The Board
Asbjørn Paulsen
Asbjørn is church administrator in Fredrikstad. He is educated as a computer engineer, but has been working in the Norwegian Church for the last 12 years.
Shoaib Sultan
Shoaib is a communications adviser for Norsk folkehjelp (Norwegian People's Aid) and an active local politician for the Green Party in Oslo. He has previously been Secretary General of the Islamic Council of Norway and for many years a special adviser at the Anti-Racist Center.
- For a long time, I´ve been involved in questions and issues surrounding the climate crisis and how we can meet it, as well as related topics such as plastic in the sea and plastic waste in general. I´m interested in the subject also with a religious point of view, and the idea of a "Cathedral of Hope" therefore seems very tempting, and something I would like to contribute to!
Karin-Elin Berg
Karin-Elin is the leader of Diocese of Borg
Stine Ferguson
Stine is sustainability manager at Solid gruppen in Fredrikstad. She has been managing director at Ryen Eiendom, she has also been involved in building two hotels, INSPIRIA science center, and she has been the center manager of Fredrikstad. She holds various board positions, and has participated in the resource group for the Hope Cathedral since the beginning.
-Hope is the belief in a positive result and the cathedral of Hope is precisely this - a symbol, hope and desire for a sustainable future for our planet.
Sr Katarina Pajchel
Katarina is a particle physicist, Dominican sister and deputy head at Katarinahjemmet in Oslo. She is a researcher in physics and has worked extensively with the relationship between faith and science. She works at OsloMET and is deputy chair of the board of Caritas Norway.
- We need hope that is more than a smooth optimism. The Cathedral of Hope stands for me as a drive and a life force that is firmly planted in today's realities, and that has faith in the good in people and creation.
Lasse Imrik
Lasse er development manager and assistant managing director of Kirkens Bymisjon Østfold. He has always been involved in community-building, and worked for many years at Amnesty Internationals Oslo office.
- Increased conciousness about climate- and environmental issues is key for future sustainability, both locally and globally. Hope Cathedral represents something visionary and inspires us to take action.
Solveig Egeland
Solveig is the artistic and visionary leader in the Hope Cathedral. She is employed as a cultural advisor in Borg diocese and has extensive experience in project management in art, architecture and culture with 19 different installations. She is a trained area planner from NMBU and Cand. Mag. in Nordic language and literature and sociology.