CLGS

Coordinator, Asian & Pacific Islander Roundtable 

Jess Delegencia, MA, MDiv, a citizen of both the United States and the Philippines, is currently the executive director of World Bridges, an Oakland-based non-profit serving young adults of color affected by US urban poverty. He is also a PhD candidate in Organizational Leadership at Eastern University in St. Davids, PA, where his research is focused on Filipino leadership and LGBT advocacy in Christian organizations. Jess was a full-time minster with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship for over 12 years, serving as Area Director (2002-2004), Regional Program Director for the Global Urban Trek program in the Philippines and Asia (2004-2008), and a national diversity consultant (2002-2008) in API leadership development and ministry.

Jess is the co-founder of Kapwa, a Filipino American para-church organization in Berkeley, CA. He is also a sought after speaker and teacher, having preached or facilitated workshops in Mexico, Thailand, South Africa, Canada, United Kingdom, and the Philippines. Jess has travelled to over 50 countries in all regions of the world, having lived, studied or worked in southern Africa, southeast Asia, India and Mexico.