Shannan Vance-Ocampo

The Rev. Shannan R. Vance-Ocampo serves as Pastor of the Watchung Avenue Presbyterian Church in North Plainfield, NJ. Previously she served for eight years as the Associate Pastor at the First Presbyterian Church of Rumson, NJ. Shannan holds a bachelors degree from The College of Wooster (1998), a Master of Divinity from McCormick Theological Seminary (2001) and a Master in Public Policy from Monmouth University (2010, expected). She is a Fellow with GreenFaith and a Certified Christian Educator in the PC(U.S.A.).

Currently, Shannan serves on the National Committee of PPF and in that capacity is Director of Colombia Programs. She served as one of our accompaniers in November 2006, and lives on the Jersey Shore with her family. Her husband, Juan Gabriel Ocampo Valle is a native Colombian, having grown up in Bogotá. Together they are the proud parents of Sofia Elena who is a budding peacemaker.

Shannan is available for speaking in the areas of Accompaniment in Colombia, political advocacy, and congregational educational resourcing for all ages specifically focused on the Biblical foundations of peacemaking and/or ecology.
Contact Shannan at svanceocampo@yahoo.com