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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
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
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
Laura Wilson
Board member
Sandy Forbes
Board member
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