JAINA Convention 2013 07 Detroit MI

Author(s): Federation of JAINA
Publisher: USA Federation of JAINA

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Speakers
Rev. Daniel McQuown is Chaplain and Director for Global Diversity Chaplin at Albion College, Michigan, and a regular visitor to the Jain Society of Greater Detroit temple. He is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ and an active member of the Association of College of University Religious Affairs. He obtained his education at the Princeton Theological Seminary. He organizes partnerships with the campus and larger community to deepen spiritual values, cultivate diversity, and prepare students for a pluralistic global workplace.
Mr. Nissim Reuben is a Program Director for Indian-Jewish American Relations, American Jewish Committee (AJC) in Washington, DC. He has a master's degree in international affairs from American University and a master's degree in economics from India. Drawing on his unique personal background of being both Indian and Jewish and as part of his professional commitment and personal passion, he travels on behalf of AJC, networking Indian and Jewish American students, community leaders, artists, doctors and business professionals. He mentors JAINA summer interns, and has helped coordinate two historic AJC co-sponsored IndiaIsrael-US friendship receptions on Capitol Hill. He also led an AJC Project Interchange Mission to Israel for Indian American Deans, Provosts, Media, Think-Tank & Community leaders. He is fluent in English, Hebrew, Hindi, Gujarati & Marathi.
Imam Dr. Achmat Salie is Director of Islamic Studies at University of Detroit Mercy, and co-editor of the Journal of the Academy of Muslim Philanthropy and Religion Chair of Michigan Muslim Academy Conference. Dr. Salie has extensive experience in Islamic Studies both in South Africa and in the USA, and has created Islamic studies programs at various universities. His academic preparation includes a bachelor's degree in Arabic and Islamic Studies, six years of intensive seminary studies in Islamic Jurisprudence and a Master's of Business Administration and Doctorate in Business leadership.
Dr. Olaf Lidums is assistant professor at the Theological Seminary and Vice President of the Hospitality Initiative, Michigan. He teaches in the areas of Urban and Ecological Ministries, Applied Ethics, and Pastoral Ministries. His forty plus years of professional service also includes non-profit leadership as director in a variety of entities, including foster-care adopt agency, homeless services, hospital pastoral care department, and addiction treatment centers (spirituality director); and as a clinical counselor and consultant in two Lutheran Social Service agencies. Dr. Lidums has been actively involved in the inter-faith arena over the years, including the role of Co-Coordinator for the First Detroit Parliament of World Religions held in April, 1998, at Oakland University.
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