Sam Emmanuel Doctorian

Background

Sam Emmanuel Doctorian Jr. was born on December 7, 1962, in Beirut, Lebanon. His parents were Samuel and Naomi Doctorian. He later established his professional and community life in Southern California.

Education

Doctorian studied at Point Loma Nazarene College, where he completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1985. He subsequently pursued postgraduate study at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Career

Doctorian began his banking career at Teller Highland Federal Bank. He worked as a teller from 1986 to 1988, with the recorded career sequence including service from 1986 to 1987, a further teller appointment in 1987, and another period from 1987 to 1988. At the same institution he later served as operations officer, acting branch manager, and branch manager. In the following decades he was associated with America’s Christian Credit Union, where he was identified as a staff member involved in the credit union’s support for churches and ministries.

Membership

Doctorian has been associated with the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, including service on its board of directors, and with Kiwanis through committee activity in Glendale. He has also participated in the Los Angeles District of the Church of the Nazarene, including service on its finance committee.

• Served on the board of directors.

  Los Angeles C. of C. (board directors)

• Participated in committee activity in Glendale.

  Kiwanis (committee Glendale)

• Served on the district finance committee.

  Los Angeles District of the Church of the Nazarene

Connections

Doctorian is identified as the son of Samuel Doctorian and Naomi Doctorian. His professional and community connections include the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis in Glendale, America’s Christian Credit Union, and the Los Angeles District of the Church of the Nazarene.

Father:

Samuel

Father of Sam Emmanuel Doctorian Jr.

Mother:

Naomi

Mother of Sam Emmanuel Doctorian Jr.

References

• America’s Christian Credit Union 2021 President/CEO Report Documents Sam Doctorian as an America’s Christian Credit Union staff member participating in the organization’s ministry-financing and church-support activities.
  2021
• 2025 Los Angeles District Assembly Handbook Documents Sam Doctorian Jr. as a member of the Los Angeles District Church of the Nazarene finance committee.
  2025