Meet the Attendees
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 |
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 |
Wesleyan Impact Partners Board
Bill Lamar
Pastor, Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church | Board Member, Wesleyan Impact Partners
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
Executive Director, FPU Center for Community Transformation
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
Christie Latona
Chief Program Officer, The Baltimore-Washington Conference of The UMC
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
Wesleyan Impact Partners
Curtis Vick
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Wesleyan Impact Partners
Wesleyan Impact Partners Board
Cynthia Weems
Senior Pastor, The United Methodist Church of Sun City Center | Board Member, Wesleyan Impact Partners
Wesleyan Impact Partners
Dana De Greff
Assistant Brand Manager and Copywriter, Wesleyan Impact Partners
Wesleyan Impact Partners Board
David S. Bell
President and Executive Director, United Methodist Foundation of Michigan | Chair, Audit Committee, Wesleyan Impact Partners
Dennae Pierre
Founder, Restorative Leaders
Wesleyan Impact Partners
Derrick Scott, III
Associate Director of Learning and Innovation, Wesleyan Impact Partners
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
Founder, New Wine Collective
Eva Mendez
Perinatal Imaging Specialists, Hope Center
Iain Chester
Executive Director | Innovation, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Jake Barnett
Managing Director of Sustainable Investment Strategies, Wespath Benefits and Investments
Jess Bielman
Consultant and Facilitator for Learning and Innovation, Wesleyan Impact Partners
2025 Locke Innovative Leader Award Honoree
Joe Bowling
Executive Director, Englewood Community Development Corporation
Joe Swimmer
Executive Director, Episcopal Parish Network
2024 Locke Innovative Leader Award Honoree
Jonathan Brooks
Lead Pastor, Lawndale Christian Community Church
Josh Packard
Co-founder, Future of Faith
Joseph Daniels
Lead Pastor, The Emory Fellowship
Justin Lloyd Stice
Kingdom Dreamer and Pioneer, Kingdom CO-OP
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
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
Manet Shettle
President, Heartland Methodist Foundation
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
Lead Trainer, Centre for Creative Supervision | Board Member, Wesleyan Impact Partners
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
Executive Director, Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC)
Michelle Scheidt
Senior Program Officer, The Fetzer Institute
Nora Murphy Johnson
President and Co-founder, Inspire to Change
Nya Abernathy
Founder, The Dignity Effect
Wesleyan Impact Partners Board
Owen Ross
Director of Multiplication, Horizon Texas Conference | Board Member, Wesleyan Impact Partners
Rachel Billups
Senior Pastor, New Albany United Methodist Church
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
Spencer Burke
Executive Producer, Soularize
Stephen Lewis
President, Forum for Theological Exploration
Tamice Spencer-Helms
Founder, Sub: Culture Inc.
Tim Soerens
Executive Director, Parish Collective
Tom Berlin
Bishop, The Florida Conference
Wesleyan Impact Partners
Tom Stanton
Corporate Secretary and General Counsel, Wesleyan Impact Partners
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
Yolanda Norton
Founder and Executive Director, Global Arts and Theology Experience