Meet the Team

Rubén David Bonilla Ramos

Editor-in-Chief

Rubén David was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, his homeland and eternal love. He is a member of the Methodist Church of Puerto Rico where, for years, he has distinguished himself as a leader. He possesses a Bachelor of Arts in Religion from the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus, and earned his Master of Divinity from the Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico with Magna Cum Laude distinction, receiving recognition for his work in Homiletics. He participated in postgraduate courses in Arusha, Tanzania, and Matanzas, Cuba. Throughout his academic journey, he has offered conferences and lectures on gender, colonialism, and Latin American liberation theology in Puerto Rico, Cuba; Rochester, New York; and Toronto, Canada. Additionally, he has contributed op-ed columns to local newspapers, and his scholarly work, "Out of the Closet: Homosexuality, Colonialism, and Mission," was published in the 2019 book For Those Who Wish to Hear: Emerging Theologians on Evangelism and Mission. Rubén David focuses on

masculinities, gender, decolonial thinking, Latin American liberation theology, and the examination of new possibilities for re-imagining God within a framework of justice and peace. He is a Ph.D. candidate in Emmanuel College at the University of Toronto in Canada, where he resides with his wife, Leslie, and daughters, Beatriz and Julieta. Rubén David translates, does Spanish editing, and oversees all Baptist Peacemaker articles.

Erica Saunders

Communications Manager, BPFNA~Bautistas por la Paz

The Rev. Erica Saunders believes in the power of stories to establish and maintain peace and justice. She has served congregations in Ohio and North Carolina. One of the first openly trans women ordained to ministry in Baptist life, Erica sits on the board of the Alliance of Baptists and the Association of Welcoming & Affirming Baptists. She holds the Master of Divinity from Wake Forest University and a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and religion and French and Spanish from Queens University of Charlotte. Erica enjoys telling corny puns, studying Christian origins, tending her garden of native plants, playing with her cat Biscuit, and anything to do with turtles and sloths. Erica is the English editor of the Baptist Peacemaker.

Set Juárez Domínguez

Web Specialist

Born in Mexico City, Set has lived in Aguascalientes since he was 7 years old. He has a degree in Communication and Information and has worked most of his career in media related projects.

Set joined BPFNA~Bautistas por la Paz in 2020. He supported as content editor for social networks and video editor

BPFNA Baptists for Peace means a lot to me. It has been a journey filled with learning, wonderful people and new and interesting challenges to meet. I am very grateful and proud to be a part of this organization BPFNA Bautistas por la Paz significa mucho para mí. Ha sido un viaje lleno de aprendizaje, gente maravillosa y nuevos e interesantes retos por cumplir. Estoy muy agradecido y orgulloso de formar parte de esta organización.