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2025 Locke Innovative Leader Award Honoree

Aaron Kuecker

Adam Evers

Executive Director, Nu Foundation

Aisha Ansano

Spiritual Innovation Consultant, Unitarian Universalist Association

Wesleyan Impact Partners Board

Aleze Fulbright

Secretary of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church | Board Member, Wesleyan Impact Partners

Wesleyan Impact Partners

Alicia Forde

Director of Formation, Wesleyan Impact Partners

Alison Moscoso

Spiritual Director, Alison Moscoso

Andy Hendren

General Secretary and CEO, Wespath

Anita Flowers

Coordinator, Invested Faith 

Beth Ludlum

Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, Wesley Theological Seminary

2025 Locke Innovative Leader Award Honoree

Beverly Jenkins

Pastor and CEO, Refuge and Restoration

Wesleyan Impact Partners Board

Bill Lamar

Wesleyan Impact Partners

Blair Thompson

Chief Learning and Innovation Officer, Wesleyan Impact Partners

Brian Milford

President and Publisher, The United Methodist Publishing House

Brittney Jackson

Chief Operating Officer, Faith Matters Network

2024 Locke Innovative Leader Award Honoree

Carlos Huerta

Wesleyan Impact Partners Board

Carmen Vianese

Administration Chair, GBHEM | Chair, Investment and Loans, Wesleyan Impact Partners

Casper ter Kuile

Co-founder and Principal, Sacred Design Lab

Wesleyan Impact Partners

Chris Miller

Chief Lending Officer, Wesleyan Impact Partners 

Christie Latona

Wesleyan Impact Partners Board

Christopher Pierson

Senior Paster, Gary UMC | Board Member, Wesleyan Impact Partners

Wesleyan Impact Partners Board

Cindy Thompson

Executive Director, Boundless Impact | Board Member, Wesleyan Impact Partners

2022 Locke Innovative Leader Award Honoree

Coté Soerens

Sketch Note Artist, Coté Doodles

Wesleyan Impact Partners

Curtis Vick

Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Wesleyan Impact Partners

Wesleyan Impact Partners Board

Cynthia Weems

Wesleyan Impact Partners

Dana De Greff

Assistant Brand Manager and Copywriter, Wesleyan Impact Partners

2022 Locke Innovative Leader Award Honoree

David Bailey

Founder and CEO, Arrabon

Wesleyan Impact Partners Board

David S. Bell

President and Executive Director, United Methodist Foundation of Michigan | Chair, Audit Committee, Wesleyan Impact Partners

2021 Locke Innovative Leader Award Honoree

De'Amon Harges

Social Banker, The Learning Tree

Dennae Pierre

Wesleyan Impact Partners

Derrick Scott, III

Associate Director of Learning and Innovation, Wesleyan Impact Partners

Locke Innovative Leader Cohort Facilitator

Dori Baker

Chief Visionary Officer, Our Own Deep Wells 

Dorlimar Lebron

Connectional Relations Manager, Wespath Benefits and Investments

Elan Babchuck

Founding Director, Glean Network

2021 Locke Innovative Leader Award Honoree

Emmanuel Andre

Deputy of Policy and Strategic Litigation, Cook County Public Defenders Office

Eugene Kim

Eva Mendez

Perinatal Imaging Specialists, Hope Center

Wesleyan Impact Partners

Gregory Palmer

Senior Advisor, Wesleyan Impact Partners

Iain Chester

Executive Director | Innovation, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Jake Barnett

Managing Director of Sustainable Investment Strategies, Wespath Benefits and Investments

