Christina Forrester – Executive Director/Founder

Christina Forrester is the Founder and Director of Christian Democrats of America, the #ChristiansAgainstHate/#ChristiansResist movement and Facebook group, creator, co- producer and co-host of the popular podcast “What Would Jesus Pod?” and ran the Christians for Hillary 2016 movement. She has contributed to Huffington Post, has appeared most recently on TYT’s Rebel HQ, the largest online television network and political show, has appeared on CNN Radio, Christian Broadcasting Network (700 Club), PBS Religion and Ethics News, and spoke/presented at the Democratic National Convention, universities and groups across the country.

She holds a Master’s degree in the MLST Liberal Arts program at Arizona State University, where she graduated summa cum laude, has an extensive resume of life-long church ministry as a praise and worship leader and youth pastor, and as founder of CDA, she has been a social justice advocate, writer, social media strategist and voice for those without a voice. She is also a singer/songwriter, her music and creative writing rooted in reclaiming the scriptural social justice, love and compassion message of Christ, breaking stereotypes and religious bigotry.

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Justin Anderson – Multimedia Director and Local Elections Contributor

Justin Anderson is the Multimedia Director and Local Elections Contributor for Christian Democrats of America and the Co-Host and Co-Producer of “What Would Jesus Pod?” a CDA-sponsored podcast that discusses current events and politics with an actual Christian view. Justin is a seasoned live music audio engineer and producer and recently became a progressive politics advocate with a specific focus and involvement with many local and state candidates.  Justin is interested in bringing integrity back into our government and works tirelessly to vet candidates who not only support, but who’s platforms represent the values that Christian Democrats of America stands for. You can follow Justin on Twitter @newman4life  and Facebook – facebook.com/newman4lifewwjp

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CDA Advisory Board

Nicole Anderson

Nicole Anderson is an accomplished Business Development Consultant with over 25 years of operations and business development experience. She is known for building collaborative working relationships, driving productivity, and continuously motivating others to deliver superior sales results continually. As a strategic business partner, she has a proven track record of enhancing the customer experience and driving business results for both profit and non-profit organizations.

As the Founder of Inspired Solutions, Nicole has lent her business development and client relation skills to small businesses in multiple industries, including The GKC Group and The Ascendant Group. This expertise includes leadership development, accounting, event management, and hospitality. Nicole is a seasoned advisor and represents a diverse group of professional speakers and leadership development workshop leaders. Before founding her own business, Nicole leads several teams within the customer service and business operations functions for Comcast Cable Corporation. She designed customer experience strategies and tactics across various markets and led to the implementation of new product initiatives, including communications and field operations.

As a Philadelphia native, Nicole holds a BA in International Business and Finance from Temple University’s Fox School of Business and an MBA from LaSalle University. She is an advocate for improving the lives of women and children. She holds several leadership roles on various non-profit boards in the Philadelphia area, including the Domestic Violence Center for Chester County.

Bjorn Beer

Bjorn Philip Beer is a writer and business person in Oregon. In addition to frequently contributing to CDA, his writing has appeared in NPR’s Living on Earth, Earth Island Journal, and Red Letter Christians. Prior to a software business development career, he graduated from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. He has political experience in fundraising, on campaigns, and as a pollster.

Beer is a “recovering Southern Baptist” who began speaking up against the religious right during college. He once outed a GOP Congressional candidate in Montana for giving money to a white supremacist (specifically calling him un-Christ-like for doing so). After Fox New’s Laura Ingraham accused him of “Catholic bashing” for merely quoting Jesus on a policy issue, he became convinced that the religious right needs to be confronted using its own language. He has gotten pro-Jesus pieces published in some of the most conservative local newspapers in the country, confronting the religious right from within that frame of reference. As he agued accurately before the 2020 elections, Beer is convinced that taking even 1% of the evangelical vote in key states and districts can make a massive difference on the national stage. “If politics is the art of the possible,” he says, “it’s the practice of building unlikely coalitions and driving wedges.”

When he’s not writing, he’s surfing, trail running, and exploring the PNW with his family. Follow him on Twitter @BjornPhilipBeer.

