Aamir Hussain is a native of Farmington, CT. Aamir's father is from Hyderabad, India, and his mother (while being of Indian origin) is from Kowloon, Hong Kong. Because of the intersection of American, Indian, Chinese, and Muslim cultures in his family, he is very interested in foreign languages, exotic foods, and traveling to different countries. He is nicknamed “The-Punisher” for his penchant for making (bad) puns.

Native New Yorker Anne Marie Roderick spent eight months doing relief work in New Orleans after graduating from high school in 2006 and four months in India volunteering at a yoga Ashram. At Earlham College, she graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a major in Religion. While there, Anne Marie served in student government and on various school committees. She was Convener of the Earlham Progressive Union and the Earlham Christian Fellowship and participated in the IFYC Fellows Alliance during her sophomore year. She studied abroad in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Erica Shaps is a junior at Brandeis University majoring in Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies and International & Global Studies with a minor in Peace, Conflict and Coexistence Studies. Last year, as part of her time as an Interfaith Youth Core Fellow, she founded the Brandeis Interfaith Group (BIG) and organized Brandeis’ Better Together campaign around issues of homelessness. She also served as Campus Relations Coordinator for the executive board of Hillel at Brandeis.

Gail Goldsmith is a Master of Divinity student at University of Chicago Divinity School, studying pastoral care and intersectionality. She is looking forward to beginning the Episcopalian ordination process.