Isaiah Brokenleg

Isaiah Brokenleg, 28 years old, is an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe in South Dakota.  Isaiah is a Winkte (non-straight Lakota person), and traditionally in the Lakota culture they were honored and respected; being the healers (spiritual, physical, and emotional) of the community.  He grew up in South Dakota until age 14 when he moved to Seattle.  Later, while in Seattle, he worked with at-risk and homeless youth.  Isaiah specialized in working with youth in the sex industry, sex trade and prostitutes.   He just graduated from the University of Minnesota, Morris with a bachelor of arts in Multicultural Studies and Applied Social Justice and Human Rights.   Currently, he is attending the University of Minnesota School of Public Health to get a Masters of Public Health in Community Health Education while discerning a call to the priesthood. 

Bob Craig

 Bob is a founding member of St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church, in Maineville, Ohio--currently the fastest growing congregation in the Diocese of Southern Ohio.  He serves on Vestry, as Director of Christian Education, teaches Adult Sunday School and Acolyte classes, is a Lay Reader, sings in the Chapel Choir, leads Wednesday evening Compline and participates in Bible studies.  In his spare time, he is the Director of Planning for Warren County, Ohio, President of the Ohio Planning Foundation, and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners.  Hobbies include fitness and popular music of the 1960’s.  He resides in Kings Mills with Judi, his wife of 18 years.  They have three children (Tori, Paige and Joey).

 The Rev. Charles Dupree

 
Charlie Dupree currently serves as Priest-in-Charge at St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church in historic Woodstock, New York.  He became an Episcopal priest because of his love of God, his love of people, and his love of the arts.  Finding the liturgy of the Episcopal Church to be the perfect canvas for all types of creative expression and exploration, Charlie seeks to make the worship experience dynamic and prayerful through his ministry as organist, composer and artist.  Charlie received the BFA from East Carolina University in 1988 and the Master in Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary in 1999.

The Rev. Miguelina Espinal

Miguelina is a cradle Episcopalian who has overcome much to become a priest in the Episcopal Church.  She is a Vicar of three missions of the Episcopal Church in the Dominican Republic. On the diocesan level, serving as the Chaplain of Happenings, the Director of the Young Adults Ministry, a member of Christian Education Ministry, and the pastoral care for families committee all fills her heart with joy. On the national level, she is a member of ECUSA Executive Council.  Additionally, she also manages to work as the director and administrator of the Diocesan Camp in the beautiful Jarabacoa, DR. She has also had the chance to share her experience as Province 9 Youth Coordinator for 8 years. Aside from all this hard work, Miguelina still finds time to help in her field as a psychologist.

Karen Favreau

Karen Favreau, a member of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Greensboro, NC, is a public librarian by day and a freelance writer, musician and cartoonist by night.  Her work has appeared in such publications as The Greensboro News & Record, Funny Times, American Libraries and Discipleship Journal.  Publisher’s Weekly says of Ridiculous Packaging, “Favreau well-represents Gen-X spirituality; she is frank about her doubts, and she is as interested in the journey as the destination.” 

Mary Getz

 Mary Getz joined the Office of Government relations as Grassroots Coordinator in February of 2004 where she is responsible for maintaining the Episcopal Public Policy Network. Mary is a “cradle” Episcopalian – both her father and grandfather are Episcopal priests. Mary came to Washington, DC, as a Tonya Public Affairs Fellow for the House Democratic Caucus. She then moved into the political arena working for a national party organization and several congressional campaigns doing fundraising, organizing, and event planning.  Mary is a graduate of the University of the South, Sewanee.

Kate Hanisian

Kate is not a particular member of a specific parish in the diocese, although she is known to randomly show up here and there (especially if there’s an evening service.  She feels worship at that time of day is much more contemplative).  At a previous juncture in her life, she enrolled in the ordination process, and began it, and spent a good year going through it, before God did not come to her in a dream, but came to her in the afternoon, in the form of a realization, that felt very listen- worthy, that told her to wait on the seminary thing.  She has since developed a strong inner compass that has directed her towards the God in the youth of inner-city Cincinnati, where she serves as a Jr. High/High School English teacher in a school that runs 10 hours a day, year round.  She feels her faith is represented in works, and the lessons learned from those works, and the multitude of people she meets through those works.  She is looking forward to serving on this panel because she is not sure what it will entail except that it sounds like real people, who want to have a real conversation, about real things, which, to her, is real(ly) interesting.

