Question 1

Qualifications?

Accepted Answer

𝗗𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 History, Education, and Leadership (Doctorate in Ministry & Organizational Development finishing soon) + 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 intercultural dialog, diversity and inclusion, and non-profit financial management. 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀/𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 School & Childcare Administration, Social Studies Education, Theology & Catechesis, and Lay Ecclesial Ministry.

Question 2

Successes?

Accepted Answer

Co-founder of a Franciscan school focused on nurturing children in immigrant and marginalized families to be peacemakers, scholars, and global citizens + extensive accomplishments in the areas of political advocacy, government relations, communications and media management, group leadership, and community organizing.

Question 3

Experience?

Accepted Answer

30+ years committed to civic and faith communities in diverse, intersectional, and intergenerational settings. Learner, leader, teacher, administrator, communicator, advocate, organizer, strategist, scholar.

Question 4

Where and with Whom?

Accepted Answer

My family and friends, ministries (Catholic & Protestant), the Secular Franciscan Order, educational and youth-serving institutions, intentionally inter-cultural minority-majority communities, Queer spaces, social justice and peace coalitions, geeky and unpopular places. Anywhere and with anyone, really.

Question 5

Values?

Accepted Answer

ἀγάπη + μετανοια = εὐδαιμονίᾱ >> Peace through peace! Collective liberation. Communitarian values. Faith and reason in relationship. Joy is resistance. Love is love & God is love!

Question 6

/𝓸𝓹𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓼 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓶𝔂 𝓸𝔀𝓷

Accepted Answer

While I hold and have held formal positions in various ministries, organizations, institutions, and communities at the local, regional, national, and international levels: 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗲, even though I am probably influenced by my experiences, training, and relationships. 𝙁𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨' 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢. Multiple perspectives, especially challenging perspectives, and difficult dialog are criticial for living together in a pluralist society like the United States.

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