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2026 - 2027 Board of Directors

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President

Catherine Clifford

Professor, Systematic & Historical Theology
Saint Paul University
223 Main Street
Ottawa, ON K1S 1C4
Canada

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President-elect
Kevin F. Burke, S.J., S.T.D.

Vice President for Mission and Ignatian Imagination
University of San Francisco
2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA 94117-1080

Vice President
Julie Hanlon Rubio

Shea-Huesman Professor
Christian Social Ethics
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053

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Past President

Susan Abraham

Professor of Theology
VPAA and Dean of Faculty
Pacific School of Religion
Berkeley, CA 94709

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Secretary
Hosffman Ospino

Associate Professor
Boston College School
of Theology & Ministry
Simboli Hall 324
Chestnut Hill MA 02467

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Treasurer
Patrick Flanagan, C.M.

Associate Professor
Theology & Religious Studies
St. John's University
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439

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Board Member
Daniel P. Scheid (2025 - 2027)

Associate Professor
Clough School of Theology
Boston College
9 Lake Street
Brighton, MA 02135

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Board Member
C. Vanessa White (2025 - 2027)

Associate Professor of Spirituality and Ministry
Director, Certificate in Black Catholic Studies
Catholic Theological Union
5416 S. Cornell Ave.
Chicago, IL 60615

Board Member
Marcus Mescher (2026 - 2028)

Professor of Christian Ethics
Department of Theology
Xavier University
3800 Victory Pkwy.
Cincinnati, OH 45207

Board Member
Kate Ward (2026 - 2028)

Associate Professor
Theological Ethics
Marquette University
1250 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53233

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