We’re excited to welcome a variety of faith leaders and policy experts to our day in the Capitol to inspire and inform our advocacy. Additional presenters and workshops are being confirmed as fast-changing contexts and opportunities shape our plans for our in-person time together. Check back for updates!
The Rev. Amy E. Reumann serves as ELCA Senior Director for Witness in Society in Washington, D.C. Her leadership directs staff and church advocacy in federal public policy, through the ELCA-affiliated state public policy office (sppo) network, at the United Nations through Lutheran Office for World Community representation, and with the ELCA Corporate Social Responsibility program. She has served as a parish pastor, Assistant to the Bishop in Milwaukee, Wis., and director of Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania. Reumann is a graduate of Muhlenberg College, the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and the General Theological Seminary, New York City. She was awarded a GreenFaith Fellowship in religious-environmental leadership and a Louisville Institute Pastoral Studies Grant on “Public Testimony as a Faith Practice.” Reumann is a Master Gardener, manager at an urban farm and loves to garden, quilt, hike and read mysteries.
he Rev. Regina Hassanally serves as the bishop of the Southeastern Minnesota Synod of the ELCA. She was elected to office in 2019. Prior to serving as bishop, she was pastor of a vibrant and multi-generational congregation in rural Minnesota. Bishop Hassanally holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biology – Health Professions from Northwestern College, Orange City, Iowa and a Master of Divinity from Palmer Theological Seminary, Wayne, Pennsylvania. Hassanally has a special interest in preaching, public theology, and Christian identity. She is married and, together with her husband, the parent of four sons.
Erin is the Government Affairs Representative for the Pennsylvania Health Access Network. In that role, she works directly with legislators and coalition partners in both Harrisburg and Washington, DC, to expand and protect access to high-quality, equitable, affordable healthcare for all Pennsylvanians. This past year has included work on Medicaid defense, insurance marketplace affordability, medical debt, prescription drug affordability, and hospital consolidation and closure.
Erin has been involved in disability and health care advocacy for nearly 15 years, working directly on legislation and advocacy with many Members of Congress and Senators, with coalitions which included disability rights organizations working alongside labor unions, and with incoming members of President Biden’s cabinet to ensure that they were educated on how health care and disability issues would be impacted by their policies. Erin is the mother of three children with disabilities, including her youngest, who is also medically complex with multiple disabilities. She knows firsthand just how impactful the policy decisions made at the federal, state, and local levels were for kids like hers – in every area: health care, education, infrastructure. Erin is excited to continue this work with PHAN, advocating with legislators to ensure a more equitable, sustainable, and accessible health care system for all our families.
Will Fuller currently serves as the Pennsylvania State Lead for Common Ground USA, focused on bringing together diverse civic sector leaders across PA to build resilience toward political violence as a foundation for durable societal change and collective problem solving. Prior to this role, he spent 7 years leading faith-based community organizing efforts in the Philadelphia suburbs.
In addition, he serves on the Board of Directors of Camphill Soltane, which provides an inclusive setting for achieving creative development, social engagement, clinical therapy, meaningful employment for adults with intellectual differences and the broader community of southeastern PA.
A 2010 alumnus of Teach for America Greater Nashville, he holds an undergraduate degree in history from the University of Kentucky, a M. Ed. from Lipscomb University, and an M.A. in Theological Studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. An avid University of Kentucky and Atlanta Braves fan, in his free time he enjoys music, hiking, barbeque, reading, spending time with people, and perfecting Southern US and Oaxacan cuisine. A son of western Kentucky, Will currently resides in Phoenixville, PA.
The Rev. Dr. Roger A. Willer is a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) who recently retired as the Director for Theological Ethics in the ELCA Office of the Presiding Bishop. In that capacity he served as lead, or co-lead for every ELCA social teaching writing project from 2007 to 2025. He pastored two congregations early in his ministry and then earned his PhD from the University of Chicago (2009) in theology. He is a contributing scholar in theology and ethics for both church and academic audiences. In his retirement, he is serving as consultant on several ELCA projects including a group dedicated to engaging AI on behalf of this church.
Julie Bancroft is the CEO of Feeding Pennsylvania, the state association of Feeding America-affiliated food banks serving all 67 counties of the Commonwealth. Feeding PA supports its member food banks through capacity building, resource development, and a united voice in advocacy. Julie also holds one of the Charitable Food System seats on the Pennsylvania Food Policy Council Advisory Committee.
Rob Altenburg is the Senior Director for Energy and Climate at PennFuture. With over 34 years of expertise in environmental, climate, and energy issues, he regularly works with policymakers and industry experts to shape sustainable energy policies. In addition to testifying before various governmental bodies, including the White House and the U.S. Senate, he has been featured in major media outlets like ABC, NBC, NPR, and Fortune Magazine. He has also co-authored a book chapter on federal climate policy and frequently speaks to community groups about these issues.
