Judy Seldin-Cohen is the co-author of Recharging Judaism, a book about congregations stepping outside their building walls to make change in their communities. She also serves as the board chair for A Way Home, a $26 million public-private housing endowment. 

Seldin-Cohen moderated two Faith in Housing workshops while volunteering as the housing organizer at the Stan Greenspon Center for Peace and Social Justice at Queens University of Charlotte. She edits and contributes to the Faith In Housing blog series. You can find her at judyseldincohen.com.

The Reverend Matt Holcombe is Associate Rector at Christ Episcopal Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he provides clergy support for spiritual growth and adult formation. He is committed to visioning, designing, and facilitating unique learning opportunities to equip and empower people to grow spiritually through relationships with God, neighbor, world, and self.

Reverend Holcombe spoke at the original Faith in Housing workshop. He co-authored the blog “Turn Your Congregational Homes Into Housing.”

Reverend Dr. John Cleghorn is pastor of Caldwell Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he has served since 2008. Caldwell is a diverse, progressive, missional congregation that has enjoyed a strong resurgence in recent years, after nearly closing its doors in 2006. Prior to his ordination, Reverend Dr. Cleghorn worked as a business journalist and a senior vice president at Bank of America. More recently, he wrote an op-ed piece for the Charlotte Observer about one way to think about our city’s real estate wealth , “What do Charlotte homeowners owe from our ‘nests on high’?”

Reverend Dr. Cleghorn spoke at both the original and the second Faith in Housing workshop. He co-authored the blog “Reimagine Your Buildings.”

Joe Taylor is Managing partner at Centerlane Capital, a real estate private equity firm. He is a member of Covenant Presbyterian serving as volunteer chair of its Affordable Housing Implementation Committee and recently joined the Session as a ruling elder. He also serves on the board of Crisis Assistance Ministry.

Joe spoke at the original Faith in Housing workshop. He co-authored the blog “Breaking New Ground for Capital Campaigns..”

Jan Edmiston is the General Presbyter at the Presbytery of Charlotte. She recently served as Co-Moderator of the 222nd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church USA, and previously in a series of roles at The Presbytery of Chicago. Previous to mid-council work, Jan was a parish pastor for 22 years for congregations in New York and Virginia.

Reverend Edmiston is the author of the blog “Buildings That Declare Resurrection.”

Read more from her at achurchforstarvingartists.wordpress.com

Reverend Reggie Tuggle is the interim pastor at Grier Heights Presbyterian Church. For 37 years he served as senior pastor of Memorial Presbyterian Church in Roosevelt, New York where he led the church to record membership growth.

He contributed to the blog post “Grier Heights Collaboration.”

Simone McDowell is vice president of communications and fund development at The Housing Partnership, a nonprofit housing development corporation. She oversees all communications programs, community and media relations, fund development and event planning. In this role, McDowell also promotes the Housing Partnership, increases brand awareness, and cultivates community support.

Simone is the author of the blog post “Grier Heights Collaboration.”

Amanda Hadad is the Director of Caring and Social Justice at Combined Jewish Philanthropies. Her work brings a Jewish perspective to Greater Boston’s most pressing systemic issues. ​Amanda earned her Bachelors from Brandeis University and her Master's from Tufts University.

Amanda is the co-author of the blog post “Eviction Innovation and Faith Communities.”

Matt Pritchard is President and Executive Director of HomeStart, Inc in Boston, MA. He has devoted his career to fighting homelessness. Matt earned a Bachelors in Philosophy and Business from Wheaton College (IL) and an MBA from Duke University.

Matt is the co-author of the blog post “Eviction Innovation and Faith Communities.”

Catherine M.T. Monroe, AIA, LEED-AP, is a licensed architect and a member of the Housing Studio team. She sees design problems through the eyes of the community first, including both neighborhood and environmental impact. She received the AIA North Carolina J. Hyatt Hammond Award and served as President of AIA Charlotte. Her blog post is titled: “Belief. Hope. Design. My Steps of Faith.”

The Reverend Dr. Peter M. Wherry serves as pastor of Mayfield Memorial Missionary Baptist Church. His previous accomplishments include seminary teaching and lecturing, professional singing, serving on the Virginia State Board of Juvenile Justice, and authoring numerous published works. He was the founding Moderator of the United Missionary Baptist Association of Metro Charlotte and marked his fortieth year in the Gospel Ministry in 2019.

Dr Wherry hosted the first Faith in Housing workshop in November 2018 and served on the panel of the second workshop. He is the author of the blog “The Right Seat on the Bus.”