A Living Constellation
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Anchored in the role of the Spehar-Halligan Professor,
the Professorship creates visibility and momentum for the entire Center. It supports a culture where scholarship, creativity, and professional growth are shared—across staff, faculty collaborators, and student affiliates alike.
The result is not exhaustion, but alignment: a team moving together, with space for individual portfolios to deepen and evolve.
View each portfolio/leadership biography below and view their current engagement.
The Team Behind Our Work
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Michael Reid Trice, Ph.D., EMBA
Executive Director, Center for Ecumenical and Interreligious Engagement and Spehar-Halligan Professor at Seattle University
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Rev. Dr. Kara Markell, D.Min.
Assistant Director, Center for Ecumenical and Interreligious Engagement
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Jean Schuler
CEIE Operations Coordinator
leadership continues
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Sofia Sayabalian, M.A.
Web and Communications Coordinator
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Camila Torres
Undergraduate Student Affiliate, The Interfaith Observer Editorial Affiliate
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Maya DeGuzman
Undergraduate Student Affiliate, Video Capturing and Editing