Outside of PennFuture, Rob is an adjunct professor teaching environmental law at Widener Commonwealth Law School and teaches undergraduate courses in law and ethics at Eastern Mennonite University. Before his current role, he spent nearly 22 years with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, working on air quality, energy, and public health issues. He has also served in the U.S. Army Reserve, where he commanded a Combat Engineer company. Rob holds a Juris Doctor degree from Widener Commonwealth Law School and is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and before the U.S. Supreme Court
Stephanie Wein is PennEnvironment’s Clean Water & Conservation Advocate. She oversees PennEnvironment’s campaigns to keep Pennsylvania’s water clean from stream to tap, to reduce the use of toxic chemicals like PFAS, to protect our wildlife and to ensure Pennsylvania’s natural heritage is protected for generations to come.
For nearly twenty years, Adam has led public policy efforts to ensure everyone can live healthily and safely in their communities. Since leading CeaseFirePA in 2020, he has strategically expanded the Commonwealth’s gun violence prevention advocacy organization’s efforts to ensure everyone can live free from gun violence. That includes securing more than $200 million to fund community violence-prevention programs, moving the first gun safety bills through the PA House in years, and developing CeaseFirePA’s collaboration with 130-plus member-activists, including veterans, physicians, clergy, and violence survivors under the Common Agenda to End Gun Violence.
Before joining CeaseFirePA, he worked to protect everyone from dangers in the marketplace at U.S. PIRG where his independent investigations into toxic toys, dangerous cars, contaminated food and other threats received national coverage on CBS This Morning, The New York Times, and elsewhere. Prior to that, he spent more than a decade advocating for clean air and water in Pennsylvania at the local, state and national level.
Adam lives in South Philadelphia with his wife and kid, Elonie, where he enjoys studying history, exploring the city, and cooking.
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Lauren Cristella’s passion for active citizenship, strong public leadership, and practical policymaking led her to Broad Street and the Committee of Seventy (C70), where she became President & CEO in June 2023—the first woman to hold the role in the organization’s 120-year history. She originally joined C70 in 2018 as Chief Program Officer. Under her leadership, C70 received the American Bar Association’s 2024 Unsung Heroes of Democracy Award. Lauren has been recognized as a 2025 Woman of Influence by the Philadelphia Business Journal, the 2024 Rad Girl Nonprofit Leader of the Year, and one of Philadelphia Magazine’s 150 Most Influential Philadelphians in 2023, 2024 & 2025. She serves on the Executive Committee of the Forum of Executive Women, the Board of the Benchmark School, the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Judicial Commission, and the steering committee of Innovate Chester County. Lauren is also a longtime member and past president of the League of Women Voters of Philadelphia. Before joining Seventy, Lauren was Director of Student Affairs & Strategic Operations at Penn’s Fels Institute of Government, where she strengthened student career outcomes, oversaw operations and events, and secured record-breaking gifts. She also spent five years at the National Constitution Center, where she helped develop the “Constitution Daily” blog, an international civic education initiative, and a five-year strategic plan. Lauren earned her bachelor’s degree in politics from Catholic University and her master’s in Ethics, Politics, and Public Policy from the University of Essex. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband, two children, and dog, Kelce.
Sasha Ghosh-Siminoff is a Middle East and North Africa subject matter expert, and is currently serving in the role of Program Director for Middle East and North Africa Policy at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Witness in Society Office in Washington DC. Previously, Mr. Ghosh-Siminoff was the Executive Director and co-founder of People Demand Change Inc., a socially responsible international development startup focused on monitoring and evaluation of humanitarian aid and development programming, supporting the capacity of nascent civil society organizations, and providing long-term aid and development solutions. Mr. Ghosh-Siminoff’s academic and professional career spans 15 years of engagement in the MENA region, including conducting his master’s thesis research in Israel-Palestine. Mr. Ghosh-Siminoff has lived and worked in numerous other countries in the region, including Israel-Palestine, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, and Turkiye. Mr. Ghosh-Siminoff is also currently serving as a Senior Non-Resident fellow at the Middle East Policy Council (MEPC). Mr. Ghosh-Siminoff has been a guest analyst discussing US policy in the MENA region on international media outlets, has published several articles, and continues to provide his expertise to various international institutions, governments and think tanks.
n M. Van Dyke was a civil rights investigator and trainer for the PA Human Relations Commission (PHRC) from 1979 – 2012. She worked with communities and schools where hate crimes were committed, where there was tension because of population change, and where racial supremacist groups were rallying and recruiting. Van Dyke also conducted police/community relations training for municipal police departments. She often worked as a team with the PA State Police, the U.S. Department of Justice, the PA Office of Attorney General and with the state and federal education departments.
f four ranging from ages 8-15. She has been ordained for 15 years and currently serves as a full time pastor at St. Luke Lutheran Church, Centre Hall, PA and is a casual chaplain at the local hospital. She is passionate about advocacy for marginalized communities, especially the LGBTQ community.
