Advisory Board

​​CWCIT's advisory board is a group of DePaul faculty/staff from various departments who meet twice a year to advise the CWCIT director on questions about the Center's work as it relates to DePaul and especially on the interface with other DePaul faculty, staff, students, and Centers. Terms on the board are for three years. Terms are renewable at the discretion of the director.

2026-27 Members

Michael Budde
CWCIT Senior Research Professor and Professor of Catholic Studies

William Cavanaugh
CWCIT Director and Beeson Family Professor of Catholic Studies

Stan Chu Ilo
CWCIT Senior Research Professor and Associate Professor of Catholic Studies

Cathy Ann Elias
Professor of Musical Studies

Stephen Haymes​
Professor of Philosophy of Education
Affiliated faculty in International Studies and Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies

Robert D. Karpinski
Associate Vice President for Academic and Library Affairs

Christie Klimas
Professor and Chair of Environmental Science & Studies

Thomas Krainz
Associate Professor of History

Mary Bridget Kustusch
Associate Professor of Physics and Astrophysics

Mark Laboe
Interim Vice President, Division of Mission & Ministry

Susana Martínez
Associate Professor of Spanish and Director of the Peace, Justice & Conflict Studies Program

Elizabeth Millán
Professor and Chair of Philosophy

Scott Paeth
Professor/Chair of Religious Studies; Director of Center for Religion, Culture, and Community; Faculty in Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies

Mark Potosnak
Professor of Environmental Science & Studies and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, College of Science and Health