AΣN Board & Staff

Dr. Schmersal serves as Vice President for Mission and Ministry at Creighton University. In this role, she manages a professional team facilitating strategic visioning, implementation and assessment of departmental goals and programs. She offers compassionate support to students and colleagues, nurturing an inclusive, compassionate and mission-driven community. She fosters key relationships with internal and external individuals and organizations and manages departmental budgets and facilities. Cindy serves as departmental representative on university committees and strategic initiatives, including institutional climate study. Previously, she served as Rockhurst’s Director of the Office of Campus Ministry and Director, Midwest Region Jesuit Volunteer Corps.

For more than a decade, Suzanne has served as special counsel to the President of the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States and is also its operations manager. Previously, Suzanne enjoyed a long career as an attorney for the United States government and was a small business owner. Suzanne holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Baylor University and a Juris Doctor from Quinnipiac University Law School. Additionally, Suzanne earned a certificate of Ignatian Spirituality from Boston College of Theology and Ministry; a certificate in Servant Leadership from Cornell University, and a graduate certificate in Ignatian Tradition from Creighton University. She also published “Family Structures and Spiritual Freedom” in The Way, Vol. 6 No 1 January 2022. Suzanne has been on the Board of Directors of American Jesuits International since 2021 and Chairperson of the Board since 2023.

Ryan G. Duns, SJ, is a Jesuit priest and has been a member of Alpha Sigma Nu since his induction at Canisius University in 2001. Currently he is Associate Professor and Chair of Theology at Marquette University. He is the author of articles and book chapters and in 2020 published a book entitled Spiritual Exercises for a Secular Age: Desmond’s Quest for God. His most recent book is Theology of Horror: The Hidden Depths of Popular Films. In addition to his scholarly pursuits and teaching, Ryan continues to perform and teaching traditional Irish music throughout the world. His YouTube tin whistle lessons have over sixteen thousand subscribers and have been viewed over seven million times. He is proud of being a member of ASN and privileged to serve and support the next generation of Jesuit alums who are committed to scholarship, loyalty, and service.

Richard J Lindquist CFA is a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley Investment Management and the lead Portfolio Manager on the High Yield team. He joined the firm in 2011 and has 39 years of investment experience. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Richard was a managing director and co-head of U.S. High Yield at Guggenheim Partners responsible for portfolio management, asset gathering, client service and overseeing all high yield trading. Previously, he was a managing director and head of the U.S. and Global High Yield Fixed Income team responsible for managing the firm’s high yield assets for pension funds, mutual funds and insurance companies, as well as globally marketing the strategy and servicing existing high yield clients at both HSBC Halbis Partners (HSBC Global Asset Management) and Credit Suisse Asset Management. Richard received a B.S. Summa Cum Laude in finance from Boston College and an M.B.A. in finance from the University of Chicago. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Richard serves as the chair of the Alpha Sigma Nu Investment Committee.

Seán Michaelson, SJ, is the Minister of the Collegio Internazionale del Gesú in Rome. He earned a bachelor’s degree in English at Georgetown University, and a master’s degree from Boston College. Fr. Michaelson entered the Society of Jesus in 1996, later earning an MA in philosophy from Fordham and a PhD in 18th-century British and Irish satire from Arizona State University. His theology studies include an MDiv and a MA in theology from Regis College. Fr. Michaelson taught at the Colegio del Sagrado Corazon in Montevideo, Uruguay, before joining the English department at the University of San Francisco as an assistant professor. In addition to serving as chair of the English department, Fr. Michaelson was the director of the St. Ignatius Institute and the adviser for Alpha Sigma Nu. He served as the Executive Secretary/Socius for the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States, and prior for three years as formation director for the California and Oregon Province Jesuits, responsible for the training of the provinces’ men preparing to be Jesuit brothers and priests.