The Institute for Islamic, Christian and Jewish Studies (ICJS) has named Meghan Casey, a partner at Gallagher LLP and parishioner of St. Ignatius in Baltimore, as president of its Board of Trustees effective July 1.
ICJS also announced the election of four new trustees: Joshua Auerbach, Ainy Haider-Shah, Abby Holmes and Pastor Shanon D. Murray.
In a June 24 news release, Heather Miller Rubens, executive director of ICJS, called Casey “a dynamic and thoughtful leader, deeply committed to the ICJS mission and to Maryland.”
“I am so grateful to be working with her and the board as we continue to dismantle religious hate and advance hope in our community,” the director said. “And each of the new trustees joining the ICJS Board is ready for the hard, but rewarding, work of building a multireligious democracy in the United States.”
Rubens also thanked outgoing board president Lee Sherman for his leadership as board president over the past three years.
“He has been an incredible partner and champion for ICJS as we navigated a difficult time for interfaith relations,” she said. “I look forward to his continued service to ICJS as immediate past president and secretary of the board.”
Casey chairs Gallagher LLP’s Litigation Practice Group and has extensive experience advising nonprofit, educational, religious and civic organizations on governance, civil rights, religious liberty and First Amendment issues. She has served on the ICJS Board since 2021 and previously served as board secretary.
Before joining Gallagher, Casey served as deputy legal counsel to former Maryland Gov. Martin J. O’Malley and as an assistant attorney general in Maryland.
“ICJS has long served as a trusted convener, bridging the gulfs that polarize us and bringing people of different backgrounds together for meaningful dialogue and community building,” Casey said. “That work is more important than ever, and I am thrilled to support ICJS in expanding its impact in Maryland and beyond.”
The newly elected trustees bring expertise in law, communications, finance, nonprofit leadership, public service and religious communities. ICJS said their experience will strengthen the organization’s efforts to combat religious bias and foster interreligious understanding.
ICJS is an independent educational nonprofit that promotes dialogue and understanding among religious communities through public programs, scholarship, fellowships and workshops.
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