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Katie Bracy

Communications Specialist
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Betsy Buschman

Administrative Coordinator
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Donielle Degraffenreaidt

Director of Convening Operations
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Angel Eaglin

Associate Director, Thriving Congregations Coordination Program
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Sarah E. Forsyth

Associate Director, Thriving Congregations Coordination Program
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Averee Gentry

Program Coordinator
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Vicki Heilig

Staff Assistant
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Sally Hicks

Managing Director and Editor, Faith & Leadership
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Angie Kay Hong

Director of Capacity Building Support
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Chris Karnadi

Editor, Faith & Leadership
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Alaina Kleinbeck

Executive Director of Grants and Services
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Doe Lee

Staff Assistant
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Gloriannie Lopez

Staff Assistant
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Emily Lund

Director of Communications
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David L. Odom

Executive Director
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Aleta Payne

Senior Editor, Faith & Leadership
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Hannah Perez

Program Coordinator
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Jessamyn Rubio

Senior Analyst and Art Director
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Wanda White

Associate Director for Coordination Programs
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Advisors

The work of the Forum for Congregational Life is carried out by numerous leaders from across American Christianity. Each year, advisors help guide our work by leading programs, facilitating cohorts and providing insight into current challenges facing congregations. In the past year, those advisors included the following leaders.

Adwoa Wilson

Vicar for Discipleship and Formation Episcopal Diocese of Vermont

Alexandra Ley

Consultant Denver Seminary

Alexia Ellis

Founder & CEO Emerge Up Consulting Inc.

Alexis Carter-Thomas

Speaker/Facilitator/Consultant

Allen Stanton

University of the Ozarks

Ana Lara Lopez

Coordinator of Freedom Church of the Poor Care & Engagement Showing Up for Racial Justice Education Fund,"The Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice"

Andrew Gardner

Visiting Faculty Associate of American Religious History Hartford International University

Anne Moman Brock

Senior Program Manager Lake Institute on Faith & Giving

Anne-Marie Jeffery

Canon for Congregational Vitality Episcopal Diocese of Washington

Aqueelah Ligonde

Teaching Elder/Staff Consultant NYC Presbytery/Ministry Architects
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Beverne Cordner

Associate Director at Howard Thurman Center Hartford International University

Bonnie Marden

Founder Myte Ministries

Brian Foreman

Coordinator of Congregational Ministries Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
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Brittany Watts

Postdoctoral Research Fellow Hartford International University
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Byron Benton

Senior Pastor Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church
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Charlene Rachuy Cox

Director of Programming, Engagement, and Innovation for Congregational Thriving St. Olaf College

Christine Hong

Associate Professor of Educational Ministry Columbia Theological Seminary

Christine Suh

The Center for Restorative Justice

Christine Tamara

Chief of Networks Hispanic Access Foundation
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Christopher Leach

Director of Strategy National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry

Clary Butler

Consultant CBC LLC

Craig Gould

Program Director - Notre Dame Vision McGrath Institute for Church Life

Craig Kocher

Dean and Chief Religious Officer University of Richmond

Daniel Hartman

Executive Director - Mosaic Ministries Trinity International University,Mosaic House Ministries

David Bailey

Consultant Think Bailey

David Park

Lead Trainer and Consultant FCS Urban Ministries,Northside Community Church DBA Open Table Community

Deborah Flemister Mullen

Principal Program Consultant Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary

Dominique Gilliard

Director of Racial Righteousness and Reconciliation Evangelical Convenant Church
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Doug Lain

North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church

Ebonie Cooper-Jean

Millennial Diversity Expert, Social Media Strategist, Educator & Motivator, Advisor Friends of Ebonie LLC,The Young Black & Giving Back Institute

Edgardo Colón-Emeric

Dean Duke Divinity School

Elise Erikson Barrett

Owner/Founder Elise Barrett Consulting
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Elizabeth Coffee

Managing Director Lake Institute on Faith & Giving
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Elizabeth Jarvis

Director - Ministry Resource Center Milligan University

Emily McGinley

Lead Pastor City Church of San Francisco
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Erin Olinger

Coach/Consultant Always Teammates LLC

Gail Song Bantum

Executive Director of Faith and Leadership Collaborative Garrett Seminary

Geoffrey Hsu

Executive Director Flourish San Diego
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Gordon Govens

