Advocacy Committee for Women and Gender Justice
About the Committee
The PC(USA) holds itself accountable to its commitments to actively work against sexism and for gender justice through the work of the Advocacy Committee for Women and Gender Justice. ACWGJ serves as a prophetic gender justice advocacy and monitoring body to and for the PC(USA).
The committee’s three primary responsibilities include:
- Serving as a voice of advocacy on existing and emerging issues of gender justice both within the church and society;
- Evaluating and monitoring policies, procedures, programs and resources regarding the way in which they impact the status and position of women; and
- Giving the General Assembly and the Presbyterian Mission Agency advice and counsel via overtures, resolutions, and reports recommending policy direction or action on justice issues.
The committee carries out these advocacy and monitoring functions in collaboration with the LGBTQIA+ Equity Advocacy Committee (ACQ+E), the Racial Equity Advocacy Committee (REAC), and the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP).
Membership
Victoria Alexander
Liaison to Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP)
Kerri Allen
Cecelia Armstrong
Co-Moderator of the 226th General Assembly
Le Anne Clausen de Montes
Leadership Team Member, Liaison to the Racial Equity Advocacy Committee (REAC)
Kamal Hassan
Kelsey Law
Vice Moderator of Presbyterian Women
Hailey Malcolm
Joshua Marmol
Madison McKinney
Raquel Ramírez Torres
JoAnne Sharp
Leadership Team Member, Dual Member on A Corp Board
Liaisons
Jacob Douylliez, from the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP)
Philomena Ofori-Nipaah, from the National Association of Presbyterian Clergywomen (NAPC)
Staff
Mel Tubb, Coordinator for Advocacy Support
melonee.tubb@pcusa.org
Hayley Scheir, Mission Specialist for Committee Support
hayley.scheir@pcusa.org
GA Nominations
The General Assembly nominations process is application-based and reflects the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s commitment to guarantee the full participation and representation of the church's rich diversity in the governance of the church.
Contact Us
Mel Tubb
Advocacy Committee Support
melonee.tubb@pcusa.org