James Causey Interviews Rev. Joe Ellwanger

Rev. Joe Ellwanger may best be known to members and friends of ESTHER as ESTHER's first organizer. Working at the time for the WISDOM network, which was hoping to establish a faith-based social justice organizing affiliate in the Fox Valley, Ellwanger was a frequent presence in the area, connecting with congregations and the organizing committee over several years until ESTHER was chartered in 2004. For a couple of years afterwards, Ellwanger was the lead organizer (and only staff member) of ESTHER.