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Exhibitors

Mark Swanson

Regional Director, Growing Hope Globally

Mark Swanson is a Regional Director for Growing Project Development for Growing Hope Globally, stewarding their work across the Upper Midwest and West Coast. Previously he was a pastor serving churches in South Dakota and Washington state, where he led a Growing Project with Growing Hope Globally. He has extensive history working faith-based and interfaith settings, as a board member, organizer, and volunteer. Mark and his family live in Decorah, Iowa.

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