Faith and Eco-Justice Fellowship 2007 Fellows The National Council of Churches is pleased to announce that 14 Fellows were selected to participate in the 2007 Faith & Eco-Justice Fellowship Program. The 2007 Fellows met in July at Port Isabel, Virginia, for their retreat. Dietrich Bouma (MI) Dieter currently works with the Huron River Watershed Counci and is going to be a student at the School of Natural Resources and Environment and the School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan in the Fall 2007.  His interests lie in personal and ecumenical creation care, the church as a social catalyst, environmental ethics, and public policy for biodiversity.  He's currently leading a group focusing on climate change (Chapel Climate Change Initiative) at the Campus Chapel in Ann Arbor, MI. Adam Bray, United Methodist (VA) Adam Bray is a United Methodist from Virginia who currently works in the NCC's Eco-Justice Program.  Prior to this, Adam received a Masters of Theological Studies from Wesley Seminary in DC and served two years as a US-2 social justice missionary for the United Methodist Church in Tacoma, WA.  Adam has also worked for the General Board of Church and Society of the UMC and Interfaith Worker Justice. Aaron Crowell, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (MN) Aaron Crowell is a Masters of Divinity student at United Theological Seminary in the Twin Cities of Minnesota.  He feels called to diaconal ministry in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and has a particular interest in how Christian stewardship ethics can be applied to economic and public policy.  Kevin DeCoux, United Methodist (CA) Kevin recently finished his MA at Claremont School of Theology focusing on Religion, Ethics, and the Environment. He is interested in searching for connections that encourage a care for and better understanding of self and our natural environment.  William Drayton, National Baptist Convention (MD) Rev. William D. Drayton is a native of Charleston SC and a class of 2007 graduate of Morehouse School of Religion, the Baptist constituent of the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta GA.  In August he will continues forward to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore Maryland where he will become a Resident Chaplin. Caitlin Frazier, Episcopal (OK) Caitlin Frazier is an Episcopalian from Oklahoma.  She is a senior at the University of Oklahoma pursuing a degree in Religious Studies.  Her passion is for interfaith social justice work. Jesse Harrison-Turner, United Methodist (GA) MD/PhD Student at Emory University School of Medicine and University of Michigan School of Natural Resources & Environment. Education: Masters of Resource Policy & Behavior, University of Michigan School of Natural Resources & Environment. Joshua Ashton Hill, United Methodist (CT) Josh Hill is a second year student at Yale Divinity School, where he is pursuing a Master of Arts in Religious Ethics.  Prior to his time in Connecticut, he and his wife taught environmental education at a United Methodist camp and hiked over half of the Appalachian Trail with their dog.  Josh is interested in the ways the Church can respond to Mountaintop Removal coal mining and related justice issues in Appalachia.  He also loves Tennessee football.  Emily Kelly, Presbyterian (DC) Emily Kelly currently works as an Environmental Policy Specialist for the National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs in Polar Environment , Health, and Safety.  She is a member of Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church (PC USA) in Bethesda, MD and also attends Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington, DC.   She received a Masters of Science in Resource Ecology and Management from the University of Michigan in 2006. Nathan Lemphers (France) Nathan, a native of Canada, has worked for the past year and a half in France as Assistant to the International Director of A Rocha, a global Christian environmental non-profit committed to biodiversity conservation through community based projects involved in 18 countries. In the fall he will start a Masters in City Planning at MIT focusing on Environmental Policy and Planning. Nathan is interested, among other things, in how the Christian church can be awakened, through a reexamination of the gospel, as a motivating force both locally and worldwide in caring for creation. Jenny Phillips, United Methodist (NY) Jenny Phillips is a United Methodist who writes curriculum and study resources on creation care, the Bible and more. Her clients include the American Bible Society, GreenFaith, and the National Council of Churches. She has a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York, NY, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. She lives in Brooklyn, NY. Chloe Schwabe, Unitarian (DC) Chloe Schwabe has a MA in Latin American Studies and a BA in Environmental Studies. Her call is to work for justice for God’s creation and for vulnerable communities. Since October 2006 she has worked with the NCC Eco-Justice Program. She attends All Souls Unitarian Church in Washington, DC. Jennifer Snow, Episcopal (CA) Dr. Jennifer Snow, originally from Albany, New York, currently lives in Los Angeles and is the creator of the Eighth Day Project, the new environmental justice program of Progressive Christians Uniting.  An Episcopalian, she is also in the process of discerning her vocation. Leslie Woods, Presbyterian (DC) Leslie G. Woods serves the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Washington Office as the Associate for Domestic Poverty and Environmental Issues, advocating church policy on Capitol Hill and doing education among members of Presbyterian congregations.  Leslie is a graduate of Randolph-Macon College and Yale Divinity School, where she earned a Master of Arts in Religion with a concentration in Hebrew Bible.  Leslie continues to discern her call to ministry and is particularly interested in the inescapable intersection of justice issues, such as poverty, health, and environment. Workshop Leaders/Resource Staff Tyler Edgar, National Council of Churches Retreat Facilitator John Hill, General Board of Church in Society, United Methodist Church Theologian in Residence Dr. Paul Santmire For more information about the Faith & Eco-Justice Fellowship, contact Cassandra Carmichael at cassandra@nccecojustice.org