Presiding Elders' Council
A.M.E. Zion Church
Rev. Dr. Anthony K.R. Gibson
International President
Anthony Kenya’ Robertson Gibson is a
native of Gary, Indiana and the son of
Louise S. Robertson-King and the late
Barry E. Gibson. He is married to the
former Belinda Renee Burts. They have
three sons: Gregory Anthony, Jeremy
Jerrod, and Jared Alexander Gibson; and
one granddaughter, Brayya.
After graduating with honors and voted by his classmates as Most Likely To Succeed from the William A. Wirt Senior High School in Gary, Dr. Gibson matriculated to Indiana University in Bloomington, where he completed a double major in Journalism and African American Studies while on a full academic scholarship from Knight-Ridder. He furthered his education at the Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, for the Master of Divinity degree. He graduated with Highest Honors (4.0 g.p.a.) from Strayer University with a master's degree in Human Resource Management with a specialization in Organizational Development and received the Doctor of Philosophy degree from Trinity Bible College and Seminary. Dr. Gibson is pursuing the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Organizational Leadership from Indiana Wesleyan University. He is a graduate of the Cornell University Diversity & Inclusion Advanced Certification Program for Human Resources professionalsAfter graduating with honors from the William A. Wirt Senior High School in Gary, he matriculated to Indiana University in Bloomington where he completed a double major in Journalism and African American Studies. He furthered his education at the Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky for the Master’s of Divinity degree and earned the Doctor of Philosophy in Theology from Trinity Bible College and Seminary. He most recently graduated with Highest Honors from Strayer University with a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management with a specialization in Organizational Development.
Professionally, Dr. Gibson is Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at The Children’s Hospital of Michigan, a two-campus hospital system with facilities in Detroit and Troy with nearly 3,000 employees that is a top pediatric hospital by U.S. News & World Report, with gross revenues of over $1 billion. He is also Adjunct Professor at the DeVoe School of Business with Indiana Wesleyan University teaching courses in Human Resource Management, Strategic Business Design, and Leadership. Dr. Gibson has held executive Human Resources leadership positions at Jennie Stuart Hospital & Health System in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Eskenazi Hospital & Health System in Indianapolis, Methodist Hospitals in Gary, Indiana, BrightSpring Health in Louisville, Springfield Healthcare Center in Indianapolis, and Career Systems Development Corporation in Rochester, New York. Dr. Gibson has also served as the Affirmative Action Director for the State of Indiana, a contracted Human Resource Director for the US Department of Labor, Assistant Administrator for Manor Care Nursing Home in Anderson, Indiana, and the Executive Director of Student Success and Persistence at Indiana University. He has been a police and court reporter for the Lexington, Kentucky Herald-Leader and the Louisville, Kentucky Courier-Journal.
Spiritually, the late Bishop Roy Anderson Holmes appointed Dr. Gibson Indianapolis District Presiding Elder of the Indiana Conference of The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church on October 2, 2010. On February 23, 2017, Dr. Gibson was elected the seventh and the youngest International President of the Presiding Elders’ Council of The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. In this role, he provides executive leadership to Presiding Elders around the world in supporting Episcopal leadership, strengthening district stewardship and networking to develop and implement best practices of the Office of the Presiding Elder. He is the former Youth Minister at Broadway Temple A.M.E. Zion Church in Louisville, Kentucky; Pastor of Saint Mark Temple A.M.E. Zion Church in Indianapolis, Indiana; Wallace Temple A.M.E. Zion Church in Anderson, Indiana; Taylortown A.M.E. Zion Church in Louisville, Kentucky; and Johnson Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church in Springfield, Kentucky. He was ordained in the A.M.E. Zion Church, a Deacon 1996 and an Elder in 1998.
