Sophie Kim is the Annual Fund Associate at the Center for Public Justice.

Mariah Humphries is the Director of Communications at the Center for Public Justice.

Hojung Lee (born in Seoul, South Korea) is the managing editor at the Center for Public Justice. She graduated with a B.A in studio arts and public policy and leadership at the University of Virginia. Hojung believes that art naturally creates a space to reflect on society, with vast potential to bring attention to systemic injustice and inspire a call to action. She uses vulnerability as her greatest tool to bring about change, most evident in her debut essay collection: Tigerrabbit (New Degree Press, 2022). Nostalgic for the wetlands and the wading birds of her hometown, Orlando, Fla., she seeks out bodies of water whenever she moves somewhere new.

Melissa Mercedes is a Policy Associate at the Center for Public Justice. She is a Gordon College alumna and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Affairs with a concentration in International Development. In her position, Melissa supports the advancement of CPJ’s faith-based policy and institutional religious freedom research and initiatives.

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Chicago, IL