Blog Posts: speaker

Lisa Patriquin

Lisa Patriquin is The Guibord Center’s Program Director for Youth and Young Adults.  She forms partnerships with schools and educators to increase religious and interfaith literacy, and promote open discourse about religion and spirituality as an aspect of identity....
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Matthew Hom

Matthew Hon grew up in a Chinese and Ashkenazi Jewish family in Cerritos, California. After studying history and music at the University of California, Irvine, he earned a master’s degree in Jewish studies at New York University. Matthew has since pursued a career in...
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Reverend Margaret Anne Ernst

Reverend Margaret Anne Ernst is a passionate writer, community builder, and organizer; she has worked alongside faith communities to fight for racial, economic, and immigrant justice since 2013. Organizations she has worked with include Faith in Action and Showing Up...
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Gail Kennard

Gail Kennard is African American, Muslim and a native Angeleno. She converted to Islam more than 40 years ago while in graduate school at UC Berkeley. Today she attends the Islamic Center of Southern California and the Women’s Mosque of America, where she has...
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Parshan Khosravi

Parshan Khosravi is an Iranian American of Zoroastrian faith who is currently a candidate for the city council in Laguna Hills,...

Kenyatta Bakeer

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Kenyatta Bakeer has demonstrated a life-long commitment to inner-city education institutions,...

John Silvers

John Silvers has always been an active community leader. His communication skills and leadership qualities were passed down to him by his...

Umar A. Hakim Dey

Umar A. Hakim Dey

A native of Compton, California, Umar A. Hakim Dey is Executive Director of ILM (Intellect Love Mercy) Foundation. He...

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Kaveri Singh

Kaveri Singh

Kaveri Singh is a Los Angeles-based artist who has worked with leading designers from around the world. Her work...

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Rev. Angie Buchanan

Rev. Angie Buchanan

Rev. Angie Buchanan, an Advisor to The Guibord Center, is a Founder and the Spiritual Director of Earth Traditions, a...

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