Meet Our Board

Christa served as a Co-Director of BFJN from 2014 to 2017. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Social Sector Leadership at Eastern University. Christa is passionate about economic discipleship and living into God’s abundance.

Kyle is a theologian, teacher, and activist. He is currently a PhD Candidate in Systematic Theology at Boston College. His research focuses on demonology, specifically investigating the demonization of Black and indigenous bodies in Christian history, and the use of spiritual warfare language as anti-racist and anti-colonial rhetoric. He has a Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a Master of Theology from Boston College. Kyle grew up in Tennessee, but has lived in the Northeast for over 13 years. He has been actively involved in Presbyterian, Episcopal, and evangelical non-denominational churches, and currently attends Reservoir Church in Cambridge with his partner, Joelinda. Kyle is passionate about the Christian call justice, particularly as it pertains to anti-racism and economic justice. He is also passionate about teaching undergraduate students, and also loves traveling, gardening, and cooking!

Jessica was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago and has resided in the Boston area since 1996 when she came to the east coast to pursue her undergrad and graduate studies. She currently is a registered nurse at the Family Health Center of Worcester where she enjoys working with a diverse patient population. Jessica is passionate about social justice and the role that Christians have in addressing systemic injustices. Health care equity and criminal justice reform are issues especially close to her heart.

Andrew has worked as a Systems/Supply Chain Engineer with a local defense contractor for over 15 years, and also works part-time with the Applied Research and Consulting team at the Emmanuel Gospel Center. He enjoys applying systems and organizational principles to help individuals and teams function more effectively, and is interested in the unique intersection of economic discipleship and social justice. He is a member of the Reservoir Church in Cambridge. In his spare time, he enjoys hiking in the mountains, playing guitar, and writing.

Latha is an engineer, experienced in implementing environmental and quality systems in corporations around the globe, actively engaged as a Stephen minister at her church and passionate about advocating for economic, environmental justice initiatives in meeting the needs of the vulnerable and promoting sustainable alternatives.  She believes in living simply with a moral and spiritual responsibility so others may simply live, responding with compassion and love for promoting a just and peaceful world for everyone.

Denicia Ratley currently serves as the Director of Religious and Spiritual Life and College Chaplain at Babson College. She holds two master’s degrees from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary (a MA in World Missions and Cross-Cultural Counseling and a MA in Theology and Ethics) and a bachelor of science degree and minor from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Human Development and Family studies, and a minor Black American Studies).  Denicia has had the opportunity to partner with several Babson faculty to teach and support women within the Massachusetts Correctional Institution, travel to Tanzania to teach Entrepreneurship, and partner with Habitat for Humanity to build homes in Indian River. During the pursuit of her graduate degree, she had the pleasure of working with Muslim refugees in Tucson and Phoenix, to help settle them into their new communities and homes. Denicia is originally from a rural town in North Carolina.