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Mae Elise Cannon has served as executive director of Churches for Middle East Peace since 2016. She has previously served as the senior director of advocacy and outreach at World Vision-US and was executive pastor of Hillside Covenant Church. In her work, Cannon combines her ministry and professional background. She has earned a PhD in history from the University of California - Davis and a D. Min. in Spiritual formation from Northern Theological Seminary.

Jocelyne Cesari holds the Chair of Religion and Politics and is director of research at the Edward Cadbury Centre for the Public Understanding of Religion at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom; she is a senior fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University, where she previously was an associate professor of the practice of religion, peace, and conflict resolution in the Department of Government. She is the T. J. Dermot Dunphy Visiting Professor of Religion, Violence, and Peacebuilding at Harvard Divinity School. Former president of the European Academy of Religion, her work on religion, political violence, and conflict resolution has garnered recognition and awards from numerous international organizations such as the Carnegie Council for Ethics and International Affairs and the Royal Society for Arts in the United Kingdom. She is a Professorial Fellow at Australian Catholic University's Institute for Religion, Politics and Society. She teaches on contemporary Islam and politics at Harvard Divinity School and directs the Islam in the West program. Cesari is a member of the Working Group on Displaced Persons and Hospitality to the Stranger, part of the Culture of Encounter Project.

Mitch Foor is a former research fellow at the Religious Freedom Institute. He is also a former U.S. Army Reserve military intelligence officer, and consults with nonprofits on issues related to religious freedom and security. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Wheaton College and a Master of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary. 

Dennis R. Hoover is a senior fellow at the Institute for Global Engagement, the editor in chief of The Review of Faith & International Affairs, and a senior fellow at Love Your Neighbor Community (LYNC). Previous positions include service as an advisor to the Templeton Religion Trust’s Covenantal Pluralism Initiative. His books include (as editor or co-editor): Exploring Religious Diversity and Covenantal Pluralism in Asia, Volumes I and II; Routledge Handbook of Religious Literacy, Pluralism, and Global Engagement; Religion and American Exceptionalism; Routledge Handbook of Religion and Security; Religion and Foreign Affairs: Essential Readings; and others. His op-eds have appeared in diverse outlets such as Religion News Service, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, the Hartford Courant, America magazine, Comment, and Religion & Global Society. He has taught courses and given guest lectures for a number of university programs, including Gordon College’s Honors Program and Balkans Program. He holds an M.Phil. and D.Phil. in Politics from the University of Oxford.

Greg Mitchell is a public affairs professional who has been working in or around governments since 1991, having cut his political teeth running successful congressional campaigns for Congressmen Carlos J. Moorhead and James E. Rogan in California, serving as chief of staff to Rogan in Washington, DC, and running the Internet Campaign for a statewide ballot initiative for school vouchers.