ambassadors of hope
Ambassadors of Hope 2024-2026 Cohort
Larry Broding
San Diego, CA
Larry spent 28 years working for the Catholic Church, always seeking to grow alongside others. He joined ISP in 2016 at St. Vincent de Paul, where he facilitates spiritual reflections, and it was there that he met Kevin, who became both a close friend and companion. Larry lives in Santee with his wife and has 2 children and 3 grandchildren.
Peter Brush
Chicago, IL
Peter has ministered with ISP since 2017 with the Milwaukee and Chicago teams. He serves as a team leader for Chicago men’s retreats and an agency liaison to multiple recovery programs. Every ISP retreat has a powerful impact on him, and he looks forward to growing alongside Reggie on the AOH journey.
Susan Buzzitta
Detroit, MI
Susan has lived in Michigan for the last 38 years and together with her husband Joe, have 4 children and 6 grandchildren. An art and music lover, Susan joined ISP in 2019 and loves the faith-filled people she has met through ISP and especially loves that ISP welcomes people of all faith traditions.
Kevin Graves
San Diego, CA
Kevin is a retired case manager who spent years walking with people experiencing homelessness and addiction—struggles he knows firsthand. Today, Kevin lives in San Diego with his wife and has 4 children and 4 grandchildren. Click here to learn more about Kevin.
Glenn Haff
Boston, MA
Glenn serves on the Boston men’s team as a facilitator for retreats and spiritual “tune up” reflection groups. The joy he receives from committing to his ISP brothers and sisters and network as a whole sustains him as he seeks God’s will for his life. He is grateful for the opportunity to be an Ambassador and serve others as a light in the darkness.
Eddie Lewis
Boston, MA
Eddie is from Boston and serves on the Boston men’s team. He grew up as the youngest of four children, and though he attended church and Sunday school regularly as a child, it wasn’t until he developed a personal relationship with God that he really understood how to love others. ISP has offered him the opportunity to live his calling of sharing his faith and journey with others.
Harry Maner
Houston, TX
Harry hails from Savannah, Georgia, but he is the most diehard Pittsburgh Steelers fan you will meet. He and his wife now live in Houston. He met ISP when he did his first retreat in 2022 and believes ISP has helped him in all facets of life – physically, mentally and spiritually – and led him to closer fulfillment of the purpose God has for him to build His Kingdom. (Read Harry’s contribution to our 2024 Easter Reflection Series here.)
Charlene Manning
Washington, DC
Charlene is the proud mother of two sons, who have given her great desire and purpose in her successful recovery. She considers herself a “giver,” always wanting to leave people feeling better about life and themselves. She not only enjoys facilitating ISP retreats with the Washington, DC team but also is committed to leading local spiritual reflections. She loves that ISP taught her to recognize God in everything.
Reggie Morrow
Chicago, IL
Reggie has served as a witness for the ISP Chicago team for the past four years and helps train new witnesses in the ministry. He grew up in Chicago in the Robert Taylor homes and attended church often with his family. ISP has helped him grow in his faith and become more open about his recovery. He works for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and is also a leader in his home 12-step group and sponsors other men on the journey.
Kevin Rung
Houston, TX
Kevin spent the formative years of his life in Canada and the Northeastern US, and he lived out his athletic passion as a rower at Syracuse University. Fifteen years ago, he and his wife settled for retirement in Galveston, where he enjoys living on the bay and observing God’s creation in the sunsets and the flights of the herons. He joined ISP Houston before the pandemic and worked hard to help the program return after Covid. He considers the ISP team more than fellow volunteers and more as lifelong friends. Read Kevin’s contribution to our 2024 Easter Reflection Series here.
Susan Sanders
Washington, DC
Susan spent her youth in the Midwest and California, moving to Washington, DC in 1972 where she was a successful private practice tax lawyer for 40 years. She has been in recovery for 34 years and came to ISP after she experienced the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. She is keenly drawn to the intersection of recovery and spirituality and enjoys photography, cats and bicycling.
Lisa Wilson
Detroit, MI
Lisa was born in Garden City, MI and loves to read and work with children. Her 10 year old daughter is the greatest joy of her life and she would like to study meteorology. Lisa attended her first ISP retreat in 2021 and believes ISP gives people hope, and the story of Ignatius resonates with her own story of following her Higher Power to a better way of life.
