Trevor Agatsuma

Email: tha209@nyu.edu

Affiliated Ministry: Grad & Faculty Ministry - InterVarsity

Trevor Agatsuma grew up in Seattle which had the lowest church-attendance out of any city in the country. He believes this shaped his faith positively and prepared him to minister in a place like NYC! He has a passion for prayer and sharing the love of Christ with those who don't know God. He enjoys running and other outdoor activities.

Brittany Brock

Email: brittany.brock@cru.org

Affiliated Ministry: Cru

College was the best four years of Brittany’s life! It was a time for her to explore different beliefs and religions and to discover what she truly believed in. Growing up in South Carolina, it was easy to go along with what everyone else believed, but it wasn’t until college when she learned about a personal relationship with God through Jesus. College is when she started walking closely with God, reading the Bible, and living life in intentional Christian community through Cru. Brittany has now lived in NYC for 6 years and she really enjoy rock climbing, pottery, and traveling!

Hanna Chung

Email: hannachung77@gmail.com

Affiliated Ministry: Encounter Christian Fellowship

Hanna is a disciple of Jesus, who loves to invest in young people. Hanna and her husband Pastor Joseph Chung serves The Remnant Church in the heart of NYC. Before coming to NYC they also experienced fruitful ministry in Philly and In Southern CA. Hanna is especially passionate about Family Ministry and bringing healing in mental and emotional health.

Jason Casper

Email: jcasper@isionline.org

Affiliated Ministry: International Students Inc.

Jason Casper moved to NYC in 2001 from Pennsylvania and it was his experience of witnessing the 9/11 attacks firsthand that helped guide him into a relationship with Jesus Christ. In 2012, after working as a graphic designer/art director for 13 years, Jason felt a call into full-time ministry to international students after volunteering since 2009. In additional to general international student engagement, Jason has a deep passion for engaging the Muslim community through interfaith dialogue and has been an active participant in the NYU student club MuCh (Muslim-Christian Dialogue). When not working with students at NYU, Jason can be found attempting to play jazz guitar!

Michelle Demarest

Email: michelle.demarest@cru.org

Affiliated Fellowship: Cru

Michelle is originally from North Carolina but has worked with Cru in New York City since 2015 meeting with students from campuses all over the city. She is a lover of the city, rich conversations and has a pretty big house plant obsession. She describes herself as someone who wants to actively be a life-long learner. Nothing makes her happier than getting to be a listening ear over a good cup of coffee. She is passionate about helping college students dig deeper into their own spiritual journeys, in part because college was a huge turning point for her own faith journey. She became a Christian in college and has loved getting to dialogue with doubters and seekers just like herself.

Randy & Selene De los Santos

Email: selene.dls@everynation.org

Affiliated Ministry: Every Nation Campus Ministries

In 2004, Randy and Selene moved to New York City in pursuit of their college degrees. Selene came to New York from Pennsylvania to study Acting at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy where she came to Christ through a rehearsal. A few years later she became involved in campus ministry when she went back to school at Hunter College. Selene ended up graduating from The New School where God called her to be a campus minister to this day!

Randy came from the Philippines to study Pharmacy at St. John’s University where he became involved in campus ministry for six years. This experience has built his foundation in the Lord and planted the desire in him to see college campuses be a place where God reigns. As a result, he was enabled to be a light for Jesus during his eight years of working as a Pharmacist by day and serving as a voluntary campus missionary by night.

Randy & Selene are currently living in Harlem with two spunky kids and ministering to college students in the influential city of New York! They are not only changing their lives for Jesus but we also have the opportunity to positively influence their families, careers, and the culture of our society. Join them in being a part of the mission to help NYC college students KNOW God, LIVE for Jesus, and CHANGE the world!

Sam Gryzwa

Email: sam.gryzwa@cru.org

Affiliated Ministry: Cru

Sam was born in Wisconsin and experienced Christianity through family and at church from a young age. However, for most of his life ‘religion’ just meant a moral system of rules. He was a 'good kid' but lived a serious double life, and he came into college as a nominal Christian totally focused on himself. His freshmen year a number of senior students involved with Cru befriended him, and their genuine love, care, and passion for Jesus had a transformational impact on his understanding of God. He began to cultivate a real, active relationship with Jesus on his own for the first time; it completely changed his life. Soon, God began to give him a passion to reach other students like himself with the Gospel. He never looked back! He spent his first year out of college as a missionary overseas, and in the years since it led him to give his life toward helping students everywhere fall in love with Jesus and learn to follow God for a lifetime. He loves New York City, plays cello & piano, writes music, reads books, adventures with his wife & 12-week-old son, and eats a good burger as often as he can (..which, if he’s honest? ..is too often).

