THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press
Secretary President Obama Announces Additional Members of Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Washington – President Barack Obama today announced additional members of the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. The Advisory Council is part of the White House Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships and is composed of religious and secular leaders and scholars from different backgrounds. Each member of the Council is appointed to a one-year term. The members of the Council are: Diane Baillargeon, President & CEO, Seedco,
*Anju Bhargava, Founder, Asian Indian Women of America *Bishop Charles Blake, Presiding Bishop, Church of God in Christ Noel Castellanos, CEO, Christian Community Development
Association *The Rev. Peg Chemberlin, President-Elect, National
Council of Churches USA Dr. Arturo Chavez, President & CEO, Mexican American Catholic College Fred Davie, Senior Adviser, Public/Private Ventures *Nathan Diament, Director of Public Policy, Union
of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America Pastor Joel C. Hunter, Senior Pastor, Northland, a
Church Distributed *Harry Knox, Director, Religion and Faith Program,
Human Rights Campaign Bishop Vashti M. McKenzie, Presiding Bishop, 13th
Episcopal District, African Methodist Episcopal Church *Dalia Mogahed, Executive Director, Gallup Center for Muslim Studies Rev. Otis Moss, Jr., Pastor emeritus, Olivet Institutional Baptist Church Dr. Frank S. Page, President emeritus, Southern
Baptist Convention Eboo S. Patel, Founder & Executive Director,
Interfaith Youth Core *Anthony Picarello, General Counsel , United States Conference of Catholic Bishops *Nancy Ratzan, National President, National Council of
Jewish Women Melissa Rogers, Director, Wake Forest School of
Divinity Center for Religion and Public Affairs Rabbi David N. Saperstein, Director & Counsel, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism Dr. William J. Shaw, President, National Baptist Convention, USA Father Larry J. Snyder, President, Catholic Charities USA Richard Stearns, President, World Vision Judith N. Vredenburgh, President and Chief Executive
Officer, Big Brothers / Big Sisters of America Rev. Jim Wallis, President & Executive Director,
Sojourners *Dr. Sharon Watkins, General Minister and President,
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) NOTE: Members marked with an asterisk were announced today. The White House Office for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships will be a resource for nonprofits and community organizations, both secular and faith based, looking for ways to make a bigger impact in their communities, learn their obligations under the law, cut through red tape, and make the most of what the federal government has to offer. Other members of the Advisory Council were announced earlier this year. # # |
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