Raoul Davis
Raoul Davis is the CEO of Ascendant Group Branding, a PR and Branding firm that specializes in strategic direction for Fortune 500 and 50 companies and public figures. He has developed a reputation for effectively setting public figures, CEOs, and their companies apart from their competitors by “thinking without a box.” Raoul has built a private executive client list that includes Fortune 50 executives, multimillionaire entrepreneurs, major media personalities and NY Times Best-Selling Authors. With his strategic leadership, the company has helped clients generate multimillion dollar business deals, speak at Ivy League institutions, receive invitations for White House sponsored events and secure media in the NY Times, ABC’s 20/20, the Steve Harvey Morning Show and The Wall Street Journal. Prior to joining Ascendant, he held management positions with Paramount, Speakers Etcetera (a West Coast communications firm and speaker’s bureau), and the General Wesley Clark for President Campaign. Raoul obtained his masters degree in Public Administration at the prestigious University of Delaware School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy, one of the top-ranking schools in public policy. In 2011 Raoul was one of 150 entrepreneurs selected to participate in a small business economics forum at the White House, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and U.S. Senate.

Pastor Dave Forrester
Pastor Forrester has been in full time ministry since 1973. He is Senior Pastor of Wings of Life Worship Center and has travelled, preaching and performing music in church for over 48 years. David is also a musician and songwriter, and President of Sonlite Productions, which produces family-friendly community entertainment events. Pastor Forrester is an activist for the poor and social justice causes, as is reflected in the food, clothing and outreach ministries of the church he pastors in Apache Junction, AZ. He recently completed an 8-part sermon series on “The Christian’s Response,” which addresses how the Christian community needs to respond to relevant social issues. Follow Pastor Dave on Twitter @PasForrester

Tabitha Isner

Rev. Tabitha Isner was the 2018 Democratic Nominee for US Congress in Alabama’s Second Congressional District. She is a graduate of the University of Chicago with a Masters in Divinity and Masters in Public Policy. Although an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), her professional career is in child care policy. She has been a Research Analyst, a State Policy Specialist, a Business Analyst, and a Business Consultant. Across roles, her focus has been on improving data collection in state agencies so policy decisions are based on solid evidence of what works to improve the quality of child care for young children. Outside work, Tabitha is a foster and adoptive parent and an advocate for children in the child welfare system. She resides in Montgomery, Alabama with her husband (a congregational pastor) and son. Her side projects include reinvigorating the Alabama Democratic Party, dismantling racism and the Good Ol Boys club, and fundraising for worthy organizations like Christian Democrats of America. You can follow her on Twitter @TabithaK or on Facebook at /TabithaIsner.

Sam Jernigan

Sam Jernigan is a seasoned publicity and marketing consultant (Renaissance Consultations,
wwwMarketingAndPR.com). Her undergraduate work was in Political Science (Cal Poly University) and she concurrently ran the field office for a CA State Assemblyman, and also volunteered for a Governor’s campaign. Meeting the Lord Jesus during that time, her path diverged away from politics for a time until she accepted paid campaign positions for CA State Senate and Marin County Supervisor races. Although her work is predominantly secular, she represents Christian clients on occasion — recently
resulting in the founder of a Christian nonprofit, Homes of Hope, being named People Magazine’s “Hero of the Week,” and securing on-location filming of them by CNN, their first publicity in 25 years. While her projects vary, Sam specializes in the publishing arena and much of her current focus is on bringing author’s manuscripts to fruition and then publishing/distributing/promoting them — one of her from-scratch client creations was recently named “Bestselling book of 2017” at one of 45+ stores carrying the regional title (in Sonoma County).
She joined CDA in late 2017 after seeking us out, and soon got in touch to offer her publicity services probono. Although her time is limited, she’s provided guidance on revamping the CDA Media page, created a downloadable press kit, and has already obtained coverage for CDA on Occupy.com. She’s also recently begun pitching MSNBC producers for CDA.

Sam resides in the Sierra foothills (east of Sacramento) and, like CDA, sees herself as a Christian first, and Democrat second — and is passionately committed to both.

John Salmons
John Salmons is a former NBA player who played opposite Derrick Rose for several seasons as a shooting guard with the Chicago Bulls where he averaged 18 points a game.  Salmons also played with the 76ers, Bucks, Kings, Raptors, and most recently (2014-2015) with the Pelicans.  Salmons ranks in the top 10% of all time scorers in the history of the NBA/ABA. As a social engineer, Salmons focuses on many business and social initiatives that make a significant impact.  He owns several MidiCi Pizza franchises and is an adviser for Three Squared Inc, a leader in innovative real estate construction.

Linda Seger

Dr. Linda Seger, is a successful Hollywood Script Consultant, author, speaker and theologian. She created and defined the career of ‘Script Consultant’ in 1981. Since then, a consultant on over 2,000 scripts, her clients have included writers, directors, producers, executives and companies, in film, television, and theater. Ron Howardhas said thatMaking a Good Script Great, Linda’s best-known title, has informed all of his movies beginning with Apollo 13.