Rev. Philip Bowling-Dyer (Phil) serves as the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship's National Diversity Director and National Diversity Fellow. He has worked with hundreds of churches, colleges, and organizations, enabling them to relate more effectively and easily in diverse and "difference" situations. He's a graduate of the University of California Berkeley and the Berkeley School of Divinity; he is ordained in the American Baptist and Progressive Baptist denominations. He's a Certified Diversity Executive© with The Institute for Diversity Certification (IDC), and a certified trainer with both Cultural Intelligence (CQ) and Technology of Participation (ToP). He bakes, hikes, sings, and community organizes in his hometown of Oakland, California with his family and friends.