Meet Our Advisors

Afri A. Atiba is an activist scholar and native of Chicago, IL. She completed her undergraduate studies at Columbia College of Chicago, a Master of Di...

Ani Zonneveld is founder and President. Since its inception, Ani has presided over MPV’s expansion to include chapters and affiliates in 12 countrie...

I have been teaching religion classes and conducting camps for Zoroastrian kids/youth since over 15 years, and have also interacted with youth in inte...

Billy Kaplan’s work is being his wife’s husband and his daughter’s father. To support that work, he is a Clinical Social Worker and a singer-son...

Charlotta Koppanyi, M.Sc., is a religious education professional who has worked in the field for two decades, leading and developing all aspects of ...

Cilvia Osborne, who now adds author to her list of amazing accomplishments! A passionate and driven educator with a strong desire to help people deve...

"David Zinner is the founder and Executive Director of Kavod v'Nichum, (Honor and Comfort), which has worked to restore to Jewish death and bereavemen...

My faith base is Islam. I am a member of the Muslim Community Center and believe we all can be better neighbours by sharing our commonalities and buil...

Dr. Marty K. Casey is a Global Peace Ambassador, transitional trauma coach, speaker, and so much more. Her portfolio of contributions and body of work...

Ellen Price was 25 years old and an Episcopalian when she found and joined the Bahá’í Faith in 1986. For the last twenty years, she has worked for...

Etan Boritzer is the author and publisher of the best-selling ‘What is?’ series of children’s books on universal life concepts, now published in...

Father Corey Brost brings a wealth of experience to the table from his many roles as a priest and brother in the Viatorian order as well as being a la...

Hanna Brown Schock is a nationally certified school psychologist, experienced teacher, curriculum writer, and blogger who is passionate about helping ...

James Offuh is a passionate and devoted peace advocate, relationship builder, peace maker, civic-community development educator, authentic dialogue,...

Mambo Jae is an initiated priestess in the Vodou Pantheon. She was born into a family of passionate practitioners and herbologists. From a young age, ...

Judith Seizys is a Circle Sanctuary Pagan priestess. Circle is a 501(c)(3) non-profit Nature Spirituality church, located on a 200-acre nature preserv...

Kate is the Director of Youth & Family Ministry at Unity on the North Shore in Evanston, Illinois, just outside of Chicago. A long-time volunteer...

Kate Trnka is a writer, educator, workshop facilitator, and small business owner. She is the founder of The Sacred Earth Institute and is the owner/op...

Meet Kathy Magnusson, M.Ed., speaker, trainer, and founder of Wildewood Learning. With 25+ years in education, Kathy, a licensed teacher, champions tr...

Kavitha Ramachandran, her mother, Mrs. Visalakshi Ramachandran and her other family members has been in the practice of promoting positive, healthier ...

Kristin Wintermute is the Education Director at the American Humanist Association’s Center for Education. She has BA degrees in Psychology and Art S...

Naomi is the Multicultural Learning Librarian at Oak Park Public Library, where she curates the Multicultural Collection, a circulating collection of ...

Rabbi Ari Poster Moffic was ordained in 2007 from Hebrew Union College. She has an undergraduate degree from Indiana University in Religious Studies, ...

Rabbi Rami Shapiro is an award-winning author of over thirty books on religion and spirituality. Rami received rabbinical ordination from the Hebrew U...

Throughout his 32 years in the rabbinate, Rabbi Hart has worked very closely with interfaith matters and concerns. He has served as the clergy chair o...

Rabbi Wendi Geffen has served as one of North Shore Congregation Israel’s rabbis since 2002. She is passionate about Judaism, Torah, and the way the...

Scott R. Paeth is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at DePaul University in Chicago, IL. He works in the fields of Christian Social Ethics a...

Shefali Ajmera is a Jain educator, activist, and filmmaker and also an artist who paints on Jain religious themes. She dedicates herself to promoting ...

Shiv Talwar was born in 1937 in pre-partition India. Life took him to greener pastures in the United States, Britain and Canada, where he received a P...

Shiva Singh Khalsa is the President & Chief Executive Officer of the Spirit Rising Foundation. Shiva Singh’s parents were first-generation immig...

Sister Martha Ann Kirk has taught art in every grade from first through university. She invites you to encourage young people to create and to share t...

Soraya Deen is the founder of the Muslim Women Speakers Movement, and Co-founder of Peacemoms (Promoting Christian Muslim /Dialogue).She is a spiritua...

Steph Janzen is a certified hypnotherapist and owner of Mindscapes Records, an independent record label specializing in relaxation albums for kids, te...

Author of 5 books on safety - "Empowerment Parenting" translated into Chinese for Foster Kids - Crime and Violence Prevention Consultant...

Susan Cottrell is the prominent voice for faith parents of LGBTQ children. She is a national speaker, teacher, theologian and counsellor with years of...

Author and journalist Susan Katz Miller is both an interfaith child and an interfaith parent. She is considered the top expert on interfaith families ...

Former bookseller, Children's Minister, Aunt and Activist, Tura works with diverse children's books to help ensure all children can grow up seeing the...

Twila York is the former organizer of Chicagoland Pagan Pride. She has been an organizer of fundraisers and educational events in the American pagan c...

For more than 25 years, Vanessa has been a builder of interfaith relations, a pioneer and advocate for workplace religious diversity and inclusion, an...

She is the author of We All Have Sacred Spaces (July, 2020), a children’s book for kids age 4-10 and Interfaith Made Easy: Unit #1 – Peace (2018-2...

Wade Fransson is the Founder of Something or other Publishing (SOOP), a groundbreaking company that combines the potential of Social Media and Self-Pu...

As a teacher, she is passionate about instilling strong moral values in children. She guides children towards showing gratitude to others and being th...

Zenly Diansuy, known affectionately as Coach Zen, embodies a remarkable journey that seamlessly integrates her profound musical expertise with her unw...