CEIE Leadership
CEIE is led by an integrated team of Students, Alumni, Faculty & Community Fellows, Advisory Council Members, a Coordinator, and our Founding Director.
An Integrated Network
CEIE Advisory Council
The CEIE Advisory Council is a long-standing community of non-profit and private industry leaders, faculty, students, alumni and staff. These leaders assist the CEIE Leadership Team in strategic discernment for the communities we serve, in alignment with the SU Strategic Directions and Mission Priority Examen. Receive a copy of the current strategic planning and annual report by writing to our Director and Spehar-Halligan Professor, Dr. Michael Trice at tricem@seattleu.edu.
CEIE Fellows
Seattle University CEIE Fellows include Faculty, Staff, and Community Leaders, who provide leadership through a specific portfolio or project. Fellows’ insights are shared with the university at lunches or other venues within the same academic year. Portfolios and projects range from network building to participating in a national conference on ‘covenantal pluralism’ (2024) that advance CEIE’s leadership in the religious and cultural richness of our time.
CEIE STM Alumni Ambassadors
CEIE, born from a tradition of leadership in diverse ecumenical, interreligious, and cultural contexts at Seattle University's School of Theology and Ministry (STM), continues its mission after STM closed in 2023. Today, the School of Theology and Ministry Alumni Ambassadors at CEIE work with us to provide innovative leadership, advancing Seattle University's mission in the Pacific Northwest, the country, and the world.
CEIE Core Team
Megan Anderson, M.A.
The Interfaith Observer Co-Editor
Focused on the Intersection of Religion, Society, and Social Change
Rev. Dr. Bishop Edward Donalson III, D.Min.
CEIE Provost Fellow for Ecumenical Relations
Zoe Zepeda Garcia
Undergraduate Student Affiliate
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Rev. Dr. Kara Markell, D.Min.
Assistant Director, Center for Ecumenical and Interreligious Engagement
Tejaswi Neelapu
Graduate Student Affiliate
Sofia Sayabalian
Coordinator, Communications and Web Platform
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Robert P. Sellers, Ph.D.
The Interfaith Observer Monthly Contributor, "TIO’s Public Square"
Tahil Sharma
The Interfaith Observer Co-Editor
Camila Torres
Undergraduate Student Affiliate
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Michael Reid Trice, Ph.D., EMBA
Founding Director, Center for Ecumenical and Interreligious Engagement and Spehar-Halligan Professor