The Rev. Asa David Coulson

Asa is an Episcopal priest currently serving at Grace Church in Madison, New Jersey (a NYC suburb) and has been engaged with the QCF community for more than 15 years. Prior to his priesthood, Asa was active in leadership at Methodist, Pentecostal, and Presbyterian churches. Before entering parish ministry Asa was an executive with both retail and publishing companies in Saint Louis and Nashville, as well as an oncology chaplain and grief counselor outside Philadelphia. As an Associate of the monastic Order of the Holy Cross he is drawn to help others discover the joy of spiritual formation and community.

Asa earned his Master of Divinity from Lancaster Theological Seminary, completed a postgraduate program at Bexley Seabury Theological Seminary, and his internship and residency programs at Penn State Medical Center. Asa is currently a doctoral student at Drew University, in the writing and research phase.

Asa is a huge soccer fan, an admitted LEGO addict, and a camping/hiking enthusiast, having visited scores of locations in the National Parks System. Asa lives with his adorable canine kid, a 9 year old vizsla named Asher Dominic. Keep up with Asa and Asher on Twitter and Instagram by following @KingAsa.

Min. Darren Calhoun

Darren Calhoun is a justice advocate, worship leader, and photographer based out of Chicago. He works to bridge connections between people of differing perspectives through story and relationship.

Currently, Darren leads worship at Urban Village Church and serves in multiple capacities with organizations like Evangelicals for Social Action, The Center for Inclusivity, and The Reformation Project. He also sings with a progressive Christian band called The Many. He’s facilitated workshops and led worship for many Annual Conferences. 

Darren brings with him an intentional focus on the church being inclusive of a diversity of people and expressions as an authentic reflection of the Kingdom of God. Lastly, Darren is an extrovert who loves hugs. Follow him on social media at @heyDarren or through his blog, DarrenCalhoun.com.

Robin Huey

Robin Huey (she/her) is a 5th-generation Chinese American with roots in the San Francisco Bay Area. She works as a marketer and PMP-certified project manager across the tech, sports, and video game industries with contributions to campaigns underscored by awards from the Entertainment Marketing Association, Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, and more. Some notable brands she’s worked with include Power Rangers, Tomb Raider and the San Francisco 49ers—with a personal highlight of contributing to the launch of the first LGBTQ+ fan community started by an NFL club. Her work in marketing was inspired by travels in her youth, where she observed the global impact of entertainment and media on societal trends and attitudes, which catalyzed a career goal of positively influencing representation of more diverse stories. She is passionate about causes that seek social goodness. Robin began attending church in college and later became interested in the intersection of LGBTQ+ and Christian spaces. She held leadership roles with the Faith Justice Network (formerly Newbigin House of Studies)—serving as a Cohort Leader and participating as a lay Fellow—and 49ers Women’s Employee Resource Group "Women Connect"—as Board Chair, Women of Color Committee Lead, and Treasurer. She is excited to be applying her leadership experiences to QCF and continuing to seek social good by extending the table at QCF to help everyone belong.

Daniel Perez

Daniel Samuel is a Consumer Insights and Marketing Strategy professional working for Bimbo Bakeries USA, a global baked goods manufacturer.  He graduated with a BS Chemical Engineering degree from the University of the Philippines, after which he decided to start his adventure and worked as a soap and skin care R&D Scientist in Beijing, China. From there, he moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan to pursue his MBA at the University of Michigan where he focused on marketing and strategy. Opportunity brought him to Southeastern Pennsylvania to work for his current employer. There he is actively involved with the AAPI and Pride employee resource groups as well as other Diversity, Equity and Belonging work. He also volunteers with Entrepinayship (BIPOC women entrepreneurship nonprofit) and has just finished his term on the board of the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger.

Born in the bustling Quezon City, Philippines, he now resides in and calls Philadelphia, PA home with his senior dog Bruce. In his free time, he plays volleyball, sings with the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus and writes short stories and essays as a hobby. 

Linda Robertson

Linda Robertson (she/her) is a wife and mother of four children, one of whom came out to her as a 12-year-old, then tragically died a death of despair when he was only twenty. Since then, she has spent countless hours listening to and learning from LGBTQ+ and BIPOC individuals, and hopes to continue doing that for the rest of her life. She wrote a short essay that went—unintentionally—viral in 2013, Just Because He Breathes, about her own culpability in the death of her son, and since then, has continued to speak and write about what she has learned from Ryan’s life and death.

Linda has been involved with QCF since 2014 when she and her husband were keynote speakers at the Chicago Conference. She is something of a professional volunteer: While she worked regularly for several years with a non-profit serving people with HIV/AIDS in the Capitol Hill area of Seattle, WA, she founded a team at her own church to do the same thing in 2010, and is still very involved today. She leads the QCF Parent Team as well as several groups for parents of LGBTQ+ kids, focusing on teaching them to deeply connect with their children, as well as doing one-on-one coaching and mentoring.

Linda believes that encouraging and empowering parents to do the work required to reflect Christ’s truly unconditional Love to their LGBTQ+ children is a powerful way to reach families who would otherwise do as she and her husband did: reject the inherent and immeasurable beauty and unique value of their child out of fear of God’s condemnation and judgment. She is more than a little enthusiastic about continually learning about how psychology and brain science can teach us about how to nurture secure attachment and meaningful emotional intimacy in relationships, as well as about advocating on a public and personal level for marginalized groups.

Bobbi Ullinger

Bobbi identifies as a non-binary, gender fluid transwoman. Her pronouns are her/she, just like the chocolate bar. Bobbi met and married her wife, Cathy, in college, and they have lived in Kent, OH, home of Kent State University for 48 years. In 2007, Bobbi shocked Cathy with the news that she is transgender. Still very much in love, they worked to be committed to their marriage as Bobbi slowly transitioned over the following 15+ years. Bobbi has facilitated peer support groups for the transgender community both in person and online, as well as the Q Christian Fellowship community group for persons in mixed orientation marriages. She is on the board United Christian Ministries at Kent State University, and has spoken to both undergrad and graduate level college classes and church groups, and has lobbied local and state law makers for LGBTQ rights. As an active member of The Church in Silver Lake (UCC), Bobbi has lead Bible studies and book discussion groups, and is honored to preach at Sunday morning services a couple )mes a year. Bobbi is the proud parent of 5 adult kids (their youngest is gay), and Pap Paw to 7 grandkids. She is a retired firefighter/paramedic, and currently works for an audio production company where she makes rock bands loud.