Meet the team

Jessica Felix Romero has over 15 years of experience in social justice advocacy, organizing, and communications. With a doctorate in conflict analysis and resolution, she integrates holistic system analysis and transformative design to help nonprofits advance social change. She is the Chief Strategy and Impact Officer at Sojourners, a faith-inspired nonprofit that works with Christians to put their faith into action in the passionate pursuit of social justice, peace, and environmental stewardship.

Jessica loves all things about food and spirituality — her pioneering doctoral research in El Salvador documents the transformational possibilities of conflict-resolution oriented food systems that feed people and nurture peace. She is a student of somatic writing and practitioner of embodied leadership. Her current work explores the intersections of spirituality, ancestral wisdom, and Christianity.

The Rev. Megan Hollaway is an Episcopal priest, clinical social worker, and spiritual director. She has lived and worked in the ecumenical religious community, Richmond Hill, and has served in parish ministry in Virginia. Since 2011, she has been chaplain to a college preparatory school in Los Angeles, California. She holds a certificate from the CIIS Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research and is currently a student in the facilitation program of the UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics. Outside of chaplaincy, she supports a small number of people seeking to integrate their psychedelic experiences and to connect more deeply with themselves, others, nature, and the divine. She is especially concerned with supporting those who have suffered from challenging or adverse events during or after psychedelic journeys and on building stronger networks between therapists and religious leaders. Her work in the church is focused on education towards an ethical, communal, and less commodified framework for psychedelic healing.

Rev. Timothy Tutt is the Executive Director of the Briggs Center for Faith & Action — a non-profit organization that partners with, supports, and advocates for refugees, immigrants, and asylum-seekers. Tim is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, and he served as the senior minister of churches in Austin, TX, and Bethesda, MD. He was worked as a college English instructor, university chaplain, and Legislative Assistant to a Member of Congress. A native Texan, Tim is a graduate of Baylor University, Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, and Wesley Theological Seminary. His doctorate in public theology focused on rhetoric and pacifism in communities of faith. Tim’s writings have appeared in The Austin American Statesman and OnFaith. In addition to the Ligare Board, he serves on the Board of The Cornerstone Fund and on the Montgomery County MD Remembrance and Reconciliation Commission. Tim and his spouse live in Bethesda MD and have two young adult children. Tim enjoys eating enchiladas, watching a well-executed double play, and running in Rock Creek Park in Washington DC.