Red. Dr. Curtiss DeYoung is the CEO of the Minnesota Council of Churches. Previously he was the Executive Director of the historic racial justice organization Community Renewal Society in Chicago and the inaugural Professor of Reconciliation Studies at Bethel University in St. Paul. DeYoung earned degrees from the University of St. Thomas and Howard University School of Divinity. He is an author and editor of twelve books on racial justice, reconciliation, interfaith social justice activism and cultural diversity.