Committees and Officers

BOARD / COMMITTEE DESCRIPTIONS  Ad Hoc Committees

Executive Board

  • Chair: Harold W. Attridge (2018-24, 2nd term)
  • President: Sheila E. McGinn (2023-24) 
  • Vice-President: Carol J. Dempsey, O.P. (2023-24)
  • Immediate Past President: Stephen Breck Reid (2022-23)
  • Executive Director: Archie Wright (2021-24)
  • General Editor of CBQ: Corrine Carvalho (2022-25)
  • General Editor of OTA: Christopher T. Begg (2022-26, fourth term)
  • General Editor of CBQMS & CBQI: Richard J. Bautch (2022-26, second term)
  • Chair, Committee on Finance and Investment:  Sheila E. McGinn (2018-24, second term)
  • Consultor: Andrew R. Davis (2023-25)
  • Consultor: Anathea E. Portier-Young (2023-25) 
  • Consultor: Ahida Calderón Pilarski (2022-24)
  • Consultor: Vincent Skemp (2022-24)

Executive Board Profiles and Contact Info

Standing Committees of the CBA

Committee on Membership 

  • Ronald Herms (2023)
  • Laura M. Manzo (2023)
  • Archie T. Wright, Chair (2023)

Committee on Nominations

  • Maria Pascuzzi, C.S.J., Chair (2021-24)
  • Martin C. Albl (2023-26)
  • Richard J. Bautch (2022-25)
  • Craig Morrison, O. Carm. (2022-25)· 
  • Séamus O’Connell (2021-24)
  • Susanne Scholz (2023-26)

Committee on Finance and Investment

  • Sheila McGinn, Chair (2018-24, second term)
  • Harold W. Attridge, Jr. (2017-24, third term)
  • Ferdinand I. Okorie, C.M.F.  (2018-26, second term)
  • Craig E. Morrison, O. Carm. (2023-26)
  • Michael Patella, O.S.B. (2018-24, third term)
  • Eloise M. Rosenblatt, R.S.M. (2023-26)
  • Archie Wright, Ex Officio

Committee on the Program for the Annual General Meeting

  • Sherri Brown, Chair (2018-25, second term)
  • Maria Barga (2022-25)      
  • Mark Enemali, C.S.Sp. (2022-25)·
  • Najeeb Haddad (2023-26)
  • Charles Hughes-Huff (2022-26)
  • Jaime L. Waters (2021-24)
  • Archie Wright, Ex officio
  • Terry Lafferty, O.S.B. (Liturgical consultant)

Committee on Research Support

Committee expanded from 6 to 8 members per 2022 Amendment.

  • Jean-Pierre Ruiz, Chair (2021-24)
  • Kelley Coblentz-Bautch (2023-26)      ·     
  • Mary Rose D’Angelo (2022-25)    
  • Bradley Gregory (2022-25) 
  • Amy-Jill Levine (2021-24)
  • Harry P. Nasuti (2022-25)
  • Susanne Scholz (2022-25)
  • vănThanh Nguyễn, S.V.D. (2023-26)

Committee on Resolutions

  • Harold W. Attridge, Jr., Chair (2018-24)
  • Ahida Calderón Pilarski (2023-24)
  • Ronald D. Witherup, P.S.S. (2018-24)

Committee on Technology and Outreach

  • Christopher J. Seeman, Chair (2023-25)
  • Mark A. Awabdy (2023-24)
  • Michael G. Azar (2018-24, third term)
  • Noah B. Bickart (2023-24)
  • John Kaltner (2018-24, third term)
  • Sophia Magallanes-Tsang (2022-24)
  • 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 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, and OTA begin with the calendar year. Click here to see a separate webpage listing the names of the current members of these editorial boards.