Leadership

Mx Chris started ecumenical and interfaith organizing while they were an undergraduate and have gone on to be a leader in transgender and LGBT+ movement development, particularly around religious concerns. In addition to a variety of historic roles behind the scenes, Chris has held a variety of formal leadership roles, including:

• Founder, Transfaith Online (website, 1999) [Learn More]
• Founding Executive Director, Transfaith (organization, 2012) [Learn More]
• Co-founder, spirituality track of workshop programming, Philadelphia Trans Health Conference
• Co-founder, LGBT Faith and Asylum Network (later renamed LGBT Freedom and Asylum Network)
• Publisher and Co-director, The Other Side magazine
• Coordinator, YES! Coalition (Philadelphia, PA)
• Co-Founder, United Church of Christ GenderFold Action Alliance
• Co-Founder, Trans Still Speaking in the United Church of Christ
• Advisory Board Member, Incarnation Institute for Sex and Faith [Learn More]
• Treasurer, Living Water United Church of Christ (Philadelphia, PA)
• Board member, Christian Association at University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA) [Learn More]
• Council member, Tabernacle United Church (Philadelphia, PA) [Learn More]
• Council member, Christian Lesbians Out Together