CJP Board of Reference

The Board of Reference was established to advise and assist the Eastern Mennonite University’s administration and the directors and administrators of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) in the following areas:

  • Development and implementation of the CJP vision and program.
  • Advice on specific programmatic initiatives and activities in the field.
  • Development of financial resources and advise on grant initiatives and proposals, fundraising, and development of the endowment.

Rick Augsburger
The KonTerra Group
Washington, DC

Lauren Van Metre
The Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
The United States Institute of Peace
Washington, DC

Tom Bamat
Catholic Relief Services
Baltimore, MD

Loren Swartzendruber (ex officio)
Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, VA

Mari Fitzduff
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA

Cheryl Talley
Psychology Department
Virginia State University
Kure Beach, NC

David Glanzer
Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, VA

Alain Epp Weaver
Mennonite Central Committee
Akron, PA

William Headley
Joan B Kroc Inst for Peace & Justice
San Diego, CA

Ron Yoder
Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community
Harrisonburg, VA

Fred Kniss
Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, VA

John Paul Lederach
Joan B Kroc Inst for Peace & Justice
Rollinsvile, CO

Alma Jadallah
Kommon Denominator, Inc.
Fairfax, VA