Global Ethics and Religion Forum

Governing Boards
Board of Directors
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Joseph Runzo, Ph.D. -- President of the Board |
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Nancy M. Martin, Ph.D. -- Vice-President and Secretary |
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Philip J. Rossi, S.J.
Ph.D. -- Chairman,
Executive and Planning Committee Associate Dean for Graduate Affairs and Professor of Theology, Marquette University; Trustee, Creighton University; residence: Milwaukee, WI.
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S. Huw Anwyl, Ph.D. -- Senior Minister/CEO Shepard of the Hills, Laguna Niguel; State Department Assistant for Implementing the Peace Accords in Darfur, Sudan; residence: Laguna Niguel, CA. |
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John Berthrong, Ph.D. -- Associate Dean for Academic and Administrative Affairs and Director of the Institute for Dialogue Among Religious Traditions, School of Theology, Boston University; residence: Boston, MA. |
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Javier Davila, M.D. -- Senior Partner, South Coast Infectious Disease Medical Center; Founding Director, American Indian Healing Center; residence: Orange, CA.
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Elliot Dorff, Ph.D. -- Rector and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, University of Judaism; Lecturer, School of Law, University of California Los Angeles; residence: Los Angeles, CA. |
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Navin Doshi -- Investments and Apartments; Founder, Navin and Pratima Doshi Chair in Indian History, University of California, Los Angeles; residence: Los Angeles, CA. |
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Lindsay Falvey, Ph.D. -- Chair of Agriculture, University of Melbourne, Australia; Head or member, 100 missions for the Australian Government, the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and the United Nations; residence: Melbourne, Australia. |
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David Garcia -- Emmy Award-winning Producer, Executive, Writer, Director, Cinematographer, Educator; Head of Production, Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, Chapman University; residence: Los Angeles, CA. |
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Marc Corey Lee -- Vice President of Technology for TD Service Financial Corporation. Marc is also a successful singer and songwriter with the William Morris Agency whose original compositions and work with television have won him worldwide recognition. |
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William E. Lesher, M. Div., Ph.D. -- Chairman of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions; Past President, Lutheran School of Theology; residence: Berkeley, CA. |
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James Lesieur, III, M.B.A. -- Member, Board of Directors, Vineyard Bank; Former C.E.O., Sunwest Bank; Former Chairman, Habitat for Humanity, Orange County; residence: Newport Beach, CA. |
| James Martin, J.D. (Vice President and Treasurer) -- Lewis and Roca, Attorneys at Law: residence Phoenix, AZ. | |
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Judith Mayotte, Ph.D. -- Member, Board of Directors, Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation; Emmy (twice) and Peabody Award-winning Producer; residence: Capetown, South Africa; |
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Gnyandev Patel, M.D. -- CEO, Neha Medical Group; residence: Villa Park, CA. |
| Ajeet A. Shah, CPA -- President, Ajeet A. Shah Accountancy Corporation; residence: Northridge, CA. | |
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Uka Solanki -- President and CEO Big Saver Foods; Founding Director Orange Community Bank; residence: Pasadena, CA. |
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Rabbi Elie Kaplan Spitz, J.D. -- Rabbi of Congregation Bnai Israel in Tustin; Adjunct Lecturer of Jewish Law at the University of Judaism; Member of the Bar Association in Arizona, California, and Massachusetts; residence: Tustin, CA.
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Nathan Tierney, Ph.D. -- Professor of Ethics, California Lutheran University, and founding partner of Philosophy in the Real World, an ethics consulting service; residence: Thousand Oaks, CA.
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Robin Wang, Ph.D. -- Associate Professor of Philosophy, Loyola Marymount University; Director, Women's Study Center, Beijing; Vice President, Association of Chinese Philosophers in America; residence: Los Angeles, CA. |
Administration
Phone: 714-633-5504
Joseph Runzo, Ph.D.
-- Co-Founder and Executive Director
Contact: runzo@gerforum.org
Nancy M. Martin, Ph.D.
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Co-Founder and Associate Director
Contact: martin@gerforum.org
Christa Lorenz
-- Administrative Assistant
Kyle Ballard -- Research Associate and Policy Analyst
Joshua Farrar -- Technical and Computer Consultant
Ajeet A. Shah, CPA -- Accounting Consultant
James Martin, JD -- Legal Consultant
Global Ethics Films Documentary Project
Joseph Runzo -- Series Executive Producer
Nancy M. Martin -- Producer "Patterns for Peace: India as a Model for Peace in a Multi-religious Society"
Neil McLean -- Director "The Sacred Planet"
Martin DiCicco -- Cinematography and Sound
Nick Sherman -- Additional Cinematography
Tom Eldridge-- Editor
Kimber Kirschner -- First editorial assistant
Alex Lotz --Second editorial assistant
Michael Campbell -- Post production consultant
Brad McLaughlin -- Post production consultant
Key Community and Student Volunteers
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Nancy Gregory -- Senior Assistant to the Executive Director (Secretary to the Dean of the The George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics, Chapman University) |
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Michelle Adinolfi -- Assistant to the Associate Director and Event Coordinator |
| Shauna Crahan -- Forum Assistant |
| Max Knies -- Graphics Designer |
| Peter Miller -- Forum Assistant |
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Lucas Milliken -- Assistant to the Associate Director |
| Vanessa Pfleger -- Forum Assistant |
| Melissa Polsenberg -- Forum Assistant |
| Claire Richardson -- Forum Assistant | |
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Stephanie Edwards -- Forum Assistant |
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Matthew Smith -- Computer And Graphics Assistant |
| Dan Chin -- Forum Assistant |
| Michelle Kanda -- Forum Assistant |
| Jeff Griswold -- Forum Assistant |
| Layce Johnson -- Forum Assistant |
| Bonnie Coil -- Forum Assistant |
Asa Kasher Lecture Volunteers
Claire Richardson Stephanie Edwards Joshua Saldana Michelle Boone
Lucas Milliken Vanessa Pfleger Chris DeLaRosa Jenny Dupre
Matt Smith Nancy Gregory Bonnie Coil Cynthia Viramontes
Christa Lorenz Melissa Polsenberg Jenn Mickelson JC Del Borco
Ryan Porter Rebecca Medrano Dan Chin Shaw Tachavirat
Robyn Schmutte Jordan Quigley Brent Shraiberg
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