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 future direction. In his new year message 2021 to the Iliff community, President Wolfe shared his vision for reimagining Iliff’s future.

“Iliff is creating a new expansive set of offerings that are broadly accessible to an ever-expanding community of learners and focused on engaging the moral discourse in the context of multiple cultural constructions of human meaning. ” – President Tom Wolfe

Purpose and Vision

Iliff is a graduate school that cultivates compassion and justice through courageous imagination. Iliffians are activists, servant leaders, and innovators in diverse religious, secular, and academic communities.

Core Values

Learn more about the values that define us as an inclusive and caring community.

Office Contacts

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

Alisha Eno, Executive Assistant to the President, 303-765-3102,

Senior Leadership Team

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: Andrew “Andy” Folkerth. Learn more about our Board of Trustees.

Latest Updates

• March 7, 2022 – President’s Message on the Invasion of Ukraine
• January 1, 2022 – President’s New Year Message
• October 4 2021 – President’s Message to Students
• April 20, 2021 – President’s Statement on the Verdict of the George Floyd Murder Trial
• March 23, 2021 – President’s Statement on the Boulder Shooting
• March 18, 2021 – President’s Statement on the Atlanta Shooting
• February 8, 2021 – Tentative 2021-2022 Course Schedule
• January 8, 2021 – President’s Reflection on the Violence at the Nation’s Capitol Building
• January 1, 2021 – President’s New Year Message
• 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