Bryan Krislock

Bryan has an extensive background of involvement on the parish, diocesan, provincial and national levels of the church. He is a member of Church of the Resurrection, Spokane Valley, WA where he was raised. He attended Western Washington University where he majored in Economics and Political Science and was active in the local Canterbury Club. Now Bryan is a staff member for the Diocese of Spokane where he is the editor of the diocesan paper “Inland Episcopalian”, webmaster, and a member of their Endowment Campaign staff. In the past he has been a member of the Youth Presence for the 2000 General Convention, served on Provincial Youth Councils, the Provincial Youth Event design team, the Episcopal Youth Event Design Team and the Bishop’s  Search Committee

Malaika Kamunanwire

 
Malaika Kamunanwire is the Senior Director for Marketing & Communications at Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD). In this role, she oversees and develops the marketing strategy as well as implements a communications plan that enables the organization to accomplish its mission along with programmatic and financial goals. Malaika serves as a spokesperson to the media and manages the execution of all public relations activities, including: framing Episcopal Relief and Development’s message, fueling creative development, and tracking performance and results.  Working with ERD and the larger Episcopal Church, she is able to combine her professional expertise with her faith.  Malaika has a BA from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, and an MS in Political Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 

Lilly Lewin

In the last fifteen years, Lilly has worked with churches that run the gamut from seeker to mainline, from mega church to small traditional, everything from Foursquare Gospel to American Baptist, Presbyterian to Vineyard. Lilly was Director of Spiritual Formation at Christ Church Glendale (Episcopal) in Cincinnati, Ohio from 1998 through January 2005. In the fall of 2001, with a few leaders and some enthusiastic students, she started an experiential worship service called Sacred Space. Sacred Space uses multi-sensory prayer, silence, art, discussion and multi media, integrating ancient and future forms of worship to bring liturgy new life. In 2004 she helped found Map Room; an ecumenical experiential worship community for college and post college adults in and around the University of Cincinnati. Lilly leads and creates experiential worship nationwide and is currently working on a book with Dan Kimball for Youth Specialties/Zondervan due out in 2007.

Ranjit K. Mathews

Ranjit is a member of St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Milton, MA. On June 3rd, he will be ordained to the transitional diaconate in the Diocese of Massachusetts. On the national level, Ranjit is on the executive council of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship, as well as an active member of Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation. He was formerly a Young Adult Service Core Missionary to the HIV/AIDS office of the Anglican Church Province of Southern Africa.  Currently he is taking a couple of classes at the Episcopal Divinity School, while also doing research for the Human Development and Capability Association. Ranjit is deeply passionate about international justice issues, and looking forward to his time at the Young Adult Festival.

 Dr. Jim Menke

Jim is a member of St. Matthew’s Church, Westerville, Oh.  He currently servers as a youth minister and a member of the church’s Order of St. Luke Chapter and provides hospital visitation and anointing. He also serves as delegate to the Columbus Deanery and as a convention delegate.  In his “other life” he is a neonatologist at Columbus Childrens’ Hospital, The Ohio State University Hospital and Mt. Carmel East Hospital. He is also faculty member of the Department of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University.  He also works as a medical informatics specialist at Columbus Children’s Hospital. He has been married to Jackie Menke for 36 years and has three grown children.

Br. Eric Michael, SSF

Br. Eric Michael is a member of the Society of St. Francis and resides at Little Portion Friary in Mt. Sinai, New York.  He grew up in the Chicago area.  He has a B.A. in Political Science from Indiana University--Bloomington.  He recently returned from doing relief work for hurricane victims in New Orleans.  He spends most of his days working in the friary's guest ministry program, feeding the poor, assisting men in a homeless shelter, and occasionally volunteering at the diocesan summer camp.    He became a brother to follow his journey in finding Jesus in the faces of others.

The Rev. Alex Montes

Father Montes was born in Huacho, a small town north of Lima, Perú.  In 1975, his family moved to Guatemala, where his father attended seminary.  When his father graduated from seminary, he was invited to pastor a church in Harlingen, Texas.  That’s how Alex’s family ended up in the United States, and Texas.  They spent six years in the “Valley” and then moved to Houston.  While in college, he worked as a priest’s assistant and worship leader for the Spanish-speaking congregation at Church of the Redeemer, Houston.  After graduating, he worked at Iglesia Episcopal, San Mateo, Houston, as the youth pastor and worship leader.   Alex graduated from the Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS), Alexandria, Virginia, in May 2005, and was ordained in June of the same year.

The Rev. Canon Paul S Nancarrow

Father Nancarrow is rector of St George's Church in St Louis Park, Minnesota. Paul grew up in Michigan and served churches in the dioceses of Michigan and Tennessee before coming to Minnesota. His special interests are in theology of nature, process theology, and sacramental spirituality. He serves the Diocese of Minnesota as Canon Theologian, and is co-author of the recently published The Call of the Spirit: Process Spirituality in a Relational World. Paul has been helping to facilitate "Theology and a Pint" gatherings in and around St George's for the last six months.

