Our Team

Founders Strategic Council
Emilio Alvarez
Emilio Alvarez
Historical and Practical Theologian
Soong-Chang Rah
Soong-Chang Rah
Dr. Soong-Chan Rah serves as Professor of Church Growth and Evangelism at North Park Seminary in Chicago.
Lisa Cummins Trevino
Lisa Trevino
Founder of Urban Strategies in 2003.
Board of Advisors
Amelia Cleveland-Traylor,
Amelia Cleveland-Traylor,
Board Member
Robert Guerrero
Robert Guerrero
Vice President Catalyst
Peter Rios
Peter Rios
Founder and Leadership Expert
Raymond Rivera
Raymond Rivera
Advisor
Daniel Yang
Daniel Yang
Mission Strategy Consultant
Faculty
Victor Bantu
Victor Bantu
Vince Bantu is a pastor and scholar of ancient African Christianity and global Black expressions of Christian faith.
Michael Beck
Michael Beck
Pastor and Theologian
Danielle J. Buhuro
Danielle Buhuro
Dr. Buhuro, Founder of Sankofa CPE Center
Michael Carrion
Michael Carrion
Rev. Michael Carrion serves as the Senior Pastor and General Overseer of the Promised Land Covenant Churches located in the North and South Bronx.
Orlando Crespo
Orlando Crespo
Colgate University in 1986 with a BA in Sociology and Anthropology.
Drew Hart
Drew Hart
Dr. Drew G. I. Hart is an author, activist, and professor in theology in the Bible and Religion department at Messiah University with ten years of pastoral experience
Alan Hirsch
Alan Hirsch
Founder 100Movements
José Humphreys
José Humphreys
The Reverend José Humphreys is a facilitator and co-founder/pastor of Metro Hope Covenant Church
Emanuel Padilla
Emanuel Padilla
President of World Outspoken
Agustin Quiles
Agustin Quiles
Founder, Mission Talk
Soong-Chang Rah
Soong-Chang Rah
Dr. Soong-Chan Rah serves as Professor of Church Growth and Evangelism at North Park Seminary in Chicago.
David Ramos
David Ramos
David comes to Passion2Plant after serving City to City NY as Assistant Director of the Residency program where he directed the Residency Program
Elizabeth Rios
Elizabeth Rios
Founder, Passion2Plant
Raymond Rivera
Raymond Rivera
Advisor
Robert Chao Romero
Robert Romero
Rev. Dr. Robert Chao Romero is an ordained minister, community organizer, and professor of Chicana/o and Asian American Studies at UCLA. An “Asian-Latino” scholar,
Efrem Smith
Efrem Smith
Author, Activist, Professor
Miguel de la Torre
Miguel Torre
Professor – Author – Scholar Activist
Eli Valentin
Eli Valentin
Eli Valentin a former pastor now currently serves as adjunct lecturer at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.
Daniel Yang
Daniel Yang
Mission Strategy Consultant
Marc rivera
Marc rivera
Ministry and Community Urbanologist
Our Staff
Yvonne Dinguis-Lopez
Yvonne Dinguis-Lopez
Administrator
Aracelis Vasquez Haye
Aracelis Haye
Strategic Engagement Coordinator
Edna Quiros
Edna Quiros
Spiritual Director
Elizabeth Rios
Elizabeth Rios
Founder, Passion2Plant
Hiram Rios
Hiram Rios
Cohort Liaison
Erica Shepler Romero
Erica Romero
Spiritual Director

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