Jeremiah McCarthy, Director, Accreditation and Institutional Evaluation

Monsignor Jeremiah McCarthy came to The Association of Theological Schools in January 2002 to serve as director, accreditation and institutional evaluation. He served on the ATS Commission on Accrediting from 1994 to 2000. His work focuses largely on the administration of the accreditation work of the Association. As secretary to the Board of Commissioners, he serves as the primary Commission on Accrediting agent for interaction and relationships with external agencies, principally the Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). He also provides staff support

to accreditation visiting committees, conducts accreditation self-study workshops, participates in a range of leadership education programs of ATS, and serves as editor of Theological Education, the ATS journal.

Prior to ATS, McCarthy served St. John's Seminary in Camarillo, California, for almost two decades in the roles of professor of moral theology, academic dean, vice rector and rector/president.

Ordained in 1972, McCarthy earned BA and MA degrees from St. John's Seminary College in Camarillo, California as well as a PhD from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California and the Licentiate in Sacred Theology (STL) from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley. A frequent workshop presenter on moral issues, he has published many articles and reviews, and co-authored a book with Judith Caron on medical ethics, Medical Ethics: A Catholic Guide to Healthcare Decisions.

McCarthy is currently a priest-in-residence at St. Francis Cabrini parish in Aliquippa, PA.