TP Team Member

Esra (she/her), 2025 Springtide Ambassador (16 – Vermont)  Favorite entertainment: I love spending my free time with a good book, and I would have to say my favorite at the moment is The Girls by [...]

Benjamin (he/him), 2025 Springtide Ambassador (16 – Kentucky)  Favorite entertainment: My favorite show is “Sherlock,” and my favorite band is half•alive.  Favorite dessert: Mango-habanero ice [...]

Astrid (she/her), 2025 Springtide Ambassador (21 – Tennessee)  Favorite entertainment: I love watching movies. My favorites are the Guardians of the Galaxy movies.   Favorite dessert: Flan  Place [...]

Ahimsa (she/her), 2025 Springtide Ambassador (20 – Texas)  Favorite entertainment: My favorite book is The Count of Monte Cristo, and my favorite movie is On the Basis of Sex.  Favorite [...]

Rev. Devon Matsumoto (he/him/his), Research Advisory Board Reverend Devon Matsumoto is a senior program coordinator at the Asian Law Caucus, where he works to reimagine AAPI community safety by [...]

Dr. Rucha Kaur (she/her), Research Advisory Board Dr. Rucha Kaur is a social justice and public health advocate with nearly 15 years of experience in Sikh community-centered grassroots organizing [...]

Dr. María Del Socorro Castañeda (she/her), Research Advisory Board  Dr. María Del Socorro Castañeda is an independent researcher and Chief Education Officer and Co-founder of Becoming Mujeres. [...]

Rabbi Julia Appel (she/her), Research Advisory Board Rabbi Julia Appel serves as director of innovation for Clal, creating and leading their Jewish community training programs in innovation and [...]

Dr. Jonathan Coley (he/him/his), Research Advisory Board Dr. Jonathan Coley is an associate professor of Sociology at Oklahoma State University; his research focuses on religion, student [...]

Dr. Melinda Denton (she/her), Research Advisory Board Dr. Melinda Denton is a professor of sociology at the University of Texas at San Antonio, where she examines the intersection of religion and [...]