The REA By-laws state that “management of all affairs, property, and business of the Association shall be vested in a Board of Directors who shall consist of the elected officers and Board members.” The REA:APPRRE Board Handbook details the roles and responsibilities of our board, officers, and staff. Note that some members of the board also serve on the steering committee and the program conference committee. The members of the current board are listed below. A variety of governance changes have been made in the last few years, you can read about them on our governance changes page and in back issues of eREACH.
- Patricia BonillaVice President
Patricia BonillaProfessorAustin Presbyterian Theological SeminaryVernon Hills, Illinois, United States- REA Board
- Program Conference Committee
- REA Board Steering Committee
- REA Vice President
- Eileen M DailyProgram Chair
Eileen M DailyRetired Director, Doctor of Ministry in Transformational LeadershipBoston UniversityOld Orchard Beach, ME, United States- REA Advisory Council
- REA Board
- Program Conference Committee
- REA Board Steering Committee
- Standing Committee on Religious Education in Faith Communities
- Heesung HwangRecording Secretary
Heesung HwangAssistant Professor of Christian Religious EducationSaint Paul School of TheologyLeawood, Kansas, United States- REA Advisory Council
- REA Board
- REA Recording Secretary
- REA Board Steering Committee
- Heather Nicole IngersollChair of the CFP Committee
Heather Nicole IngersollExecutive DirectorGodly Play FoundationWilsonville, OR, United States- REA Board
- Proposals Selection Committee
- Chair, Proposals Selection Committee
- Program Conference Committee
- Denise JanssenTreasurer
Denise JanssenAssociate Professor of Christian EducationSamuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology, Virginia Union UniversityChester, VA, United States- REA Board
- Program Conference Committee
- REA Board Steering Committee
- REA Treasurer
- Eunjin JeonStudent Rep
Eunjin JeonStudentUniversity of Denver/Iliff School of TheologyPrinceton, New Jersey, United States- REA Board
- REA Board, Student Representative
- Eser KimEx Officio
Eser KimKnox College, University of TorontoNamyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of- Program Conference Committee
- REA Board, Ex Officio
- REA Networking Coordinator
- REA Board Steering Committee
- Paulus Eko KristiantoChair of the Standing Committee on Faith Communities
Paulus Eko KristiantoDoctoral StudentDuta Wacana Christian University, IndonesiaJakarta Barat, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia- REA Board
- Chair, Standing Committee on Religious Education in Faith Communities
- Annie A Lockhart-GilroyProgram Chair
Annie A Lockhart-GilroyAssociate Professor of Christian Education and Practical Theology; Interim Director of the DMin ProgramPhillips Theological SeminaryTulsa, OK, United States- REA Advisory Council
- REA Board
- Program Conference Committee
- REA Board Steering Committee
- Joyce Ann MercerEx Officio
Joyce Ann MercerProf. of Practical Theol & Pastoral CareYale Divinity SchoolNew Haven, CT, United States- Publications Committee
- REA Board, Ex Officio
- REA Journal Editor
- REA Board Steering Committee
- Sheryl Ann MetzgnerEx OfficioSheryl Ann MetzgnerPublic Constructive Queer TheologianAlumna - University of Birmingham, U.K.Kitimat, BC, Canada
- REA Board, Ex Officio
- REA Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Officer
- Jennifer MoeEx Officio
Jennifer MoeAssociate Director of Young Adult InitiativeGarrett-Evangelical Theological SeminaryMilton, WI, United States- REA Board, Ex Officio
- REA Executive Secretary
- Hosffman OspinoChair of the Publications Committee
Hosffman OspinoProfessorBoston CollegeWaltham, MA, United States- REA Advisory Council
- REA Board
- Chair, Publications Committee
- Karen-Marie YustPresident
Karen-Marie YustJosiah P. and Anne Wilson Rowe Professor of Christian EducationUnion Presbyterian SeminaryRichmond, VA, United States- REA Board
- Nominating Committee
- Chair, Nominating Committee
- Program Conference Committee
- REA President
- REA Board Steering Committee
Board Steering Committee
This committee meets to make decisions and implement initiatives between regular board meetings. The Board Steering Committee is comprised of the President, President-Elect, Past-President, Vice-President, Recording Secretary, Treasurer, Executive Secretary (ex officio), and the Networking Coordinator (ex officio).
