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Fellowship

The Global Immersion Fellowship is an interdependent community of Reconciling Leaders cultivating peace throughout North America.

 

Global Immersion Peace Fellows

Peace Fellows are leaders emerging from our Leadership Cohort equipped with the skills for
disarming violence, transforming conflict, and forming Everyday Peacemakers.

Learn more about the Leadership Cohort

2022 Cohort

Amy Kasari

Pastor, Hospitality & Justice
Antioch Church

Bend, OR
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2022 Cohort

Andrea Hug

Chaplain

Arlington Heights, IL

2024 Cohort

Ben Preiss

Medical Director, Emergency Care Physician, Ethics Chair
Multicare Deaconess Hospital

Spokane, WA

2025 Cohort

Beth Lillstrom

Pastor

 

Lafayette, CO

2023 Cohort

Brandon Bleek

Photographer

 

Redmond, WA
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2022 Cohort

Brandon Lewis

Pastor
United Presbyterian Church

Albany, OR
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2025 Cohort

Brigid Cullen Smith

Spiritual Director

Dresden, Germany

2025 Cohort

Chris Nafis

Pastor
Living Water Church of the Nazarene

San Diego, CA
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2025 Cohort

Claire Strunk

Pastor-at-Large +
Grounded Faith Spokane Area Convener
Parish Collective

Spokane, WA
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2025 Cohort

Colin Pip Dixon

Violinist, Composer
Co-Creator & Artistic Director
The Elsewhere Ensemble

Bend, OR 
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2025 Cohort

Dave Creel


Guns to Gardens 

Portland, OR

2022 Cohort

Dave Neuhausal

 

Denver, CO

2025 Cohort

David Sloan

Professor, Marketing and Leadership
Whitworth University

Spokane, WA
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2022 Cohort

David Waters

Pastoral Assistant for Formation, Care, and Outreach
Grace Episcopal Church

Kirkwood, MO
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2024 Cohort

Elizabeth Sherwood

Co-Lead Pastor
Wayside Friends Church

Newberg, OR
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2022 Cohort

Ellen Weber

Operations Program Associate
Riverside Innovation Hub,
Augsburg University

Minneapolis, MN
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2024 Cohort

Emily Perry

Executive Director
Circle of Atonement: Teaching and Healing Center

 

Cornelius, NC
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2024 Cohort

Eric Paul

Executive Director & Coordinator for Justice and Compassion
West Hawai’i Mediation Center & Church of the Nazarene

 

Kailua Kona, HI
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2025 Cohort

Evangeline Pattison

Vice President Client Services + Senior Consultant
The FOCUS Group

Camas, WA
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2022 Cohort

Hannah Belk-Yee

Director of Communications + Partnerships
The Center for Restorative Justice

Pasadena, CA
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2023 Cohort

Hannah Lutz

Pastor
Ada Chapel Friends Meeting &
Wilmington Friends Meeting

Wilmington, OH
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2024 Cohort

Jean Meredith

Commissioned Lay Pastor
Central Florida Presbytery

Ormond Beach, FL

2023 Cohort

Jen Manlief

Program Manager
University Heights Vehicle Resident Outreach

Seattle, WA
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2025 Cohort

Jenna Daniels

Executive Pastor
Awaken Community

St. Paul, MN
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2023 Cohort

Jesse Phenow

Co-Director
The Urban Village

St. Paul, MN
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2024 Cohort

Joanne Sorenson

Retired ELCA Pastor
Trip Coordinator
In Our Hands

St. Paul, MN
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2022 Cohort

John Williams

Executive Director
The Center for Restorative Justice

Pasadena, CA
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2023 Cohort

Josh Phenow

Youth Program Coordinator
Dream of Wild Health

St. Paul, MN
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2025 CohorT

Justin Capener

Assistant Director of Student Engagement – Commuters, Graduate and Family Programs
Vanguard University 

San Diego, CA

2025 CohorT

Kassandra Quick-Vana

 

Los Angeles, CA

2024 Cohort

Katie Calvert

Artist

Huntsville, AL
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2025 Cohort

Katy Cuthill

Senior Pastor
First Presbyterian Church of Daytona

Daytona Beach, FL
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2025 Cohort

Kelly Fassett

Executive Director
UniteBoston

Boston, MA
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2022 Cohort

Kerry Gillette

Physician Associate
Mosaic Community Health

Bend, OR

2022 Cohort

Lin Preiss

Artist. Hospital Chaplain
Providence Sacred Heart

Spokane, WA

2022 Cohort

Linda Van Voorst

Family Pastor
Antioch Church

Bend, OR
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2024 Cohort

Lindsay Knox

Vice President for Enrollment & Marketing
George Fox University

Newberg, OR
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2022 Cohort

Mandi Rice

Supervisor of Spiritual Care
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital

St. Louis, MO

2021 Cohort

Mary DeYoung

Founder
Grey Space Collaborative

Grand Rapids, MI
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2021 Cohort

Meg Bradbury-Saunders

Founder, Missionary Priest
The Crossing Ministries

Ripon, England
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2024 Cohort

Meredith McKay

Director of University Ministry
Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA
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2021 Cohort

Mindy Plick

Public School Teacher

Fullerton, CA

2025 Cohort

Mindy Smith

Director Office of Church Engagement
Whitworth University

Spokane, WA
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2025 Cohort

Nate McIntyre

Director of Undergraduate Admissions
George Fox University

Newberg, OR
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2024 Cohort

Nathan Geer

Director of Residence Life
George Fox University

Newberg, OR
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2023 Cohort

Paulina Machi


Clinical Social Worker/
Trauma Therapist
Stanford Healthcare Palliative Medicine/
SomaWorks Therapy

San Francisco, CA

2024 Cohort

Rahn Franklin, Jr.

Vice President of Inclusive Excellence
Bethel University

St. Paul, MN
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2022 Cohort

Rebecca Cataldi

Senior Director of Programs
International Center for Religion & Diplomacy

Washington, D.C.
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2024 Cohort

Riley Powell

 

Paradise Valley, AZ

2025 Cohort

Ross Carper

Co-Executive Director
FEAST World Kitchen

Spokane, WA
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2025 CohorT

Shawn McConaughey

General Superintendent
Western Yearly Meeting of Friends

Plainfield, IN
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2025 Cohort

Shelby Clark

Assistant Professor
University of Kentucky College of Social Work

Lexington, KY
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2021 Cohort

Stephen McKinney-Whitaker

Pastor, Head of Staff
Derry Presbyterian Church

Hershey, PA
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2024 Cohort

Steve Fawver

Co-Lead Pastor
Wayside Friends Church

Newberg, OR
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2025 Cohort

Steven Lindley

Lead Pastor
Trinity Lutheran Church

Madison, SD
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2022 Cohort

Vanessa Stricker

Spiritual Director, Writer, Business Manager

Fullerton, CA
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Leadership Cohort Stories

Formation for This Moment: Our 2026 Cohort Begins

Seeing the World Differently

Gardens Can Grow in Golgotha