The Self-Assessment Team
Self-Assessment Team
Appointed by the Presbytery Leadership Team, members of the Self-Assessment Team gathered monthly, and sometimes even more often, from February 2020 through May 2023.
The team brought lived experience from their various congregations, presbytery committees, professions, and their wider communities, to the challenge of self-assessment work.
Becca Fletcher, (she/her)
Beth Gillaspey, (she/her)
Kathy Howell, (she/her)
Deborah Isabelle, (she/her/hers)
Elsa Kendig, (she/her)
Megan Miller, (she/her)
Mary Cardinal Peterson, (she/her)
Riz Prakasim, (he/him)
Cindy Ray, (she/her)
Phil Romine, (he/him)
Alanna Tyler, (she/her)
The Self-Assessment team was supported and resourced by the following presbytery staff/ leaders as well as by the team at Crossroads Antiracism Organizing and Training, who were our consultants for the self-assessment process.
Kendra Grams, (she/her/hers),
Chair of the PTCA Anti-Racism Task Force
Anna Kendig Flores, (she/her/hers),
PTCA Anti-Racism Coordinator
Jessica Vazquez Torres, (she/her/ella),
National Program Director, Crossroads Antiracism Training and Organizing
Implementation Team
The Self-Assessment Team recommends that a smaller Race & Equity Report Implementation Team of about half a dozen people be appointed by the Presbytery Leadership Team (PLT) to begin work in fall 2023. The Implementation Team will be responsible for helping PTCA's structures implement the recommendations of the report over then next five years and then reassessing the goals.
The Implementation Team's role is not/ will not be to "do the work alone," but rather to assist, receive reports, and collaborate toward implementation by all of us in the PTCA's structures - many hands and hearts will be needed!
There are many ways to be involved in this effort, and we welcome you indicating your interest in taking part below.
