SSCS Leadership | The Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality

Officers

Shannon McAlister, Fordham University, NY; President (2024-2026) smcalister@fordham.edu
Margaret Benefiel, Shalem Institute, DC; Vice President/President-Elect (2024-26/2026-2028) margaret@shalem.org
Rachel Wheeler, University of Portland, OR; Secretary/Treasurer (2022-2025) wheelerr@up.edu
Michael O'Sullivan, Spirituality Institute for Research and Education (SpIRE), Dublin, Ireland and South East Technological University, Waterford, Ireland; Past-President (2024-2025) mosullivan@spiritualityinstitute.ie

At-large Directors

Amy Maxey, Oblate School of Theology, amaxey@ost.edu (2022-2025)
Leonard McMahon, Pacific School of Religion, lmcmahon@psr.edu (2022-2025)
Trey Clark, Fuller Theological Seminary, edgartreyclark@fuller.edu (2023-2026)
Tim Geoffrion, Myanmar Institute of Theology in Yangon, tim.geoffrion@fhlglobal.org (2023-2026)
Angela Hooks, Heartbeat Formation LLC, angela.hooks@heartbeatformation.com (2024-2027)
Daniel Horan, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN, dhoran@saintmarys.edu (2024-2027)

Ex-officio Members

Glen G. Scorgie, Bethel University (Professor Emeritus); Editor of Spiritus (2024-2027) g-scorgie@bethel.edu
Steven Thomason, Luther Seminary; Emerging Scholars Coordinator (2024-) sthomason002@luthersem.edu
Matthew Wickman, Brigham Young University; Communications Director (2024-2027) matthew_wickman@byu.edu

Nominations Committee

Shannon McAlister, Fordham University, NY; Vice President/President-Elect (2023-24/2024-2026) smcalister@fordham.edu
Chad Thralls, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ (2021-2024) chad.thralls@shu.edu
Ann W. Astell, University of Notre Dame, (2022-2025) Ann.W.Astell.1@nd.edu

International Relations Committee

André Brouillette, Boston College; Chair (2023-2028) andre.brouillette@bc.edu

Coordinators of the (Re)Emerging Scholars and Practitioners Group

- Steven Thomason, Luther Seminary; Emerging Scholars Co-Coordinator (2024-) sthomason002@luthersem.edu
- Elizbeth Lee, Pilgrim College, University of Divinity, Melbourne, Australia; Emerging Scholars Co-Coordinator (2024-) elizabethlee59@gmail.com

Meeting Minutes are listed on the Meetings page.