Committees and Officers

BOARD / COMMITTEE DESCRIPTIONS  Ad Hoc Committees

• Executive Board

• Committee on Membership

• Committee on Nominations

• Committee on Finance and Investment

• Committee on the Program for the Annual General Meeting

• Committee on Research Support

• Committee on Resolutions

• Committee on Technology and Outreach

• Committee on Liaison with the USCCB

Executive Board

• Chair: Gregory E. Sterling (2024-27)
• President: Richard J. Bautch (2025-26)
• Vice-President: Amy-Jill Levind (2025-26)
• Immediate Past President: Carol J. Dempsey, O.P. (2025-26)
• Executive Director: Archie Wright (2024-27, 2nd term)
• General Editor of CBQ: Corrine Carvalho (2022-29, 2nd term)
• General Editor of OTA: Jon L. Berquist (2025-28)
• General Editor of CBQMS & CBQI: Richard J. Bautch (2018-26, 2nd term)
• General Editor of BSCBA: Sheila E. McGinn (2023-2026)
• Chair, Committee on Finance and Investment:  Sheila E. McGinn (2018-27, 3rd term) 
• Consultor: Sherri Brown (2024-26)
• Consultor: Ferdinand Okorie, C.M.F. (2025-26)
• Consultor: Sarah Kohles, O.F.M. (2025-27)
• Consultor: Timothy M. Milinovich  (2025-27)

Executive Board Profiles and Contact Info

Standing Committees of the CBA

Committee on Membership 

• Mary Kate Birge, S.S.J. (2025-25)
• Garrett M. Galvin, O.F.M. (2025-25)
• Archie T. Wright, Chair (2025-25)

Committee on Nominations

• Mahri Leonard-Fleckman,Chair (2024-27)
• Martin C. Albl (2023-26)
• Angela Kim Harkins (2024-27)
• Craig E. Morrison, O. Carm. (2022-25)
• Susanne Scholz (2023-26)
• Olivia Stewart Lester (2025-28)

Committee on Finance and Investment

• Sheila McGinn, Chair (2018-27, 3rd term)
• Garrett M. Galvin, O.F.M. (2024-27)
•  J. Todd Hibbard (2024-27)
• Annette Bourland Huizenga (2025-28)
• Craig E. Morrison, O. Carm. (2023-26)
• Ferdinand I. Okorie, C.M.F. (2020-26, 2nd term)
• Archie Wright, Ex Officio

Committee on the Program for the Annual General Meeting

• Jaime L. Waters, Chair  (2021-27, 2nd term)
• Maria Barga (2022-28, 2nd term)      
• Mark Enemali, C.S.Sp. (2022-28, 2nd term)·
• Najeeb Haddad (2023-26)
• Charles Hughes-Huff (2023-26)
• Ahida Calderón Pilarski (2025-28)
• Archie Wright, Ex officio
• Terry Lafferty (Liturgical consultant)

Committee on Research Support

Committee expanded from 6 to 8 members per 2022 Amendment.

• Kelley Coblentz-Bautch, Chair (2023-26)      
• Thomas M. Bolin (2024-27)
• Laurie Brink (2025-28)
• Brigid Frein (2025-28) 
• Jennifer Glancy (2025-28) 
• Kristine S. Garroway (2024-27) 
•  Francis Macatangay (2025-28)
• vănThanh Nguyễn, S.V.D. (2023-26)

Committee on Resolutions

• Karina Martin Hogan, Chair (2025-25)
• Sarah E. Kohles, O.S.F. (2025-25)
• Catherine Petrany (2025-25)

Committee on Technology and Outreach

• Francis C. Cousins (2-year term, 2024-2026)
• Felix Just, S.J. (2024-27)
• Carmen Palmer (2025-27)
• David A. Schones (2-year term, 2024-2026)
• Joshua R. Scott (2024-27)
• Horacio Vela (2025-27)
• Archie Wright, ex officio

Committee on Liaison with the USCCB

• Michael Patella, O.S.B. (2013-26, third term)
• Timothy M. Milinovich (2023-26)
• Jaime L. Waters (2023-26)

Note:

All Board and Committee Member terms begin after election at the Annual General Meeting.

Editorial Boards:

The terms of office for the Editorial Boards of the CBQ, CBQMS-CBQI, OTA and BSCBA begin with the calendar year. Click here to see a separate web page listing the names of the current members of these editorial boards.