Committees

C21 Steering Committee

The Church in the 21st Century Steering Committee, with the leadership of the Center Director, sets the overall direction for the C21 Center. This includes reviewing the ideas and recommendations of the Advisory Committee and other interested parties, and, in conjunction with specific subcommittees, giving direction to C21 programs.

Name Title
Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J. President
Office of the President
Peter Martin Special Assistant to the President
Office of the President
Karen Kiefer Director
The Church in the 21st Century Center
Casey Beaumier, S.J.  Vice President and University Secretary
Director, Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies
Shawna Cooper Whitehead, Ed.D. Vice President, Student Affairs
Jack Dunn Associate Vice President 
Office of University Communications
Mara Hermano Vice President, Institutional Research & Planning
Joy Moore Vice President for Student Affairs
Division of Student Affairs
Hosffman Ospino Associate Professor of Hispanic Ministry and Religious Education
Chair, Department of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry
School of Theology and Ministry
Brian Robinette Assistant Professor, Theology Department
Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences
Michael Sacco Executive Director
Center for Student Formation and Office of First Year Experience
David Trainor Vice President, Human Resources
Melodie Wyttenbach, Ph.D. Executive Director
Roche Center for Catholic Education

C21 Advisory Committee

The Church in the 21st Century Advisory Committee provides advice to the C21 Center, both in recommending appropriate issues and in suggesting events and activities that most appropriately and effectively fulfill the Center’s mission.

Name Title
Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J. President
Office of the President
Peter Martin Special Assistant to the President
Office of the President
Karen Kelly Kiefer Director
Church in the 21st Century Center 
Lynn Berardelli Associate Director
Church in the 21st Century Center
Eileen Corkery Assistant Director, Programming
Church in the 21st Century Center
Andrew Craig Assistant Director, Communications
Church in the 21st Century Center
Mary Troxell Associate Professor of the Practice of Philosophy,
Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences
Co-Chair of ADCOM
Tom Wesner Associate Professor of the Practice
Carroll School of Management
Co-Chair of ADCOM
James Caparro Senior Associate Athletics Director
Athletics
Michael Cassidy Professor
BC Law School
Maura Colleary Associate Dean, Finance & Administration
Colleen Dallavalle Senior Advisor to the Vice President for Student Affairs
Julia Danehy Boston College Class of 2024, Connell School of Nursing
Andrew Davis Associate Professor; The Ecclesiastical Faculty
School of Theology and Ministry
Camille Fitzpatrick Markey Associate Director, Center for Christian-Jewish Learning
Margaret Laurence Director, Initiatives for Formative Education
Office of the Provost and Dean of Faculties
Tom Mogan Associate Vice President, Student Engagement and Formation
Office of Student Affairs
Scott Olivieri Director, Web Services
Office of University Communications
Kristin Peterson Assistant Professor, Communication Department Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
Michael Serazio Associate Professor, Communication Department
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
Henry Shea, S.J. Assistant Professor, Theology Department
Elizabeth Shlala Associate Professor of the Practice in Core Curriculum
Assistant Dean, Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
Ximena Soto Assistant Director, Latinx Leadership Initiative
School of Social Work
John Walsh Director, Creative Web Services
Office of University Communications
Dennis Wiebolt Boston College Class of 2023
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences

C21 Resources Editorial Board

Charge: The Church in the 21st Century C21 Resources Editorial Board, works in an advisory capacity with the C21 Center and the guest editor of the magazine to review magazine content, resulting in the  best possible compilation of analyses and essays on key challenges facing the Church today.

Name Title
Patricia Delaney Senior Director, University Communications
Lynn Berardelli Associate Director, Church in the 21st Century Center
Peter Martin Special Assistant to the President, Office of the President
Jacqueline Regan Associate Dean, School of Theology and Ministry
O. Ernesto Valiente Associate Professor of Sytematic Theology, School of Theology and Ministry