Our Team

We are a diverse team of volunteers with the common vision to promote the discovery of Albanian and Protestant history and thought.

Femi Cakolli

Executive Committee

Dr. Cakolli earned his Ph.D. from the University of Prishtina’s Faculty of Philology with an emphasis on historical and Biblical Albanian literature. He is a pastor, author and editor. Full bio.

Xhevat Lloshi

Chief Adviser for Albanian Linguistics

Prof. Dr. Xhevat Lloshi is a distinguished linguist, prolific author, and the leading authority on the development of the Albanian language through Bible translations. He is also a special contributor to the IAPS. Full bio.

Teuta Toska

Executive Committee

Prof.as.dr. Toska is a researcher, editor, and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Human Sciences at the “Aleksandër Xhuvani” University in Elbasan. She has analyzed early Albanian Biblical texts and edits IAPS publications. Full bio.

Diana Dako Hoxha

Adviser

Diana Dako Hoxha is the granddaughter of Sevasti Qiriazi Dako and Kristo Dako, and was raised by her great-aunt Parashqevi Qiriazi. She studied at the Philological Faculty in Tirana and worked as an English teacher before moving to the United States with her family.

David Hosaflook

Executive Director

Dr. David Hosaflook has lived in Albania since 1992 and earned his Ph.D. in history at the University of Tirana, writing the first documented chronological history of the Albanian Protestant Movement (for the years 1816–1908). Full bio.

John Quanrud

Executive Committee

Dr. Quanrud lived in the Balkans for more than a decade, researching and publishing about the Protestants and writing Gerasim Kyrias’s biography. He earned his Ph.D. in 2014 in textual history from the University of Nottingham. Full bio.

Ledio Hala

Assistant for Research and Editing

Ledio is pursuing a PhD in General Linguistics at the University of Hamburg. He holds a Master’s in Albanology from LMU Munich and works as a Lecturer in Albanian at the University of Regensburg and the University of Zurich; he assists in research and editing for projects of the IAPS.

Robb Provost

Oversight Board

An American-Albanian, Mr. Provost is founder and chairman of Lincoln Centers of Albania. He is a recipient of the Order of Lincoln for his labors in promoting the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln. Provost chairs the IAPS oversight board.

Bertina Salliu

Assistant for Administration and Research

Bertina completed her Masters degree in history at the University of Tirana with a thesis on Alexander Thomson and the Bible Society’s relationship with the Albanian nationalist figures of the 19th century. She assists the IAPS team in almost everything!

Ardita Shehu

Financial Consultant

Ardita is the founder of “OJF Finance & Consulting” and the “Women with Impact Network”. She also serves as Chief Financial Officer of Prison Fellowship Albania, and advises the IAPS on financial matters, reporting, and compliance with NGO regulations.

Mal Berisha

Adviser

Mal Berisha is the former Albanian Ambassador to the United Kingdom and has also served as General Consul in Istanbul, with UNMIK and Vatra. Ambassador Berisha has done extensive research on Protestant missionaries. Full bio.

Dana Stucky (1951–2018)

Co-Founder

Dana Stucky was an avid researcher and writer about the Albanian Evangelical and female education movement, traveling to archives and libraries world-wide. She loved the Albanians and served nearly twenty years in Korça. Full bio.