APPE Leadership
As a member-driven organization, it's important that our leadership reflects the community it serves. APPE’s Board of Directors brings together members across disciplines to guide the organization’s mission—advancing ethical inquiry, fostering dialogue, and supporting the next generation of ethics professionals.
We invite you to be part of shaping its future. Learn about the Board nomination and election process.
APPE’s leadership extends beyond the Board, though. Members play an active role in shaping the organization through committees that support programming, member engagement, outreach, and more.
Joining a committee is one of the best ways to get involved and help guide the work of APPE in meaningful ways. Whether you’re new to APPE or a long-time member, serving on a committee is a powerful way to contribute, connect, and grow as a leader. Explore APPE Committees Below.
APPE Board of Directors
APPE Board members are elected by the APPE membership each spring and serve four-year terms that run July 1 to June 30. If you're interested in learning more about running for an APPE Board member seat, reach out to contact@appe-ethics.org.
Matthew Altman
Chair and Professor of Philosophy
Central Washington University
Jonathan Beever
APPE Board Chair-Elect
Chair and Professor of Engineering and Society
University of Virginia
Cara Biasucci
Director of Ethics Education
Creator/Director of Ethics Unwrapped
University of Texas at Austin
Dennis Cooley
APPE Board Chair
Director, Northern Plains Ethics Institute
North Dakota State University
Liza Dawson
Chief of Bioethics, IRB chair, and Research Integrity Officer
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR)
Mark Doorley
Director, The Ethics Program
Villanova University
Jun Fudano
Professor, Center for Higher Education Studies
Waseda University
Tokyo, Japan
Mohammad Hosseini
APPE Board Secretary
Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Julia A. Pedroni
Lecturer, Department of Philosophy
Williams College
Alex Richardson
Associate Director, Content Strategy and Engagement
Prindle Institute for Ethics, DePauw University
Earl Spurgin
Professor of Philosophy
John Carroll University
Ann Thebaut
Director, Center for Applied Ethics and Humanities
Santa Fe College
Jessica McManus Warnell
Teaching Professor, Department of Management & Organization
Rex & Alice A. Martin Faculty Director
Notre Dame Deloitte Center for Ethical Leadership Managing Director for Research Strategy, Operations, and Engagement, Human-centered Analytics Lab
Mendoza College of Business
University of Notre Dame
Qin Zhu
Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Studies
Dean's Distinguished Research Fellow in Human-Centered Intelligence
Founding Director, Human-Centered Intelligent Systems Initiative
College of Communication and Information Sciences
The University of Alabama
Ex Officio Board Members
Appointed by the APPE Board, Ex Officio Members are graduate students, early career scholars, or other professionals early in their engagement with applied ethics. They are non-voting members and serve two-year terms.
Michael Blake
PhD Student, Saint Louis University
Alison Kerr
Director of Futures, Colorado School of Mines
Christopher Meyers
Professor Emeritus, CSU Bakersfield, Hospital Ethicist
APPE Staff
APPE Committees
APPE IEB® Committee
Alex Richardson (Chair)*
Michael Blake*
Payton Bucki
Sherri Conklin
Mark Doorley*
John Garcia
Cynthia Jones
Michael Jordan
Leonidas Kirby
Rachel Robison-Greene
Ann Thebaut
Conference Committee
Earl Spurgin (Co-Chair)*
Mark Doorley (Co-Chair)*
Jun Fudano*
Lida Anestidou
Daniel Cheung
Robert Doyle
Patrick Flanagan
Kelly Laas
Katherine Ott Walter
Lisa Parker
Mykal Philbin
Alex Richardson
Alif Laila Tisha
Mallory Wietrzrykowski
Finance & Governance Committee
(Board members only)
Alex Richardson (Chair)*
Matthew Altman*
Jonathan Beever*
Cara Biasucci*
Christopher Meyers*
Earl Spurgin*
Jessica McManus Warnell*
Membership & Nominating Committee
Ann Thebaut (Chair)*
Lida Anestidou
Jay Al-Hashimi
Dennis Cooley*
Liza Dawson*
Raquel Diaz-Sprague
Patrick Flanagan
Jun Fudano*
Julie Pedroni*
Clotilde Dudley Smith
Outreach and Engagement Committee
Dennis Cooly (Co-Chair)*
Dena Plemmons (Co-Chair)
Matthew Altman
Daniel Cheung
Raquel Diaz-Sprague
Mohammad Hosseini*
Alison Kerr
Diana Martin
Damilola Oduola
Kingsley Reeves
Niccollette Tamayo-Jimenez
Programming Committee
Julie Pedroni (Co-Chair)*
Qin Zhu (Co-Chair)*
Jay Al-Hashimi
Robert Doyle
Jeff Dunn
Jessica McManus Warnell
Thor Wasbotten
Laine Walters Young
*Board Member
Want to get involved?
There is an annual call out for committee participation in spring. You can also reach out to contact@appe-ethics.org for more information and to let us know of your interest.