Writers & Staff

Leadership Education at Duke Divinity includes full-time employees based in Durham, N.C., and a virtual team of writers and faculty around the country. Those pictured below work with constituents, design and deliver educational offerings, and write for Faith & Leadership. We welcome conversation with you. Please contact us at leadership@div.duke.edu or 919.613.5323.

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Christi O. Brown

Managing director
cobrown@div.duke.edu

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Jason Byassee

Executive director
jbyassee@div.duke.edu

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Mark Chaves

Duke University professor of sociology, religion and divinity
mark.a.chaves@duke.edu

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Kelly Gilmer

Vice president, chief marketing officer and executive editor
kgilmer@div.duke.edu

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Dina Helderman

Operations director
dhelderman@div.duke.edu

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Sally Hicks

Editor, Faith & Leadership
hicks@div.duke.edu

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L. Gregory Jones

President and CEO; Dean of Duke Divinity School
greg.jones@div.duke.edu

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Allegra Jordan

Executive director
ajordan@div.duke.edu

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Nathan Kirkpatrick

Managing director
nkirkpatrick@div.duke.edu

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William H. Lamar IV

Managing director
blamar@div.duke.edu

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David L. Odom

Executive vice president and chief operating officer
dodom@div.duke.edu

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David Toole

Vice president
dtoole@div.duke.edu

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Bob Wells

Staff Writer, Faith & Leadership
bwells@div.duke.edu