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Learn what some of today’s most exciting visionaries, thinkers, advocates, and activists are doing in the field of religion.Watch exclusive interviews, and read responses from the next generation of graduate students, seminarians, and civic leaders.

The interViews' Emerging Leaders Panelists

Jennifer Bailey is currently a Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellow at the Congressional Hunger Center. Born and raised in the Historically Black Tradition of the Christian Church, her interests lie at the intersection of faith and social policy. A 2009 graduate of Tufts University, Jen is an alum of the Interfaith Youth Core's 2005 Chicago Youth Council and a proud advocate for religious pluralism.

Liane Carlson graduated Summa Cum Laude from Washington and Lee University in 2007 with a B.A. in Religion. She then spent a year in Bayreuth, Germany on a Fulbright Fellowship for research. Upon completion of her fellowship, she entered Columbia University's Religion Department, where she is currently pursuing a PhD in philosophy of religion. Since entering Columbia, she has been awarded the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship in support of her studies.

Anna DeWeese is a graduate of Union Theological Seminary, where she received an M.A. in 2009. Much of her coursework and activities focused on interfaith dialogue and relationships, and she had the opportunity to studied under Dr. Paul Knitter. She currently works for the Garrison Institute and is exploring the intersection of contemplative practices and engaged action in the world.

Hafsa Kanjwal is a recent graduate from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, where she studied Regional Studies of the Muslim World and International Development. She was previously a Leadership Associate with the Interfaith Youth Core and is a co-founder of Kashmircorps, an organization that provides volunteer and internship opportunities in Kashmir.

Anthony Paz is a graduate of Amherst College and a candidate for a Masters in Theological Studies at the University of Notre Dame. As a Catholic, he is a particular fan Thomas Merton, Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker Movement. He grew up between the redwoods and the ocean in Eureka, California.

Nathan Render is a graduate of Tufts University and now serves as the Bronfman Fellow at Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life in Washington, D.C., working in the Office of the President and for the Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Experience. During his time on campus, he was a co-founder of the Pathways Interfaith Initiative as well as a summer intern and Fellow at the Interfaith Youth Core.

Andrew Rosenthal was raised in an interfaith family in Brooklyn, New York and  has both a personal and professional interest in a multiplicity of religious traditions and spiritual practices. Andrew graduated in 2009 with an MDiv from Union Theological Seminary, where he co-founded the Inter-Faith Caucus and was recipient of the Auburn Theological Seminary "Bennett Fellowship."

C. Nikole Saulsberry is a recent graduate of Syracuse University where she received a B.S. in Communications and Rhetorical Studies with minors in Religion and Strategic Management. At SU, Nikole was a Peer Minister for the Protestant Campus Ministry and a member of the Hendricks Chapel Choir. She was also a Fellow of the Interfaith Youth Core and is currently serving as a member of AmeriCorps.

Freeman Trebilcock is a 21 year old Tibetan Buddhist monk studying at FPMT's Chenrezig Institute in Australia.  He is actively involved in interfaith work in Melbourne and recently became a URI Youth Ambassador for the region. Freeman is Chair of "InterAction: multifaith youth network" a youth led interfaith organisation that promotes interfaith cooperation and service.