Ms. Sheena Foster is a nonprofit executive, lay leader, and faith-rooted leader based in the Metro Washington, D.C. area. She is a seminarian pursuing a Master of Theological Studies at Hampton University School of Religion, where her scholarship explores the intersection of faith, justice, sustainability and leadership.
Sheena serves on the Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and on the National Council of Churches’ Joint Advocacy and Action Convening Table, where she helps shape ecumenical collaboration around public witness, justice, and civic engagement. For over a decade, she has been deeply engaged in lay leadership within the ELCA and is passionate about public witness, equipping faith communities to engage issues of equity, community wellbeing, and the moral call to serve in the public square.
She is the forthcoming author of Faith-Rooted Business: Integrating Spirituality and Sustainability in the Marketplace, a work that calls entrepreneurs and organizational leaders to align economic practice with spiritual conviction and ecological stewardship.
When she is not writing, leading, or studying, Sheena enjoys playing tennis, collecting vinyl records, traveling, manual photography, cooking Louisiana cuisine inspired by her New Orleans roots, and playing the guzheng. She resides in the Metro D.C. area, where she continues to bridge faith, leadership, and community transformation.