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about US

WHO WE ARE
Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice is an interfaith education and advocacy organization dedicated to creating a more just and equitable society for all. We are social justice committees, organizations, non-believers, supporters, congregations, and religious leaders from many faith traditions from all over the state of Wisconsin. 


WHAT WE DO
We cross religious, cultural, and political boundaries to bring about awareness, educate, and advocate for systemic changes that address the root causes of poverty, racial inequities, and social injustice in our state.

WHEN WE BEGAN
We began as Concerned Religious Leaders of Wisconsin in 2011. We officially became Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice in 2012, and received our own 501c3 in 2017.

WHY WE DO IT
As progressive people of faith, we believe it is our duty to ensure the state upholds human dignity and meets the needs of ALL who live here.

HOW WE DO IT
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We are a coalition that depends on moral, logistical, and financial support from the wider community. ​Your tax-deductible donation allows us to lift the voices of those who are underserved and marginalized through advocacy, education, and partnership.

our mission

The mission of Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice is to draw on the wisdom, courage, and strength of our various faith traditions to advance the common good. As progressive people of faith committed to crossing religious boundaries, we uphold the dignity of all human beings. We lift the voices of those who are underserved and marginalized, through advocacy, education, and partnership. 
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Board Members 2022-2024

OUR team

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Rabbi Bonnie Margulis
Executive director
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wifaithvoices4justice@gmail.com
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Bill Mojica
director of development
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wfvjdevelopment@gmail.com
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Reverend David Sinclair
Regional Director for Greater Milwaukee
rev.davidsinclair1@gmail.com
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Tiffany Ellis Hudson
Communications Consultant
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BOARD MEMBERS 2022-2024

Reverend Larry Sexe – PRESIDENT
Deerfield Lutheran Church
206 South Main St.
Deerfield, WI 53531
pastsexe1@charter.net
pastorsexe@gmail.com
(608) 764-5566
444-0360 cell
ELCA

Vicki Berenson - SECRETARY
Wisconsin Friends Action Network
145 Jackson St
Madison, WI 53704
vicki.berenson@gmail.com
cell (608) 279-5508
(608) 249-5553
Society of Friends (Quaker)

Dr. Dimitri Yatsenko – TREASURER
​Ph.D., CPA, CMA


Rabbi Bonnie Margulis – E.D (ex officio)
Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice
22 Chautauqua Trail
Madison, WI 53719
bmargulis@tds.net
608-827-9482
Reform Judaism

Rabbi Marc Berkson
Congregation Emanu-El B’ne Jeshurun
2020 West Brown Deer Rd.
River Hills, Wisconsin 53217
Phone: 414.228.7545
rabbi@ceebj.org
Reform Judaism

Rev. Nick Utphall
Madison Christian Community
7118 Old Sauk Road
Madison, WI 53717
608-824-1761
nick@themcc.net
ELCA
Professor Charles Cohen
3625 Odana Road
Madison, WI 53711-1737
(608) 238-9074; (608) 347-9074
clcohen1@gmail.com
Reform Judaism

Selena Fox
Circle Sanctuary
PO Box 9
Barneveld, WI 53507
(608) 924-2219 (private, home office)
(608) 924-2216 (public, church office)
selenacircle@gmail.com
Nature Spirituality

Adam Clausen
Life Center Madison
adamc@lifecentermadison.com
non-denominational Christian

Reverend Willie Brisco
New Covenant Baptist Church
Milwaukee, WI
williebrisco825@yahoo.com
414-915-2140
Baptist

David Chaimson
369 Oakmont St.
Oregon, WI 53575
608-628-5745
dchaimson@gmail.com
Reform Judaism

Reverend Karla Renee Garcia
SS Morris AME Community Church
3511 Milwaukee St.
Madison, WI 53714
815-978-2962
revkarlagarcia@gmail.com
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YATSENKO JOINS BOARD AS NEW TREASURER
Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice (WFVJ) is happy to welcome Dr. Dimitri Yatsenko, Ph.D., CPA, CMA, to the WFVJ Board of Directors as our new treasurer. 
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Yatsenko received his Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2019, and is an assistant professor of accounting at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He is particularly excited about our work for immigrant rights and building bridges between faiths. 

Yatsenko assumes the role left vacant by former Board member and treasurer Matthew Nicgorski who passed away on December 3, 2021.

WE REMEMBER MATTHEW S. NICGORSKI
We were shocked and saddened to learn of the sudden passing of our Board member and treasurer, Matt Nicgorski, on December 3, 2021.
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Matt joined our board three years ago as our treasurer. Matt was a CPA and he wanted to learn more about non-profit accounting and was looking for an organization that lined up with his values. He threw himself into our work with energy and enthusiasm.  He was unfailingly kind, patient, generous with his time and expertise.  He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. We send our deepest sympathies to his family.


Supporting Congregations and Organizations

  • ​​​Advent Lutheran Church​
  • Beth Israel Center
  • Bethany United Methodist Church
  • Bethel Lutheran Church, Madison
  • Board of Church and Society - UMC WI
  • Christ Presbyterian Church
  • Church Women United in Madison, Inc.
  • Circle Sanctuary
  • Congregation Shaarei Shamayim
  • First Baptist Church, Madison
  • First Unitarian Society Social Justice Ministries
  • First United Methodist Church & Society Mission Team
  • Holy Wisdom Monastery
  • Just Dane
  • Lake Edge Lutheran Church
  • Lake Edge United Church of Christ Mission Team
  • Madison Friends Meeting (Quaker)
  • Memorial United Church of Christ - Fitchburg
  • Middleton Community UCC Faith in Action Team
  • North Central Wisconsin Worship Group (Quaker)
  • Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
  • Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ
  • Snowflower Sangha
  • Still Point Zen Center
  • Temple Beth El​
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Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice | Moving from Charity to Justice
c/o Madison Christian Community
7118 Old Sauk Road
Madison, WI 53717
608-513-7121
wifaithvoices4justice@gmail.com
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