Terry Parsons

Terry Parsons has been a magazine editor, marketing consultant to small businesses, director of development for a not-for-profit human service agency and developed a training program for women executives before beginning her work in stewardship. Currently she serves as Missioner for Stewardship and Discipleship in the Congregational Ministries Cluster of the Episcopal Church. She believes it is more important to study the Bible than budgets, to pray than to beg. She also believes the greatest challenge facing congregations today is our preference for scarcity, and reluctance to claim the abundance which God offers.

Sr. Sarah Randal, SSM

Sr. Sarah Margaret arrived in Boston in August 2000 to try her vocation in the Society of St. Margaret and had the joy of making her life profession last year. Since her arrival, she has been learning the “ins and outs” of running a retreat center, becoming acquainted in the process with the innards of heating systems, the offering of retreats, and the need to assure guests that no one is listening to their chewing during silent meals. She is still learning to balance work, prayer, life in community, and coursework at the Episcopal Divinity School, but God keeps showing up in all of it. Before coming to St. Margaret’s, Sr. Sarah taught French and English as a Second Language at an Episcopal girls’ boarding school in Virginia. 

The Rev. Nancy Roth

Nancy Roth is an Episcopal priest, retreat leader, author, dancer, and musician. Her work as a resource person in the area of spirituality draws on her many interests: the integration of body and spirit, the contemplative tradition of prayer, the arts, and the relationship of Christian faith and ethics to environmental issues.  Her training has included studying piano at the Juilliard School of Music Pre-College Division, receiving a B.A. with a major in music from Oberlin College, and life-long training in ballet and other forms of dance and exercise.  Find out more at: http://www.revnancyroth.org/

Molly Russell

 
Molly Russell, a recent graduate of the Ohio State University where she studied Spanish, Business and Sociology, is passionate about non-profit work due in large part to my experience in the Episcopal Church. Starting in high school she took leadership positions in youth retreats and the diocesan summer camping program. In the fall of 2002, she started a new ministry with the diocesan Hispanic/Latino Missioner, which it taught her a lot about how this church works and how lay people can affect change in a wide community.  She has also held leadership positions in diocesan youth camping program and had the opportunity to serve as the Director of Summer Camping in 2005. Both this opportunity and her time with Hispanic/Latino ministries have prepared me for her most recent diocesan involvement as a member of the Nominating committee for the ninth Bishop of Southern Ohio.

The Rev. Mark Ruyak

Mark Ruyak, an Episcopal priest, artist, retreat leader and labyrinth facilitator, has been serving at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco as Associate Pastor for Adult Christian Formation and Education and the 20s/30s@Grace for the past six years.  With a MEd in Art Education and a professional background in the arts as a gallery owner/artist, Mark seeks to explore the interplay of the arts with our own spiritual journey.  Some of his programs with the 20s/30s@Grace have included the San Francisco Interfaith Habitat for Humanity House, a 20s/30s Film Festival – theological reflection on films and popular culture, Art and Spirit small group with museum visits and performances and Theology on Tap.  Mark initiated the development of a brochure, “Opportunities for the Sacred Journey”, which describes the many activities of the Grace Cathedral congregation.

The Rev. Will Scott

Will Scott, is Associate Rector for Adult Education at St. John's Episcopal Church in McLean, Virginia. While at Virginia Theological Seminary, Will was convener of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship of Northern Virginia and served as President of the Social Concerns Society. Will graduated in 2000 from Simon's Rock College of Bard where he studied Cross-Cultural Relations. Will spent his junior year in India, Tibet and Nepal. The son of a public school teacher and social worker, Will grew up in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.

Lauren Winner

Lauren F. Winner, the former book editor for Beliefnet, is the author of three books, Girl Meets God, Mudhouse Sabbath, and, most recently, Real Sex: The Naked Truth about Chastity.  She has appeared on PBS’s Religion & Ethics Newsweekly and has written for The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post Book World, Publishers Weekly, and Christianity Today. Her essays have been included in The Best Christian Writing 2000 and The Best Christian Writing 2002. Winner has degrees from Columbia and Cambridge universities and is currently at work on her doctorate in the history of American religion and her M.Div. at Duke Divinity School. She lives in Durham, North Carolina, with her husband, Griff Gatewood. http://www.laurenwinner.net/

Brad Turner

Brad Turner is a cradle Episcopalian born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. Today, he calls Cincinnati home, where he attends Calvary Episcopal Church in Clifton, and both sings in the choir and serves on the vestry. An active member of the Diocese of Southern Ohio, Brad has led and participated in several Happenings, as well as worked as a counselor at the Procter Summer Camp. A 2003 graduate of Xavier University, Brad now works as the Marketing Coordinator for Forward Movement Publications, an official non-profit agency of the Episcopal Church, known for Forward Day by Day and other publications.