Frederick L. Ware is an associate professor of theology at Howard University School of Divinity. He is an expert on black Pentecostalism and an ordained minister in the Church of God in Christ. He coordinated his school’s 2016 conference on religion and science.

Richard Cooper is a partner at the Washington, D.C., law firm of Williams & Connolly, specializing in food and drug law. Formerly, he was general counsel at the Food and Drug Administration.

Brenda Girton-Mitchell is director of the Department’s Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. She is also chaplain to the National Bar Association and is a deacon trustee at the Metropolitan Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. She can discuss the NCC’s work on social issues, including marriage, single-parenthood and families. Contact 202-544-2350.

Robert L. Woodson Sr. is founder and president of the Center for Neighborhood Enterprise (formerly the National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise) in Washington, D.C., which trains and supports community and faith-based programs. Woodson emphasizes self-help, market-oriented solutions to social problems. He is a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowship “genius award” recipient and wrote The Triumphs of Joseph: […]

Frances Visco is the president of the National Breast Cancer Coalition, an advocacy organization in Washington, D.C.

George P. Smith II is a law professor at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. His specialty is bioethics and health law; he has taught internationally.

Abigail Rian Evans is an adjunct professor of family medicine at the Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C. She wrote Redeeming Marketplace Medicine: A Theology of Health Care.

The U.S. Census Bureau provides data on the uninsured, including breakdowns by age, race, sex and state.

PICO National Network is a network of faith-based community organizations. It was one of the leaders of the 40 Days for Health Reform campaign. Gordon Whitman is director of public policy and communications. Contact 866-550-7426 ext. 713.