Justin Giboney is an attorney and political strategist in Atlanta, GA. Mr. Giboney has managed successful campaigns for elected officials in the state and referendums relating to the city’s transportation and water infrastructure. In 2012 and 2016, Georgia’s 5th congressional district elected him as a delegate for the Democratic National Convention and he served as the co-chair of Obama for America’s Gen44-Atlanta initiative. A former Vanderbilt University football player and law student, Justin served on the Urban League of Greater Atlanta Board of Directors. Additionally, Justin has participated in LEAD Atlanta, Outstanding Atlanta and the Georgia Bar Association’s Leadership Academy. He’s written op-eds for publications such as The Hill and Christianity Today.

Shirley V. Hoogstra became the seventh president of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities in September 2014. In this role, Hoogstra combines her zeal for the rule of law and her passion for Christian higher education as she promotes the value and purpose of high quality, Christ-centered liberal arts education that shapes the heart, soul and mind.

Prior to the CCCU, Hoogstra served for 15 years as vice president for student life at her alma mater, Calvin College. She also spent more than a decade practicing law as a partner at a firm specializing in litigation in New Haven, Connecticut. She has served on the boards of several community organizations and schools, including the New Haven County Bar Association and Calvin College. She earned a bachelor’s in education at Calvin and a Juris Doctor, with honors, from the University of Connecticut School of Law.

Miles McPherson is the pastor of the Rock Church in San Diego, California. He played in the NFL for the San Diego Chargers from 1982-1985, during which time he accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior and overcame a cocaine addiction in one day. He received his M.Div. from Azusa Pacific University’s School of Theology in 1991. McPherson founded the Rock Church in 2000; today, it is one of the nation’s largest churches, with over 20,000 people attending one of the Rock’s Sunday services or experiencing the services through online streaming each week. In addition to pastor and motivational speaker, McPherson is also an author. His new book, The Third Option: Hope for a Racially Divided Nation seeks to bring God’s healing to racial tension and division with a powerful message and practical next steps to begin the conversation with “someone not like you.”