The White House just announced additional members of the President's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Each member of the Council is appointed to a one-year term as part of the White House Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
The religious leaders and scholars who were added have an asterisk by their names, and the members that were previously added are after the jump.
*Dalia Mogahed, Executive Director, Gallup Center for Muslim Studies
Washington, DC
*Dr. Sharon Watkins, General Minister and President, Disciples of Christ (Christian Church)
Indianapolis, IN
*Anju Bhargava, Founder, Asian Indian Women of America
New Jersey
*The Rev. Peg Chemberlin, President-Elect, National Council of Churches USA
Minneapolis, MN
*Bishop Charles Blake, Presiding Bishop, Church of God in Christ
Los Angeles, CA
*Nathan Diament, Director of Public Policy, Orthodox Jewish Union
Washington, DC
*Harry Knox, Director, Religion and Faith Program, Human Rights Campaign
Washington, DC
*Anthony Picarello, General Counsel , United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Washington, DC
*Nancy Ratzan, Board Chair, National Council of Jewish Women
Miami, FL
Diane Baillargeon, President & CEO, Seedco
New York , NY
Noel Castellanos, CEO, Christian Community Development Association
Chicago, IL
Dr. Arturo Chavez, President & CEO, Mexican American Catholic College
San Antonio , TX
Fred Davie, Senior Adviser, Public/Private Ventures
New York , NY
Pastor Joel C. Hunter, Senior Pastor, Northland, a Church Distributed
Longwood, FL
Bishop Vashti M. McKenzie, Presiding Bishop, 13th Episcopal District, African Methodist Episcopal Church
Knoxville, TN
Rev. Otis Moss, Jr., Pastor emeritus, Olivet Institutional Baptist Church
Cleveland, OH
Dr. Frank S. Page, President emeritus, Southern Baptist Convention
Taylors, SC
Eboo S. Patel, Founder & Executive Director, Interfaith Youth Core
Chicago, IL
Melissa Rogers, Director, Wake Forest School of Divinity Center for Religion and Public Affairs
Winston-Salem , NC
Rabbi David N. Saperstein, Director & Counsel, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
Washington , DC
Dr. William J. Shaw, President, National Baptist Convention, USA
Philadelphia , PA
Father Larry J. Snyder, President, Catholic Charities USA
Alexandria , VA
Richard Stearns, President, World Vision
Bellevue , WA
Judith N. Vredenburgh, President and Chief Executive Officer, Big Brothers / Big Sisters of America
Philadelphia , PA
Rev. Jim Wallis, President & Executive Director, Sojourners
Washington , DC
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