Atla Organizational Directory (2023–2024)

Officers of the Board of Directors

Jérémie LeBlanc, President

Chief Librarian, Jean Leon Allie Library, Saint Paul University

Susan Ebertz, Vice President

Director Emerita, Reu Memorial Library, Wartburg Theological Seminary

Matthew Thiesen, Secretary

Director of Library and Information Services, Cline-Tunnell Library, Western Seminary

Kris Veldheer, Treasurer

Library Director, Paul Bechtold Library, Catholic Theological Union

Board of Directors

Yasmine Abou-El-Kheir

Director, Lapp Learning Commons, Chicago Theological Seminary

Carisse Berryhill

Special Assistant to the Dean, Brown Library, Abilene Christian University

Kerrie Burn

University Librarian, Library, University of Divinity

Dan Flores

University Librarian and Director, Blumberg Memorial Library, Texas Lutheran Seminary

Beth Kumar

Director of Library Services, Flora Lamson Hewlett Library, Graduate Theological Union

Armin Siedlecki

Head of Cataloging and Rare Books Cataloger, Pitts Theology Library, Emory University

Karl Stutzman

Director of Library Services, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary

Leslie Engelson

Metadata Librarian, University Libraries, Murray State University

Board Committees

Finance Committee

  • Kris Veldheer, Paul Bechtold Library, Catholic Theological Union, Chair
  • Dan Flores, Blumberg Memorial Library, Texas Lutheran Seminary
  • Armin Siedlecki, Pitts Theology Library, Emory University

Governance Committee

  • Karl Stutzman, Anabaptist Mennonite Theological Seminary Library, Chair
  • Leslie Engelson, University Libraries, Murray State University
  • Matthew Thiesen, Cline-Tunnell Library, Western Seminary

Tellers Committee

  • Maria Garcia, Donald E. O’Shaughnessy Library, Oblate School of Theology, Chair
  • Ryan Shrauner, Bill and Joyce Holmes Library, Baptist Seminary of Kentucky
  • Suzanne Smith, Mitchell Library, Multnomah University

Moral Ownership Committee

  • Yasmine Abou-El-Kheir, Lapp Learning Commons, Chicago Theological Seminary, Chair
  • Carisse Berryhill, Brown Library, Abilene Christian University
  • Kerrie Burn, Mannix Library, Catholic Theological College at the University of Divinity
  • Beth Kumar, Flora Lamson Hewlett Library, Graduate Theological Union

Nominating Committee

  • Gerrit van Dyk, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Chair
  • Mariel Deluca Voth, Pacific Theological Seminary
  • Susan Ebertz, Reu Memorial Library, Wartburg Theological Seminary

Appointed Officials and Representatives

Association Archivist

Martha Smalley, Yale University Divinity School Library

Representative to ALA Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access

Michael Bradford, Library System Cataloging Librarian, Wayne State University Library

Committees, Councils, and Task Forces of the Association

Conference Committee

  • Jessica Boyer, Phillips Library, Mount St. Mary’s University, Chair
  • Michael Bradford, Wayne State University Library
  • Ezra Choe, Baylor University Library
  • James Estes, Editor in Chief, Atla Summary of Proceedings
  • Craig Kubic, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Library, 2023 Local Host Committee Representative
  • Liz Leahy, Azusa Pacific University, 2024 Local Host Committee Representative
  • Jude Morrisey, Yale University Divinity School Library
  • Gillian Harrison Cain, Ex-officio
  • Denise McFarlin, Staff Liaison - Logistics
  • Alexis Weiss, Staff Liaison - Content

Committee for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

  • Jennifer Ulrich, Eastern Mennonite University Library, Chair
  • Elli Cucksey, Hamma Library, Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital University
  • Karla Grafton, Hartford International University for Religion and Peace Library
  • Stephen Sweeney, Cardinal Stafford Library, St. John Vianney Seminary
  • Suzanne Taylor, Phillips Library, Mount St. Mary’s University
  • Alexis Weiss, Staff Liaison

CRRA Program Committee

  • Mark Shelton, Dinand Library, College of the Holy Cross, Chair
  • Caroline Fuchs, St. John’s University Libraries
  • Kathy Harty, Leo Dehon Library, Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology
  • Jean McManus, Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame
  • Brian Morin, Mount Angel Abbey Library
  • Leslie O’Neill, Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
  • Marianne Ryan, Loyola University Chicago Libraries
  • Gillian Harrison Cain, Staff Liaison

Scholarly Communication and Digital Initiatives Committee

  • Erica Pye, Brown Library, Abilene Christian University, Chair
  • Caitlin Reeves Greenamyre, John Bulow Campbell Library, Columbia Theological Seminary
  • Ann McShane, Pitts Theology Library, Emory University
  • Greg Murray, Wright Library, Princeton Theological Seminary
  • Brad Ost, Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center
  • Marta Samokishyn, Jean Leon Allie Library, Saint Paul University
  • Christy Karpinski, Staff Liaison
  • Alexis Weiss, Staff Liaison
  • Christine Fruin, Staff Liaison

Atla Open Press Advisory Council

  • Douglas Gragg, Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School, At Large Member
  • James Estes, Editor in Chief, Atla Summary of Proceedings
  • Myka Kennedy Stephens, Editor in Chief, Books @Atla Open Press
  • Christa Strickler, Editor in Chief, TCB
  • Garrett Trott, Corban University, Editor in Chief, Theological Librarianship
  • Barnaby Hughes, Staff Liaison
  • Christy Karpinski, Staff Liaison
  • Christine Fruin, Staff Liaison

Association Staff Leadership

  • Executive Director: John F. Kutsko
  • Director of Financial Services: Chad Handshy
  • Director of Information Systems: Jim Butler
  • Director of Membership and Engagement: Gillian Harrison Cain
  • Director of Production: Maria Stanton