James Madison University

Cayla was born and raised in Northern Virginia, and graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.S. in Physics and Sustainability in 2016. While a student at W&M, she heard the gospel preached and saw it lived out through her peers that helped her take ownership of her faith and relationship with Jesus. Through the relationships with her own interns and campus staff, and the hunger to continue growing in God's word, Cayla decided to pursue the RUF internship at JMU, followed by the Campus Staff role beginning in 2018. At JMU, she met and married her husband, Michael, in 2020 and had their first daughter, Priscilla in 2022. She is currently pursuing her Masters of Divinity at RTS DC (very slowly), and chasing her toddler (not as slowly). You can probably find Cayla hanging out at a local coffee shop, ready to play a game or talk to you about Formula 1!

Emily spent her childhood in Iowa, before moving to Peachtree City, Georgia, where she considers herself to be from. She graduated from the University of Georgia (Go Dawgs!) in 2020 with a degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders. During her time at UGA, Emily was heavily involved in RUF, where she grew greatly in both faith and community under the counseling and teaching of her campus minister and interns at UGA. After graduation, she felt called to pursue ministry, and served as an intern with RUF at JMU (Go Dukes!) for two years before beginning her current role of Campus Staff in 2022. Emily is currently ~slowly~ pursuing her Masters in Counseling, and in her free time, she can be found reading a good book, hanging at a local coffee shop, or jamming in the kitchen as she cooks or bakes her latest treat. She is a sucker for a good caramel iced coffee, and a lover of all forms of potatoes. Most of all, Emily is a lover of both Jesus and people, and she is always down for a heartfelt or theological conversation, so be sure to hit her up for either!