North American Interfaith Network

Building Bridges of Interfaith Understanding, Cooperation and Service.

About Us

NAIN Board Retreat 2008

The main focus of NAIN is to support the growth of interfaith understanding by supporting the work of member organizations. NAIN chooses the term “network” to describe its work rather than institution, organization or association.

NAIN was envisioned by a group of leaders from existing interfaith organizations in the US and Canada from 1985 to 1987. In 1988, a North American Assisi, hosted by one of the oldest interfaith councils in the US, Interfaith Ministries of Wichita, Kansas, came together as the birth of NAIN and the first NAIN conference. In 1990, at the second conference in Seattle, Washington, a constitution for NAIN was approved. NAIN was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the State of New York.

NAIN has continued to sponsor conferences, now familiarly called "Connects", held at first every two years and now annually. In between Connects, NAIN networks member interfaith organizations via an online public website at www.nain.org, an internet members’ worksite, and an online newsletter, NAINews.

Contact Us

Chair: Bettina Gray chairATnain.org *
Vice Chair: Tarunjit Butalia butalia.1ATosu.edu *
Treasurer: Kay Lindahl treasurerATnain.org *
Secretary: Robert Hankinson robthechaplainATgmail.com *
NAINews Editor: Judy Lee Trautman news_editorATnain.org *
Membership Chair: Mike Goggin membershipATnain.org*
Mr. Paul McKenna, Membership Canada infoATinterfaithunity.ca*
Mr. Jonathan Rose, Membership Mexico jonrosemxATyahoo.com.mx*
*Please substitute @ for the AT in the above addresses .

Board Members

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Ms. Bettina Gray, Chairperson, affiliation Creative Films

Dr. Tarunjit Singh Butalia, Vice-Chair, affiliation World Sikh Council - America Region

Rev. Dr. Rob Hankinson, Secretary, affiliation Edmonton Interfaith Centre for Education and Action

Ms. Kay Lindahl, Treasurer / Finance, Associate Member

COMMITTEE CHAIRS,

Ms. Karen Boyett, Young Adults, affiliation Interfaith Council of Southern Nevada
Mr. Mike Goggin, Membership / Past Chair, affiliation InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington (IFC)

Ms. Grove Harris, Board Development, affiliation Council for A Parliament of the World’s Religions

Mr. Ralph Singh*, Education, affiliation Gobind Sadan, USA
Ms. Judy Trautman, Communications, affiliation MultiFaith Council of Northwest Ohio
Betsy Wiggins, Program, affiliation Women Transcending Boundaries

Dr. Jim Wiggins, Board Development / Bylaws, affiliation InterFaith Works of Central New York, retired Director

BOARD MEMBERS,

Dr. Gail Allan, Member Program, affiliation United Church of Canada

Rev. Paul Chaffee, Member Communications, Program, affiliation Interfaith Center at the Presidio

Ms. Susan Cook, affiliation Interfaith Council of Greater Kansas City

Rev. Dr. Barry Cooke, affiliation The Multifaith Action Society of British Columbia
Ms. Midge Falconer, Member Program, affiliation Interfaith Council of Greater Richmond

Rev. Sam Muyskens, Member Finance

Ms. Jan Saeed, NAINConnect Planning, affiliation National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahais of theUnited States

Dr. Teja Singh, Member Communications, affiliation Edmonton Interfaith Centre for Education and Action

Rabbi George Stern, Member Membership, affiliation Neighborhood Interfaith Movement

Dr. Woody Trautman, Member Program, affiliation MultiFaith Council of Northwest Ohio

Ms. Barbara Trites, Member Membership, Associate Member

Ms. Yanina Vaschenko, affiliation Thanks-giving Square

HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS (non-voting)*

Ms. Elizabeth Espersen*, affiliation Meetings in Faith

Dr. Peter Laurence*
Rev. Dr. Don Mayne*, Member Board Development, affiliation Edmonton Interfaith Centre

Rev. Dr. Chuck White*, Member Program

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