Board of Directors
Edmund Cooke
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Board Chair
Edumond Cooke, Jr. practices in the areas of labor and employment law, including Diversity Compliance, Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative action advice…
Lisbeth Melendez Rivera
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Vice-President
Lisbeth Meléndez Rivera, MAL, is a 30+ year veteran of the LGBTQ and labor movements. Lisbeth has extensive experience organizing and training at the intersections of gender…
Carol Pietre
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Secretary
Carol V. Petrie is retired after a 40- year career in criminal justice research, statistics, and public policy. She was Director of Planning and Policy at the National Institute of Justice for 30 years, and…
David Garcia
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Treasurer
David Garcia is the Managing Partner of Clarkstone Solutions. At his current role, David is responsible for providing strategic advisory services to healthcare providers focusing…
Gail Arnall
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Gail came to Washington, DC, in 1974 and soon found a church home in Church of the Saviour. She has had an exciting career, first working at the Federal Communications…
Daniel Dixon
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Daniel was brought to D.C. in 2015 from California by stories of the Festival Center and the communities surrounding it. A graduate student at NAIITS: An Indigenous…
Jim Edmonds
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Jim Edmonds is a retired electrical engineer and longtime member of the Church of the Saviour. During his tenure, Jim assisted Exponent in the expansion of their office…
Sharon Groves
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Dr. Sharon Groves joined the Auburn Seminary staff in August 2015 as Vice-President for Partner Engagement. In this role she regularly engages with hundreds of movement…
Twinette Johnson
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Coming soon!
Sandra Miller
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Sandra Miller, a long time member of Church of the Saviour, moved from California to join Seekers Church. She spent most of her working life as a middle manager in a…
AnaYelsi Velasco-Sanchez
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AnaYelsi Velasco-Sanchez is a reconnecting IndoLatinx mujerista offering education, coaching, consulting, writing, and art––all…
Bilqis Wilkerson
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Bilqis Watts Wilkerson serves as the Managing Director of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center at Howard University. Bilqis is a change agent who works to improve…
