We are delighted that Katie Evans recently joined our Board of Directors.
Meet our Associates
photo by Ben Gray/ELCJHL
Eamon Ormseth hails from Montana, where he grew up exploring its many mountains and rivers. Eamon studied History and Central and Southwest Asian Studies at the University of Montana. After college, he worked jobs in wilderness therapy and interfaith organizing before moving to Jerusalem for a year of service teaching English at Dar al-Kalima school through the Young Adults in Global Mission Program of the ELCA. In his spare time, Eamon enjoys reading, playing tennis, backpacking in the wilderness, and swing dancing. He works as the Content Development Coordinator and works closely with the Board Members and Social Media Coordinator.
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photo by Ben Gray/ELCJHL
Samantha Ea is from Saint Paul, Minnesota, where she grew up attending Christ Lutheran Church on Capitol Hill. Through her involvement with her home congregation, she grew to have a strong passion working for the church and finding more opportunities to grow her love for the ELCA’s outreach. She graduated from Luther College, in Decorah, Iowa, in 2016, with degrees in English and French. From there, she volunteered with the ELCA’s Young Adults in Global Mission program, where she served in Beit Sahour, Palestine, teaching in the Lutheran School in Beit Sahour for a year of growth, knowledge, and care for the community, space, and love for the Palestinian people. She works as the Social Media Coordinator role.
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