Soong-Chan Rah is a professor of church growth and evangelism at North Park University in Chicago. He spoke on a Vanderbilt Divinity School panel on anti-Asian racism in evangelicalism.

Raymond Chang is president of the Asian American Christian Collaborative. Chang, a pastor and a writer, also serves as a campus minister at Wheaton College in Illinois.

Claire Babineaux-Fontenot is the CEO of Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks, food pantries and meal programs.

Laurie Garber-Amram is a grief and mental health specialist at JCFS Chicago. She is also a Jewish mindfulness meditation instructor, who received her certification through the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. Contact Pam Austin for media inquiries.

The Rev. Jason Lydon is minister at Second Unitarian Church of Chicago. Lydon joined other faith leaders outside praying for the early release of prisoners amid the pandemic and has been active on other fronts related to criminal justice reform.

Karen Swanson is the director of Wheaton College’s Institute for Prison Ministries. For media requests, contact the college’s media relations office.

Kathleen Belew, a history professor at the University of Chicago, is the author of “Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America.”

The Rev. Amy Ziettlow is pastor of Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Decatur, Illinois. She has written on family leave policies, including those that cover elder care, for The Atlantic, The Christian Century and other publications.

The Rev. Shannon Johnson Kershner is lead pastor of Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago. She previously served as a member of the strategy team for NEXT Church, an initiative that encourages Presbyterian pastors to help plan for the denomination’s future.