Atla Organizational Directory (2024–2025)

Officers of the Board of Directors

Susan Ebertz, President
Director Emerita, Reu Memorial Library, Wartburg Theological Seminary

Karl Stutzman, Vice President
Director of Library Services, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary

Beth Kumar, Secretary
Director of Library Services, Flora Lamson Hewlett Library, Graduate Theological Union

Kris Veldheer, Treasurer
Library Director, Paul Bechtold Library, Catholic Theological Union

Board of Directors

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

Kerrie Burn
University Scholar and Carmelite Library Manager, University of Divinity

Dan Flores
Senior Librarian, Goddard Library, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Richard “Bo” Manly Adams
Jr. Library Director, Pitts Theological Library, Emory University

Jérémie LeBlanc
Chief Librarian, Jean Leon Allie Library, Saint Paul University

Jessical Boyer
Library Director, Phillips Library, Mount St. Mary’s University

Vance Thomas
Library Director, Charles C. Myers Library, University of Dubuque

Leslie Engelson
Metadata Librarian, University Libraries, Murray State University

Board Committees

Finance Committee

• Bo Adams, Pitts Theological Library, Emory University
• Jessica Boyer, Phillips Library, Mount St. Mary’s University
• Kris Veldheer, Paul Bechtold Library, Catholic Theological Union, Chair

Governance Committee

• Carisse Berryhill, Brown Library, Abilene Christian University
• Leslie Engelson, University Libraries, Murray State University, Chair
  
• Beth Kumar, Flora Lamson Hewlett Library, Graduate Theological Union
• Jérémie LeBlanc, Jean Leon Allie Library, Saint Paul University

Moral Ownership Committee

• Kerrie Burn, Carmelite Library, University of Divinity
• Dan Flores, Goddard Library, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Chair
• Vance Thomas, Charles C. Myers Library, University of Dubuque

Nominating Committee

• Wesley Custer, B.L. Fisher Library, Asbury Theological Seminary
• Susan Ebertz, Reu Memorial Library, Wartburg Theological Seminary
• Mariel Deluca Voth, Library, Pacific Theological Seminary, Chair

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

Conduct Committee

• David Kriegh, Saint Mary’s College of California
• Matthew Ostercamp, North Park University
• Stephen Sweeney, DEI Committee Representative
• Jennifer Ulrich, Eastern Mennonite University
• Matt Wasielewski, Denver Seminary
• Gillian Harrison Cain, Staff Liaison

Conference Committee

• Michael Bradford, Wayne State University, Co-Chair
• Ezra Choe, Baylor University
• James Estes, Library of Congress, Ex Officio (Editor in Chief, Atla Summary of Proceedings)
• Liz Leahy, Azusa Pacific University
• Jude Morrissey, Yale University Divinity School, Co-Chair
• Michelle Spomer, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
• Megan Welsh, Union College
• Gillian Harrison Cain, Ex Officio
• Denise McFarlin, Staff Liaison - Logistics

Committee for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

• Brady Beard, Emory University
• Elli Cucksey, Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital University, Co-Chair
• Karla Fackler Grafton, Hartford International University for Religion and Peace
• Stephen Sweeney, Co-Chair
• Karen Adjei, Staff Liaison

CRRA Program Committee

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

Scholarly Communication and Digital Initiatives Committee

• David Kiger, Milligan University
• Elizabeth Miller, Columbia Theological Seminary
• Marta Samokishyn, Saint Paul University
• Caitlin Reeves Greenamyre, Columbia Theological Seminary, Chair
• Natalie Steward, Staff Liaison

Atla Open Press Advisory Council

• Bill Badke, At Large Member
• Suzanne Estelle-Holmer, At Large Member
• James Estes, Editor in Chief, Atla Summary of Proceedings
• Myka Kennedy Stephens, Editor in Chief, Books @Atla Open Press
• Keegan Osinski, Editor in Chief starting June 2025, Theological Librarianship
• Andrew Sulavik, Editor in Chief, TCB: Technical Services in Religion & Theology
• Garrett Trott, Editor in Chief through June 2025, Theological Librarianship
• Barnaby Hughes, Staff Liaison
• Daniel Motley, Staff Liaison

Future of Atla Annual Task Force

• Michael Bradford, Wayne State University
• Ezra Choe, Baylor University
• Ellen Frost, Southern Methodist University
• Stephanie Garrett, Catholic International University
• Michelle Spomer, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
• Matthew Thiesen, Bethel University
• Gillian Harrison Cain, Staff Liaison
• Denise McFarlin, Staff Liaison, Logistics

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 and Product Management: Maria Stanton