TEAM
Gabe and Rebekah Lyons
Founder, Fermi Project
Gabe and Rebekah Lyons founded Fermi Project in 2003, a broad collective of innovators, social entrepreneurs, church and societal leaders working together to make positive contributions to culture. Gabe recently engineered Fermi Project's first book, unChristian, which reveals exclusive research on pop-culture's negative perception of Christians and convenes 27 of Christianity's most influential voices to address what he describes as "the steady erosion of Christianity's reputation in America". Prior to Fermi Project, he co-founded Catalyst, a national gathering of young leaders, while serving as Vice President for John Maxwell's INJOY organization. Gabe, Rebekah, and their three children reside in Atlanta, Georgia. glyons@fermiproject.com rlyons@fermiproject.com
Danielle Kirkland
Director, Fermi Project
Danielle Kirkland is the executional leader behind the Fermi Project.
Her experience in brand development and event management brings a
combination of skills and depth to all the initiatives of Fermi Project.
Danielle is a sought-after strategic planner for well-known conferences
like Orange, Passion and Catalyst. Danielle and her husband, Eddie,
live in Atlanta with their dog, Ella. dkirkland@fermiproject.com
Courtney Fahey
Courtney leads the Rwanda Clean Water campaign while also providing
wide-ranging support to the entire Fermi Project team and network.
Her persistence, warm personality and ability to manage the systems
and processes that fuel Fermi allow our team to operate at optimal
efficiency. Courtney lives in Atlanta. courtneyf@fermiproject.com
Jeff Shinabarger
Experience Designer
Jeff Shinabarger serves as experience designer for all Fermi Project
initiatives. As co-founder of the Fermi Project, his talent for ideation,
writing and critical thinking lends depth to our creative process.
Prior to Fermi Project, Jeff spent three years as Creative Director
for Catalyst. Jeff lives in Atlanta, Ga with his wife, Andre, and
dog, Max. jeffs@fermiproject.com
Andy Crouch
Fermi Advisor and Host of Fermi Podcast
An award-winning journalist and essayist, Andy is editorial director
for The Christian Vision Project at Christianity Today, a
member of the editorial board of Books & Culture, and a senior
fellow of the International Justice Mission's IJM Institute. His book
Culture Makers is forthcoming from InterVarsity Press. He
is a son, brother, husband, and father of two children. He lives in
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. andy@culture-makers.com
Rusty Pritchard
Environmental Economist and Fermi Advisor
Rusty is the associate director of the Evangelical Environmental
Initiative, a part-time professor at Emory University and has a doctorate
in Economics and Environment. His work has led the way on the topic
of Creation Care.