Board of Directors
Samir Selmanovic, Founder and President of the Board
Bill Ashlock is a seasoned business executive, writer, and want to be wood turner with a passion and calling to tend God’s trees. Bill works out from Singapore, lives in California, and is often found travelling. His tools include innovation, excellence, and compassion with an unending view of community. He is currently working with ANZ, based in Singapore, as a group executive and Global Head of Payments and Cash Operations.
Russell Chin is an Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. He comes from a Christian tradition (specifically the Seventh-Day Adventist church) and is an active member of Citylights, a Christian faith community which meets in Manhattan. He also serves on the board of Symposia Bookstore in Hoboken, New Jersey. He lives in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan. “Experiencing the faith of my neighbor has inspired me to deepen my own,” he says. “I am honored to be part of this effort to promote interdependence and a deeper understanding of the Other.”
Rod Colburn, Treasurer
Yolande Miracle Colburn
Khabir John McGeehan, Secretary, is a dervish of the Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order.
Jill Minkoff, who works for the Jewish Education Project, is also a rabbinical student at the Academy for Jewish Religion. She moved to New York three years ago from Kansas City where she was the Rabbinical Association’s representative to the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council and a frequent facilitator of interfaith women’s spiritual expression at the House of Menuha. Jill believes that the ability to be in positively meaningful relationships with others (including those of different faiths) is a crucial element for promoting peace in the world. She was a founding member of Faith House Manhattan and currently serves on its Board of Directors.
Bowie Snodgrass, Executive Director, Ex Officio
Please contact Samir Selmanovic to learn more about becoming a member of our Board of Directors. He will send you the Guidelines and set up a time to discuss this possibility over the phone or in person.
