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Keynote Speakers, Participants, and Delegates

Benin

• Rev. Dr. Simon Kossi Dossou
  President, Eglise Protestante Méthodiste du Bénin (Methodist Church of Benin)

Botswana

• Professor Musa W. Dube
  Department of Theology and Religious Studies, Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians, University of Botswana 

Burundi

• The Most Rev. Benard Ntahoturi
  Primate of Burundi, Anglican Church of Burundi

Cameroon

• Right Rev. Dr. Nyansako-Ni-Nku
  President, Presbyterian Church in Cameroon

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Deaconess Jecolia Makita
  Eglise Evangélique du Congo (Evangelical Church of Congo)

Ethiopia

• Ato Mulugeta Bekele
  Protocol Officer, Ethiopian Orthodox Church

• Dr. Kamel Esseghairi
  Director, Social Affairs Department, African Union Commission
  Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

• Archbishop Abune Gerima
  Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church

• His Holiness Abune Paulos
  Patriarch of Ethiopian Orthodox Church

Gambia

• The Rt. Rev. Dr. S. Tilewa  Johnson  
  Bishop, Anglican Diocese of The Gambia

Ghana

• Rev. Dr. Robert Aboagye-Mensah
  Presiding Bishop, Methodist Church of Ghana

• Rabiatu  Deinyo Ammah
  President, Federation of Muslim Women Association of Ghana (FOMWAG); Professor, Dept. of Religious Studies, University of Ghana

• Mr. Baffour D. Amoa
  Secretary General, Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in West Africa (FECCIWA)

• Rev. Mrs. Bridget Eli Adzo Ben-Naimah
  Women’s Programme Officer of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana

Guinea

• Rt. Rev. Bishop Albert Gomez
  Anglican Church, Conakry; President, Inter-Religious Council of Guinea

Kenya

• Dr. Agnes Regina Murei Abuom
  Executive Committee, All Africa Conference of Churches

• Rev. Dr. Mvume Dandala
  General Secretary, All Africa Conference of Churches

• Miss Stella Etemesi
  All Africa Conference of Churches

• Mr. Bright Mawudor
  Director of Finance and Administration, All Africa Conference of Churches

• Rev. Dr. Johnson Apenad Mbillah
  Programme for Christian-Muslim Relations in Africa (PROCMURA)

• Mr. Fredrick Nyabera
  Director, Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa (FECCLAHA)

• Mr. Bernard Okok-Obuoga
  Programme for Christian-Muslim Relations in Africa (PROCMURA)

• Mr. Prabhudas D. Pattni
  Chairperson, Hindu Council of Africa

• Rev. Peter L. Tibi
  Acting Executive Secretary, New Sudan Council of Churches

• Ms Hellen Grace Akwii Wangusa
  Vice President, All Africa Conference of Churches

• Bishop Paul Yowakim
  Bishop of Mission Affairs

Liberia

• Sheikh Kafumba F. Konneh
  Chairperson, National Muslim Council of Liberia; President, Inter-religious Council of Liberia; Commissioner, Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia

Malawi

• Rev. Gertrude Kapuma
  All Africa Conference of Churches, Blantyre Synod

• Dr. Nandini Patel
  Chairperson, Hindu Council of Malawi

Mozambique

• Rev. Dinis Matsolo                                                      
  Secretary General, Council of Churches in Mozambique

Nigeria

• The Most Rev. Josiah Idowu-Fearon
  Archbishop of the Province of Kaduna; Bishop of Kaduna, Anglican Church of Nigeria

• Archbishop Anthony JV Obinna
  Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri; The Symposium of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM)

• Bishop Andrew Chile Okenwa
  Methodist Church of Nigeria; All Africa Conference of Churches

• Mohammed Mahdi Shehu
  National Secretary, Bridge Builders Association of Nigeria

Rwanda

• Rev. Dr. André Karamaga
  Executive Secretary for Africa, World Council of Churches

• Rev. Musemakweli
  Presbyterian Church of Rwanda

Senegal

• Professor Mariame Sidibe/SY
  Action for Islamic Solidarity

Sierra Leone

• Sheikh Abu Bakarr-Conteh
  First Vice President, Inter-Religious Council of Sierra Leone

• Rt. Rev. Francis S. Nabieu
  President of Conference and Bishop, Methodist Church Sierra Leone

Republic of South Africa

• Ms. Sabrina Khoza
  Secretary General, Fare Deal Agriculture Training Center

• His Eminence Seraphim Kykkotis
  Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Johannesburg and Pretoria

• Professor Maake Jonathan S.  Masango
  United Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa

• Mrs. Tahirih Matthee
  Council of the Baháí’s of the Western Cape

• The Most Rev. Njongonkulu W.H. Ndungane
  Archbishop, Anglican Church of the Province of Southern Africa

Sudan

• Rev. Mark Akec Cien
  Acting General Secretary, Sudan Council of Churches

Swaziland

• Mrs. Bakhombisile R. Mkwanazi
  Lay President, Methodist Church of Southern Africa

