Programmes Home > US Home > The Working Group 2001 Group Members Chairman Harris Wofford Members Aly Abuzaakouk, Executive Director, American Muslim Council Clay Brewer, Vice President & COO, Big Brothers Big Sisters USA David Caprara, President, The Empowerment Network, and American Family Coalition John Castellani, Director, Teen Challenge Luis Cortés, Jr., Director, Nueva Esperanza Bob Edgar, General Secretary, Natl. Council of Churches Floyd Flake, Senior Pastor, Allen African Methodist Episcopal Church Richard Foltin, Director of Legislative Affairs, American Jewish Committee Robert Franklin, Jr., President, Interdenominational Theological Center W. Wilson Goode, Sr., Former Mayor of Philadelphia; Faith-Based Initiatives, P/PV Kevin J. “Seamus” Hasson, President, Becket Fund for Religious Liberty Bob Hawkins, President and CEO, Institute for Contemporary Studies Charles Haynes, Senior Scholar, Freedom Forum First Amendment Center Irv Katz, President, Natl. Assembly of Health and Human Service Organizations Richard Land, President, Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission Eileen Lindner, Editor, Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches Jim Lindsay, Executive Director, Catholic Network of Volunteer Services Barry Lynn, Director, Americans United for Separation of Church and State Will Marshall, Director, Progressive Policy Institute Elliot Mincberg, Vice President & Gen. Counsel, People for the American Way Foundation Laura Murphy, Director, Washington National Office, ACLU David Saperstein, Rabbi; Director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism Hilary Shelton, Director, NAACP Washington office Ronald J. Sider, President, Evangelicals for Social Action Ralph Smith, Vice President, Annie E. Casey Foundation Carole Thompson, Senior Associate, Faith and Families Agenda, Annie E. Casey Foundation Dean Trulear, Senior Pastor, Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Melanne Verveer, Chair, Vital Voice Global Partnership Judith Vredenburgh, CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters USA Steve Waldman, Co-Chairman and Founder, Beliefnet.com Karen Woods, Vice-President for State Initiatives, The Empowerment Network Robert Woodson, Sr., President, National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise Organizational affiliations are listed for identification purposes only Facilitator Larry Spears Consensus Council, Inc. Staff Search for Common Ground-USA Roger Conner Gerald Kamens Marie Williams Working Group on Human Needs and Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Rob Fersh, Director 1621 Connecticut Ave. NW, #200 Washington, DC 20009-1035 Phone: (202) 265-4300 Fax: (202) 232-6718 E-mail: rfersh@sfcg.org