Rev. Dr. Heather Jallad is the Associate Director of Training for Fresh Expressions. She is a Regional Developer for the North Georgia Conference of the UMC. She co-pioneered The Table Community Dinner in Grayson, GA, pioneered the Common Ground Network, a network of fresh expressions in Johns Creek, GA and The Douglasville Dinner Church in Douglasville, GA. She holds a BA in Mass Communications from University of South Florida, an MDiv from Asbury Theological Seminary, and a DMin in Church Renewal and Fresh Expressions from United Theological Seminary. She and her husband Marten have been married for 30 years and have two daughters.