Trinity Forum Staff

Cherie Harder

Cherie Harder serves as President of the Trinity Forum. Prior to joining the Trinity Forum in 2008, Ms. Harder served in the White House as Special Assistant to the President and Director of Policy and Projects for First Lady Laura Bush.

Earlier in her career she served as Policy Advisor to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, advising the Leader on domestic social issues and serving as liaison and outreach director to outside groups. From 2001 to 2005, she was Senior Counselor to the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), where she helped the Chairman design and launch the We the People initiative to enhance the teaching, study, and understanding of American history. Prior to that Ms. Harder was the Policy Director for Senator Sam Brownback and also served as Deputy Policy Director at Empower America.

She holds an Honors B.A. (magna cum laude) in government from Harvard University and a post-graduate diploma in literature from the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, where she was a Rotary Scholar. She is also a Senior Fellow at Cardus, an Editorial Board member of Comment magazine, a past board member of Gordon College and the C.S. Lewis Institute, a current board member of the Convergence Center for Policy Resolution and Faith and Law, and an advisory board member of the National Museum of American Religion.

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Brian Daskam

Brian Daskam is the Director of Communications at the Trinity Forum. Contact Brian with questions about the website, social media, podcasts, or other Trinity Forum communications.

As the former editor of Cityvision Magazine and a communications professional for cities in Texas and Washington state, Brian has over 15 years of experience as a writer, photographer, designer, and communication strategist. Brian is an avid reader with a special interest in discussing ideas deeply in community. He holds a B.A. in Journalism from the University of North Texas.

Macrae Hanke

Macrae Hanke is the Office Manager and Executive Assistant to the President at The Trinity Forum. He is passionate about stewarding relationships for the sake of producing meaningful conversations that creatively bring about God-glorifying solutions. Previously, Macrae was on staff with Cru at his alma mater Miami University in Oxford, OH. Macrae was an International Studies and Diplomacy major and has worked in journalism and communications research for the US State Department and The Cincinnati Enquirer. An avid DMV cyclist, Macrae and his wife Annie now live in Potomac Yard, Alexandria.

Marie-Anne Morris

Marie-Anne Morris is the Events and Development Coordinator at The Trinity Forum. Marie-Anne was born and raised in France. She previously worked as a Crisis Management Intern at the Homeland Security Advisory Council at Pepperdine University School of Public Policy (HSA Council), where she developed and oversaw the organization’s database, assisted with event planning, and led research and writing projects. Marie-Anne holds a Master of Public Policy and a Master of Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine University.

Campbell Vogel

Campbell Vogel is the Director of Strategic Partnerships and Development at The Trinity Forum. She is passionate about putting together meaningful partnerships and connecting generosity with opportunities for impact. Previously, Campbell served as Deputy Director of the Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives at USAID; Aide to First Lady Laura Bush in the White House; Communications Director at King Faisal Hospital in Kigali, Rwanda; Director of Alumni Relations at Duke University Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP); and most recently Director of Partnerships for Restoration Immigration Legal Aid (RILA). Campbell currently serves on the board of directors for Casa Chirilagua, a faith-based community organization near her home in Alexandria, VA. She enjoys the intricacy of God’s creation in nature, time with dear friends, catching fish, and most of all–shepherding her four daughters with her husband, Dan. Campbell studied economics and biology at the University of Virginia.

Tom Walsh

Tom Walsh is the Trinity Forum’s Vice President for Operations. He was previously in London with the Global Solidarity Fund, a startup philanthropic venture which catalyzed collaboration across the faith, business and development sectors for vulnerable people. Before that, Tom was with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Washington DC and London, fostering alliances to support investments in international development and health.

From 2004-2012, Tom served in the US State Department with the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), as the deputy head of the program and as its chief of staff. As a civil servant, he was its acting head for five months during the 2009 presidential transition – an important moment for ensuring that it remained a US foreign policy priority. At both Gates and PEPFAR, collaboration with faith leaders and communities was a central focus. He has also worked at the US Senate Finance Committee on domestic health policy.

Tom holds degrees from Duke (undergraduate), the University of Texas (law), and Harvard (master’s in public health), and is a former champion on Jeopardy!.