The Rev. Michelle Holmes has held several positions with the American Baptist Seminary of the West in Berkeley, California since 1990. She served as vice president and chief financial officer, vice president for Institutional Advancement, acting president and assistant to the president for recruitment and development. She served as chair of the Chief Financial Officers Steering Committee for the Association of Theological Schools and was a member of the Graduate Theological Union Council of Development Officers and the Council of Chief Financial Officers. She has served on several denominational committees including the Executive Committee of the Evergreen Baptist Association, Advisory Committee for Women in Professional Ministry of ABC/USA, and the Ministers Council of ABC/USA.