Board of directors
The board provides strategic leadership to the Aquinas Center employing its members' expertise in finance, business, theology, and philanthropy.
Antonio Alonso serves as Assistant Professor of Theology and Culture and Director of Catholic Studies at Candler School of Theology, Emory University.
Joe Barker serves as Director of Admissions at Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School after twenty-one years experience in a corporate manufacturing environment.
Fr. John Boll, OP is a Dominican of the Province of St. Martin de Porres (Southern USA) and is the Director of the University Catholic Center serving Emory University and Agnes Scott College.
Fr. Wayne Cavalier, OP is an ordained Dominican friar, Regent of Studies, and Director of the Congar Institute for Ministry Development.
Fr. Thomas Condon, OP is the Prior Provincial of the Province of St. Martin de Porres, USA.
Maria Cressler is the Executive Director of Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center, serving in this role since 2009.
Roberto Goizueta is the Margaret O'Brien Flatley Professor Emeritus of Catholic Theology at Boston College where he specializes in Liberation Theology and the intersections of theology and culture.
Fr. Victor Laroche, OP is the Socius and Vicar Provincial of the Province of St. Martin de Porres, USA. Since 2016, he has been preaching on a part-time basis with "Food for the Poor" across the United States.
Janice Love, Dean and Professor of Christianity and World Politics at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, is an internationally recognized leader in church and ecumenical arenas and a scholar of world politics, particularly on issues of religion and politics, conflict transformation, globalization and ecumenism.
Marie Marquardt, Board Chair, is a Scholar-in-Residence at Candler School of Theology, Emory University. She is the author of several books including Living "Illegal": The Human Face of Unauthorized Immigration (The New Press, 2013), co-author of Globalizing the Sacred: Religion Across the Americas (Rutgers University Press, 2003), and has written several young adult novels.
Craig Mullins, Chair Emeritus, is President of Mullins Associates and a consultant to hospital and physician groups related to their governance structure, operating systems and income distribution planning.
Mike Penney has made a career in information technology, working over thirty-five years with several Atlanta-based companies. He retired from UPS as Senior Manager, IT in the Supply Chain Solutions Group.
Catherine Perry founded InwardBound Center for Nonprofit Leadership in 2010, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Its mission is to bring outstanding leadership development to nonprofits, especially those focused on eliminating poverty.
Susan Reynolds is Assistant Professor of Catholic Studies at Candler School of Theology, Emory University. She holds a Ph.D. in Theology and Education from Boston College.
Ron Rezendes earned a Bachelor's degree in Physics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and recently completed his MBA at Mercer University. Ron is the Director of Financial Analytics and Reporting on Emory University's Business Operations team. Prior to that, he was Senior Business Manager at Candler School of Theology.
Jim Toner received his medical and doctoral degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. He has published more to sixty journal articles, and currently has a private practice in Atlanta.
Kevin Wack currently serves as Medical Ethicist for the Grady Health System. He earned a Master Degree in both Bioethics and Theology from Emory University, a Juris Doctor and a Certificate in Health Law from Georgia State University.
Dick White is a graduate of Marist School, Georgia Tech and Emory University's Advanced Management Program. He was in the banking business for many years and retired from South Trust Bank as President of the Capital Management Group.
Antonio Alonso serves as Assistant Professor of Theology and Culture and Director of Catholic Studies at Candler School of Theology, Emory University.
Joe Barker serves as Director of Admissions at Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School after twenty-one years experience in a corporate manufacturing environment.
Fr. John Boll, OP is a Dominican of the Province of St. Martin de Porres (Southern USA) and is the Director of the University Catholic Center serving Emory University and Agnes Scott College.
Fr. Wayne Cavalier, OP is an ordained Dominican friar, Regent of Studies, and Director of the Congar Institute for Ministry Development.
Fr. Thomas Condon, OP is the Prior Provincial of the Province of St. Martin de Porres, USA.
Maria Cressler is the Executive Director of Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center, serving in this role since 2009.
Roberto Goizueta is the Margaret O'Brien Flatley Professor Emeritus of Catholic Theology at Boston College where he specializes in Liberation Theology and the intersections of theology and culture.
Fr. Victor Laroche, OP is the Socius and Vicar Provincial of the Province of St. Martin de Porres, USA. Since 2016, he has been preaching on a part-time basis with "Food for the Poor" across the United States.
Janice Love, Dean and Professor of Christianity and World Politics at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, is an internationally recognized leader in church and ecumenical arenas and a scholar of world politics, particularly on issues of religion and politics, conflict transformation, globalization and ecumenism.
Marie Marquardt, Board Chair, is a Scholar-in-Residence at Candler School of Theology, Emory University. She is the author of several books including Living "Illegal": The Human Face of Unauthorized Immigration (The New Press, 2013), co-author of Globalizing the Sacred: Religion Across the Americas (Rutgers University Press, 2003), and has written several young adult novels.
Craig Mullins, Chair Emeritus, is President of Mullins Associates and a consultant to hospital and physician groups related to their governance structure, operating systems and income distribution planning.
Mike Penney has made a career in information technology, working over thirty-five years with several Atlanta-based companies. He retired from UPS as Senior Manager, IT in the Supply Chain Solutions Group.
Catherine Perry founded InwardBound Center for Nonprofit Leadership in 2010, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Its mission is to bring outstanding leadership development to nonprofits, especially those focused on eliminating poverty.
Susan Reynolds is Assistant Professor of Catholic Studies at Candler School of Theology, Emory University. She holds a Ph.D. in Theology and Education from Boston College.
Ron Rezendes earned a Bachelor's degree in Physics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and recently completed his MBA at Mercer University. Ron is the Director of Financial Analytics and Reporting on Emory University's Business Operations team. Prior to that, he was Senior Business Manager at Candler School of Theology.
Jim Toner received his medical and doctoral degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. He has published more to sixty journal articles, and currently has a private practice in Atlanta.
Kevin Wack currently serves as Medical Ethicist for the Grady Health System. He earned a Master Degree in both Bioethics and Theology from Emory University, a Juris Doctor and a Certificate in Health Law from Georgia State University.
Dick White is a graduate of Marist School, Georgia Tech and Emory University's Advanced Management Program. He was in the banking business for many years and retired from South Trust Bank as President of the Capital Management Group.
