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Staff

Office of the Executive Director

Executive Director, American Baptist Home Mission Societies & Judson Press

Dr. Jeffrey Haggray

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Senior Associate, Grants, Partnerships & Strategy Alignment

Rev. Rothangliani R. Chhangte

Executive Assistant

Felecia J. Mitchell

Paralegal & Administrative Assistant

Julie Thomas

Mission Areas

National Mission Engagement

Director, Mission Engagement & National Network Initiatives

Rev. Lisa Harris-Lee

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Coordinator, Alaska Ministries

Dr. Alonzo B. Patterson Jr.

Cultural Competency & Education

Senior Strategist, Cultural Competency & Education

Rev. Dr. Brenda R. Halliburton-Williams

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Leadership Empowerment

Director, Leadership Empowerment

Rev. Lauren L. Ng

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Ecclesiastical Endorser, National Coordinator for Chaplaincy and Specialized Ministries

Rev. Dr. Patricia Murphy

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Program Director,
In Support of Excellence

Jennifer L. Sanborn

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National Coordinator, Scholarships & Emerging Leaders

Rev. Sarah Strosahl-Kagi

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American Baptist Personnel Services

Acting Director, American Baptist Personnel Services

Diane Sypherd

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Senior Associate

Diane Sypherd

Intercultural Ministries

Director, Intercultural Ministries; Latino Ministries; & Rebuilding, Restoring, Renewing Puerto Rico

Rev. Salvador Orellana

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National Coordinator, Asian Ministries

Rev. Florence Li

Mission Coordinator, Native American Ministries

Benjamin T. Sullivan

Discipleship Ministries

Director, Discipleship Ministries

Rev. Cassandra D. Carkuff Williams, Ed.D.

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National Coordinator, Discipleship

Rev. Dr. Christine Roush

National Coordinator, Evangelism & Church Planting

Dr. Jeffrey A. Johnson

National Coordinator,
Congregational Mission & Discipleship

Rev. Dr. Eddie Cruz

Healing & Transforming Communities

Director, Community Outreach Ministries & Rizpah’s Children

Rev. Dr. Marilyn P. Turner-Triplett

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National Coordinator,
Volunteer Mobilization and Disaster Response Ministries

Rev. Kadia A. Edwards

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Public Witness & Advocacy

Editor, The Christian Citizen

Curtis Ramsey-Lucas

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Editor, The Christian Citizen

Curtis Ramsey-Lucas

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Rebuilding, Restoring, Renewing Puerto Rico

Editor, The Christian Citizen

Curtis Ramsey-Lucas

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Puerto Rico Volunteer Coordinator

Abigail Medina Betancourt

Judson Press

Publisher, Judson Press

Laura Alden

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Editor, Judson Press

Rev. Rebecca Irwin-Diehl

Mission Support

Development & Program Ministries

Chief Development Officer

Vincent W. Dent Sr.

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Integrated Marketing

Integrated Marketing Director, Judson Press & American Baptist Home Mission Societies

Linda Johnson-LeBlanc

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Financial Services

Deputy Executive Director, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer

Michaele D. Birdsall, CPA

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Executive Assistant, Finance

Tondolayo T. Duncan

Senior Financial Analyst

Gina Haas

Controller

Alma Hazboun

Director of Investments

Dave L. Moore Jr.

Human Resources

Associate Executive Director, Human Resources Management Services

Laura Miraz, Ph.D, SPHR

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Coordinator, Human Resources

Benjamin Richardson

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Communications

Associate Executive Director, Communications

Susan Gottshall

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Creative Designer

Danny Ellison

Senior Writer/Editor

Nadine Hasenecz, MSW, LSW

Social Media Specialist

Joshua Kagi

Legal

President/CEO, American Baptist Extension Corporation & General Counsel, American Baptist Home Mission Societies

Valoria L. Cheek, Esq.

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Information Technology

Director, Information Technology Management

Derrick G. Gilbert, MBA, CBA

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Support Assistant, Information Technology

Mary-Anne Walker

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