Program Director - Notre Dame Vision McGrath Institute for Church Life

Heidi Thompson

Consultant/Social Media Advisor

Hope Ledbetter-Bock

Associate Director for New Faith Communities and Clergy Life North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church

Howard Kim

The Church We Hope For

Ivone Guillen

Immigration Outreach Manager

Jacob Mulder

Assistant Chief of Leadership Formation Fuller Theological Seminary
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Jamar Boyd

Pastor Kenwood United Church of Christ

James Ennis

Executive Director Catholic Rural Life

Javier Perez

Director of Global Strategy and Programs Cooperative Baptist Fellowship - Global Missions,Axiom Global Development Partners LLC

Jennifer Sanborn

Director of Development The American Baptist Churches of Massachusetts

Jodi Porter

Director of Education for Ministry Innovation Acadia University

Jose Humphreys

Lead Pastor Metro Hope Church NYC
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Juli Kalbaugh

Director of Operations Parish Collective

Katelyn Davis

Director, Center for Transforming Engagement Seattle School of Theology and Psychology

Katherine Angulo Valenzuela

Program Director, Thriving in Ministry Initiatives University of Notre Dame du Lac
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Katie Friesen Smith

Director Bethel University

Kellee Monet Rice

Senior Associate University Chaplain Wake Forest University

Kelly Minas

Executive Director for Center Evaluation and Funded Programs Center for Congregations
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Khalia Williams

Associate Dean of Worship and Spiritual Formation; Associate Professor in the Practice of Worship; Co-Director of the Baptist Studies Program Candler School of Theology

Kimberly Daniel

Brand and Communications Strategist K. Renay LLC

Kyra Limberakis

Chief Operating Officer Orthodox Volunteer Corps
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Lauren Ng

Senior Program Officer Berkeley School of Theology

Lisa Weaver

Interim Campus Pastor and Pastoral Scholar in Residence Belmont University
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Lizett Farias

Director of the Institute for Lay Ecclesial Ministry and Service Mexican American Catholic College

Luke Edwards

Associate Director of Church Development Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church

Madhur Dey

Program Director, Reconciler's Journey JustLove

Maggie Proshek

Program Director Mere Christianity Forum

Maria Teresa Gastón

Consultant Gastón Consulting LLC

Marie Onwubuariri

Director of Intercultural Ministries American Baptist Home Mission Societies

Michael Brough

Partner Leadership Roundtable
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Monica Rivers

Owner/Founder Corbitt Rivers and Company PLLC

Monique Crain Spells

Director of Christian Education and Faith Formation Disciples Home Missions,Lexington Theological Seminary

Monique Luckey

Child Find Advocate Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Natalie Aho

Chief Development Officer Together for Hope
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Natasha Jamison Gadson

Executive Minister Turner Memorial AME Church
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Nilza Oyola-Diaz

Executive Director Redeemer City to City

Nora Lozano

Executive Director Christian Latina Leadership Institute
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Patricia Villarreal

Co-founder Christian Latina Leadership Institute

Peter Cha

Professor of Church, Culture, and Society Trinity International University
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Philippe Andal

Program Manager for the Baptist Commons
Wake Forest Community Baptist Church

Prince Rivers

Senior Pastor Union Baptist Church - Durham,"Executive Leadership Group, Inc."
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Rebecca Boudwin Reilley

AVP, Philanthropy Catholic Leadership Institute

Robert Rueda

Director Baptist Student Ministry Rio Grande Valley,Baptist General Convention of Texas

Romal Tune

Vice President of Strategic Partnerships TMS Global Inc.

Rozella Haydee White

Owner & CEO RHW Consulting LLC

Ruth Edens

Director of Development & Stewardship City Mission Boston Inc.

Spyridoula Fotinis

Director of Inter-Parish Associations Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America,Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America

Sushama Austin-Connor

Program Director MOSAIC
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Tammy Becht

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Terri Hannett

Thriving Consultant & Participant Recruiter Hampton University,Crossroads Consulting Group Inc.

Tracey Gee

Coach/Consultant Tracey Gee LLC

Vanessa Seifert

Owner Vanessa Seifert Consulting

Verónica Ávila

Director of Mission Programs Catholic Church Extension Society of the USA
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Victor Conrado

Canon for Congregational Vitality, Formation, and Latino Ministry Episcopal Diocese of New York

William Lee

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William Norden

Retirement and Financial Education Coordinator Board of Benefits Services of the Reformed Church in America

Yulee Lee

Consultant