NCISDF Board Members

Claire Cox-Woodlief – Apex, NC
Claire is a member of St. Francis UMC in Cary, NC. She is the Director of Operations for White
Memorial Presbyterian Church in Raleigh. Claire is also a Certified Lay Speaker and trained
Spiritual Director. She is the founder and CEO of CCW Transformation Ministries and a
Quallified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory. Claire lives in Apex, NC.

Blair Capel – Raleigh, NC
Blair is the Director of Finance for Aer Therapeutics. With a background in finance and accounting, Blair specializes in the start-up biotech space. Prior to his biotech experience, he was in business valuation consulting at Deloitte & Touche and public accounting at PwC. Blair has a Master of Accounting degree from the University of Southern California.

John Parker – Durham, NC
John is an independent Community Development Consultant currently employed by Duke University. John’s work is nurturing culturally appropriate and cross-cultural collaborations, supporting others in their vocation, and helping them discern how to share talents, gifts, relationships, and resources, and be advocates for a better world. He engages nonprofits, faith communities, funders, entrepreneurs, tribes, and groups with their ideas, projects, plans, and initiatives. John lives in Durham, NC.

Laura Fine Ledford – Raleigh, NC
Laura is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church and serves as the Pastor of Support at Hayes Barton UMC. She is grateful to be raising two children, Edwin and Hank, with her husband, Rodney. If she isn’t driving her children all over Wake Country, Laura’s favorite things to do are read, or listen to podcasts while walking her dog, Annie.

Ryke Longest – Raleigh, NC
Ryke is the Director of Clinical Programs, the Director of the Environmental Law and Policy Clinic, and is the John H. Adams Clinical Professor of Law, at the Duke University School of Law. Prior to coming to Duke he ran a solo law practice and worked for 14 years at the North Carolina Department of Justice. Ryke is a member at Edenton St United Methodist Church in Raleigh.

Rev. Alan Felton – Raleigh, NC
Rev. Alan was Executive Pastor at North Raleigh UMC prior to becoming Pastor for Benson
Memorial UMC, Raleigh. Pastor Alan is an experienced executive leader in both government and the church. He is skilled in Organizational Leadership and Design, Preaching, Teaching, Strategic Planning, and Team Management. Alan is committed to the work of social justice, especially racial reconciliation. He graduated from NC Wesleyan College and Duke University Divinity School. Rev Alan lives in Raleigh, NC

Rev. Kelly Lyn Logue – Cary, NC
Kelly Lyn serves as Lead Pastor alongside the community of White Plains UMC in Cary, NC. She is a  graduate of the Upper Room’s Two Year Academy for Spiritual Formation (#37) & has an M.Div. from Duke Divinity School (1999). Kelly Lyn is passionate about providing opportunities for others to grow closer to the heart of God through spiritual formation, spiritual direction & pilgrimage. She is also an old-time musician playing clawhammer banjo, guitar, & mountain dulcimer. Kelly Lyn loves to hike, travel and camp.

Khris Ford – Holly Springs, NC
Khris is the Co-Founder and Co-Director of NCISDF. She is a trained spiritual director with over 30 years experience, as well as a retired grief and trauma therapist. Khris was the founder of the family and children’s grief center, Austin Center for Grief and Loss in Austin, TX. She is an active member of St. Francis UMC in Cary, NC.