Who are this year`s coaches?

IFYC COACHES 2016-17
The IFYC Coaches serve as paraprofessional staff within the Interfaith Leadership
Institutes and the Interfaith Leadership Lab gatherings. They represent strong
student leaders, who stand out for their interfaith leadership on their respective
campuses. Throughout the academic year, they train their peers to use their voice,
engage in dialogue across different, and act together to effect social change.
AMINATA DIALLO
Mimi Diallo was one of the founders of Better Together at Susquehanna
University where she has focused on equality and inclusivity. Outside
of the classroom, she’s a member of the French Club and serves as a
tour guide.
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the
silence of our friends. – Martin Luther
DANIELLE “DANI” TARGOSZ
Dani Targosz founded Carthage College’s Better Together club and is
active with the meditation and belly dancing clubs. When not acting as
Carthage’s interfaith rockstar on campus, she enjoys knitting, playing
video games, dancing, and going out for (Chicago-style) pizza.
When I get sad, I stop being sad and be awesome instead. True story.
– Barney Stinson
EIMAN ALI
Eiman Ali just finished her third year at Meredith College and has a
passion for service and equal opportunity. On the rare occasion that
she has free time, she enjoys loudly singing with her ukulele, watching
movies with her siblings, and going on adventures with her squad.
Happy is the man who avoids hardship, but how fine is the man who
is afflicted and shows endurance. – Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
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JEREMY TIBBETTS
Jeremy Tibbetts is a founding member of the Interfaith Council at
the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and is passionate about
education and identity. One day, he hopes to redefine how faith and
technology interact.
Bruheem kol dumuyay eloha! Blessed are all God’s self-portraits.
– From Richard Zimler, “The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon”
KASCHA SANOR
Kascha Sanor has spent her time at Aquinas College focusing on service
learning, relationship-building, and connecting her spirituality with the
interfaith movement. She values humility, compassion, and a good cup
of coffee.
God invites us in freedom and without coercion into a deeper
relationship of self-knowledge, healing, and intimacy. What is really
wonderful is that we do not have to walk on this journey alone.
– Mary Clark-Kaiser, Director of Campus Ministry at Aquinas College
LINDSEY BRESSLER
Lindsey Bressler, a fourth year student at Northeastern University, has
focused her interfaith efforts on driving student-led work. For fun, she
likes updating Goodreads, drinking unhealthy amounts of coffee, and
rediscovering old music.
Patience is a minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.
– Ambrose Bierce
MAYA WILLIAMS
Maya Williams is President of East Carolina University’s Interfaith
Pirates Better Together group and is active in promoting interfaith in her
surrounding community. She has a passion for creative self-expression,
which she sees as a form of social action and healing.
Who knows but that, on the lower frequencies, I speak for you?
– Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man
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MELAINA RILEY
Melaina Riley is a rising senior Oklahoma City University where she
founded OCU’s Better Together and helped establish their Better
Together Week. As an avid lover of all things Star Wars and a future
UMC reverend, one of her biggest life goals is to develop a Star Warsthemed sermon series.
Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to
watch you burn. – John Wesley
SARA FUNKHOUSER
Sara Funkhouser, a student at Concordia College, seeks to create a
world where everyone can feel accepted and where whole identities are
valued. On a less serious note, she is an avid reader and loves to be
outdoors on the many Minnesota lakes.
Turn to page 394. – Severus Snape, Harry Potter
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