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Officers and Members of the Commission, 2008-2011

Chair:  Dr. Miriam J. Burnett (African Methodist Episcopal Church)
Vice Chair:  Rev. Christopher Bender (Greek Orthodox Archdiocese)

Cluster Convenors:
  Advocacy and Citizenship: Gerald Thomas (Progressive National Baptist) and Ken Brooker Langston (Disciples)
  Eco-Justice:  
John Hill (United Methodist)
  Economic Justice:
Virginia Nesmith (NFWM);  Vice-Convenor: Carol Blythe (Alliance of Baptists)
 
International Affairs and Peace: Wally Kuroiwa (UCC);  Vice-Convenor: Mark Calhoun (United Methodist)
 
Racial, Gender and Social Justice:  Dalila Cruz (United Methodist)

The Chair, Vice Chair, and five Cluster Convenors comprise the Commission's Executive Committee


African Methodist Episcopal Church
The Rev. Dr. Miriam J. Burnett, 702 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr., Suite 217, Atlanta, GA  30314-4143
Ans Svc: (888) 342-6001;  Fax: (888) 342-6001;  E-mail: mjbamehealth@yahoo.com
mjbchcamec@yahoo.com

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
The Rev. Michael Nelson. 3319 Burlingame, Detroit, MI  48206-3113
Phone:  (313) 714-1154; E-mail:  msn521@hotmail.com
Dr. Myrtle Bowen, 12006 Othman Court, Ft. Washington, MD 20744
Phone:  (704) 334-3782; E-mail: prayermin@aol.com
 
The Rev. Dr. Dwayne A. Walker, 401 N. McDowell,
Charlotte, NC  28204
Phone:  (704) 334-3782; E-mail:  dwayneawalker@aol.com

Alliance of Baptists
Ms. Carol Blythe, 302 Waterford Road, Silver Spring, MD  20901
Phone:  (301) 681-7569; E-mail: Blythe-Goodman@comcast.net

American Baptist Churches, USA
Mr. Curtis Ramsey-Lucas, ABCUSA Office of Governmental Relations, 200 Maryland Avenue, NE, Washington, DC  20002
Phone: (202) 544-3400; Fax: (202) 544-0277; E-mail: curtis.ramseylucas@abc-usa.org

Armenian Church of America
Natasha N. Aljalian, Esq., 6 Langdon Avenue, Watertown, MA  02472
Phone: (617) 924-1792; E-mail: aljalian@comcast.net

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
The Rev. Sara Critchfield,
11215 Oak Leaf Drive #506, Silver Spring, MD  20901
Phone:  (202) 543-1517 E-mail:  critchfs@ucc.org 
The Rev. Ken Brooker Langston,  Disciples Center for Public Witness; and
Disciples Advocacy and Witness Network
of the Christian Church Capital Area,
1040 Harbor Drive, Annapolis, MD 21403
Phone:
(410) 212-7964 or (202) 797-0113;Fax: (443) 782-0273; Email: revkenbl@comcast.net or disciplesjustice@comcast.net

Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
Bishop Henry M. Williamson, 3844 W. Slauson Avenue #1, Los Angeles, CA  90043
Phone:
  (323) 294-3830; Fax: (323) 294-4167; E-mail: HWillia531@aol.com

Church of the Brethren
Mr. Phil Jones,
337 North Carolina Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20003
Phone:
(202) 546-3202; Email: Pjones_gb@brethren.org
 

Church World Service
Ms. Rajyashri S. Waghray,
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 700, New York, NY 10115
Phone: (212) 870-2497 Email: rwaghray@churchworldservice.org
 

Coptic Orthodox Church in North America
Ms. Amy Ekdawi,
9510 Babson Court, Fairfax, Va 22032
Phone:
(703) 641-8910; Email: ekdawi@msn.com
 

