Blake Farley, Program Coordinator at the One America Movement, is an Arkansas native and recent Arizona transplant dedicated to supporting local religious communities in shaping a better, shared future for their congregations and our country.

Blake has two degrees in religious studies from Pepperdine University and the University of Groningen, with additional certifications in global leadership for nonprofits and identity-based dispute resolution and faith-based peacemaking. His previous roles in a variety of academic, civil society and religious institutions along with his research as a social scientist have taken him across the U.S., Central and Western Europe and Northern and Sub-Saharan Africa learning how religion, culture, globalization influence our drive to cultivate compassionate spaces for person-to-person bridge building across cultural, national, and religious boundary lines. His work supporting the expanding programming of the One America Movement proudly dedicates him to a vocation of empathetic leadership fueled by listening, intentionality, and hospitality — one relationship at a time.

Outside of work, Blake will earnestly share his passions for travel, film, and coffee (as an avid barista) when he's not pouring over a new book, enjoying slow travel around his city, or spending time with his wide church community and close friends around the world.