Jessie Ratcliff is a proud Oakland native who embraces both she/her and he/him pronouns interchangeably. He recently graduated from Pacific School of Religion (PSR) with a Master of Divinity and a Master of Arts in Social Transformation. She was awarded the Marcella Althaus-Reid Award in Queering Religion and Theology at Graduates Chapel on May 7th, 2024. With a background in criminal justice, Ratcliff found his calling in ministry as a means of rehabilitation and is dedicated to aiding individuals in need.

Jeffry Korgen is a lay ecclesial minister who has served in several ministries proximate to the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, including as a community organizer, secretary of the Roundtable Association of Diocesan Social Action Directors, author of Beyond Empowerment: A Pilgrimage with the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (Orbis, 2016), and provider of grants evaluation services.

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