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Meet the Team
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Peace and Justice Team
Front (l to r): , Christie Skoor, Margo Frizell, Anita
Mortimer,Carolyn Brock, Roy Schaefer
Back: Kelly Phipps, Sandee Gamet, Andrew Bolton, Barbara
Brock-Davis
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Biographical Sketches and E-mail
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Andrew
Bolton is currently the peace and justice ministries coordinator at the
international headquarters of Community of Christ in Independence, Missouri,
USA.
Born in England and an adult convert to the church, he met the church when
working in Germany. He has been a pastor twice, a full-time volunteer missionary
for a year in the British Isles and served with his wife, Jewell, for two years at
the church's school in Tokyo, Japan. Andrew has taught multi-faith religious
education in high school (1985-1994) in Leicester, and then for three years was a
teacher trainer at Westminster College, Oxford. Just prior to working for
the church, he was a government school inspector and education adviser to the
Leicester school district - 118 schools with 50 percent of pupils coming from ethnic
minorities. Andrew has degrees and postgraduate certificates from the University
of London, University of Wales, Leicester University, and Park University. Andrew lives with his family in
Harvest
Hills, an experimental zionic community. Top
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Carolyn Brock is
the Spirituality and Wholeness Ministries Specialist at church headquarters. She
has pursued a lifelong interest in spirituality and healing through studies and
work in nursing (B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Oregon; F.N.P University of
Colorado), five years of volunteer development work and health education in
Africa, consulting, and Tangible Love projects in wholeness ministries at the
Temple Ministries Abundant Life Center.
Carolyn has completed a two-year certificate program with the Academy
for Spiritual Formation (Upper Room division of the United Methodist Church).
She served on the Standing High Council for the church from 1994 to 2000 and was
ordained as an evangelist in April 2000. Top
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After
graduating from Graceland College, Sandee spent nine months living in Haarlem,
The Netherlands, and traveling through Europe. She returned to the United States
and began
her career as an elementary school music teacher, which lasted more than 27
years.
Sandee is an elder in the Community of Christ. She has served the church in the areas of worship, pastoral care, music,
and clown ministry. She was a senior high youth leader for 18 years. She enjoys
traveling and reading novels of mystery and intrigue.
During the last 10 years of teaching, Sandee developed and coordinated a
comprehensive conflict resolution program in her school. In 1990 Sandee and
Diane Kyser helped to create the Community Mediation Center in Davenport, Iowa.
Some of the areas in which they mediated were neighborhood disputes, small
claims, victim/offender, parent/child, churches, and businesses. During her 10
years with the Community Mediation Center, Sandee was the co-trainer for all of
the center's training, a mediator, and case manager. They were responsible for
training staff and children in conflict management skills at more than 30 schools.
During the last 12 years, Sandee has received more than 275 hours of training
in the area of conflict resolution and mediation. Top
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Jeri is a partner to Sam and a full-time mother to Claire and Logan.
She is a family ministry specialist with Community of Christ Peace and Justice
Ministries and a therapist with the Archdiocese of Louisville, Kentucky. In
addition, she is pursuing a doctor of ministry degree at Louisville Presbyterian
Theological Seminary and is a member of the Community of Christ Forest Hills
congregation in Louisville, Kentucky. Top
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Anita
works in Peace and Justice Ministries at Community
of Christ World Headquarters. She previously served the church as president of the Midlands
Mission Center and president of Kansas City Stake. Anita has a bachelor of
arts degree in English with a minor in psychology, a master of arts degree in
religion, and a juris doctorate.
Before accepting employment with the church, she served as an assistant
United States Attorney. Anita served on the board of trustees for Graceland
University, including two terms as chair of the board. She currently serves on the
board of directors for the Graceland University Center for Professional Development
(Skillpath). She has also served on the boards of directors of Outreach
International, The Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault,
Independence Regional Health Center, and SHARE, Inc. Her biographical sketch has
appeared in Outstanding Young Women of America, Who's Who in American Law, Who's
Who in the World, Emerging Leaders in America, and Who's Who of American Women.
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Roy
H. Schaefer is a minister for Community of Christ. He serves on the World Church
Peace and Justice Ministries team as the World Church congregational minister.
In the course of his ministry he has traveled throughout the world, sharing
services in almost thirty nations.
His ministry focuses on church an participatory community development,
especially centering on health related programs. He was an incorporator and
board member of Outreach, Inc., which has since become Outreach International.
Roy serves in leadership roles with several local, area, national, and
international groups that focus on community betterment--eliminating poverty and
homelessness, providing for health care needs, and focusing on peace and
justice, interfaith initiatives, abolition of the death penalty, and human
rights issues. He facilitated the Temple School course Personal Peace and
Community. He chaired a team that developed the Congregations and Community
Together Trainers and Addendum Handbook and Discover and Share Your Gifts.
He also published a book entitled Life's Reflections and has written
several other articles and papers. Top
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