Administration & Faculty
CRI is led by a team of pastors, scholars, and educators committed to biblical authority and Reformed theology. Our faculty brings academic excellence and pastoral insight to each course and program.
We are grateful for the diverse experience and theological depth of our team.
Meet the Deans at CRI Below.
Rev. Dr. Jack Simpson Founder/Dean
A devoted Christian for over 50 years, Dr. Jack Simpson’s greatest passion is the study of Scripture—a pursuit that has shaped every facet of his life. He and his beloved wife have been married for 48 years, sharing a rich family life that includes four wonderful children and eight cherished grandchildren. To the Simpsons, family is everything.
Among their many shared joys is the companionship of Siberian Huskies, and they delight in mushing adventures together.
Dr. Simpson brings a uniquely broad and accomplished background to both ministry and professional life. He has served as pastor at several congregations over his ministerial career. He holds multiple advanced degrees—including a Ph.D., M.Div., and additional credentials in science and technology. His areas of expertise span Theology, Mathematics, Science, Nuclear Engineering, Information Technology, Graphic Design, and Web Development.
Professionally, Dr. Simpson has held significant roles in both corporate and academic settings. His clinical and executive leadership at Tufts/New England Medical Center covered key departments such as Cardiology, Hematology, Oncology, Gastroenterology, Emergency Medicine, and Radiology. He also worked in Nuclear Engineering with Stone and Webster and NPS2 and has been involved in multiple business startups.
For over a decade, he has served as an adjunct Professor of Engineering and Business Administration in the Master’s program at Eastern Nazarene College. An ordained presbyter, Rev. Dr. Jack Simpson iis currently Lead Pastor at Christ the King Chapel in Massachusetts and is the founder and dean of the Covenant Reformed Institute (CRI), where he has been faithfully teaching theology.
Rev. Eduardo Andrade Founder/Assoc. Dean
Eduardo grew up in Providence, Rhode Island with his mom, dad, six sisters, and two brothers. After graduating high school, he attended the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), where he met Mary, his wife of 44 years. They have four children and eleven grandchildren. After attending RISD he joined the U. S. Navy. He served on the USS Forrestal (Aircraft Carrier) in Norfolk, VA, and the USS Fulton (Submarine Tender) in New London, CT. It was while serving on the Forrestal that he rededicated his life to Christ and reconnected with the Church. He joined the Navigators para-church ministry while in the military.
Rev. Andrade has served two congregation: Trinity Covenant Church, Bridgewater, MA as Associate Pastor, and Good Shepherd REC, South Easton, MA as founding Pastor and Rector. He graduated from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA with a Master of Arts in Education, and also holds a Graduate Teacher’s Diploma from the Evangelical Teachers’ Association.
Eduardo’s professional endeavors, beyond the military, have included quality control and production development in manufacturing, chaplaincies in the Veteran’s Administration and Fire and Police Departments, Commercial Real Estate, and quality management consulting. However, throughout his over 45 year time in pastoral ministry, training and education have played a major role. He has been Headmaster and Director in private Christian Schools, served as one of the founding board members of an Urban Charter School, Dean of New England Training Association, Adjunct Instructor at Philadelphia Theological Seminary, and presently serves as associate dean of Covenant Reformed Institute (CRI).