Rev. Ron Stief - Executive Director - Rev. Ron Stief, an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, is the executive director of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, an interfaith organization of more than 325 religious organizations committed to ending U.S.-sponsored torture. He is a national leader and faith strategist on ending CIA torture and ending the torture of solitary confinement in U.S. prisons and has been interviewed by CNN, HuffPost Live, the New York Times, Religion News Service, Governing Magazine, the Washington Post and the National Catholic Reporter. Rev. Stief sits on the Steering Committee of Shoulder to Shoulder / Standing with American Muslims Upholding American Values, co-leads the national advocacy strategy of the Washington DC Interreligious Staff Community, and is a member of the Federal Anti-Solitary Task Force which works to end solitary confinement in federal prisons, jails and immigrant detention.

From 1999 to 2008, Rev. Stief was director of the Washington D.C. office of the United Church of Christ where he led advocacy for its 5,500 congregations and 1.2 million members across the country on a broad range of domestic and international issues, through both the UCC's Washington D.C. and United Nations offices. Rev. Stief has taught as an adjunct faculty member of the Pacific School of Religion and the Starr King School for the Ministry, both in Berkeley, and the McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago. He earned his undergraduate degree in philosophy at the University of Montana and holds a Master of Arts in social ethics and a Master of Divinity degree from the Pacific School of Religion.

Johnny Perez - Director of NRCAT's U.S. Prisons Program - Johnny is a highly accomplished criminal justice reform advocate, public speaker, and thought-leader in the field of ending torture and inhumane treatment in the U.S. prison system. As the Director of NRCAT’s U.S. Prisons Program, he champions an end of solitary confinement and equips faith communities and affected individuals to engage in education and legislative changes nationwide. Johnny represents NRCAT in several collaborative efforts with other organizations, including Unlock the Box, a national campaign to end solitary confinement and the Federal Anti-Solitary Taskforce (FAST).

Johnny proudly serves on the Board of Directors of the national Multifaith Initiative to End Mass Incarceration, JusticeAid, New York City's Urban Justice Center, and The Appeal. He is as an ambassador for the End The Exception Campaign and serves as an advisory board member for the DC-based Urban Institute's Prison Research and Innovation Initiative. As a committee member to the ARCH Network Committee at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), he helps advance initiatives to improve the well-being of both incarcerated people and staff.

Johnny is dedicated to mitigating the profound effects of incarceration on individuals and society. His insights, including drawing from lessons learned during 13 years of incarceration, make Johnny a sough-after speaker for law schools and universities across the country, and media interviews and op-eds. In addition to his professional achievements, Johnny wears the hats of a devoted father, mentor to formerly incarcerated students at St. Francis College of Brooklyn (his alma mater), and founder of Day 1 Pictures, showcasing his talent in photography. >>Learn more about Johnny’s life and work.

Rev. Tara "T.C." Morrow - Director of Finance & Operations - Rev. T.C. Morrow, an Ordained Deacon in the United Methodist Church, serves NRCAT with distinction having been among the founding members of the NRCAT staff. From 2004 to 2009, T.C. served at the Churches' Center for Theology and Public Policy, working to educate and organize religious communities on public policy issues. Since joining NRCAT full-time in 2009, in addition to financial and organizational operations, she participates in NRCAT’s event planning, educational resource development and distribution, communications, fundraising, grant writing and reporting, and lobbying. She holds a M.Div. from Wesley Theological Seminary and a B.A. in Physics from Vassar College. Rev. Morrow also serves on the extended clergy team at Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington, DC, as Pastor for Public Witness and Ecumenical Connection.