Advisory Council

The Advisory Council of the Religious Education Association was created in 2019 as part of a number of changes intended to make our leadership processes more inclusive and transparent. Members of the Council represent different branches of REA’s governing structure, partner organizations, and the membership at large.

By expanding its shared leadership, the Association benefits from the wisdom and creativity that comes from a diverse group of members who share a strong commitment to religious education and the work of our Association. The leadership they provide through advising the Association’s Board makes possible a more robust and engaged constituency.

The Council meets every year on the final afternoon of the annual meeting. They provide feedback on that year’s meeting, and they make plans for upcoming meetings and the work of the REA more generally.

  • Sybrina Y. Atwaters
    Sybrina Y. Atwaters
    Assistant Director-Institute Diversity
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Atlanta, GA, United States
    sybrina [dot] atwaters [at] omed [dot] gatech [dot] edu
    • REA Advisory Council
  • Von Clemans
    Von Clemans
    Retired Pastor / Educator; Coach
    Presbyterian Church (USA)
    Charlotte, NC, United States
    evclemans [at] gmail [dot] com
    • REA Advisory Council
  • Dave Csinos
    Dave Csinos
    Assistant Professor of Practical Theology
    Atlantic School of Theology
    Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    dcsinos [at] astheology [dot] ns [dot] ca
    • REA Advisory Council
  • Eileen M Daily
    Eileen M Daily
    Retired Director, Doctor of Ministry in Transformational Leadership
    Boston University
    Old Orchard Beach, ME, United States
    dailye45 [at] gmail [dot] com
    • REA Advisory Council
    • REA Board
    • Program Conference Committee
    • REA Board Steering Committee
    • Standing Committee on Religious Education in Faith Communities
  • Jos De Kock
    Jos De Kock
    Professor of Practical Theology | Rector
    Evangelische Theologische Faculteit Leuven
    Linden, , Belgium
    jos [dot] dekock [at] etf [dot] edu
    • REA Advisory Council
  • Monique van Dijk-Groeneboer
    Monique van Dijk-Groeneboer
    professor of religious education
    Tilburg School of Catholic Theology
    The Hague, ZuidHolland, Netherlands
    m [dot] c [dot] h [dot] vandijk [at] tilburguniversity [dot] edu
    • REA Advisory Council
  • Barbara Annette Fears
    Barbara Annette Fears
    Assistant Professor
    Howard University School of Divinity
    Arlington, VA, United States
    barbara [dot] fears [at] howard [dot] edu
    • REA Advisory Council
  • Stephen Fetter
    Stephen Fetter
    Coordinator for Webinars and Electronic Meetings
    The United Church of Canada
    Toronto, ON, Canada
    sfetter [at] united-church [dot] ca
    • REA Advisory Council
  • Courtney Goto
    Courtney Goto
    Associate Professor
    Boston University School of Theology
    Brighton, MA, United States
    cgoto [at] bu [dot] edu
    • REA Advisory Council
  • Thomas Groome
    Thomas Groome
    Professor of Theology and Religious Education , Boston College
    Boston College
    Chestnut Hill, MA, United States
    groomet [at] bc [dot] edu
    • REA Advisory Council
  • Jenny Haddad Haddad Mosher
    Jenny Haddad Haddad Mosher
    Director, Research & Educational Design
    CrossRoad Institute
    Durham, CT, United States
    jmosher [at] crossroadinstitute [dot] org
    • REA Advisory Council
  • Tamara Henry
    Tamara Henry
    Assistant Professor of Religious Education
    New York Theological Seminary
    New York, NY, United States
    thenry [at] nyts [dot] edu
    • REA Advisory Council
  • Christine Jean Hong
    Christine Jean Hong
    Associate Professor of Educational Ministries
    Columbia Theological Seminary
    Decatur, GA, United States
    hongc [at] ctsnet [dot] edu
    • REA Advisory Council
  • Heesung Hwang
    Heesung Hwang
    Associate Professor of UMC Studies, Christian Education, and Leadership
    Pacific School of Religion
    Berkeley, CA, United States
