by Kay Ahmed | Feb 18, 2026
Anastasia Marie (pronounced “ah-nah-stah-see-yah”) is an MDiv Chaplaincy student at Starr King School for the Ministry. She is preparing for healthcare and community chaplaincy, with special interests in climate change, trauma-informed and oppression-sensitive care,...
by Kay Ahmed | Feb 18, 2026
Kim Rahebi, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Public Health, as well as a Stephen Minister and EarthKeeper with the United Methodist Church. She holds a Master of Public Health, with a focus on Global Health and Environmental Science. Her PhD is in Health Science...
by social@thebtscenter.org | Jan 3, 2025
After spending 17 years and over $30,000 on three continents attempting to “de-gay” himself through conversion therapy, Peterson Toscano came out a quirky queer Quaker concerned with human rights. He asks himself and his audiences unusual questions: Who are the gender...
by social@thebtscenter.org | Jan 2, 2025
Madeline Bugeau-Heartt serves as The BTS Center’s Program Associate. She is a graduate of the Harvard Divinity School and NYU Tisch School of the Arts. A longtime experimental theater and film-maker, Madeline is passionate about creating spaces for people to tap...