Appointed in 2021 as Founding and now Executive Director of the Center for Ecumenical and Interreligious Engagement (CEIE), and Spehar-Halligan Professor, Rev. Dr. Michael Reid Trice serves as a faculty-administrator whose work integrates constructive theology, leadership formation, and public engagement at the heart of Seattle University’s mission. A professionally trained theologian with an Executive MBA and over three decades of experience across higher education, religious institutions, and global civic networks, Dr. Trice brings interdisciplinary depth to the study and practice of leadership in plural contexts.

His work spans organizational development, comparative religious studies, ecumenical and interreligious dialogue, and team-based leadership, shaping CEIE as a center grounded in rigorous scholarship, shared values, and a sustained commitment to the common good.