Leadership — Made for PAX

PAX LEADERSHIP

Tiffany Bluhm is an Indian born, PNW dwelling, author, speaker, nonprofit leader, and adoptive parent. She speaks and writes at the intersection of faith and justice with her work featured in Publisher’s Weekly, The Bible App, Red Letter Christians, Sojourners, The Anglican Church's Seen and Unseen publication, and more. She is a fan of fine food, comedy, and reading while the Seattle rain pounds on her windows.
Email | tbluhm@madeforpax.org

Cara Meredith is a nonprofit professional, writer, and speaker whose work has appeared in numerous print and online publications. Her first book The Color of Life debuted in 2019. A former high school English teacher and outreach ministry director, she holds a Masters of Theology from Fuller Seminary. She lives in the Bay Area with her husband and two sons.

Email | cmeredith@madeforpax.org

Margarette Kwok is a creative at heart with a passion for encouraging others and giving those around her a sense of belonging. Previously a children’s ministry director and a portraits and wedding photographer, she enjoys creating beautiful spaces and moments for others to experience the love of God and enjoy time with one another. She finds pax in nature, creating, and spending time with loved ones. Margarette lives in Los Angeles, California, with her husband, John, and their daughter, Naomi.
Email | mkwok@madeforpax.org

Drew Jackson is a poet and the author of God Speaks Through Wombs: Poems on God's Unexpected Coming and Touch the Earth: Poems on The Way. Previously a pastor in New York City, he currently serves as the president and board chair of PAX, and is the Director of Mission Integration with the Center for Action and Contemplation. Drew lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Genay, and their twin daughters, Zora and Suhaila.

Erika Eng is a NY born, LA based illustrator, designer, and maker. Founder and designer of her shop, It’s All Good LA, Erika finds creative solutions for a variety of clients in mediums involving illustration, design, motion graphics, mural painting, and crafting. She is inspired by + finds pax in things made by hand, thoughtful details, vibrant colors found in nature, and the humor of daily life. Aside from creating, Erika loves traveling, people watching, and staying up to date with the latest in pop culture.

Sunil Suckoo is a UX designer, UX researcher, and writer. He currently works in Silicon Valley, designing intuitive, simple, and enjoyable experiences for technology users across the world while building his writing platform in his personal time. His writings experiment with unique narrative structures that highlight the lives of marginalized folks in the realms of fantasy, Sci-Fi, and magical realism. When he's not working on these projects, he loves watching the latest A24/arthouse films, staying up-to-date on news in politics and entertainment, and reading the latest research in Anthropology.

Adrea Carr has over 25 years of experience as a full charge bookkeeper, specializing in nonprofit bookkeeping, property management, and construction. She began her career working for a nonprofit organization serving the special needs population experiencing chronic homelessness in Indianapolis, IN. It was through her service to this organization that her love for the field blossomed. Since then, she has worked with several nonprofits, enjoying being a part of the work they do by providing her expertise. Aside from her work, she loves deep-sea fishing, spending time in the islands with her grandchildren, and has developed a newfound love for gardening and growing plants.

Afrika Afeni Mills, MEd, is the Founder and CEO of Continental Drift, LLC, Education Consultant, Adjunct Professor at Boston College, and author of Open Windows, Open Minds: Developing Antiracist, Pro-Human Students. Her TED-Ed Talk, Four Ways to Have Healthy Conversations About Race has over 1 million views. Afrika has been an educator and involved in ministry since 1999, leads the discipleship ministry in her faith community, and is part of Transforming Center’s spiritual formation community.

Arielle is the Co-Author of two self-published collections of poetry: Vagabonds and Zealots (2014), Write Bloody Spill Pretty (2017) which can both be found on Amazon.com and in 2016, released her EP of poetry and music titled Symphony of a Lioness. In March 2023, Estoria released her first solo book of poetry titled, THE UNFOLDING an invitation to come home to yourself, with Harper One available wherever books, e-books and audiobooks are available.

Chanté Griffin is a contributing writer for The Washington Post, Faithfully Magazine, and L.A. Parent. Her articles, essays, and interviews have appeared in numerous other publications. She is an advocate who uses media and the arts to advocate for the issues such as race and faith.

Dominique DuBois Gilliard is the Director of Racial Righteousness and Reconciliation for the Evangelical Covenant Church. He is the author of Rethinking Incarceration: Advocating for Justice that Restores, which won a 2018 Book of the Year Award for InterVarsity Press and was named Outreach Magazine’s 2019 Social Issues Resource of the Year. Gilliard’s latest book, Subversive Witness: Scripture’s Call to Leverage Privilege won the Englewood Review of Books 2021 Book of the Year award.

Jenai Auman is a Filipina American writer, artist, and author of Othered. She draws from her years in church leadership as well as her trauma-informed training to write on healing, hope, and the way forward. She received her bachelor's degree in behavioral health science and is currently pursuing a master's in spiritual formation at Northeastern Seminary. Jenai lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, Tyler, and their sons, Quinn and Graham.

Michael Stalcup is a Thai American poet living in Bangkok, Thailand. His poems have been published by over thirty magazines and anthologies including Commonweal Magazine, Ekstasis Magazine, First Things, Red Letter Christians, Sojourners, and Biola University’s Lent Project. Since 2020, Michael has co-led Spirit & Scribe, a workshop helping writers to integrate spiritual formation and writing craft. You can follow him on Instagram @michaelstalcup and find all of his published work at michaelstalcup.com.

The Organizing Institute’s (OI’s) mission is to train union organizers to secure these kinds of huge wins that grow the labor movement and change lives. The OI has trained tens of thousands of member activists and staff organizers on the best practices and principles that are key to workers winning respect, dignity and a voice at work through organizing a union.

Annie Frisbie

Chief Development Officer at United Way of Pierce County

Lynnae Schneller

Chick-fil-A Operator, Puget Sound

Terry Diener

Retired Pastor