Rev. Dr. Thomas V. Wolfe

The Rev. Dr. Thomas V. Wolfe serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Iliff School of Theology, an appointment that he began on August 1, 2013. Since joining Iliff, President Wolfe has also been instrumental in the creation and implementation of Iliff’s Strategic Plan. This plan pushes us to fulfill our mission and vision, while it also keeps us close to our core values. In his new year message 2020, President Wolfe shared his vision for reimagining Iliff’s future.

Mission

Iliff educates and develops leaders with courageous theological imaginations and, reflecting its United Methodist heritage and relationships, is committed to social justice, inclusiveness, and religious diversity.

Vision

We transform the world by creating new and renewed local and global communities of inclusive justice by generating critical scholarship and engaging what is sacred.

Core Values

Learn more about the values that define us as an inclusive and caring community. Watch our colleagues and students speak about our values.

Office Contacts

Tom Wolfe, Ph.D., President, 303-765-3102

Alisha Eno, Executive Assistant to the President, 303-765-3102, aeno@iliff.edu

President’s Cabinet

Boyung Lee, Ph.D., Academic Vice President/Dean of the Faculty

Caran Ware Joseph, J.D., Chief Operating Officer

Catherine Kelsey, Th.D., Dean of the Iliff Chapel & Spiritual Formation

Kelsey Cochrane, Vice President of Institutional Advancement 

Jason Warr, Vice President of Business/Controller

Michael Hemenway, Ph.D., Chief Information Officer

Soon Beng Yeap, Ph.D., Chief Advocacy & Communications Officer

Stephanie Krusemark, Ph.D., Vice President of Enrollment Management

Theodore M. Vial Jr. Ph.D., Vice President of Innovation, Learning, and Institutional Research

Board of Trustees

Chairperson: Tim Pfeifer. Learn more about our Board of Trustees.

Latest Updates

• July 27, 2020 – President’s Message – Remembering John Lewis
• July 1, 2020 – President’s Message – Black Lives Matter
• May 29, 2020 – President’s Message – Remembering George Floyd
• March 23, 2020 – President’s Message – Coronavirus Updates
• February 28, 2020 – President’s Message – Coronavirus Updates
• January 11, 2020 – In Memoriam – Dr. Terrence N. Tice
• January 1, 2020 – President’s Message – Reimagining Iliff’s Future
• September 2, 2019 – President’s Message – The Transition Generation
• May 21, 2019 – President Announces 50 in 5 Initiative
• March 15, 2019 – Iliff Supports Muslim Community
• February 28, 2019 – Iliff President Stands with LBGTQ Methodists
• February 26, 2019 – President’s Message – Special Session of General Conference 2019
• February 6, 2019 – President’s Message – Journey
• February 1, 2019 – Iliff’s statement on the Special Session of General Conference of the UMC
• December 1, 2018 – President’s Holiday Message 2018
• October 28, 2018 – Solidarity with the Jewish community
• August 16, 2018 – Tom Wolfe named IAMSCU President
• June 22, 2018 – President Message – Crisis at the U.S. Border
• December 19, 2017 – President’s Holiday Message 2017
• November 1, 2017 – Iliff closes 125th year with a new focus on off-campus students
• October 19, 2017 – A Message on Professor Larry Kent Graham
• April 28, 2017 – A Personal Message on the Judicial Decision
• April 25, 2017 – Tom speaks to 9 News on the election of Bishop Karen Oliveto
• April 4, 2017: Tom’s remarks at Riverside Church
• February 24, 2017: To Bishop Karen Oliveto with Love
• February 8, 2017: Video message to alumni
• January 4, 2017:King spoke vehemently against Vietnam War
• December 15, 2016: President’s Holiday Message 2016
• December 1, 2016: Tom Wolfe – Washington Park Profile or here.
• November 10, 2016: Different faiths gather to discuss healing the divide after the presidential election
• November 9, 2016: Post-election
• October 3, 2016: Iliff School of Theology Enters the Solar Age
• July 18, 2106: Iliff’s President Welcomes a New Bishop to the Mountain Sky Area
• July 10, 2016: Word from Iliff’s President Around Recent Painful Events
• June 12, 2016: Our Hearts are in Orlando