Union law, and constitutional and comparative jurisprudence at numerous governmental and academic venues, including the University of Heidelberg, the German Red Cross, Pace University Law School, the National Defense University, the University of Nebraska Law School, Northern Kentucky University Law School, Syracuse University, the University of Virginia Law School, Hamilton College, the Pentagon, the New York City Bar Association, and various Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs in western and eastern Europe. His most recent publication is the book chapter entitled “Jus ad Bellum and the Islamic Reformation” in JUST WAR IN RELIGION AND POLITICS (University Press of America). He is a member of the Middle East Institute and contributes book reviews in the field of Islamic law for The Middle East Journal. He hopes to continue using his professional and church experience to serve the church as a Vestry member.