Executive Director
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Emily Eastwood is the Executive Director of Lutherans Concerned / North America and the Reconciling in Christ (RIC) Program. She is a lifelong Lutheran, would-be pastor, story-teller, organizer and sometime stand-up comic. She and her partner, Jan Bailey, are members of the first RIC congregation. Emily is a graduate of Texas Lutheran College and attended both Gettysburg and Luther Seminaries before choosing a career in business to support her church habit. For the next 18 years, Emily worked as a volunteer in ministry with and on behalf of GLBT people, their families and friends. In May of 2002, Emily was hired to run the Reconciling in Christ Program. In September of 2002, she returned to seminary. In July of 2004, Emily was named Executive Director of LC/NA. Emily travels throughout North America working to promote the mission of the organization and the need for all of God's children to be welcome in their church. Using the principles of faith based community organizing she is building and training teams to foster the expansion of the RIC program in the Lutheran church.
Operations Manager
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Grassroots Organizing and Training Coordinator
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Office Administrator/Legislative Assistant
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Tim Fisher is honored to work for positive change in the church and has served as a member of the LC/NA staff since March 2007. He has worked toward the goal of full inclusion in a number of settings, including local congregations, synod assemblies, the Joint Committee for Inclusivity (Minneapolis and St. Paul Area Synods), online discussion groups, newspaper op-ed pages, and three (and counting!) ELCA Churchwide Assemblies. He and his wife Christine are members of Nokomis Heights Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They enjoy restoring their 1921 bungalow and hunting for treasure at estate sales and antique stores.
Clerical Assistant
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Lissa Messner has been the Data Entry/Clerical Assistant for LC/NA since March 2008. She gravitated toward the work for full inclusion by way of compassion for friends who have struggled with the effects that exclusion can bring. Michelangelo’s quote, “I am still learning” resonates strongly with Lissa as she continues to gain knowledge to provide support with regard to the goal of acceptance for all. This motto also fuels a personal ambition, as Lissa is currently working on finishing her BA in Art History with a minor in African American Studies. In addition to her ongoing interest in art, she enjoys spending time with her family and keeping up with an adventurous, beautiful young daughter by the name of Ella.
Lutheran Volunteer Corps Intern
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Emily Hamilton is excited to work with LC/NA for 2010–2012 as the Lutheran Volunteer Corps intern. A lifelong member of the Lutheran church, she graduated from Vassar College with a BA in Religion in 2010 following four years of studying and working with campus groups on LGBTIQ issues, engaging in issues from establishing gender-neutral bathrooms across campus to lobbying against Don’t Ask Don’t Tell in Washington, DC. When home in Rochester, New York, she attends the Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word, but currently goes to St. Paul-Reformation in St. Paul, Minnesota. She lives with her four LVC housemates and enjoys singing, playing piano, and exploring her neighborhood.
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