Wesleyan Impact Partners

Janet Mitchell

Chief Marketing Officer, Wesleyan Impact Partners

Januarie York

Writer and Poet, AJYSITUATION

Jess Bielman

Consultant and Facilitator for Learning and Innovation, Wesleyan Impact Partners

2025 Locke Innovative Leader Award Honoree

Joe Bowling

Joe Swimmer

Executive Director, Episcopal Parish Network

2024 Locke Innovative Leader Award Honoree

Jonathan Brooks

Josh Packard

Co-founder, Future of Faith

Joseph Daniels

2025 Locke Innovative Leader Award Honoree

Joshua Hayashi

Wesleyan Impact Partners

Justin Gould

Chief Philanthropy Officer, Wesleyan Impact Partners

Justin Lloyd Stice

Kingdom Dreamer and Pioneer, Kingdom CO-OP

Wesleyan Impact Partners

Kate Nuelle

Graphic Designer, Wesleyan Impact Partners

Wesleyan Impact Partners

Kathleen McShane

Director of Learning and Innovation, Wesleyan Impact Partners

2022 Locke Innovative Leader Award Honoree

Kit Evans-Ford

Founder and Director, Argrow's House and Autistic & Loved

Wesleyan Impact Partners Board

Kristin Gill Stoneking

Resident Bishop, Mountain Sky Conference of The UMC | Chair, Locke Innovative Leader Award, Wesleyan Impact Partners

Wesleyan Impact Partners

Krystol Wheeler

Assistant Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, Wesleyan Impact Partners

Wesleyan Impact Partners

Lauren Hanks

Executive Assistant, Wesleyan Impact Partners

Wesleyan Impact Partners

Leah Yancey

Learning and Innovation Event Planner, Wesleyan Impact Partners

2021 Locke Innovative Leader Award Honoree

Leroy Barber

Executive Director, Neighborhood Economics | Board Member, Wesleyan Impact Partners

Wesleyan Impact Partners

Levi Mckay

Director of Marketing, Wesleyan Impact Partners

Wesleyan Impact Partners

Lisa Greenwood

President & CEO, Wesleyan Impact Partners

Manet Shettle

Mark Elsdon

Co-founder, Rooted Good

Mark Holland

Co-founder and Executive Director, Mainstream UMC

Mark Sampson

Co-founder and Lead Learner, Rooted Good

Wesleyan Impact Partners Board

Mary Huycke

Matt Rawle

Co-founder,  The Hub for Innovation

Megan Bissell

Executive Director and Co-founder, Future of Faith

Melissa Wiginton

Vice President for Strategic Engagement and Partnerships, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Michael Poffenberger

Michelle Scheidt

Senior Program Officer, The Fetzer Institute

2024 Locke Innovative Leader Award Honoree

Moy Mendez

Executive Director, Hope Center 

Nora Murphy Johnson

President and Co-founder, Inspire to Change

Nya Abernathy

Wesleyan Impact Partners Board

Owen Ross

Director of Multiplication, Horizon Texas Conference | Board Member, Wesleyan Impact Partners 

Rachel Billups

Reggie Blount

Co-founder and Executive Director, The Oikos Institute for Social Impact

Rich Havard

Director of Programs, Wayfarer Foundation

Rimes McElveen

Executive Director, Mere Christianity Forum

Ristina Gooden

Associate Director of Spiritual Innovation, Faith Matters Network

Robb Webb

Director, Rural Church Program Area, The Duke Endowment

Wesleyan Impact Partners Board

Ron Swain

Chaplain and Director of Spiritual Life, Southwestern University | Vice Chair, Wesleyan Impact Partners

Rosa Lee Harden

Executive Producer, Neighborhood Economics

2022 Locke Innovative Leader Award Honoree

Shannon Hopkins

Co-founder, Rooted Good

Spencer Burke

Executive Producer, Soularize

Stephen Lewis

Tamice Spencer-Helms

Tim Soerens

Executive Director, Parish Collective

Tom Berlin

Wesleyan Impact Partners

Tom Stanton

Corporate Secretary and General Counsel, Wesleyan Impact Partners

Wesleyan Impact Partners

Tommy Darwin

Brand Manager, Wesleyan Impact Partners

2023 Locke Innovative Leader Award Honoree

Tyler Sit

Victoria White

Managing Director of Grants, Leadership Education, Duke Divinity School

Locke Innovative Leader Cohort Facilitator

Vipin Thekk

Senior Director, Ashoka and Chief Architect, Togetherness Practice

Wesleyan Impact Partners Board

Wayne Moy

Property Manager, United Women of Faith | Board Chair, Wesleyan Impact Partners

Wesleyan Impact Partners

Wendolyn Abel

Vice President of Philanthropy, Wesleyan Impact Partners

Yolanda Norton

Founder and Executive Director, Global Arts and Theology Experience