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 for the Center of Advanced Global Leadership Studies
Moody Theological Seminary
Chicago, IL

Class of 2026

Joe Harrod
Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness;
Assistant 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

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

Dwight Perry
Senior Vice President, Provost, and Dean of Education
Moody Theological Seminary
Chicago, IL

Jeff Straits
Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Wesley Theological Seminary
Washington, DC

Class of 2028

David Cassady
President
Baptist Seminary of Kentucky
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
Academic Dean
Pentecostal Theological Seminary
Cleveland, TN

Debra Mumford
Dean
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Louisville, KY

James Thames
Academic Dean
Dallas Theological Seminary
Dallas, TX

 
Class of 2030

William Harrison
President
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Saskatoon, SK

Kristina Lizardi-Hajbi
Director, Office of Professional Formation;
Assistant 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
Dean of the Seminary
United Lutheran Seminary
Gettysburg, PA

Public Members

Elizabeth Bennett
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
Parochial Vicar
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Herndon, VA

Alyson Huntly
Minister
United Church of Canada (retired)
Montreal, QC

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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