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Introducing...
Marissa Harris
Advocacy Developer
LAMPa
is pleased to announce that
Marissa
Harris has joined our ELCA state
public policy office and advocacy ministry in Pennsylvania as Advocacy Developer.
Marissa Harris is a native of Roanoke, Virginia and a life-long Lutheran. As an
undergraduate, she was an active member of Lutheran Campus
Ministry at
Virginia
Tech. It was there,
as well as through her leadership involvement in Lutheran
Student Movement-USA, that she was introduced to ELCA advocacy.
After graduating Summa Cum Laude from Virginia Tech with majors in political science and
history in 2005, Marissa
began her theological education.
Congratulations to Marissa who is also a 2008 Master of Divinity graduate
of The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia!
In 2006-2007 Marissa did field education work at
the Lutheran Office of Governmental Ministries in
New Jersey.
Other highlights of her seminary education include globalization
trips to Israel/Palestine, El
Salvador, and Switzerland.
Marissa’s LAMPa work will emphasize LAMPa’s advocacy
network development and coordination. If you would like to grow
deeper into your advocacy ministry or explore how your
congregation or organization can grow in efforts to live into
our baptismal calling “to strive for justice and peace in all
the earth” you can contact Marissa Harris at
mharris@lamp.org
or (717) 545-3500.
Welcome, Marissa! |