Tanzania

• Bishop Valentine Mokiwa
  Anglican Diocese of Dar Es Salaam

• Sheikh Mohammed Omari Riyami
  Deputy Secretary General, National Muslim Council of Tanzania

Uganda

• Rev. Canon Grace Kaiso
  Executive Secretary, Uganda Joint Christian Council

• Bishop Onono-Onweng
  Anglican Church of Uganda, Diocese of Northern Uganda

Zimbabwe

• Rev. Edward Makuyana Matuvhunye
  President, United Church of Christ in Zimbabwe

Also (a speaker, not of the delegation):

Professor Awa Marie Coll-Seck
Executive Secretary, Roll Back Malaria Partnership

Ray Almeida
Bread for the World

Rory E. Anderson
Senior Policy Advisor for Africa, World Vision

Diana Aubourg
Executive Director, Save Africa’s Children

Dr. Victor A. Barnes
Director, HIV/AIDS Initiative, The Corporate Council on Africa      

Nicole K. Bates, MPH
Acting Director, Government Relations, Global Health Council

Alex Baumgarten
The Episcopal Church

Rev. David Beckmann
President, Bread for the World  

Bishop Charles E. Blake
Senior Pastor, West Angeles Church of God in Christ, Los Angeles

Rev. Dr. Ken Booker-Langston
Co-Convener, Disciples Center for Public Witness at National City Christian Church, Washington, D.C.

Marie Clarke Brill
Acting Co-Executive Director and Director for Public Education and Mobilization, Africa Action

J. Mark Brinkmoeller
Bread for the World

Emily Byers
Bread for the World

Simone Campbell, SSS
National Coordinator, NETWORK, The National Catholic Social Justice Lobby

Bruce Campbell-Janz
Mennonite Central Committee

Fran Castle
Marketing Communications Manager, Agricultural Products, Global Marketing, BASF Corporation

The Rev. Jon T. Chapman, WMD
Coordinator, Southern and East Africa, Worldwide Ministries Division, Presbyterian Church (USA)

Mhizha Edmund Chifamba
Executive Director, Washington Office on Africa

Warren Clark
Senior Advisor, Center for Global Justice and Reconciliation, Washington National Cathedral     

Kwame Clement
Associate, Arnold and Porter LLC, Washington, D.C.; Host & Managing Editor, “The African World” Television Program

Charlotte Cook
Associate Director, U.S. Catholic Mission Association           

Steven Costner
Deputy Director, Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Jennifer Davis
Board of Directors, Washington Office on Africa

Gretchen Demian
Trade, Aid and Security Coalition (TASC)

Natalie DiNicola
Director, International Partnerships, Monsanto Company

Aaron Dorfman
Director of Jewish Education, American Jewish World Service

Dr. Stephen Dzisi
Program Officer for Primary Health, Episcopal Relief and Development

Meg Findley, Ph.D.
Director, Chemonics Consortium of the USAID Water and Coastal II Indefinite Quantity Contract

Claude Fontheim  
Founder, GlobalWorks Foundation

Catherine Gordon
Associate for International Issues, Presbyterian Church (USA)

Sandra Gourdet
Area Executive for Africa, Africa Office for Global Ministries, Disciples of Christ/United Church of Christ
 
Mark Harrison
Program Director, Board of Church and Society, The United Methodist Church

Fr. William Headley
Counselor to the President, Catholic Relief Services                                 

Diane Herndon
Director of Public Policy and Corporate Responsibility, Monsanto       

William Chris Hobgood
Center for Public Witness, Former General Minister and President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

Jennifer Hodorowicz
BASF Corporation  

Dr. Rob Horsch
President’s National Medal of Technology Winner, Vice President, International Partnerships, Monsanto Company

Derrick Jones
Supervisor, RCA Mission Programs in Africa, Reformed Church in America

Dr. John Kilama
Founder and President, Global Bioscience Development Institute (GBDI)
 
Kimberly Konkel
Agency Liaison, United States Department of Health & Human Services
Center for Faith-based Initiatives

Reed Kramer
Chief Executive Officer, AllAfrica, Inc., and AllAfrica.com

Margaret Larom
Director of Anglican and Global Relations & Provincial Secretary, The Episcopal Church

Susan Lassen
Director of North East Operations, Episcopal Relief & Development

Legwaila Joseph Legwaila
Under Secretary General, Special Advisor on Africa, United Nations

Ken Levinson
Trade, Aid and Security Coalition (TASC)

Rev. Dwight M. Lundgren
Coordinator, Intercultural Ministries-Reconciliation, American Baptist Churches USA

Matthew Lynch
Program Director, Global Program on Malaria, Center for Communication Programs, Johns Hopkins University

Katherine Marshall
Counselor to the President, The World Bank

Kim Martin
Advocacy Director, Global Program on Malaria, John Hopkins Center for Communication Programs
 
Ruth Messinger
President, American Jewish World Service
   
Shamarukh Mohluddin
Trade, Aid and Security Coalition (TASC)
 
Dr. Robert Mpoyo
Executive Secretary for Africa Office, General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church  

