Board of Directors

Rabbi David Saperstein (Chair of the Board)

Director, Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism
Advisory Council, White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships

Dr. Diana Butler Bass

Speaker and author, Christianity for the Rest of Us, A People’s History of Christianity

Dr. Lisa Sowle Cahill

J. Donald Monan, S.J., Professor of Theology, Boston College
Past President, Catholic Theological Society of America and Society of Christian Ethics

Richard Cizik

Director, The New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good
Former Government Liaison, National Association of Evangelicals

Dr. David Gushee

Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics, Mercer University
Founder and Director, Evangelicals for Human Rights

Dr. Obery Hendricks, Jr.

Professor of Biblical Interpretation, New York Theological Seminary
Past President of Payne Theological Seminary (oldest African American seminary in the U.S.)

Dr. Robert P. Jones

CEO, Public Religion Research Institute
National Steering Committee, Religion and Politics Section, American Academy of Religion

Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow (Secretary Treasurer)

Moderator, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Pastor, Mission Bay Community Church (San Francisco)

Dr. Wade Clark Roof

J.F. Rowny Chair in Religion and Society
Director, Walter H. Capps Center for the Study of Ethics, Religion and Public Life, University of California, Santa Barbara

Rabbi Or Rose

Associate Dean, Rabbinical School, Hebrew College
Director, Center for Interreligious and Community Leadership Education (CIRCLE)

Rev. Gabriel Salguero

Executive Member, Latino Leadership Circle
Pastor, Lamb’s Chapel (New York City, New York)

Rev. Dr. Kenneth L. Samuel

Senior Pastor, Victory for the World Church (Stone Mountain, Georgia)
Vice-Chair, African American Ministers Leadership Council, People for the American Way Foundation

Rev. Rebecca Voelkel

Director, Institute for Welcoming Resources, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

Dr. Clyde Wilcox

Professor of Government, Georgetown University

Dr. Laura Olson

Professor of Political Science, Clemson University