| Rick’s wife, Kitty, is
a Quaker who worked for the American Friends Service Committee
for almost 12 years. Her work as director of the Arizona area
program of the AFSC was to support committees of volunteers who
work in a wide range of areas including alternatives to violence
workshops, anti-death-penalty work, organizing workers in Mexico,
educating on global economic issues, and providing support for
prisoners and their families.
Rick’s and Kitty’s son Teo (which is short for "Timothy”
in Spanish), attends a public school in Arizona where the language
of instruction is Spanish. His favorite activity is to play soccer.
He has a vivid imagination and loves to read and to build with
Legos.
Since their return to the United States in the summer of 2003,
Rick and Kitty both trained to become reservists with Christian
Peacemaker Teams. They are both very committed to the work of
providing a nonviolent, Christian presence in the midst of extreme
violence. Since Rick’s election as Moderator the General
Assembly in June of 2004, Kitty has been working as the office
coordinator for the Tucson/Pima County Women’s Commission
in Arizona. Her primary focus is to provide a sense of stability
for Teo while Rick travels an average of eighteen to twenty days
per month. Rick’s term as Moderator ends in June 2006.
Rick graduated from Colorado College with a BA in psychology
and attended Princeton Theological Seminary before becoming a
mission volunteer. Rick is a member of Southside Presbyterian
Church in Tucson, Arizona, where he was ordained to the office
of elder.
Birthdays:
Rick - May 19
Kitty - August 30
Teo - June 9, 1995
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