    hhwang [at] psr [dot] edu
    • REA Advisory Council
    • REA Board
    • REA Recording Secretary
    • REA Board Steering Committee
  • Jose R. Irizarry
    Jose R. Irizarry
    Professor
    Villanova University
    Villanova, PA, United States
    jose [dot] r [dot] irizarry [at] villanova [dot] edu
    • REA Advisory Council
    • AAR Program Committee
  • HyeRan Kim-Cragg
    HyeRan Kim-Cragg
    Professor
    Emmanuel College
    Toronto, ON, Canada
    hyeran [dot] kimcragg [at] utoronto [dot] ca
    • REA Advisory Council
  • Joung Chul Lee
    Joung Chul Lee
    Assistant Professor
    Kookmin University
    Seoul, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
    joungchul [dot] lee [at] kookmin [dot] ac [dot] kr
    • REA Advisory Council
    • REA Board
    • Chair, Standing Committee on Religious Education in Academic Disciplines & Institutions
  • Randy Litchfield
    Randy Litchfield
    Professor of Christian Education
    Methodist Theological School in Ohio
    Delaware, Ohio, United States
    rlitchfield [at] mtso [dot] edu
    • REA Advisory Council
  • Annie A Lockhart-Gilroy
    Annie A Lockhart-Gilroy
    Associate Professor of Christian Education and Practical Theology; Interim Director of the DMin Program
    Phillips Theological Seminary
    Tulsa, OK, United States
    annie [dot] lockhart [dot] gilroy [at] ptstulsa [dot] edu
    • REA Advisory Council
    • REA Board
    • Program Conference Committee
    • REA Board Steering Committee
  • Joshua H Lunde-Whitler
    Joshua H Lunde-Whitler
    Executive Director
    Rivier University
    Newton, MA, United States
    jlundewhitler [at] gmail [dot] com
    • REA Advisory Council
  • Lucinda Allen Mosher
    Lucinda Allen Mosher
    Hartford Seminary
    Middleburg, FL, United States
    lucinda [at] lucindamosher [dot] com
    • REA Advisory Council
  • Maureen R. O'Brien
    Maureen R. O'Brien
    Professor Emerita
    Duquesne University
    Pittsburgh, PA, United States
    obrien [at] duq [dot] edu
    • REA Advisory Council
  • Hosffman Ospino
    Hosffman Ospino
    Professor
    Boston College
    Waltham, MA, United States
    ospinoho [at] bc [dot] edu
    • REA Advisory Council
    • REA Board
    • Chair, Publications Committee
  • Carl Procario-Foley
    Carl Procario-Foley
    Executive Director
    Center at Mariandale
    New Rochelle, NY, United States
    cbprocariofoley [at] gmail [dot] com
    • REA Advisory Council
  • Bert Roebben
    Bert Roebben
    Professor
    University of Bonn
    Bonn, NRW, Germany
    hroebben [at] uni-bonn [dot] de
    • REA Advisory Council
  • Barbara E. Senecal-Davis
    Barbara E. Senecal-Davis
    Minister
    The First Presbyterian Church in the City of New York
    Brooklyn, NY, United States
    bsenecaldavis [at] fordham [dot] edu
    • REA Advisory Council
  • Michael Shire
    Michael Shire
    Professor
    Hebrew College
    Needham, MA, United States
    mshire [at] hebrewcollege [dot] edu
    • REA Advisory Council
  • Mai-Anh Le Tran
    Mai-Anh Le Tran
    Professor
    Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
    Evanston, IL, United States
    maianh [dot] tran [at] garrett [dot] edu
    • REA Advisory Council
    • Publications Committee
  • Katherine M. Turpin
    Katherine M. Turpin
    Professor of Practical Theology and Religious Education
    Iliff School of Theology
    Denver, Colorado, United States
    kturpin [at] iliff [dot] edu
    • REA Advisory Council
  • Anton Vrame
    Anton Vrame
    Director, Holy Cross Orthodox Press
    Hellenic College, Inc.
    Roslindale, MA, United States
    tonyvrame [at] gmail [dot] com
    • REA Advisory Council
  • Almeda Wright
    Almeda Wright
    Professor
    Yale Divinity School
    New Haven, CT, United States
    almeda [dot] wright [at] yale [dot] edu
    • REA Advisory Council
  • Mary H. Young
    Mary H. Young
    Director, Leadership Education
    Retired
    North Chesterfield, VA, United States
    doctormaryyoung [at] gmail [dot] com
    • REA Advisory Council
 
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