The Episcopal Church
Mrs. Martha A. Gardner, Episcopal Church Center, 815 Second Avenue,
New York, NY  10017
Phone:
(212) 716-6056; Fax: (212) 490-6684; E-mail: mgardner@episcopalchurch.org
Ms. Sheila Sims, 1521 Trestle Glen Road, Oakland, CA  94610
Phone:
(510) 893-8630; E-mail: scsims99@aol.com

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Mr. Andrew Genszler, 122 C Street N.W., Suite 125, Washington, DC  20001
Phone:
  (202) 783-7507; E-mail: andrew.genszler@elca.org

Friends General Conference
Ms. Dorothy Day, 14B President Avenue,
Rutledge, PA 19070
Phone:
 (215) 241-7250; Email: daydo@earlham.edu

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Rev. Christopher Bender, Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church,
211 Davidson Street, Aliquippa, PA 15001
Phone:
(724) 374-5341 Email:  frchbender@verizon.net

International Council of Community Churches
The Rev. Joseph Sellepack,
30 Chestnut Street, Binghamton, NY  13905
Phone:
  (607) 651-8275; E-mail:  jsellepack@stny.rr.com
 

American Diocese of the Malankara  Orthodox Syrian Church
His Grace Zachariah Mar Nicholovos, Asst. Metropolitan,
80-34 Commonwealth Blvd., Beellrose, NY 11426
Phone:
(718) 470-9844; Email: thirumeni@aol.com
 

The Mar Thoma Church
Mr. Mathew P. George,
415 Horton Highway, Mineola, NY  11501
Phone:
  (516) 742-3686; E-mail: pmathewgeorge@yahoo.com
 

Moravian Church
Ms. Blondel A. Jones-Grant,
601 St. Lawrence Avenue, Bronx, NY 10473
Phone:
  (718) 542-9645; Email:  mbabjg@verizon.net

Orthodox Church in America
The Very Rev. Leonid Kishkovsky, Director of External Affairs,
7 Bryant Avenue, Sea Cliff, NY  11579
Phone:
(516) 671-2470; Fax:  (516) 671-2470; E-mail: leonid@oca.org
 

Presbyterian Church (USA)
The Rev. Jon Chapman,
PCUSA, 100 Witherspoon Street, Louisville, KY  40202
Phone:
(502) 569-5352; Fax: (502) 569-8329; E-mail: jon.chapman@pcusa.org

The
Rev. Dr. Arlene W. Gordon,
440 E Sample Road, Suite 208, Pompano Beach, FL  33064-4440
Phone:
  (954) 785-2220;
E-mail: arlene@tfpby.org
The Rev. Rhashell Hunter,
PCUSA,100 Witherspoon Street, Louisville, KY  40202
Phone:
  (502) 569-5494; Fax:   (502) 569-8329; E-mail:  rhashell.hunter@pcusa.org

Mrs. Sara Lisherness,
PCUSA, 100 Witherspoon Street, Louisville, KY  40202
Phone:
  (502) 569-5779; E-mail: sara.lisherness@pcusa.org

Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.
Rev.  Dr. Johnny B. Hill,
1044 Alta Vista Road, Louisville, KY 40205-1798
Phone:
  (502) 895-3411, x438; Email:  jhill@lpts.edu
Mrs. Arlene Tyler,
8220 Cheyenne Street, Detroit, MI  48228
Phone:
  (313) 510-1385; Fax: (313) 582-0390; E-mail:  arlenetyl@aol.com
The Rev. Dr. Gerald Thomas, Shiloh Baptist Church, 515-517 West 4th Street, Plainfield, NJ 07060
Phone: (908) 754-3353;
Fax: (908) 754-0622; E-mail: revgltphd@shilohplainfield.org

 

Reformed Church in America
The Rev. Edith B. Lenz, 2156 W. Wellington,
Chicago, IL  60618
Phone:
(773) 549-5025; Fax:  (773) 549-0767; E-mail: edielenz@hotmail.com
 