- Patricia BonillaVice PresidentPatricia BonillaProfessorAustin Presbyterian Theological SeminaryVernon Hills, Illinois, United States
- REA Board
- Program Conference Committee
- REA Board Steering Committee
- REA Vice President
- Eileen M DailyProgram ChairEileen M DailyRetired Director, Doctor of Ministry in Transformational LeadershipBoston UniversityOld Orchard Beach, ME, United States
- REA Advisory Council
- REA Board
- Program Conference Committee
- REA Board Steering Committee
- Standing Committee on Religious Education in Faith Communities
- Heesung HwangRecording SecretaryHeesung HwangAssistant Professor of Christian Religious EducationSaint Paul School of TheologyLeawood, Kansas, United States
- REA Advisory Council
- REA Board
- REA Recording Secretary
- REA Board Steering Committee
- Denise JanssenTreasurerDenise JanssenAssociate Professor of Christian EducationSamuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology, Virginia Union UniversityChester, VA, United States
- REA Board
- Program Conference Committee
- REA Board Steering Committee
- REA Treasurer
- Eser KimEx OfficioEser KimKnox College, University of TorontoNamyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of
- Program Conference Committee
- REA Board, Ex Officio
- REA Networking Coordinator
- REA Board Steering Committee
- Annie A Lockhart-GilroyProgram ChairAnnie A Lockhart-GilroyAssociate Professor of Christian Education and Practical Theology; Interim Director of the DMin ProgramPhillips Theological SeminaryTulsa, OK, United States
- REA Advisory Council
- REA Board
- Program Conference Committee
- REA Board Steering Committee
- Joyce Ann MercerEx OfficioJoyce Ann MercerProf. of Practical Theol & Pastoral CareYale Divinity SchoolNew Haven, CT, United States
- Publications Committee
- REA Board, Ex Officio
- REA Journal Editor
- REA Board Steering Committee
- Karen-Marie YustPresidentKaren-Marie YustJosiah P. and Anne Wilson Rowe Professor of Christian EducationUnion Presbyterian SeminaryRichmond, VA, United States
- REA Board
- Nominating Committee
- Chair, Nominating Committee
- Program Conference Committee
- REA President
- REA Board Steering Committee
Advancement Committee
- Dori Grinenko Baker
Dori Grinenko BakerIndependent ScholarWww.ourowndeepwells.comLynchburg, VA, United States- Advancement Committee
- Cynthia Cameron
Cynthia CameronAssistant ProfessorUniversity of St. Michael's CollegeToronto, ON, Canada- Advancement Committee
- Nick John Fagnant
Nick John FagnantDoctoral StudentBoston College Clough School of Theology and MinistryDorchester, MA, United States- Advancement Committee
Harper / Wornom Committee
This committee, established by REA bylaws, exists to solicit applications and make recommendations for the recipient of the William Rainey Harper Award. It also solicits applications for and makes recommendations for the awarding of the Wornom Innovation Grant.
- Asyraf Isyraqi Bin Jamil
Asyraf Isyraqi Bin JamilSenior LecturerUniversiti MalayaKuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia- Harper / Wornom Committee
- Thomas S LeGrandThomas S LeGrandDirector, IMPACT Center; Assistant ProfessorLimestone UniversityGreenville, SC, United States
- Harper / Wornom Committee
- Elizabeth Helen Nolan
Elizabeth Helen NolanMinisterUniting Church in AustraliaGlenview, Queensland, Australia- Harper / Wornom Committee
- Standing Committee on Religious Education in Public Life and the Global Community
- Montague WilliamsChair
Montague WilliamsAssociate Professor of Church, Culture, and SocietyPoint Loma Nazarene University (professor) / Boston University (PhD cand.)San Diego, CA, United States- Harper / Wornom Committee
- Chair, Harper / Wornom Committee
Nominating Committee
This committee recommends a slate of candidates to fill board offices. The Nominating Committee is comprised of retiring Board and Committee members, and one member at large elected by the membership. The committee is chaired by the President.
