Who We Are

Who We Are

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Our Mission

To promote the improvement and enhancement of theological schools to the benefit of communities of faith and the broader public.

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Member Schools

Member schools include Protestant, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Jewish graduate schools of theology and reflect a broad spectrum of doctrinal, ecclesiastical, and theological perspectives.

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Events

In addition to in-person gatherings, the Association offers virtual learning experiences that include synchronous and asynchronous sessions to continue learning from, for, and with its members.

Membership

Member Schools

Membership Information

 

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For Administrators and Faculty

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Initiatives

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Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Current Members

President

Mary McCormick
Academic Dean;
Professor of Systematic Theology
St. Mary Seminary
and Graduate School of Theology
Wickliffe, OH

Vice President

Margaret Mwenda
Chief Operating Officer
Calvin Theological Seminary
Grand Rapids, MI

Secretary

Javier Viera
President
Garrett-Evangelical Seminary
Evanston, IL

Treasurer

Nathan Helling
Chief Financial Officer
and Vice President of Operations
Kairos University
Sioux Falls, SD

Past President,
ex officio

Mark Young
President
Denver Seminary
Denver, CO

Class Of 2024

Kent Anderson
President
Providence Theological Seminary
Otterburne, MB

Charisse Gillett
President
Lexington Theological Seminary
Lexington, KY

Vergel Lattimore*
President
Hood Theological Seminary
Salisbury, NC

Sharon M. Tan*
Former Acting Dean
Eden Theological Seminary
St. Louis, MO

 

Class Of 2026

Ekron Chen
Associate Professor of Systematic Theology
Logos Evangelical Seminary
El Monte, CA

Ann Garrido
Associate Professor of Homiletics
Aquinas Institute of Theology
St. Louis, MO

Anna Robbins
President
Dean of Theology
and Director of the McRae Centre
Acadia Divinity College
Wolfville, NS

Emilie M. Townes
Dean
Vanderbilt University Divinity School
Nashville, TN

Class Of 2028

Leah Gunning Francis
Vice President of Academic Affairs
and Dean of the Faculty
Christian Theological Seminary
Indianapolis, IN

Terry LeBlanc
Director
North American Institute
for Indigenous Theological Studies
Montague, PE

Denis Robinson
President-Rector
Saint Meinrad School of Theology
St. Meinrad, IN

Steven Schweitzer
Academic Dean and Professor
Bethany Theological Seminary
Richmond, IN

Public Members

Melinda Contreras Byrd
Psychologist and Owner
Generations Center
Princeton, NJ 

Jay Trewern
Non-profit Consulting and Vice President
for Finance and Operations; Chief Financial Officer
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (retired)
South Hamilton, MA 

Maria Liu Wong
Provost
City Seminary of New York
New York, NY

José G. Zúñiga
Secretary of Christian Education
Apostolic Assembly
Grand Prairie, TX 

Commission Representative

Alvin Padilla
Dean of Latino and Global Ministries;
Professor of New Testament
Gordon Conwell-Theological Seminary
South Hamilton, MA 

 *second term

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