Rev. Pauline Muchina
Senior Women & AISA Advocacy Officer, UNAIDS                    

Rev. Canon Benjamin Musoke-Lubega
Program Associate, Trinity Grants Program/Global South, Parish of Trinity Church, New York

Samuel Nixon
Director, HIV/AIDS Initiative, Lott Carey International

Dr. Caroline W. Njuki
Assistant General Secretary, General Board of Global Ministries - The United Methodist Committee on Relief    

David Ohrenstein
Trade, Aid and Security Coalition (TASC)

Janette O’Neill
Episcopal Relief and Development
 
Rev. John L. Peterson
Canon for Global Justice and Reconciliation, Washington National Cathedral

Rebecca Phares
Public Policy Manager, Lutheran World Relief

Dr. Steven Philips
Senior Medical Advisor, ExxonMobil Foundation

Rev. Dr. Tyrone S. Pitts
General Secretary, Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.

Shanta Premawardhana
Associate General Secretary for Interfaith Relations, National Council of Churches
 
Patrick Purtill
Director of New Partner Outreach, Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Global AIDS Office

Rev Morais Quissico
General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church

Sara Rakita
Program Consultant, TrustAfrica

Curtis Ramsey-Lucas
National Coordinator, Public & Social Advocacy, Office of Governmental Relations, American Baptist Churches USA

Phil Reed
Interim Executive Director, Africa Faith and Justice Network

Bishop Adam Richardson
Presiding Bishop, Second Episcopal District, African Methodist Episcopal Church 

Leonard H. Robinson, Jr.
President, The Africa Society of The National Summit on Africa

Jessica Rockwood
Senior Manager, Development Finance International, Inc.   

Brian Rund
Quarry Communications for BASF Corporation

Rabbi David Saperstein
Director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism

Maureen Shea
Director, Office of Government Relations, Episcopal Church Office on Government Affairs

Rev. Emmanuel Sserwadda
Interim Africa Officer, The Episcopal Church Center, New York

Kim Stietz
Director for International Policy, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Rev. Kenneth Thesing
Maryknoll Missioners 

Gaylord M. Thomas
Area Program Director for East Africa, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

John Thomas
Global Marketing for Public Health Products, BASF Corporations

Sarah Jane Tisch
Women’s Legal Rights Initiative

Elizabeth Victor
Bread for the World

Stein Villumstad
Deputy Secretary General,World Conference of Religions for Peace

Neil Watkins
National Coordinator, Jubilee USA Network

Douglas Welch
Area Coordinator, Southern and East Africa, Worldwide Ministries Division, Presbyterian Church (USA)

Don Williams
Bread for the World

Ermette Williams
Bread for the World

Robina Winbush
Director of Ecumenical and Agency Relations, Worldwide Ministries Division, Presbyterian Church (USA)

Rev. Dr. Eleazar Ziherambere
Africa Area Director for International Ministries, American Baptist Churches USA,
Board of International Ministries

Thomas Abraham
Interpretation Specialist, Education and Advocacy Program, Church World Service

Rick Augburger
Deputy Director for Program, Church World Service

Lesley Crosson
Media Relations Officer, Church World Service

Donna Derr
Director of Emergency Response, Church World Service

Rev. Dr. Cheryl Dudley*
Senior Advisor to the Executive Director, Church World Service

Christopher Falco
Director of Social and Economic Development, Church World Service

Carol Fouke
Program Interpretation Specialist, Immigration and Refugee Program, Church World Service

Reginald K. Ingram, Jr.
Chief Development Officer, Church World Service

Fidele Lumeye
Associate Director of Emergency Response, Church World Service

Rev. John L. McCullough*
Executive Director & CEO, Church World Service

Kathy McNeely
Associate Director, Education & Advocacy, Church World Service

Pauline Odita
Grants Administrator, Social and Economic Development, Church World Service

Moses Ole Sakuda*
Associate Director, Mission Relationships and Witness, Church World Service

Richard Santos
Technical Resources Coordinator, Church World Service

Martin Shupack
Associate Director, Education & Advocacy, Church World Service

Rajyashri Waghray
Director of Education & Advocacy, Church World Service

Ann Walle*
Director of Marketing & Communications, Church World Service

David Weaver
Director of Mission Relationships and Witness, Church World Service

Richard Williams*
Associate Director, Mission Relationships and Witness, Church World Service

 

CWS Colleagues
Assisting with the Summit

Susan Birrell
Education Africa

Jan Dragin
Dragin Communications

Charles Fernandez
M.T.S. Travel

Rev. Susan E. Gillies
Executive Minister, American Baptist Churches of Nebraska

Mary Gotschall
The Athena Group

Rev. Dwight M. Lundgren
Coordinator, Intercultural Ministries – Reconciliation, American Baptist Churches USA

Curtis Ramsey-Lucas
National Coordinator, Public & Social Advocacy, Office of Governmental Relations
American Baptist Churches USA

Shehnaz Rangwala
Education Africa

Rev. Kenneth South
Ken South Consulting

Walker Williams
Education Africa

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