John Acree
Interim Executive Director
John Acree is a senior humanitarian practitioner with more than two decades of global field experience in disaster response, stabilization programming and civil-military coordination. He has served in senior positions on a wide variety of U.S. government contracts in conflict zones around the globe. His operational expertise spans food aid, refugee assistance, supply chain coordination, post-disaster recovery and political transition support.
John spent a significant portion of his career with USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), including deployments to conflict-affected regions as part of Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART). He has coordinated logistics and relief operations during complex emergencies including active war zones and natural disasters.
He holds a Master’s in International Public Administration and a Bachelor’s in Journalism and Media Studies, a combination that has enabled him to craft high-impact programs while communicating effectively with stakeholders from Capitol Hill to camp clinics. At GHF, he is responsible for designing and implementing the Secure Distribution Site (SDS) process, managing field teams and building operational partnerships to ensure aid reaches beneficiaries swiftly and safely.
Rev. Dr. Johnnie Moore
Executive CHAIRMAN
Rev. Johnnie Moore, PhD is a globally recognized human rights advocate, humanitarian strategist and multifaith leader who serves as Executive Chairman of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). In this capacity, he provides leadership to GHF’s efforts with governments, media, civil society and other stakeholders to ensure the world understands how GHF is delivering emergency food aid to civilians in Gaza.
Rev. Moore is widely respected for his decades of work at the intersection of faith, foreign policy and humanitarian action. His advocacy on behalf of persecuted and displaced communities has spanned the Middle East, Africa and Asia, and includes playing a key role in the response to ISIS atrocities, contributing to genocide recognition efforts and helping secure the release of religious prisoners in many countries.
He was appointed twice to the bipartisan United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, serving under both the Trump and Biden administrations. He has engaged with heads of state across the Islamic world and was instrumental in building bridges between faith communities that contributed to peace-building efforts such as the Abraham Accords.
Rev. Moore is the author of ten books and has written for CNN, The Washington Post, Fox News and Religion News Service. He lives in Washington, D.C.