Today’s episode features Elena Canler, Faith in Place’s Deputy Director, and Rev. Veronica M. Johnson, our Outreach Director. We're talking about what the word "resilience" means for Faith in Place and digging into why the word can also be triggering for people of color. Join us and our guests for this conversation!
Elena's passion for environmental justice grew from time working in community health in the US, Latin American, and the Middle East, and from their own experience as a queer Latine. They are passionate about honoring the intersectional nature of environmental health and supporting Faith in Place as they address the social, racial, and economic roots of the climate crisis.
Rev. Veronica M. Johnson was born in Chicago, IL and raised in Maywood, IL. She attended the University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign where she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering, with honors. She worked in the fields of engineering and project management for several Fortune 500 companies for 20 years prior to answering her call to ministry in 2006. She earned a Master of Divinity Degree from McCormick Theological Seminary in 2012, graduating with academic commendation.
Your Hosts are Katie Maxwell and Lauren Paris.
This week’s episode was produced by Brogan Malloy.
Check out our blog “Rooted for Resilience in 2022” here: https://www.faithinplace.org/post/rooted-for-resilience-in-2022
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