Speakers & Organizers
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His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
Ecumenical Patriarchate
His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is spiritual leader to 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide. He is the 270th Archbishop of the 2000-year-old Church founded by St. Andrew, serving as Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome, and Ecumenical Patriarch since 1991. The Patriarch’s … Continue reading
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Fr. John Chryssavgis
Ecumenical Patriarchate
Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis, Archdeacon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, studied in Athens and Oxford, and taught in Sydney and Boston. He serves as theological advisor to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. His publications include Light Through Darkness: the Orthodox tradition (Orbis Books), … Continue reading
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Dr. Gayle Woloschak
Northwestern University
Gayle E. Woloschak is Professor of Radiation Oncology and Associate Dean of The Graduate School at Northwestern University. Gayle received a Ph.D. in Medical Sciences from the University of Toledo, did postdoctoral training at the Mayo Clinic, and worked at … Continue reading
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Nicholas Anton
Secretary
A Chicago native, Nicholas Anton is Director of Operations for the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops USA. Previously he was Ecumenical Officer and Director of the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America … Continue reading
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Metropolitan John
The Ecumenical Patriarchate
His Eminence Elder Metropolitan John (Zizioulas) of Pergamon taught at the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, as well as London and Thessaloniki. He served as Chairman of the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Religion, Science and Environment Committee (1995) and currently chairs its … Continue reading
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Metropolitan Nathanael
Ecumenical Patriarchate
His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago graduated from Hellenic College (2000) and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (2003). He earned an STM in Christian ethics (2003) and a Th.D. in bioethics from Boston University (2007). He also studied … Continue reading
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Nadia Abuelezam
Boston College Connell School of Nursing
Nadia N. Abuelezam, Sc.D., is an infectious disease epidemiologist and assistant professor at the Connell School of Nursing. Trained in mathematical modeling and data analytic approaches in public health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Dr. Abuelezam’s … Continue reading
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Katharine Hayhoe
Climate Center at Texas Tech University
Katharine Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist who studies climate change and why it matters to us. She has received the American Geophysical Union’s climate communication prize, the Stephen Schneider Climate Communication award, and the United Nations Champion of the Earth … Continue reading
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Sandra Mathoslah
United States Public Health Service
Lieutenant Commander Sandra Mathoslah is a United States Public Health Service pharmacist officer currently serving as a Program Management Officer in the Maternal and Child Health Bureau’s Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services. She provides programmatic expertise to grantees … Continue reading
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Bill McKibben
350.org
Bill McKibben is a contributing writer to The New Yorker, a founder of the grassroots climate campaign 350.org and the Schumann Distinguished Professor in Residence at Middlebury College in Vermont. He was a 2014 recipient of the Right Livelihood Prize, … Continue reading
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Jeffrey Sachs
Creation Justice Ministries
Jeffrey Sachs is a world-renowned economics professor, bestselling author, innovative educator, and global leader in sustainable development. He is widely recognized for bold and effective strategies to address complex challenges including debt crises, hyperinflations, the transition from central planning to … Continue reading
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George Stavros
Danielsen Institute of Boston University
George Stavros is a licensed psychologist. He trained at the Danielsen Institute of Boston University (1994-1999), working at the Institute since 2004 and serving as Executive Director since 2009. His vocational journey started at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of … Continue reading
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Sotirios Tsiodras
Hellenic Republic
Dr. Sotirios Tsiodras is an internal medicine physician, specializing in infectious diseases and is currently in charge of Greece’s management of the Covid-19 crisis. Born in Sydney, Australia, he first graduated from the University of Athens in 1991 and received … Continue reading
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Mary Evelyn Tucker
Yale University
Mary Evelyn Tucker is co-director of the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology, where she teaches in an MA program between the School of the Environment and the Divinity School. With John Grim she organized 10 conferences on World Religions … Continue reading
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Spyridoula Fotinis
Facilitator
Spyridoula Fotinis serves as the Coordinator of Programs for the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Her work focuses on bridging the work of the Department on social issues at the United … Continue reading