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2024 Board of Directors
Officers:
Mary Cunningham, President
Fuad Khozein, Vice President
Hazel Rowe, Secretary
Brenda Khozein, Treasurer
Leslie King,
Immediate Past President
Board Members:
Jane Bounds
Kirit Daftary
Margo Ford
Judith March Hardie
Blake Herridge
Kevin Lane
Ryan Miller
Al Siddiq
Lynn Tatum
Hailee Yip
Alec Ylitalo
Laurel Zeiss
Board and Religious Affiliations
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Kirit Daftary
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Rev. Judith March Hardie
Central Presbyterian ChurchPastor
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Leslie King
First Presbyterian ChurchSenior Pastor
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Brenda Khozein
Baha'i Faith of WacoBaha'i Faith of Waco
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Monica J. O’Desky
Temple Rodef SholomCantor
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Afzal Siddiq
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Alec Ylitalo
Disciples of ChristPastor
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Ben-Zion Lanxner
Agudath JacobRabbi
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Mary Cunningham
Unitarian Universalist of WacoSecretary
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Jane Bounds
Temple Rodef ShalomReform Judiasm
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Mary Cunningham
Unitarian Universalist of WacoUnitarian Universalist
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Kirit Daftary
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Margo Ford
Unity Spiritual Center of WacoUnity Margo Ford is an ordained Unity minister and has served as pastor at Unity Spiritual Center of Waco since 2008. Prior to that she served as co-minister at Unity Center of Light in McKinney, Texas, and as temporary minister at Unity of Marathon in the Florida Keys. Before attending seminary at Unity Village, Margo had a career in college teaching and administration.
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Rev. Judith March Hardie
Central Presbyterian ChurchPastor
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Pastor Blake Herridge
Spiritual CareBaylor Scott and White, Chaplain - Blake Herridge is a graduate of Baylor University and holds a Master of Divinity from Truett Theological Seminary. He has served both as a congregational minister and as a board-certified chaplain specializing in end-of-life hospice care. Blake is currently the Manager of Pastoral Services at Hillcrest Hospital and serves on the Greater Waco Interfaith Conference board of directors.
Blake and his wife, Mallory Herridge, have two amazing children, Max (7 yrs) and Meryl (4 yrs). Blake is also a life-long fan of the art of magic/illusion, and he performs under the stage name, Blake Adams, in order to bring wonder and a sense of “aw” to those around him.
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Rev. Dr. Leslie King
First Presbyterian ChurchSenior Pastor - Rev. Dr. Leslie King began her service to First Presbyterian Church of Waco in 2012.
She received her BA from Kansas University (’91) and her Masters of Divinity from McCormick Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Chicago (‘94). In 2010 she completed her Doctor of Ministry at Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas City Missouri with an emphasis in Spirituality and Organizational Change.
Since September 2020,she is a member of Yoga Alliance.
She and her husband DJ enjoy watching their three young adult children, Cody, Katie and Claire make their way in the world.
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Brenda Khozein
ButtonBaha'i - Brenda has been a member of the Greater Waco Interfaith Conference since 2001 and has served as Treasurer since 2015. She is a member of the Baha'i Faith and a firm believer in interfaith dialogue and activities as a way to bring about unity and peace.
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Fuad Khozein
Baha'i Faith of WacoBaha'i Faith of Waco - Consultant-Technical Education Program Development- 2013- Present
Director of Higher Education Center At Hutto-Texas State Technical College (TSTC) 2008-3013
Interim Vice President of Student Learning-TSTC 2006-2008
Department Chair-Biomedical Equipment Technology-TSTC
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Biomedical Senior-Instructor TSTC 1988-1998
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Kevin Lane
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day SaintsKevin Lane, representing The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for the Waco and surrounding areas. Originally from San Jose, California, he married his beautiful wife, Karen, in 1983 and graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1985, He was one daughter, who lives in Philadelphia, PA. Kevin has lived in California, Bangkok Thailand, Utah, Upstate New York, and finally arrived in Waco, TX in 2018. For the longest part of his career he worked for the Boy Scouts of America as a District Executive, including here in Waco from 2019 to 2024. He has been involved with the community as an Ambassador for the Waco and Hewitt Chambers, helped start the Tool Shed Thrift Shop with Friends for Life, as was a community educator with the Alzheimer's Association when his Father-in-Law was suffering from the disease. He is anxious to get involved with the Waco Interfaith Conference and be a resource to everyone here.
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Ryan Miller
Brew TheologyBrew Theology - Ryan has been involved in ministry since 1998, and has worked as a Youth & Family Pastor, Campus Pastor, Missions Pastor, & Church Planter.
He served as the Director of Denver Brew Theology before moving back to TX where he now runs the Waco BT chapter. Ryan is a licensed minister, seminary graduate and enjoys quality craft beer, and meaningful conversation within genuine community. He's also an avid San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Cowboys fan; the faniac bleeds burnt orange (hometown: ATX) and green and gold (alma mater: Sic ‘Em) in the college fandom world.
Ryan and his wife, Lauren, along with their two daughters live in Waco, TX.
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Hazel Rowe
Second Missionary Baptist ChurchSecond Missionary Baptist
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Afzal Siddiq
Islamic Center of WacoPresident, Imam
Dr. Lynn Tatum
Baylor University - Dr. Lynn Tatum is a long-time faculty member in Baylor University’s Honors College. His primary focus has been on archaeology of the Bible and the Middle East. He earned his Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible (what Christians call the Old Testament) from Duke University. Though a Christian (and a Baptist), Dr. Tatum has spent much of his academic life focused on Jewish-Muslim-Christian interaction. He has studied at both Christian (Baylor) and Jewish institutions (Hebrew University and Brandeis). He has been a Malone Fellow with the National Council on U.S. Arab Relations, and he has been an Israel Studies Fellow with Brandeis University’s Schustermann Center. He has been involved in the Greater Waco Interfaith for many decades, almost since its initial founding as the Waco Conference of Christians and Jews.
Hailee Yip
Hailee is a member of Congregation Agudath Jacob and the secretary on its Board of Trustees. She holds degrees from the University of Miami and Baylor Law. Hailee practices law in Waco and works as an adjunct instructor at Baylor Law. Her husband, Stephen, is an active member at St. Louis Catholic Church and has had varying levels of involvement teaching and coaching at Bishop Louis Reicher Catholic School for the past few years, in addition to his own career practicing law.
Alec Ylitalo
Pastor
Laurel Zeiss, PhD
Laurel E. Zeiss is an Associate Professor of Musicology at Baylor University. A lifelong member of the Religious Society of Friends, she currently co-facilitates the Waco Friends (Quaker) Worship Group. Before pursuing graduate studies in music, she studied Quaker theology and the spiritual practices of various faith traditions at Woodbrooke, a Quaker institute in Birmingham, England.