Elise W. Sutter serves as special projects coordinator for The Association of Theological Schools (ATS). She coordinates organizational efforts with the ATS Board, membership, and staff. Sutter assists the ATS Board in a strategic planning process and will help to coordinate the ATS/COA Biennial Meeting and other programming throughout the biennium. She also works with the executive team to incorporate the mission, vision, and strategic priorities of ATS through staff gatherings and human resources processes.

Sutter joined ATS in January 2023 as a part-time administrative assistant for student data. She coordinated the Entering, Graduating, and Alumni Questionnaires for member schools.

With more than a decade of experience in social work and mental health counseling, she was most recently the human resources coordinator for an early childhood education organization in Pittsburgh, and she led an adoption team to provide services for youth in foster care. Strengthened by her passion for helping others, she does volunteer work in children and family ministries, and she is the leadership counsel chair for an organization supporting families in crisis.

Sutter earned a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Chatham University and bachelor’s degrees in psychology and religious studies from Westminster College.