Board of Commissioners

Board of Commissioners

Current Members

Chair

Joe Harrod
Associate Professor of Biblical Spirituality;
Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville, KY

Vice Chair and Treasurer

Christopher Ciccarino
Associate Dean for Seminary and Academic Studies; Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies
Immaculate Conception Seminary of Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ

Secretary

Barbara Mutch
Senior Director of Accreditation
The Association
of Theological Schools
Pittsburgh, PA

Commission Representative to ATS

Dwight Perry
Chair of the Applied Theology Field;
Professor of Homiletics and Leadership;
Executive Director of the MTS Center for Advanced Global Leadership Studies
Moody Theological Seminary
Chicago, IL

Class of 2026

Joe Harrod
Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness;
Associate Professor of Biblical Spirituality
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville, KY

Rebecca Maloney
Academic Dean and Director of Institutional Effectiveness
Notre Dame Seminary
New Orleans, LA

Matthew Mills*
CFO; COO; Director of Human Resources
Saint Paul School of Theology
Leawood, KS

Mark Morozowich
Associate Professor of Liturgical Studies/Sacramental Theology
Catholic University of America School of Theology and Religious Studies
Washington, DC

Dwight Perry
Field Chair of Applied Theology and Global Church Ministries; Professor of Homiletics and Leadership; Executive Director of the MTS Center for Advanced Global Leadership Studies
Moody Theological Seminary
Chicago, IL

*Filling a vacancy

Class of 2028

David Cassady
President
BSK Theological Seminary
Lexington, KY

Christopher Ciccarino
Associate Dean for Seminary and Academic Studies;
Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies
Immaculate Conception Seminary of Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ

Elmo Familiaran
Permanent Adjunct Faculty
Palmer Theological Seminary of Eastern University
St. Davids, PA

David Han
Vice President for Academics and Dean of the Faculty; Professor of Theology and Pentecostal Spirituality
Pentecostal Theological Seminary
Cleveland, TN

Debra Mumford
Dean
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Louisville, KY

James Thames
Academic Dean; Professor of Educational Ministries and Leadership
Dallas Theological Seminary
Dallas, TX

 
Class of 2030

William Harrison
President
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Saskatoon, SK

Kristina Lizardy-Hajbi
Director of the Office of Professional Formation;
Associate Professor of Leadership and Formation
Iliff School of Theology
Denver, CO

Kimberly Russaw
Associate Professor of Old Testament
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Pittsburgh, PA

J. Jayakiran Sebastian
Chair and Professor of Mission and Cultures
United Lutheran Seminary
Gettysburg, PA

Public Members

Elizabeth Bennett
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Community First Fund
Lancaster, PA

Peter Gathje
Professor of Religion
LeMoyne Owen College
Memphis, TN

Lydia Gillespie
Director of Assessment and Evaluation
OHSU-PSU School of Public Health
Portland, OR

Michael Higgins
Vicar Provincial
Third Order Regular of Saint Francis
Loretto, PA

Alyson Huntly
Minister
United Church of Canada (retired)
Ottawa, ON

ATS Accrediting Director Staff

Stephen R. Graham
Director of Accreditation
The Association of Theological Schools
Pittsburgh, PA

Heather Campain Hartung
Director of Accreditation
The Association of Theological Schools
Pittsburgh, PA

James R. Moore
Director of Accreditation
The Association of Theological Schools
Pittsburgh, PA

Barbara Mutch
Senior Director of Accreditation
The Association of Theological Schools
Pittsburgh, PA

Emanuel D. Naydenov
Director of Accreditation
The Association of Theological Schools
Pittsburgh, PA

Valerie Rempel
Director of Accreditation
The Association of Theological Schools
Pittsburgh, PA

Lester Edwin J. Ruiz
Director of Accreditation and Global Engagement
The Association of Theological Schools
Pittsburgh, PA

The academic and professional qualifications and relevant employment and organization information for Commissioners is available upon request from the Commission office. Requests may be submitted by letter (10 Summit Park Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15275-1110) or by email. Find contact information for members of the Commission staff.

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