Rich Havard

Rich (he/him) has been formed by his rural Mississippi childhood, the best and worst of the Christian church, and past and present justice movements. He currently serves as the Program Officer at the Wayfarer Foundation, a grant-making organization that supports spiritually-rooted and justice-oriented nonprofits. Prior to Wayfarer, he spent 6 years leading the Inclusive Collective, a vibrant and diverse Christian community for college students in Chicago. Rich holds a BA in Religion from Samford University in Birmingham, AL, and a Master of Divinity from Mercer University in Atlanta, GA. He calls the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago home, needs multiple cups of good (or bad) coffee every day, and believes that we all have the capacity to co-create a better world.