Ecumenical Consultative Working Group


		Back to GE-AG Forum - webpage Ecumenical Consultative Working Group on Genetic Engineering in Agriculture These individuals participated in consultative forums leading to a Conceptual Framework on genetic engineering in agriculture. Participation does not imply endorsement by their affiliations. Contact the respective organizations for their policy positions on agricultural biotechnology. ______________________________________________________________________
		Africa Faith & Justice Network Larry Goodwin, Assoc. Dir. for Organizing 3035 4th Street, N.E. Washington, DC 20017 Agricultural Missions Winston Carroo 475 Riverside Drive New York, NY 10115 Bread for the World Daniel Karanja 50 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 Catholic Relief Services Judith Pojda, Food Policy Specialist 209 W Fayette St Baltimore MD 21201-3443 Catholic Relief Services William O’Keefe, Government Relations Policy & Strategic Issues Division Baltimore MD 21201-3443 Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines Yuri R. Munsayac, Program Officer for sustainable agriculture 470 General Luna Street Intramuros, 1002 Manila Philippines Episcopal Church of USA Committee on Science, Technology & Faith Susan Youmans, sub-committee on GE food 1 Taft Drive Winchester, MA 01890 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Rural Ministry Resources & Networking Sandra LaBlanc, Director 2930 E. 13th Street Des Moines IA 50316 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America World Hunger Program John L. Halvorson, Coordinator 8765 West Higgins Road Chicago, IL 60631 Food Resources Bank Norm Braksick, Executive Director 2141 Parkview Kalamazoo, MI 49008 Grassroots Representatives Marta Benavides Senda Palenque 10 Aldea Luna Maya, Santa Ana El Salvador Samuel Smith, organic farmer Caretaker Farm 1210 Hancock Road, Rt. 43 Williamstown, MA 01267 Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility Adrian Dominican Sisters Margaret Weber 1257 E Siena Heights Drive Adrian, MI 49221 Lutheran World Relief Jim Bowman, Director of Office of Public Policy 122 C Street, NW Suite 125 Washington, DC Maryknoll Global Concerns Kathleen McNeely, Program Associate P.O. Box 29132 Washington, DC 20017 Mennonite Central Committee Rachelle Schlabach, Legislative Associate 110 Maryland Ave NE #502 Washington DC 20002 Mennonite Central Committee Jackie Hogue, Program Manager Food, Disaster, and Material Resources 134 Plaza D, Winnipeg Canada MB R3T 5K		National Catholic Rural Life Conference Robert Gronski, Policy Coordinator 4625 Beaver Avenue Des Moines, IA 50310 Presbyterian Hunger Program Lionel Derenoncourt, Associate for International Hunger Concerns 100 Witherspoon St. Louisville, KY 40202 Presbyterian Hunger Program Andrew Kang Bartlett Presbyterian Church USA 100 Witherspoon Street Louisville, KY 40202 South East Asia Regional Initiatives for Community Empowerment (SEARICE) Neth Dano Diliman, Quezon City Philippines South Africa Catholic Bishops Conference Neville Gabriel, Justice & Peace PO Box 941, Pretoria 001 South Africa United Methodist Church Mark Harrison, Program Director for Economic Justice 100 Maryland Ave NE Washington DC 20002 United Methodist Church Marilyn Clement, Global Ministries Women’s Division on Hunger 475 Riverside Drive, 15th floor NewYork, NY 10115 United Methodist Committee on Relief World Hunger and Poverty June Kim, Executive Secretary 475 Riverside Drive, Room 330 New York, NY 10115 United Methodist Committee on Relief Robert K. Mpoyo, Field Staff International 475 Riverside Drive Room 330 New York, NY 10115 United Methodist Committee on Relief Mozart Adevu West Africa Regional Coordinator P.O. Box MD 772 Accra, Ghana U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Walter Grazer, International Justice & Peace 3211 4th Street, N.E. Washington, DC 20014 U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Andrew Rivas, Policy Advisor 3211 4th Street, N.E. Washington, DC 20014 World Vision Ben Campbell, Food Resources Officer 220 I Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 Academic Consultants Lisa Cahill, PhD Bioethics and Theology, Boston College Leland Glenna, PhD Human & Community Development University of California ~ Davis, CA Thomas Lyson, PhD Rural Sociology, Cornell University David Magnus, PhD Center of Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania Kathleen McAfee, PhD Environment and Forestry, Yale University Richard Jefferson, PhD Centre for the Application of Molecular Biology to International Agriculture Canberra, Australia