Blog Posts: speaker

Bikbaye Inejnema

Bikbaye Inejnema is a transformational facilitator, sociologist, philosopher, cultural activist, healer, spoken word artist, writer, producer, director, recording artist and teacher of Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) knowledge. Upon completing 6 of 10 years of traditional...

Yuval Ron

Yuval Ron is an internationally renowned World Music artist, composer, educator, peace activist and record producer. Graduating Cum Laude as a Film Scoring Major at Berklee College of Music in Boston, he has continuously researched various ethnic musical traditions...

Terry Opalek, Facilitator

Terry is the Community Liaison with The Guibord Center. Through hisoutreach and development, he is expanding and strengthening The Center'snetwork of people, schools, and organizations. This enables The Center tocontinue to facilitate interfaith understanding and...

Tasneem Noor, Facilitator

Tasneem Noor is the award-winning author of The Faith Connection: YourJourney Starts with Knowing Yourself; and founder of Noor Enterprises:SOULful Transformations. As Programs Director of NewGround: AMuslim-Jewish Partnership for Change, Tasneem has trained over...

Rev. Louis Chase

The Rev. Louis A. Chase is a retired United Methodist clergyperson in the California-Pacific Annual Conference and currently serves as...

Judy Vaughan

Judy Vaughan, CSJ, is the Founding Director of Alexandria House, where she lives and works. Founded in 1996, Alexandria House is a...

Interfaith Youth Alliance

Our Speakers left to right: Rabina, Atousa and Leah By fostering a safe space for interfaith dialogue, we provide a pathway for future...

Samia Bano

Samia Bano

Samia Bano is the Interfaith Coordinator for IslamiCity and a member of The Guibord Center Advisory Council. She...

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Ally Hawkins

Ally Hawkins

Ally Hawkins was born and raised in the American South. There, she spent the majority of her life in what she...

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John Philip Newell

John Philip Newell

John Philip Newell (born 1953) is a Celtic teacher and author of spirituality who calls the modern world to reawaken...

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Sedona Jacobson

Sedona Jacobson

“Ya'aat'eeh” is Sedona Jacobson’s greeting as the 21-year-old student introduces herself. She is pursuing her...

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Emily Bowen Cohen

Emily Bowen Cohen

​Emily Bowen Cohen is an artist, writer and enrolled member of the Muskogee (Creek) Nation. She grew up in rural...

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Rick Sforza

Rick Sforza

Rick Sforza is a spiritual director, photographer, veteran, and co-facilitator of an anti-racism workshop. He worked...

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