Board of Directors
Any Denomination, Communion, Association, Conference, Convention, World Religion and/or Fellowship which is in good standing with its national and/or international body and has at least one active congregation in the State of Arizona and is able to affirm the mission of the Organization may become a Partner.
Each Denominational Partner has an appointed representative on the Board of Directors. At Large Members of the Board of Directors are nominated from the Partner Membership categories of Congregations, Organizations, Ministerial Groups and Friends.
The Executive Board (Officers) are chosen from the Board Membership.
Executive Board
Rabbi Bonnie Sharfman
Vice-President, At-Large Member
Dr. Tamera Zivic
Secretary
Paul Browning
Treasurer
Denominational Board Members
Armenian Apostolic Church - Western Diocese
Dr. Stephen A. Ovanessoff
Church of the Brethren
(AZ) Pacific SW District
Pastor Don Shankster
Disciples of Christ
Rev. Katie Sexton
Ecumenical Catholic Communion
Southwest Region
Rev. Joan Crawford
Episcopal Diocese of Arizona
Vacant
Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) Grand Canyon Synod
Rev. Dan Hoeger
Presbytery of Grand Canyon
PCUSA
Rev. Eric Ledermann
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
Arizona Half Yearly Meeting
Gretchen Reinhardt
Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix
Rev. David Loeffler
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Gerrit Steenblik
United Church of Christ
Southwest Conference
Gail Bird
United Methodist Church
Desert Southwest Conference
Rev. Court Fischer
Commission Chairs (changes to the Commissions are pending)
Billie K. Fidlin
Chair, Public Policy Commission
Desert Southwest Conference,
United Methodist Church
Tom Martinez
Chair, Earth Care Commission
Desert Palm United Church of Christ
D. Elaine Pope
Chair, Theological Dialogue Commission
Church of the Epiphany,
The Episcopal Church
At-Large Board Members
Khalil Rushdan
ACLU of Arizona
Jason Bruner
ASU
D. Elaine Pope
Church of the Epiphany,
The Episcopal Church
Farideh Samadpour
World Religion Members
Mustafa Bahar
Muslim
Alan Jablin
Judaism
Gerald Richard
Historic African-American Church
