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Gail Gunst Heffner

Gail Gunst Heffner is a faculty member at Calvin College and currently serves as the Director of Community Engagement in the Office of the Provost. Her PhD is in Urban Studies and Resource Development from Michigan State University and she holds a master’s degree in Economic and Social Development from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research/scholarship interests include community-based research, engaged scholarship, community development, and environmental service-learning. She is a co-author of Commitment and Connection: Service-Learning and Christian Higher Education. She is one of the founders of the Plaster Creek Stewards and is serving as the principal administrator for a Clean Water Act 319 grant for watershed restoration in the Plaster Creek watershed, begun in January 2013.

Brandon Haan

Brandon Haan is the associate pastor at Brookfield CRC in Brookfield, WI.

Jane Halton

Jane lives in Vancouver, BC with her husband and their two young boys, Ben (’08) and Sam (’11). She is a member of First CRC Vancouver. Jane has an MDiv from Regent College and works as a certified coach. She helps people figure out everything from career changes to issues of faith to health goals. Her favourite description of her coaching is pastoral care meets your to-do list. Some other favourite things are witty humorists, swimming and Mexican food.

Sarah Hamm

Sarah Hamm is a volunteer for Hope Equals and recently co-led a 6-week educational trip to Palestine. She is currently studying Arabic, and hopes to one day work in the Middle East full-time. Sarah currently resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Albert Hamstra

Albert A. Hamstra is a Christian Reformed Church minister who has served with CR World Missions for almost 35 years.He's currently head of the Global Impact department there. Albert is an associate pastor at Coit Community CRC in Grand Rapids, and is a Steering Committee member of the Michigan Prophetic Voices, Chair of the Board of the Micah Center, and member of the Board of CORR (Congregations Organizing for Racial Reconciliation). He is married with lots of children and grandchildren and he really enjoys quiet evenings at home with his wife, cat and a good book.

Erin Hansen

Erin Hansen is a wife, educator and adoptive mom to three Indigenous children. She is passionate about learning, social justice, being a good friend and neighbor and choosing kindness whenever possible. Erin and her family are on the exciting journey of open adoption. It is a privilege with a big learning curve as they work to assist their children find cultural mentors and meaningful connection with their birth culture and family of origin. Erin and her family attend The Road Church in Calgary.

Andy Hanson

Rev. Andy Hanson is pastor of Celebration Fellowship, a multi-site CRC congregation inside the Handlon and Bellamy Creek correctional facilities in West Michigan.

Laura Harjanto

Laura Harjanto serves as the Mobilizing and Advocacy Fellow for 2020-2021 for the Office of Social Justice. She studied Political Science, Economics, and Philosophy at Calvin University. 

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Bill Harris

As a speech and debate coach, Bill Harris loves working with young people to help them find their own voice. As a long-time resident of Grand Rapids, he also works to give voice to community needs for racial relations, education, and urban policy. Bill regularly travels with his wife to Chicago to visit their three grandchildren.

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