Eunice Timoney Ravenna recently returned to IJPC to serve in a newly formed capacity – non program staff working on general finance and fundraising, membership communication, volunteer coordination, small donor outreach and other non program support of IJPC.From 2006 – 2009 Eunice was the Mid West Field Organizer for Equal Justice USA, a grassroots project of the Quixote Center that mobilizes and educates ordinary citizens around issues of crime and punishment in the U.S.  Prior to her work with EJUSA, Eunice spent eight years working with the Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center in Cincinnati doing public education, community organizing and advocacy on social justice issues. During that time the IJPC team founded Families That Matter, an organizing committee for families who have loved ones on Ohio’s death row. Eunice served as the Director of the St Francis Soup Kitchen from 1994 thru 1998.

Kristen Barker originally from Cincinnati, graduated from Xavier with a Theology degree and a focus on peace studies and communication.  Kristen was a recipient of a Service Fellowship, a highly competitive scholarship program. She was awarded the Dorothy Day Medal in at Xavier University. Upon graduation, she spent a year and a half in El Salvador volunteering with Christians for Peace in El Salvador working on a Listening Project with a repopulated community.  She has been working with the Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center since returning in 2001. In 2005 she helped refine an approach to dialogue to use with large groups. Since that time she has directed the IJPC Day of Dialogue program which offers community dialogues on a variety of polarizing topics as well as workshops on dialogue facilitation. The dialogue process has been featured on local TV, radio, and print media and is sought after by many groups throughout the region.  In addition to the Dialogue program, Kristen organizes the Truth in Recruiting Effort / Before You Enlist Campaign, the Peace Committee, the Cincinnati Peace Teams, the Guidance Counselor Resource Project and Women in Black. Kristen is a trainer of trainers and has received training through Training for Change, Pace Bene, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Nonviolent Communication, and Nonviolent Peaceforce for Nonviolent Conflict Intervention.

 Katherine Cummins joined IJPC as an Americorps volunteer in September 2010.  At IJPC she assists three program coordinators in organizing events, contacting volunteers, and organizing workshops.  For our Counter Recruitment effort, Katherine prepares educational and workshop materials for teachers and volunteers.  More specifically she directs the Adopt a School Project and convenes the Way of Cross/Way of Justice event. Katherine enjoys taking part in research and production of reports for newsletters and grants.  Outside of IJPC Katherine volunteers with the Notre Dame Mission Volunteer of AmeriCorps team on local projects, such as aiding Cincinnati Housing Partners’ projects. She graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a degree in English. While at UC she volunteered with the Cincinnati Homeless Coalition and studied abroad in France and Italy. She also was the president of the Undergraduate English Society. She just adopted a dog named Stella and loves her very much. She is excited to work at IJPC!