{"id":1908,"date":"2025-01-16T00:32:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T00:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vision.edu\/web\/?page_id=1908"},"modified":"2026-01-23T21:01:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T21:01:24","slug":"dr-stan-dekoven","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vision.edu\/web\/dr-stan-dekoven\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Founder and President"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1908\" class=\"elementor elementor-1908\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af2b92e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af2b92e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-098ad99 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"098ad99\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d27fbb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d27fbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0127c4b elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0127c4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1111\" height=\"988\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vision.edu\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DS-Mobile.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1948\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vision.edu\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DS-Mobile.jpg 1111w, https:\/\/www.vision.edu\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DS-Mobile-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vision.edu\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DS-Mobile-1024x911.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vision.edu\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DS-Mobile-768x683.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1111px) 100vw, 1111px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fafbc5 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6fafbc5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62618a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62618a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Stan DeKoven<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9914598 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9914598\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Dr. Stan DeKoven is the founder of\u00a0 Vision International Global Ministries, Inc.<\/strong><\/p><p>Dr. DeKoven is an internationally known educator, author, speaker, and licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a193a2 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a193a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19e9077 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19e9077\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Stan DeKoven<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17a4626 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17a4626\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Dr. DeKoven is an internationally known educator, author, speaker, and therapist.<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7eefd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7eefd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Stan DeKoven is the founder of Vision International Training and Education Network (VITEN) and the founder of Vision International University (VIU). 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