- Dean G. Blevins
Dean G. BlevinsProfessor of Practical Theology and Christian DiscipleshipNazarene Theological SeminaryKansas City, MO, United States- Nominating Committee
- Anne Carter Walker
Anne Carter WalkerExecutive Director, Oklahoma CampusPhillips Theological SeminaryTulsa, Oklahoma, United States- AAR Program Committee
- Nominating Committee
- Karen-Marie YustChairKaren-Marie YustJosiah P. and Anne Wilson Rowe Professor of Christian EducationUnion Presbyterian SeminaryRichmond, VA, United States
- REA Board
- Nominating Committee
- Chair, Nominating Committee
- Program Conference Committee
- REA President
- REA Board Steering Committee
Program Conference Committee
This committee exists to support the program chair in planning the annual conference. The Program Conference Committee is comprised of the President, President-Elect, Vice-President, Call for Proposals Chair, Executive Secretary, and the Networking Coordinator.
- Patricia BonillaPatricia BonillaProfessorAustin Presbyterian Theological SeminaryVernon Hills, Illinois, United States
- REA Board
- Program Conference Committee
- REA Board Steering Committee
- REA Vice President
- Eileen M DailyEileen M DailyRetired Director, Doctor of Ministry in Transformational LeadershipBoston UniversityOld Orchard Beach, ME, United States
- REA Advisory Council
- REA Board
- Program Conference Committee
- REA Board Steering Committee
- Standing Committee on Religious Education in Faith Communities
- Heather Nicole IngersollHeather Nicole IngersollExecutive DirectorGodly Play FoundationWilsonville, OR, United States
- REA Board
- Proposals Selection Committee
- Chair, Proposals Selection Committee
- Program Conference Committee
- Denise JanssenDenise JanssenAssociate Professor of Christian EducationSamuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology, Virginia Union UniversityChester, VA, United States
- REA Board
- Program Conference Committee
- REA Board Steering Committee
- REA Treasurer
- Eser KimEser KimKnox College, University of TorontoNamyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of
- Program Conference Committee
- REA Board, Ex Officio
- REA Networking Coordinator
- REA Board Steering Committee
- Annie A Lockhart-GilroyAnnie A Lockhart-GilroyAssociate Professor of Christian Education and Practical Theology; Interim Director of the DMin ProgramPhillips Theological SeminaryTulsa, OK, United States
- REA Advisory Council
- REA Board
- Program Conference Committee
- REA Board Steering Committee
- Karen-Marie YustKaren-Marie YustJosiah P. and Anne Wilson Rowe Professor of Christian EducationUnion Presbyterian SeminaryRichmond, VA, United States
- REA Board
- Nominating Committee
- Chair, Nominating Committee
- Program Conference Committee
- REA President
- REA Board Steering Committee
Proposals Selection Committee
This committee reviews proposals and chooses Research Interest Group papers, Collaborative Sessions, and Posters for the annual meeting.
- Heather Nicole IngersollChairHeather Nicole IngersollExecutive DirectorGodly Play FoundationWilsonville, OR, United States
- REA Board
- Proposals Selection Committee
- Chair, Proposals Selection Committee
- Program Conference Committee
- Patrick B. Reyes
Patrick B. ReyesSenior Director of Learning DesignAuburn Theological SeminarySanta Fe, NM, United States- AAR Program Committee
- Proposals Selection Committee
Publications Committee
This committee exists to support the board in overseeing the journal Religious Education and the Horizons publications series.
- Joyce Ann MercerJoyce Ann MercerProf. of Practical Theol & Pastoral CareYale Divinity SchoolNew Haven, CT, United States
- Publications Committee
- REA Board, Ex Officio
- REA Journal Editor
- REA Board Steering Committee
- Hosffman OspinoChairHosffman OspinoProfessorBoston CollegeWaltham, MA, United States
- REA Advisory Council
- REA Board
- Chair, Publications Committee
- Mai-Anh Le Tran
Mai-Anh Le TranProfessorGarrett-Evangelical Theological SeminaryEvanston, IL, United States- REA Advisory Council
- Publications Committee
Standing Committees
In addition to the committees of the board, above, the REA also has three standing committee which are organized to help the REA sustain its focus on the three major contexts for religious education. They are an essential part of how REA, as a decentralized, volunteer-driven associations accomplishes its mission. Please go to the page of Standing Committees for more information.