Governance

Religions for Peace - USA is comprised of:

• The Council of Presidents: the ultimate decision making body of the RFP - USA. It is a representative body comprised of the senior U.S. religious leadership. Individual member bodies recommend a representative to the Nominating Committee for consideration on the Council of Presidents.
• The Executive Council:acts on behalf of the Council of Presidents between their annual meetings. As the primary administrative body of RFP - USA, the Executive Council handles more of the day-to-day programmatic and policy decisions. It is comprised of religious leaders and senior staff members of religious communities, especially peace and justice advocates, interreligious affairs officers, and other interested representatives of the various faith traditions that comprise RFP - USA.
• The Advisory Council: is composed of scholars, issue-based experts, and particular men and women historically involved with RFP - USA. Unlike Presidents’ Council and Executive Council members, Advisory Council members serve ad personum. Their institutional affiliation is provided for informational purposes only.

The Officers

• Moderator: Dr. Tarunjit Singh Butalia, Chair of the Interfaith Committee, World Sikh Council
• Vice-Moderator: Ms. Judith Hertz, Chairperson of Inter-Religious Affairs, Union for Reform Judaism
• Vice-Moderator: Imam Mahdi Bray, Executive Director, Muslim American Society (MAS) Freedom Foundation
• Treasurer: Rev. Dr. Doug Mills, Asscociate Secretary General of Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns, United Methodist Church
• Secretary: Mr. Arvind Vora, Chairperson of Interreligous Affairs, Federation of Jain Associations in North America (JAINA)

Religious Representation

Religions for Peace - USA is the largest and most broadly-based multi-religious forum in the United States. For a list of religious communities who are represented on RFP - USA governance structures, click here.