Crystal Corman was the program manager at WFDD from November 2013 through September 2016. Prior to joining WFDD, Corman consulted at the World Bank on issues related to fragility, violence prevention, and gender. In 2010 she was a Boren Fellow in Malaysia, where she researched Muslim women’s agency within Islam. She also served as a volunteer English teacher in Thailand from 2003 to 2004 through the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s young adult in global mission program. Before graduate school, Corman worked in campus ministry for the Lutheran Student Center from 2005 to 2008 at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. She is interested in working with religious leaders and communities on development issues related to gender equality, women’s agency, and peacebuilding. Corman holds a B.J. in advertising from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, an M.A. in international peace and conflict resolution from American University, and an M.T.S. from Wesley Theological Seminary.