About this Event
The iSSACHAR Center for Urban Leadership catalyzes followers of Jesus for a lifetime of leadership in urban communities. Our iSSACHAR Leadership Collective weekends are designed to build an audacious community of leaders who are:
- Rooted in Christ
- Professional in Calling
- Relentless in Justice and Reconciliation
- Healthy in Relationships
- Collective in Approach
As part of our first of 4 iSSACHAR Leadership Collective (iLC) weekends in '24-25, this event features Christy Vines.
Christy Vines is the founder, President and CEO of Ideos Institute where she leads the organization’s research on the burgeoning field of Empathic Intelligence and its application to the fields of conflict transformation, social cohesion, and social renewal.
Prior to founding Ideos Institute, she was the Senior Vice President for Global Initiatives and Strategy at the Institute for Global Engagement (IGE) where she served as the managing and coordinating lead for the development of strategic institutional partnerships and global initiatives in support of the IGE mission to encourage flourishing societies and stable states, and promote sustainable religious freedom, human rights and the rule of law globally. During her tenure at IGE she helped expand the organization’s Center for Women, Faith & Leadership which supports, equips and convenes religious women peacemakers around the globe.
Christy has held senior roles with the RAND Corporation, where she worked with the RAND Centers for Middle East Public Policy, Asia Pacific Public Policy, Global Risk and Security, and the Center for Justice, Infrastructure, and Environment, finally transitioning to interim project manager for the RAND African First Ladies Initiative (now located at the Bush Presidential Center). Christy also held the role of senior fellow at The American Security Project and served as an advisor to the Carter’s Center’s inaugural Forum on Women, Religion, Violence and Power.
Christy is a published writer, speaker, and the executive producer of the 2022 documentary film, "," a moving take on the current state of division and polarization in the U.S. She has appeared on podcasts like Comment Magazine’s “”, “” and Bob Goff's “”. She has published numerous articles and op-eds with news outlets and publications, including the , , and Capital Commentary.
Christy received her Master's Degree in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School. She attended both Stanford University and the University of CA, Riverside where she received her B.A. in Sociology and Qualitative Analysis. She currently resides in Pasadena, CA.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Issachar Center for Urban Leadership, 1220 East 24th Avenue, Denver, United States
USD 81.88