When accepting his award, David F. Potter said, “I am forever in debt to the dynamic faculty that made my time at North Park University as formative as it was. Truly, the mentorship I received changed my life.”

After graduating, Potter utilized his conflict transformation studies and mediation training in Chicago Public Schools. As a restorative justice specialist, he implemented strategies to build community and disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline.

I am forever in debt to the dynamic faculty that made my time at North Park University as formative as it was. Truly, the mentorship I received changed my life.

In 2016, Potter relocated to Washington, DC, and discerned a call to ordained ministerial leadership. He became ordained in the Episcopal Church in 2022 and later created MovementPrayers.com, a collaborative resource built to empower movement chaplaincy.

He now serves the Church of the Epiphany in Washington, DC, and hosts a weekly pop-up coffee bar there. In addition to parish leadership, Potter offers spiritual direction and is writing a memoir. He and his spouse, Mary, are expecting a child this winter.