Ellen B. Koneck, Executive Director
Ellen Koneck is the executive director at Commonweal, a role she began in fall 2022. But she has worn other hats at Commonweal prior to this position, including as an editorial assistant, a community and events manager, and a board member. Before this role, Ellen was an adjunct lecturer in Catholic Studies at Sacred Heart University, acquisitions editor for Anselm Academic, and the head writer for Springtide, a research institute examining trends in the religious lives of young people. Ellen has her Master of Arts in religion from Yale Divinity School and sits on the advisory board at Liturgical Press. She has appeared on various podcasts and has published in America, Commonweal, Plough, Reflections, and elsewhere. Ellen lives in Minnesota with her husband and two sons. @ellen_koneck