Jerry Stein is a retired Catholic pastor, having pastored mostly rural churches. He was a college chaplain for two years each at Colorado State University and St. Mary of the Plains College. Jerry served six years at St. Francis of Assisi parish near Amarillo, which includes Pantex, where all US nuclear weapons are assembled. He has been on the Peace Farm Board, which owns property across from Pantex since near its beginning in 1986. Jerry has been involved in ecumenical affairs for many years in Kansas and Texas.

Jim is a long-time pastor in the Mennonite Church. He was a high school teacher for ten years before entering seminary and pastoring. His interest in peace and justice issues was peaked after a visit to the Holy Land in the summer of 1998. He went on a delegation to Israel/Palestine with CPT in November of 2000. He became a reservist (part-timer) with CPT in January of 2002. His interest is in practicing violence-resistance in non-violent confrontation with those who perpetuate the use of violence as the means to create peace.

Carol is the Co-Director of CPT, a poet, and pastor. Carol was part of the formation of the Colombia project who regularly served on that project until becoming Co-Director. Since that time she has also served on site in Iraq , Palestine , Arizona and Kenora. She is the facilitator/presenter for the Biblical Non-violence portion of the CPT Core Training. An active peacemaker since the late 1970's. Carol worked with Mennonite Voluntary Service with refugees from Central America in Dallas , Texas in the early 1980's.

Kathleen Kern has worked with Christian Peacemaker Teams since 1993, serving on assignments in Haiti, Washington, DC, the West Bank, Chiapas, MX, South Dakota and Colombia. She worked with CPT's Hebron project from 1995 until October 2002, when the Israeli government denied her entry into the country.

Topics could be either a brief introduction/one-hour presentation or an entire day. Willing to speak within a 60-mile radius of Columbus if reimbursed for mileage. Willing to speak outside of this area for larger events.

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

• Peace and Violence Race and Ethnicity Conflict Resolution

LANGUAGE FACILITY

Michael is CPT Reservist and has served in Hebron and Colombia. Currently he is a graduate student in religious history and also describes himself as a part-time bike messenger and aspiring bike mechanic.

Peggy Gish has been working in Iraq with Christian Peacemaker Teams since October 2002, and was in Iraq before, during, and after the 2003 war. Gish is a grandmother, farmer, community mediator, conflict management trainer, and former co-director of the Appalachian Peace and Justice Network in Athens, Ohio. Her book Iraq: a Journey of Hope and Peace (Herald Press, 2004) tells the story of her experiences and CPT's work in Iraq.

Gish is a member of New Covenant Fellowship, a Christian communal farm near Athens, Ohio.

Art Gish has been active in Peace and social Justice work for over 40 years, having participated in the Civil Rights Movement and the Anti-Vietnam protests. He has been part of Christian Peacemaker Teams in Hebron since 1995.

Matthew has been a part-time CPTer since 1998. In addition to participating in CPT teams and delegations in Iraq, Chiapas, Esgenoopetitj, and Ontario, Matthew has been actively involved in a variety of local peace and justice activities in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. In recent years, he worked as an associate pastor of a Mennonite church, completed a Master's degree in Peace Studies, and taught an undergraduate course on the history of peace movements.