Meet the Team
Krista E. Hughes
Project Director
Dr. Krista E. Hughes is Associate Professor of Religion and Director of the Muller Center for Exploration & Engagement at Newberry College (Newberry, South Carolina), where she leads programs related to vocational exploration, ethical inquiry, and civic engagement. A college educator and mentor for over a decade, Krista also leads young adult programming in her home congregation and facilitates social justice workshops in her community.
Ian C. McPherson
Project Coordinator
Rev. Ian Carr McPherson is an Associate Pastor at United Church of Chapel Hill in North Carolina. He is a passionate advocate for youth leadership both in the church and in Christianity’s moral witness to the world. His ministry puts faith and civic formation in conversation to nurture the theo-ethical wisdom of young people.
