Governing Council
The body charged with the oversight of the Theological Institute of the Church of Ireland is the Governing Council. The full details regarding the agreed governance arrangements for the institute can be seen here.
Archbishop of Dublin (Chair)
Most Revd Michael Jackson
MA, PhD, DPhil (Chair)
Bishop of Derry & Raphoe (House of Bishops)
Rt Rev Andrew Forster
Bishop of Down & Dromore (House of Bishops)
Rt Rev David McClay
Chair, OLM Oversight Committee (ex officio)
Rt Rev Ian Ellis
Educational Expert appointed by House of Bishops
Prof Noel Purdy
RCB Executive Committee
Ms Helen Arnopp
Standing Committee lay member
Mr Richard Codd
Standing Committee clerical member
Rev Canon Ruth West
Chief Officer, RCB (ex officio)
Mr David Ritchie
Director, Theological Institute (ex officio)
Revd Canon Dr Maurice Elliott
MA, BTh, MPhil, PhD
Dr Maurice Elliott studied languages, linguistics and theology in St Andrews, and theology through both Dublin and Belfast. His academic interests include homiletics, the theory and practice of contemporary Christian leadership and Anglican Reformation ecclesiology.
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Deputy Director (CITI) appointed by House of Bishops
Dr Katie M. Heffelfinger
BA, MDiv, ThM, PhD
Katie Heffelfinger studied theology at Asbury Theological Seminary and Princeton Theological Seminary. She holds a PhD in Hebrew Bible from Emory University. Katie’s research interests include the potential for biblical poetry to enliven theological imagination and the role of Scripture in personal and spiritual formation. Katie has recently published a commentary on Isaiah 40 –66 in the New Cambridge Bible Commentary series
Student Representative, residential cohort
Mr Francis Khamanra
Student Representative, non–residential cohort
Ms Emma Purser
Bursar, Theological Institute
Ms Lynda Levis
RCB Executive
Mr Keith Roberts