United Church of Christ
The Rev. Wallace Ryan Kuroiwa,
700 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115
Phone:
(216) 736-3707; Email:  ryankurw@ucc.org
 

United Methodist Church
Ms. Dalila Cruz,
551 Gettysburg Road, San Antonio, TX  78228
Phone:
  (210) 231-0046; Fax: (214) 942-6030; E-mail:  dalila1114@satx.rr.com

Mr. Mark Harrison, General Board of Church and Society,
100 Maryland Avenue, NE, Washington, DC  20002
Phone:
  (202) 488-5645; Fax: (202) 488-5619; E-mail: mharrison@umc-gbcs.org

The Rev. Mark Calhoun, First UMC of Polson, 301 16th Avenus E., Polson, MT  59860
Phone:   (406) 883-6161; E-mail:     mcalhoun@polsonumc.org


REPRESENTATIVES OF NCC WORKING GROUPS 

Agricultural Missions
The Rev. Joseph Keesecker,
475 Riverside Drive, Room 725, New York, NY 10115
Phone:
  (212) 870-2553; Email:  jkeesecker@ag-missions.org 

Eco-Justice (Environmental)
Mr. John H
ill,  United Methodist Board of Church and Society, 100 Maryland Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002
Phone:
(202) 488-5654; Email: Jhill@umc-gbcs.org 

Economic Justice and Domestic Poverty
Rev. John Boonstra,
1002 Cascade Avenue, Hood River, OR 97031
Phone:
(509) 493-1747; Email:  Johnboonstra@msn.com  

Ecumenical Networks
Rev. Peg Chemberlin,
122 Franklin Ave, West, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Phone:
  (612) 870-3600; Email:  chemberlinp@mnchurches.org  

Justice for Women
Ms. Molly Casteel,  Presbyterian Church USA, 100 Witherspoon Street, Rm. 3042, Louisville, KY 40202
Phone:
  (502) 569-5403; Email:  mcasteel@pcusa.org  (co-chair)
Ms. Kim Robey,
Women’s Ministries and Leadership Development, The Episcopal Church, 815 Second Ave., New York, NY  10017
Phone: 1-800-334-7626; Email:  krobey@episcopalchurch.org
(co-chair)

National Farm Workers Ministries
Ms. Virginia Nesmith,
438 Skinker Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63130
Phone:
  (314) 726-6470; Email: vnesmith@nfwm.org 

Religious Liberty
The Rev.
N.J.
“Skip” L’Heureux, Jr., Queens Federation of Churches, 86-17 105th Street, Richmond Hill, NY 11418-1597
Phone:
(718) 847-6764; Email: Skip@ecunet.org  

Tirzah
Ms. Laura Everett,
14 Beacon Street #416, Boston, MA 02108
Phone:  (617) 523-2771; Email:  Laura@masscouncilofchurches.org  


This roster is as of August 2008;  Report changes to Kevin Williams,
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For more information on the Commission, contact:

Wesley M. "Pat" Pattillo
Senior Program Director
for Justice and Advocacy
and Communication:
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 880,
New York, NY 10115

Phone
(212) 870-2048
Fax: (212) 870-2030
Email: wpattillo@ncccusa.org
In the NCC Washington Office
110 Maryland Avenue, NE, Suite 108,
Washington DC 20002
:
Cassandra Carmichael  cassandra@nccecojustice.org

Director of the NCC Eco-Justice Program
Phone  (202) 481-6928; Fax (202) 543-1297
Kevin Williams  kwilliams@ncccusa.org

Administrative Assistant for the Washington Office
Phone: (202) 481-6924; Fax (202) 543-1297


In the NCC New York Office
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 880
New York, NY 10115
Ann Tiemeyer   atiemeyer@ncccusa.org
Director, Women's Ministry Program / Justice for Women
Phone  (212) 870-3407   Fax (212) 870-2030


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