Rev. Bud Heckman was executive director of Religions for Peace-USA. An ordained United Methodist minister, he is currently chief development officer at Hartford Seminary in Connecticut. He is editor of InterActive Faith: The Essential Interreligious Community-Building Handbook (SkyLight Paths).

Rori Picker Neiss was lead staff of Religions for Peace-USA. Currently she is program coordinator for the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance. She assisted Rev. Bud Heckman in editing InterActive Faith: The Essential Interreligious Community-Building Handbook (SkyLight Paths).