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Barbara Pennings

Barbara and her husband Anthony work on Manitoulin Island with Daystar Native Outreach as Resonate partners serving in the First Nation Communities and Churches, as well as working with Healing Hearts Transforming Nations.

Shannon Perez

Shannon is Canadian Ministries' Justice and Reconciliation Mobilizer. She provides staff support to the Canadian Aboriginal Ministry Committee and fosters leadership among congregations for reconciliation and right relationships with our Indigenous neighbours. Shannon is a member of the community at Indian Family Centre (a CRC ministry with Aboriginal people in Winnipeg), and currently serves as Chair of the IFC Board. Shannon is a member of the Sayisi Dene First Nation, and lives in Winnipeg with her husband and children.

 

Cam Phillips

Cam Phillips works in digital communications for World Renew. He is also a Regional Organizer for the Christian Reformed Church's Climate Witness Project in Hamilton, Ontario. Cam has a background of practical work in creation care with Christian environmental stewardship group A Rocha Canada. Cam lives, plays, and prays in Hamilton, Ontario. Find him on Twitter at @thecamphillips.

Tina Pierik

Tina Pierik is a member of Christ Community Church in Victoria, British Columbia, where she served on the committee that facilitated the reForming Relationships art tour. She is also a vice principal in the Greater Victoria School District, where she works passionately to support her students, and particularly to celebrate and encourage First Nations cultures, languages, and students. 

Helen Plaisier

Helen Plaisier lives with her husband, Mike, in Dorchester, Ontario, on traditional land of the Anishinaabeg, the Attawandaron, the Haudenosaunee, the Delaware and the Wendat peoples. She has retired from teaching both high school and university. She is currently an elder at Good News CRC in London and has been blessed to share the Hearts Exchanged journey with fellow Good News members and other friends.

Kory Plockmeyer

Kory Plockmeyer is the pastor of Covenant Christian Reformed Church in Sioux Center, Iowa. He is a Doctoral student in Latin and Roman Studies and blogs at ThinkChristian.com.

Kristy Quist

Kristy Quist is the Tuned In Editor for The Banner and torments two of her own teenagers as their youth group leader at Neland Ave. CRC in Grand Rapids, MI.
 

Joella Ranaivoson

Joella Ranaivoson is the Associate Chaplain of Upper Class Students at Calvin College, her alma mater. She is a native of Madagascar, but was raised in Papua New Guinea, the US, and Kenya. The world, its cultures, and the global church are among her loves. She completed her Master of Divinity at Calvin Seminary (she’s clearly fond of Calvin), and she lives in Grand Rapids. 

Jennifer Randall

Jennifer Randall is a senior at Calvin University where she is studying Social Work. This upcoming year, Jennifer will be spending a semester in Washington D.C. doing an internship and continuing research.  After college, Jennifer hopes to either continue on to get her masters or pursue a job in the fields of policy, community development, or work at a non-profit.

Lori Ransom

Lori Ransom is an ordained elder of The Presbyterian Church in Canada (PCC) and member of the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation in eastern Ontario who has worked in support of Canada’s Indigenous peoples throughout her career. She is presently a Senior Advisor responsible for relations with churches and other faith communities for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. Lori resides in downtown Toronto and in her private life is a passionate supporter of the arts.

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