Rev. William D. Inteligente Jr.

Rev. William D. Inteligente Jr. Actualmente es co-pastor de los Ministerios de Liberación de Cristo en Los Ángeles. He also is Director of External Training and Outreach at the Los Angeles Alliance for A New Economy a nationally recognized nonprofit organization. Rev. Smart has pastored CME congregations in Birmingham, Alabama, Apex; Carolina del Norte, Forest City, Arkansas; Jackson, Tennessee Norfolk, Virginia; and Los Angeles, California. In August of 2002-August 2010 he and his wife founded and pastored an independent non-denominational congregation Christ Liberation Ministries.

He started working as a faith-based outreach coordinator with Bill Clinton’s gubernatorial campaign in 1984, and subsequently worked on Clinton’s 1992 y 1996 presidential campaigns. He also served as a clergy outreach coordinator for the Democratic National Committee during the 2000 y 2004 Presidential Campaigns. He recently served as the National Director of African American Clergy Outreach with Hillary Clinton for President Campaign.

Rev. Smart worked as an adjunct professor of world religion and biblical studies at Lane College in Jackson, where he also served as interim Vice President. Fue Presidente de la NAACP en Jackson, miembro del Consejo de la CEP en Birmingham, Presidente de la Alianza Ministerial Forest City y Estado Director de Desarrollo Económico de la NAACP en Tennessee. Se desempeñó como Co-Presidente de la Comisión de Unidad Negro-Marrón, Miembro de la Junta de Comunidad Llamado a la Acción en Los Angeles, y actualmente es el Presidente del Consejo para la Conferencia de Liderazgo del Gran Los Angeles Sur cristiano y miembro de la junta nacional consultiva de la Red de Valores estadounidense.

Rev. Smart received his B.S. from Miles College in Birmingham, Alabama, and a Master’s of Divinity from Duke University. He lives with his wife, Rev. Thembekila Coleman-Smart, and three children, Gregory Jeremiah, KarmaNia Keturah, and Jehoshua -Jireh in Los Angeles.