Who we are

Howard E. Friend Jr.

President Ex-Officio

An ordained Presbyterian minister; founder and lead consultant of the Parish Empowerment Network; teacher, spiritual mentor, speaker and author.

Erik Friend Drake

President and Executive Director

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David Funkhouser

Treasurer of the Board

Senior staff at TransFair USA an international certifying agency for fair. Trade products

Deedee Risher

Secretary of the Board

A Freelance journalist and author.

Linda Stevenson

Board member

Professor of International Relations, Latin American, and Women's Studies at West Chester University of Pennsylvania; has lived in Cuernavaca and Santiago, Chile; seeking to do justice and walk humbly with God

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Brian Gibson

Board member

Social studies teacher, musician and song writer; advocate and activist in Chester, PA; sponsor of his school’s Gay Straight Alliance.”

Jim Hatfield

Board member

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Laura Wilson

Board member

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Sandy Forbes

Board member

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