Elías Ortega

I currently serve as president of Meadville Lombard Theological School where I am also Professor of Religion, Ethics, and Leadership. 

I am a 2nd generation Afro-Latinx; I was born in the United States (USA) but spent part of my childhood and teen years in the Puerto Rico-country still under colonial relation with the USA. I've been a UU for close to 17 years now. At this moment, I maintain membership at Morristown Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Morristown, NJ although am attending Unity Temple in Oak Park, IL. Other things to know about me is that I love to crochet/knit, although I am not particularly good at it, but still, it brings me joy. I am also a drummer, which I do better than my knitting.