Catholic Theological
Society of America


Archivist Liaison

Hosffman Ospino, ex officio CTSA Secretary

Admissions & Membership Committee

Nicole Reibe, Chair (2024-2027)
Andrew Massena (2023-2026)
Zach Karanovich (2025-2028)
Megan McCabe (2025-2028)
Jakob Rinderknecht (2026-2029)
Hosffman Ospino, ex officio

*Chair is one of the members going off the committee, usually whoever can attend the business meeting

Centennial Committee

Susan Abraham, Chair 2026 - 2027 
ex officio as Past President

Antonio Alonso (2024 - 2027)
Matt Ashley (2025-2028)
Cathleen Kaveny (2026-2028)
Cristina Lledo Gomez (2024-2027)
Kathleen McManus (2025-2028)
Martin Madar (2026-2028)
Paulinus Odozor (2025-2028)
Michele Saracino (2024-2027)

Catherine Clifford, ex officio as President
Patrick Flanagan, C.M., ex officio as Treasurer
Annie Selak, ex officio as Executive Director

Climate Justice Committee

Julia Brumbaugh
Sara Hoverstad
Matthew Shadle

Ad Hoc Committee on Development Campaign (2026-2029)

Catherine Clifford, Chair, Ex Officio
Susan Abraham, Ex Officio
Patrick Flanagan, Ex Officio
Susan Ross
Shawn Colberg
Linh Hoang, OFM

LaCugna Award Committee

Rhodora Beaton, Chair (2024-2027)
Mauricio Najarro (2025-2028)
Brian Flanagan (2026-2029)

  Nominations Committee

Colleen Carpenter, Chair (2024 - 2027)
Jessica Coblentz (2025 - 2028)
Kristin E. Heyer (2026-2029)

Nominations Committee Guidelines (pdf)

Professional Standards Group

Daniel Horan
Elsie Miranda
Jennifer Owens Jofre

Resolutions Committee

Julie Hanlon Rubio, ex officio Chair
Ben Hohman (2025-2027)
TBD (2026-2028)


2026 - 2027 Committees
Update of committees in process

  Committee on Underrepresented
  Ethnic and Racial Groups 

Andrew Massena, Chair (2024-2027)
Amirah Orozco (2025-2028)
Nicole Symmonds (2026-2029)

Board Member Liaisons to CUERG
Julie Hanlon Rubio
Hosffman Ospino

CUERG Webpage

Coordinator for Relations between
Canadian Bishops and Theologians

Mark Yenson (2024 -   )

Coordinator for Relations between
U.S. Bishops and Theologians

Leo Lefebure (2022 -     )

Finance Committee (Committee of the Board)

Patrick Flanagan, C.M., Chair
Daniel P. Horan
Dan Schied

International Network of Societies 
for Catholic Theology (INSeCT)

Linh Hoang, O.F.M. (2023 - 2026; 2026-2029)

Ramón Luzárraga (2019-2020) & (2020-2023)
Gerard Mannion (2017-2019)
Nancy Pineda Madrid (2013-2017)

INSeCT Representative Position Description

Liturgical Liaison

Chris De Silva (2025 - 2028)

Liturgical Liaison
Liturgical Procedures & Guidelines

Local Arrangements Committee (2027)

John Segun Odeyemi

Parliamentarian

          Mary Doak (2024-  )

Photographer

Melicia Antonio (2025 -
Paul J. Schutz (2018 - 2025)

Scholarship & Subsidy Subcommittee of the Board

Patrick Flanagan, Chair
Laurie Johnston
C. Vanessa White

Virtual Events Committee

Eli McCarthy, Chair (2024 - 2026)
Brett Hoover
Chanelle Robinson

World Forum on Theology and Liberation (WFTL)

Cecilia Titizano (2023 - 2027)
Laurel Potter (2026 - 2029)


WFTL Representatives Position Description


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