David Cassady is the second president of the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky, beginning his role in 2017. He also serves on the Board of Commissioners with The Association of Theological Schools (ATS). After completing his PhD, Cassady spent more than 16 years working in Christian publishing. He is also the founder and president of Faithlab, a communications firm serving churches and nonprofits. He can be heard weekly as host of the Faithelement podcast. Cassady earned a BA in religion and philosophy from Ouachita Baptist University, studied philosophy at the graduate level at Baylor University, and received an MDiv CE and his PhD from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Charisse L. Gillett became the 17th president of Lexington Theological Seminary in 2011. She is the first woman and first African American to lead the seminary as president, a historic appointment in the school’s 157-year history. In her 12th year, Gillett has led the seminary through a period of transformation in its academic programs, enrollment, finances, and strategic vision. Central to this transformation was the introduction of technology into the classroom, a strategic plan to help guide the institution, and a fully engaged board of trustees. Gillett earned an EdD from Northern Illinois University.

Frank Liu is vice president and director of the DMin program at the China Evangelical Seminary North America (CESNA) in sunny Southern California. Before his appointment at CESNA, Liu served as a local church pastor for 30 years in the greater Los Angeles area. He earned a DMin degree from Fuller Theological Seminary.

Tia Brown McNair is vice president in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success and executive director for the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers at the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) in Washington, DC. She oversees both funded projects and AAC&U’s continuing programs on equity, inclusive excellence, high-impact practices, and student success. McNair directs AAC&U’s Summer Institutes on High-Impact Practices and Student Success, and TRHT Campus Centers and serves as the project director for several AAC&U initiatives, including the development of a TRHT-focused campus climate toolkit. She is the lead author of From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education (January 2020) and Becoming a Student-Ready College: A New Culture of Leadership for Student Success (July 2016 and August 2022, second edition). McNair holds an MA in English from Radford University and a doctorate in higher education administration from George Washington University.

Marie Pitt-Payne is in her sixth year at University of St. Mary of the Lake Mundelein Seminary and serves as the academic dean. Her main research interest is personalist anthropology and its application to pedagogy. Prior to her seminary role, Pitt-Payne's parish and school experience included work as a pastoral associate, coordinator of religious education, safe-environment facilitator, teacher, campus ministry leader, department chair (theology), and most recently, an associate director of the lay ministry formation program at the University of St. Mary of the Lake. She earned a BA from Thomas Aquinas College in philosophy and theology, an MA from Franciscan University of Steubenville in theology and Christian ministry, and a PhD from Marquette University in educational policy and leadership.

Anna M. Robbins is president and dean of theology, Dr. Millard R. Cherry Professor of Theology, Ethics and Culture, and director of the Andrew D. MacRae Centre for Christian Faith and Culture at Acadia Divinity College. She has an international profile in theology and apologetics, ethics, and contemporary culture, and is sought after as a speaker and teacher. In addition to teaching, she has served the college as the academic dean, as director of doctoral studies, and as vice president. She served several churches as an ordained minister of the Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada and, near the end of her doctoral studies in Wales, she was appointed to the faculty of the London School of Theology in the UK where she served for twelve years as a teacher and academic leader. She also serves on the ATS Board of Directors. Robbins graduated from Acadia University with a Master of Religious Education degree in 1993 and a Master of Arts (Theology) in 1997. 

David Rowe served as an AGB Consultant and practice leader focused on private colleges and universities from January 2020 through April 2023. With more than 30 years of leadership experience including as a trustee, president, and vice president for advancement, Rowe was one of the youngest higher education CEOs to lead a financial turnaround in the wake of the Great Recession. During his presidency, Centenary College of Louisiana increased its unrestricted net assets by more than 200%, while expanding undergraduate participation in international study to nearly 100% and moving into the ranks of the top ten most diverse national liberal arts colleges. Previously, Rowe successfully completed a comprehensive campaign for one of the first LEED certified libraries in the state of Georgia and led the strategic and master planning processes for Oxford College of Emory University. During the global pandemic, Rowe led Lancaster Theological Seminary as interim president through its first full year of online instruction and remote work while finalizing a definitive agreement for a merger with Moravian University. He earned an MDiv from Emory University and a PhD in educational policy studies from Georgia State University. He holds certificates in Ecumenical Studies from the University of Geneva and in Disruptive Strategy from Harvard Business School Online.