New members round out prez’s faith/neighborhood council
Former Oklahoma pastor the Rev. Sharon Watkins (pictured below right) is one of the new appointees to Pres. Barack Obama’s President’s Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
The names of the new appointees were released today by White House Media Affairs. The group is comprised of religious and secular leaders from different backgrounds. Each member of the council is appointed to a one-year term.
Some appointments to the council had already been made. However, Watkins’ name was released today, along with several other people. The Rev. Frank Page, who many Oklahoma Southern Baptists will be familiar with, has already been appointed to the council. Page is a former Southern Baptist Convention president.
Here are the council members names. Asterisks denote those individuals whose appointments were made public today:
*Dr. Sharon Watkins, General Minister and President, Disciples of Christ (Christian Church), Indianapolis, Ind.
Diane Baillargeon, President & CEO, Seedco, New York , NY.
*Anju Bhargava, Founder, Asian Indian Women of America, New Jersey.
*Bishop Charles Blake, Presiding Bishop, Church of God in Christ, Los Angeles, Calif.
Noel Castellanos, CEO, Christian Community Development Association, Chicago, Ill.
*The Rev. Peg Chemberlin, President-Elect, National Council of Churches USA, Minneapolis, Minn.
Dr. Arturo Chavez, President & CEO, Mexican American Catholic College, San Antonio, Texas.
Fred Davie, Senior Adviser, Public/Private Ventures, New York , NY.
*Nathan Diament, Director of Public Policy, Orthodox Jewish Union, Washington, D.C.
Pastor Joel C. Hunter, Senior Pastor, Northland, a Church Distributed, Longwood, Fla.
*Harry Knox, Director, Religion and Faith Program, Human Rights Campaign, Washington, D.C.
Bishop Vashti M. McKenzie, Presiding Bishop, 13th Episcopal District, African Methodist Episcopal Church, Knoxville, Tenn.
*Dalia Mogahed, Executive Director, Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, Washington, D.C..
Rev. Otis Moss, Jr., Pastor emeritus, Olivet Institutional Baptist Church, Cleveland, Ohio.
The Rev. Frank S. Page, (pictured at right) President emeritus, Southern Baptist Convention, Taylors, S. C.
Eboo S. Patel, Founder & Executive Director, Interfaith Youth Core, Chicago, Ill.
*Anthony Picarello, General Counsel , United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, D.C.
*Nancy Ratzan, Board Chair, National Council of Jewish Women, Miami, Fla.
Melissa Rogers, Director, Wake Forest School of Divinity Center for Religion and Public Affairs, Winston-Salem , N.C.
Rabbi David N. Saperstein, Director & Counsel, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, Washington, D.C.
The Rev. William J. Shaw, President, National Baptist Convention, USA, Philadelphia , Pa.
Father Larry J. Snyder, President, Catholic Charities USA, Alexandria , Va.
Richard Stearns, President, World Vision, Bellevue , Wash.
Judith N. Vredenburgh, President and Chief Executive Officer, Big Brothers / Big Sisters of America, Philadelphia , Pa.
Rev. Jim Wallis, President & Executive Director, Sojourners, Washington , D.C.
Carla Hinton
Religion Editor
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