Chandra DeNap Whetstine is the Acting CEO and Chief Operating Officer at the One America Movement, a national non-profit building a network of people of faith who speak and act against toxic polarization in accordance with their faith traditions. Under her leadership, the organization launched as an independent 501c3 organization, increased staff size by more than 400%, expanded into 37 states and over 2,100 faith communities, and strengthened program interventions with best practices from social science, psychology, and neuroscience. Chandra is also a seminarian and a Member in Discernment in the United Church of Christ. She holds a BA in Theatre and a Master’s in Diplomacy and International Relations. Chandra is a proud Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, a trained birth doula, and a recovering theatre professional.