Our Team

Chair

Doug Koopman is professor emeritus of political science at Calvin University and senior fellow at the Paul B. Henry Institute for the Study of Christianity and Politics. He has extensive experience in American national political institutions and the integration of religion and politics. Prior to teaching in these fields, he served in staff roles in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. He continues periodic work in political campaigns and political party organizations. He is a frequent media source for expertise in these and other areas of American politics. 

Treasurer

Jennifer serves as Senior Missional Catalyst for the NYC team. In this role, she trains, coaches and convenes leaders in the areas of discipleship and evangelism. Previously, she led the Formation initiative with the Redeemer Churches. Jennifer also managed a national human trafficking awareness campaign with UNICEF USA, and mobilized UNICEF supporters to engage Congress on issues affecting the world’s children. Jennifer holds an Ed.M from Harvard University and has taught and trained in China and Tanzania. She and her family live in the Upper West Side.

For more than two decades and across multiple Presidential Administrations, Ben O'Dell has worked at the intersection of faith, government, and civic engagement. From his role in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Ben helps reweave civil society bringing public institutions, faith communities, nonprofits, and philanthropy together across ideological differences. He has worked on initiatives related to community collaboration, family strengthening, public health, and cross-sector engagement. Ben holds a Master’s Degree in Organizational Development and Knowledge Management from George Mason University.

Ritu (rid'-thoo) Singh is a New Jersey native and the daughter of North Indian internationals. She spent 14 years in full-time ministry with InterVarsity/USA, concluding her tenure as a Sr. Director of People and Cultural Strategies for the New England region. Throughout her life, God has shaped her journey—in ministry, the workplace, and the world around her—to engage and stand firm for people and communities to know their birthright dignity.

She currently partners with and helps mobilize organizations that pursue this same vision, specifically by equipping youth and their communities with access and strategies to achieve economic stability.

When not found at her computer, Ritu can be found adventuring with her wild niece at an adventure park/singing karaoke to K-pop demon hunter songs, checking off places on her DC food crawl list with friends, or spontaneously in another time zone. 

Director, Center for Applied Christian Ethics

Dr. Vincent Bacote is an internationally recognized scholar, speaker, and author, as well as Professor of Theology and Director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College (IL). He is eager to help individuals build strong connections between their beliefs and and every area of life.

Scholar

David T. Koyzis holds a PhD in government and international studies from the University of Notre Dame and taught undergraduate political science for thirty years. He is currently an affiliated scholar with Global Scholars Canada and is the author of three books: the seminal Political Visions and Illusions, We Answer to Another: Authority, Office, and the Image of God; and Citizenship Without Illusions. He and his wife live in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Author; Content Director, Redeemer City to City

Brandon J. O'Brien (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is Director of Content Development and Distribution for Redeemer City to City. He is author and co-author of several books, including the best-selling Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes, with E. Randolph Richards(InterVarsity Press, 2012). He lives with his wife and two children in Chicago, IL.

Psychiatrist, Neurobiologist

Inspired by deep compassion for others and informed from a Christian perspective, psychiatrist Curt Thompson shares fresh insights and practical applications for developing more authentic relationships and fully experiencing our deepest longing: to be known.

Director of Ministry Formation, Dallas Theological Seminary

Dr. Won has served as a pastor, worship leader, missionary in Russia, and has experience serving in both Asian immigrant and multi-cultural church contexts. Dr. Won’s academic interests include biblical intertextuality, the biblical covenants, and a theological understanding of race, culture, and human flourishing. He and his wife Hanna have three children, Rachel, Caleb, and Christopher, and enjoy life as quasi-empty nesters.