Welcome New hires!

John Ahlin – Duke University
Sam Allen – Auburn University
Nehara Andrews – University of Pittsburgh
Bre Asala – Virginia Tech
Elizabeth Beasley – Auburn University
Katy Joy Beller – Univ. of North Georgia
Brianna Bingham – SCAD
Autumn Bishop – Belmont University
Laura Tanner Boone – Washington & Lee
Dirk Brinkerhoff – USAFA
Rhonisha Brown – Alabama A&M
Brooks Brown – Samford University
Collin Brunk – UNC-Wilmington
Jackie Chee – NYU (RUF-I)
Kailyn Choi – University of South Florida
Gracie Clark – Kennesaw State University
Ava Concannon – Alabama (RUF-I)
Kedrick Condie – Brown University/RISD
David Crook – University of Connecticut
Bobby Curtis – Winthrop University
Will Custer – Penn State University
Charlie Cutts – Florida State University
Josh Dailey – West Virginia University
Evie Daniel – UT-Austin
Maelee Daniell – Purdue University
Blaine Davis – UT-Knoxville
John Deal – Tennessee Tech
Arie DeHoog – East Carolina University
Bailey Dewald – Univ. of South Carolina
Ellie Duke – UA-Huntsville
Ruth Duncan – Univ. of Central Florida
Jadyn Edgar – Boston University
Noah Epker – UCLA
Ben Erb – University of Florida
Mary Blake Fletcher – Samford University
Maggie Foster – Clemson University
Cat Frederickson – UT-Knoxville
Edgar Galvan – New Mexico State Univ.
Billy Garcia – University of Central Florida
Grayson Gaskill – UNC-Chapel Hill
Nate Gibson – Univ. of Florida (RUF-I)
Wisdom Grant – Howard University
Ben Green – University of Kansas
Charlie Hall – UT-Knoxville
William Halliday – Columbia University
John Harden – Georgia Southern
Haley Hightshue – Belhaven University
Ann Elizabeth Howard – Mercer University
Holley Jackson – University of Alabama

Jane Jackson – Duke University
Susanna Johnson – Brown University/Rhode Island School of Design
Annie Keitel – James Madison University
Alana Kelley – Kansas State University
Josh Kull – Univ. of Alabama
Madeline Lee – Penn State University
McKenna Lewis – University of Minnesota
Laurian Lien – UC-Berkeley
Josh Lo Piccolo – Rutgers University
Joshua Lukens – George Mason (RUF-I)
Asa Lyvers – Northwestern (RUF-I)
Ryan Mahajan – University of Houston
Hampton McCollum – LSU
Payton McLain – University of Washington
Ben Miserendino – Western Carolina Univ.
Canon Moffett – WashU (RUF-I)
Abigail Moore – Middle Tennessee State Univ.
Joseph Morris – Auburn (RUF-I)
Madeleine Nelson – University of Kentucky
Victoria Noonan – College of Charleston
Caroline Nygaard – SMU
Andrew Onozuka – Tokyo, Japan (RUF-G)
Faith Partington – Western Carolina Univ.
Aaliyah Perez – Florida State University
Virginia Pinkley – University of Hawaii
Xavier Robiou – Howard University
Hannah Scott – Boise State University
Ethan Sellers – UT-Austin
Max Serna – Stanford University
Dylan Shaffer – Millersville University
Fulton Shober – Appalachian State
Adin Skriloff – Univ. of South Carolina (RUF-I)
Riley Tarter – UC-Berkeley
Andrew Thompson – Mississippi College
Jackson Thorne – University of Arkansas
Ashley Van Dixhoorn – Wofford College
Liam Weathers – Boise State University
Will Webb – Washington and Lee
Wright Whitney – Univ. of South Carolina
Joshua Willing – UT-Knoxville (RUF-I)
Margaret Wingo – Anderson University
Hannah Winston – Rhodes College
Will Won – Baylor University
Gabe Wood – Colorado School of the Mines
Natalie Zannos – West Virginia University

Thomas Hicks, Intern Recruiting Associate

Thomas recently wrapped up his 2nd year of the Internship at Appalachian State in Boone, NC and will now recruit Interns to serve the campus! He is moving to Denver, CO after he gets married to his fiance, Grace, on August 1st. Thomas has a background in video/photo and hopes to use that to promote the Internship and RUF as a whole (maybe while visiting your campus). He is excited to have conversations with your students about how they can grow personally through the Internship and how God can use them to help grow the Kingdom!

Joelle Smith, PT National Ministry Administrator

We are pleased to welcome Joelle Smith to the RUF National team as a part-time Ministry Administrator supporting John Pearson, Michael Gordon, JR Foster, and Mitch Gindlesperger. Based in Memphis, Tennessee, Joelle will provide administrative support that helps strengthen the work of our national team as we seek to reach students and equip staff across the country. Originally from Tacoma, Washington, Joelle earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington before completing a Master of Arts in Theological Studies at Covenant Theological Seminary. She has served the church in a variety of ministry contexts, including six years alongside her husband, Luke, in Tucson, Arizona, and brings a wealth of ministry experience, flexibility, and a heart for serving others. Joelle is excited to join RUF because of her desire to support the flourishing of campus ministry and contribute to the work God is doing through RUF. She and Luke have two sons, and outside of work she enjoys thrift shopping, sharing her love of nerd culture with her children, eating pho, and watching Taskmaster with Luke.

Mike Park, Recruiting Coordinator-East

We are pleased to welcome Mike S. Park to RUF as our new Recruiting Coordinator–East. In this role, Mike will help cultivate the next generation of RUF leaders by building relationships, developing recruiting networks, and inviting men and women to consider vocational ministry through RUF. Mike’s call to ministry began during his time at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he earned degrees in Educational Psychology and General Psychology. He later completed both a Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry at Covenant Theological Seminary and has served the church through pastoral ministry, church planting, theological education, and leadership development. Most recently, Mike served as Director of Admissions for Reformed Theological Seminary’s Washington, NYC, and Chicago campuses. Though new to an official RUF role, Mike has long admired RUF’s commitment to reaching college students with the gospel and has a deep passion for helping others discern a call to ministry. He is excited to help recruit and encourage future RUF staff, Interns, and ministry leaders. Mike and his wife, Grace, have four children. Outside of ministry, Mike enjoys lifting heavy things at the gym.

Katie Paterson, Accounting Associate – Payroll

We are pleased to welcome Katie Paterson to the RUF National Office team as our new Accounting Associate–Payroll. In this role, Katie will use her administrative and human resources experience to support the financial and operational work that enables RUF staff to serve students across the country. Katie grew up in North Georgia and earned a bachelor’s degree in Justice Studies from Georgia Southern University. Over the past 20 years, she has served DeKalb County in a variety of administrative roles, including the last decade in Human Resources. After taking time away from her career to focus on her family, Katie is excited to return to work in a role that combines her experience with her desire to support gospel ministry. Katie and her husband, Justin, have been married for 12 years and have two daughters, Avery and Finley. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her family, weekends at the lake, cheering on Atlanta sports teams, and making memories with her girls.