Dr. Gibson is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated; the American College of Healthcare Executives; the American Society for Health Care Human Resources Administration; the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM); Past Asst. Grand Chaplain of The Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge Jurisdiction of Kentucky; and Past Master of Industrial Lodge #145 P.H.A. Louisville, Kentucky. Elected in 1992 at age 23, he holds the distinction of being the youngest master ever elected in the history of Prince Hall Masonry in the Jurisdiction of Kentucky.
After graduating with honors and voted by his classmates as Most Likely To Succeed from the William A. Wirt Senior High School in Gary, Dr. Gibson matriculated to Indiana University in Bloomington, where he completed a double major in Journalism and African American Studies while on a full academic scholarship from Knight-Ridder. He furthered his education at the Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, for the Master of Divinity degree. He graduated with Highest Honors (4.0 g.p.a.) from Strayer University with a master's degree in Human Resource Management with a specialization in Organizational Development and received the Doctor of Philosophy degree from Trinity Bible College and Seminary. Dr. Gibson is pursuing the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Organizational Leadership from Indiana Wesleyan University. He is a graduate of the Cornell University Diversity & Inclusion Advanced Certification Program for Human Resources professionalsAfter graduating with honors from the William A. Wirt Senior High School in Gary, he matriculated to Indiana University in Bloomington where he completed a double major in Journalism and African American Studies. He furthered his education at the Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky for the Master’s of Divinity degree and earned the Doctor of Philosophy in Theology from Trinity Bible College and Seminary. He most recently graduated with Highest Honors from Strayer University with a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management with a specialization in Organizational Development.
Professionally, Dr. Gibson is Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at The Children’s Hospital of Michigan, a two-campus hospital system with facilities in Detroit and Troy with nearly 3,000 employees that is a top pediatric hospital by U.S. News & World Report, with gross revenues of over $1 billion. He is also Adjunct Professor at the DeVoe School of Business with Indiana Wesleyan University teaching courses in Human Resource Management, Strategic Business Design, and Leadership. Dr. Gibson has held executive Human Resources leadership positions at Jennie Stuart Hospital & Health System in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Eskenazi Hospital & Health System in Indianapolis, Methodist Hospitals in Gary, Indiana, BrightSpring Health in Louisville, Springfield Healthcare Center in Indianapolis, and Career Systems Development Corporation in Rochester, New York. Dr. Gibson has also served as the Affirmative Action Director for the State of Indiana, a contracted Human Resource Director for the US Department of Labor, Assistant Administrator for Manor Care Nursing Home in Anderson, Indiana, and the Executive Director of Student Success and Persistence at Indiana University. He has been a police and court reporter for the Lexington, Kentucky Herald-Leader and the Louisville, Kentucky Courier-Journal.
Spiritually, the late Bishop Roy Anderson Holmes appointed Dr. Gibson Indianapolis District Presiding Elder of the Indiana Conference of The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church on October 2, 2010. On February 23, 2017, Dr. Gibson was elected the seventh and the youngest International President of the Presiding Elders’ Council of The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. In this role, he provides executive leadership to Presiding Elders around the world in supporting Episcopal leadership, strengthening district stewardship and networking to develop and implement best practices of the Office of the Presiding Elder. He is the former Youth Minister at Broadway Temple A.M.E. Zion Church in Louisville, Kentucky; Pastor of Saint Mark Temple A.M.E. Zion Church in Indianapolis, Indiana; Wallace Temple A.M.E. Zion Church in Anderson, Indiana; Taylortown A.M.E. Zion Church in Louisville, Kentucky; and Johnson Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church in Springfield, Kentucky. He was ordained in the A.M.E. Zion Church, a Deacon 1996 and an Elder in 1998.
Dr. Gibson is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated; the American College of Healthcare Executives; the American Society for Health Care Human Resources Administration; the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM); Past Asst. Grand Chaplain of The Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge Jurisdiction of Kentucky; and Past Master of Industrial Lodge #145 P.H.A. Louisville, Kentucky. Elected in 1992 at age 23, he holds the distinction of being the youngest master ever elected in the history of Prince Hall Masonry in the Jurisdiction of Kentucky.
