Leopoldo A. Sánchez is Professor of Hispanic Ministries and Systematic Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. He previously served as director of its Center for Hispanic Studies (2006-24).

Sergio M. González is Assistant Professor of History at Marquette University. A historian of twentieth-century U.S. migration, labor, and religion, his scholarship focuses on the development of Latino communities in the U.S. Midwest. He is the author of Mexicans in Wisconsin (Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2017) and the co-editor of Faith and Power: Latino Religious […]

Kelly Ryan is president of Jesuit Refugee Service/USA, which operates in 58 countries, serving refugees and other forcibly displaced persons in conflict zones and detention centers, on remote borders and in busy cities. Ryan is also a board member of the Inter-American Foundation and former adviser to the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. […]

Jon Huckins is the founder and director of Journey Home whose work is to heal soul and society through pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago and Mexico-US Border. He is also a PhD candidate in Christian Social Ethics and adjunct professor of New Testament at Point Loma Nazarene University. Jon has written multiple books, including co-authoring […]

Chelsea Sobolik is a writer based in Washington, D.C., where she is also director of government relations at World Relief, a global Christian humanitarian organization and the largest evangelical refugee resettlement in the U.S.

Alicia Wrenn is vice president of resettlement and integration at HIAS, the global Jewish nonprofit that protects refugees and was originally known as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. Wrenn leads U.S. programs supporting refugees and asylum-seekers.

Vaughn Baker is the President of Strategos International, a global firm specializing in security training, consulting and executive protection services. With over 25 years of law enforcement experience under his belt, Baker’s expertise includes patrol, investigation, SWAT and special operations. Media Contact is Myron Ashley.

Amy Adamczyk is professor of sociology at John Jay College in New York City. Her research includes religion, deviance and crime, sociological theory, sexuality and health.

Melvina Sumter is an associate professor of sociology and criminal justice at Old Dominion University. Her research has included religion in prisons, religion and prisoner rehabilitation, and the relationship between religion and crime reduction.