Board Member · Class of B27
The Rev. Kerri Parker has served as the Executive Director of the Wisconsin Council of Churches since 2017. Under her leadership, the Council has become known nationwide for its leadership in faith-based COVID19 response and has established interfaith collaborations relating to civic engagement and racial equity. She was primary author for many of the Council’s COVID publications and of the study-action guide “Who is My Neighbor: Multigenerational Conversations on Faith and Gun Violence.”
Her professional background includes serving as local church pastor in the United Church of Christ and as Executive Director of YWCA Rock County, an organization with its roots in the social gospel and programs dedicated to peace, racial justice and women’s empowerment. She has served as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Conference of the United Church of Christ, on the Board of United Church Camps Inc. and as a UCC General Synod Delegate.
Rev. Parker received her MDiv from Chicago Theological Seminary and BA from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. She is a student in the DMin in Prophetic Leadership program at Iliff School of Theology. Kerri is a member of Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ (Madison WI), is married to Shaun, a US Naval Reserve chaplain, and has an adult daughter. She enjoys musical theater and many other fandoms.