Team
Leadership
VOICE is governed by a team of 100+ leaders from the member institutions that discuss, ratify and implement all VOICE’s major campaigns and actions. There are usually four to six Action Team Meetings a year.
Serving as VOICE’s Board of Directors, clergy and lay leaders from our member organizations are elected to serve three-year terms. The Board of Directors further develops decisions made by the Action Team and sets the strategic direction for the organization. For 2026, the Strategy Team consists of:
- Rev. Mandy North: Manassas Church of the Brethren, PWC
- Rev. Michael Sessoms: Co-Chair: First Baptist Church Manassas, PWC
- Imam Naeem Baig, Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center
- Emily VanDerhoff, Fairfax County Federation of Teachers
- Christian Bentley, St. Joseph's Catholic Church
- Rev. Dr. Etoria Goggins, Trinity Presbyterian (Herndon)
- Shellie McKinney, Moms of Muslims Network
- Jacomina de Regt, Secretary: Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington
- Deshapreca Robinson, Life After Convictions
- Rabbi Jeffrey Saxe, Temple Rodef Shalom
- Khadija Athman, Dar Al Noor Islamic Center
- Rev. Alice Tewell: Clarendon Presbyterian, VOICE Treasurer
- Rev. William Levwood, Accotink Unitarian Universalist Church
Four members of the Board of Directors make up the Executive Committee, which meets often with VOICE staff and represents VOICE formally: The two co-chairs (Rev. Michael Sessoms and Rev. Mandy North), treasurer (Rev. Alice Tewell) and secretary (Jacomina de Regt).
Rev. Michael Lynn Sessoms
Rev. Mandy North
VOICE Staff
Edward Layman
Rev. Kenneth Nixon
Jessica Sarriot
