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Keynote Speakers
Frederick Houk Borsch
Frederick Houk Borsch is presently Professor of New Testament and Chair of Anglican Studies at The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. His recently published book, Keeping Faith at Princeton: A Brief History of Religious Pluralism at Princeton and Other Universities, discusses the promotion of religious diversity in American Universities. More...
Varun Soni
Varun Soni is the Dean of Religious Life at the University of Southern California. The first Hindu spiritual leader on a U.S. campus, he brings together the spiritual and scholarly resources of the university, provides moral and ethical leadership for the USC community, and works closely with the 90 student religious groups and the 40 religious directors on campus. More...
Signature Speakers: President's Challenge Panel
Antonia Blumburg
Antonia Blumberg is the Co-Director of the USC President's Challenge Committee. Representative for USC's response to the President's Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge, Antonia has been intimately involved in the planning and carrying out of many service activities this year. More...
Armaan Rowther
Armaan Ahmed Rowther
is the recipient of the 2011-12 XIV Dalai Lama Endowed Scholarship, established
at UC Irvine in 2004 to recognize students committed to ethical leadership,
peace and positive global relations. Armaan is a UCI junior majoring in both biological
sciences and public health policy; he is also pursuing certification in
conflict analysis and resolution. More...
Dina Yazdani
As one of the few Muslim students at Occidental, I feel that I have a responsibility to help educate my religion to others and show how religion can be used for good. I am the Vice President of the Muslim Student Association, and the President of OneVoice, a club aimed at promoting a two state solution between Israel and Palestine. I also intern at the Muslim Public Affairs Council. More...
Jared Wallace
Though I do not belong to the committee that planned Chapman’s response to the President’s Initiative, I’ve remained very active through my role as president of Chapman’s Interfaith Council. Through this position I encouraged various religious/faith groups to participate in the many community service projects that were made available by the committee. In November the Council and I performed our own service project by running a donation drive for a local food bank. I have also helped conduct various Interfaith dialogue and education based events across campus during the past school year. More...
Mahsa Hosseini
My name is Mahsa Hosseini and I am currently the president of the Interfaith Student Council, which I started last year as a response to the president's challenge. It's hard to believe that a school as well known and large as UCLA did not not previously have an interfaith student group. I have been involved in interfaith work for many years now, so when I transferred to UCLA in the fall of 2010, I knew I wanted to do something that would impact the student body and the president's challenge couldn't have come at a better time. More...
Thea Mateu
Thea has worked in a variety of social justice settings in the non-profit sector and as part of the Initiative for Engaged Ethics she is invested in finding ways of fostering connections between Claremont School of Theology, Claremont Lincoln University and the greater Los Angeles community in its rich diversity. More...
Signature Speakers: Multifaith in the Wider World
Jem Jebbia, Interfaith Youth Core
Jem Jebbia is senior studying business, religion, and Japanese at USC. She currently serves as the president of the Interfaith Council and has previously worked for the Interfaith Youth Core, as a Faiths Act Fellow and a Fellows Alliance member. Jem identifies as a Mahayana Buddhist and will begin a masters program in religion at the University of Chicago Divinity School in the fall. More...
Jasmine Hailey, Parliament of World Religions
Jasmine Hailey is a senior studying at California State University Dominguez Hills. She is actively involved with the Parliament of the World's Religions, serving as a Youth Ambassador. Jasmine received the 2010 South Coast Interfaith Council Unity Award. More...
Jessica Youseffi, Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice, Los Angeles
Jessica Youseffi is a British expat residing in Los Angeles for the past 5 years. She is now a full-time community organizer with CLUE LA working to support the development of the Westside Subway Extension, which will provide vital mass transit in the traffic-choked Westside, and create thousands of good jobs. She graduated in Fall ’11 from the University of Southern California, where she studied Print and Digital Journalism and Communication Design. More...
Katie Kevorkian, Interfaith Youth Leadership Initiative
Katie Kevorkian is the Interfaith Outreach Coordinator for New Vision Partners, a nonprofit organization in Pasadena which specializes in Interfaith engagement. New Vision Partners is currently organizing the Interfaith Youth Leadership Initiative, a three-day program for high school students this June. More...
Avais Chughtai, University Muslim Medical Association Community Health Clinic
UMMA Community Clinic, a pioneering institution established
by Muslim Americans, seeks to promote the well-being of the underserved by
providing access to high quality healthcare for all, regardless of ability to
pay. UMMA envisions itself as part of a larger network of institutions
addressing the health and wellbeing of the underserved and indigent, mindful of
the cultural, spiritual, social and economic realities that impinge upon them
and the traditional barriers to accessing care. More..