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Patti Victor

Patti Victor is Stó:lō living on the traditional ancestral unceded territory of Xwchíyòm First Nation where she enjoys her children and grandchildren. She and her late husband Gary are the founding pastors of a thriving First Nations Church in Stó:lō territory.

As the Stó:lō leader at Trinity Western University, Patti teaches Indigenous perspectives; mentors Indigenous students; builds relationships with other First Nation communities and organizations; and provides opportunities for TWU community to understand Indigenous perspectives in education, spirituality, community, history and reconciliation.

Patti's passion is to create place and space to build good relationships with our neighbors. 

Joshua Vis

Joshua Vis (jvis@rca.org) is the Church Engagement Facilitator for Israel and Palestine for the Reformed Church in America. In this role, he leads immersion tours of Israel and Palestine with the aim of teaching participants about the biblical stories, the history, archaeology, and the geography of Israel and Palestine, along with the realities of the Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza. Josh does a podcast called the Viscast, preaches and teaches in local churches, and organizes educational events on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Josh has a Ph.D. in Old Testament from Duke University and, upon completion of his doctoral degree, he spent two years teaching Old Testament to graduate students at Universidade Metodista de São Paulo in São Paulo, Brazil. Previous to his current position, Joshua taught New Testament for two years at Central College in Pella, Iowa. Joshua is a Do Justice columnist. 

Jisoo Vis

Jisoo Vis lives in Vancouver, B.C., with her husband, Douglas, and their son, Jonah. She is a corporate commercial lawyer and a member of the First CRC of Vancouver.

Marie Vogel

Marie is the Communications and Team Coordinator for the Office of Social Justice and a co-editor of Do Justice. A life-long member of the CRC, she loves the Contemporary Testimony, good design, DIY projects, anything striped, and helping the Church be a prophetic voice. As a Grand Rapids transplant from the Chicago area, Marie is fascinated by the way place shapes our interactions and identities. 

Anna Vogt

Anna Vogt recently graduated with what she likes to call her Masters Degree of Real Life: two years living and working in the community of Mampujan on the Caribbean Coast of Colombia with the Mennonite Central Committee‘s Seed Program. Since then, she has transitioned to the capital of Colombia, Bogota, where she continues to work with MCC and their partner Justapaz. She loves coffee, llamas, and writing about life through her blog: thellamadiaries.wordpress.com. 

Kevin Vollrath

Kevin is a Ph.D. candidate at Princeton Theological Seminary, writing as Ambassador Warren Clark Fellow of Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP). His dissertation research is on the relationship between the Israeli occupation of Palestine and Palestinians with disabilities, focusing on how religious communities resist.

Rachel  Vroege

Rachel Vroege is privileged to live with her husband Russ and four children on the Stó:lō unceded traditional territory of the Pilalt, Semá:th and Ts’elxwéyeqw tribes. She is the Western Canada Regional Developer for Diaconal Ministries Canada and works to equip CRC deacon teams in justice, benevolence, community and stewardship ministries.

For the past 7 years, Rachel has led the Kairos Blanket Exercise for church groups and in the Chilliwack public school system for Grades 4-6 in partnership with Indigenous teachers and is committed to supporting reconciliation in Canada through these learning opportunities.

 

Faustine Wabwire

Faustine Wabwire is senior foreign assistance policy analyst at Bread for the World.

Mike Wagenman

Mike Wagenman (PhD, University of Bristol) is a Christian Reformed chaplain at Western University (London, Canada) where he directs the Kuyper Centre for Emerging Scholars (www.kuypercentre.ca). His current research explores the theological roots of North American racism. Respond to him on Twitter at @MikeWagenman. 

Mike Walker

Mike Walker is a Canadian theologian and advocate for people with disabilities who has worked in Toronto, Chicago, and Ottawa. He’s currently a LEAD (Leading Equitable and Accessible Delivery) Facilitator through the Abilities Centre Durham, in Whitby, Ontario. Mike loves reading, writing, working out, dancing, and playing games. He’s currently based in Ottawa, Canada’s capital city; if you’d like, you can reach him at michael.walker9@gmail.com

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