Darin Howell

Email: darin.howell@focus.org

Affiliated Ministry: The Catholic Center

Darin Howell is a 2018 graduate of the University of Delaware from Princeton, New Jersey. He's beyond excited to be a 3rd-year missionary for FOCUS, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students. This is his first time living in the city but this isn't the first big adventure he's been on in his life. Over the last 3 years, he's been on life-changing mission trips to Jamaica, Mexico, and Albania. Although he's a little sad he won't be able to find too many good hammocking spots around here, Jesus has blessed him in more ways he can count, so he really has nothing to complain about. Never be afraid to stop him and say hi!

Fr. John Baptist Hoang, O.P.

Email: chaplain@catholiccenternyu.org

Affiliated Ministry: The Catholic Center at NYU

Born in California and raised in Virginia, Fr. John Baptist met the Dominican Friars at the University of Virginia, and he joined the Order of Preachers in 2009 after graduating from UVA. He was ordained to the priesthood in May 2016, and before coming to the Catholic Center he served two years as Parochial Vicar at St. Joseph’s Church in the West Village.

Michael Henderson

Email: michael.henderson@bridgesinternational.com

Affiliated Ministry: Bridges International

Michael is a campus minister for the wonderful international student population at NYU. He lives in Brooklyn and enjoys cycling, traveling, eating international foods and meeting new people from diverse backgrounds.

Canile Jackson

Email: canile.jackson@everynationnyc.org

Affiliated Ministry: Every Nation Campus Ministries

Born and raised in Queens, NY, Canile graduated from St. John's university in 2008 and has been a campus minister with Every Nation since 2011 and is part of the NYC Campus team at Every Nation Church, New York City. He has worked with students at St John’s University, Parsons School of Design, FIT, Columbia and other schools across NYC. Canile has a passion to engage students with the love and truth of Christ, sending out and empowering students as leaders across NYC and the world. He loves New York for the diversity of people and food, enjoys playing and watching sports, and the occasional MCU movie.

Billy Kim

Email: billykim.180@gmail.com

Affiliated Ministry: 180 Fellowship

Billy loves telling people the good news, and this is why he loves his job! His mission is to convey what God is doing in our community all across the board in multifaceted ways. He puts the face to the stories of renewal, healing, and salvation that emerge in our community.

Jennifer Kim

Email: pastorjenkim@gmail.com

Affiliated Ministry: Encounter Christian Fellowship

During her fervent years in college pursuing her dream to be a filmmaker, Jennifer experienced the deep healing love and power of God that forever changed my life. Her passion for film turned to a passion to see every person encounter the Father heart of God. To follow after His call, she decided to serve on the mission field in East Asia before God called her back to the U.S. with the charge to be equipped and healed to serve the harvest. She now serves as the college pastor at Remnant Church seeking kingdom transformation in all of NYC.

Jonathan Kim

Email: jon.kim@remnantwestside.net

Affiliated Ministry: Remnant Christian Fellowship

Jonathan is currently College Staff at Remnant Westside Church in NYC. He is a seminary student at Reformed Theological Seminary pursuing a dual degree in Biblical Studies and Christian Counseling. Before transitioning into ministry, Jonathan received his undergraduate degree from NYU Stern and worked in the corporate world for five years. Jonathan's passion is to serve college students and help them discover their identities in Jesus Christ and develop a genuine personal relationship with God. He currently lives in Brooklyn with his lovely wife. He loves to watch and play sports and his dream is for the NY Knicks to win a championship at least once in his lifetime.

Jane Eunah Lee

Email: jane.lee@cru.org

Affiliated Ministry: SOON Movement

Jane was raised in New York all her life. Initially, she attended Stony Brook University on the Pre-Med track, but God had other plans and she graduated with a Bachelors in Psychology and minor in Linguistics. God changed her life through the ministry of SOON Movement in her college days, and she felt that God called her to do the same for other college students out there who felt as lost and hopeless as she did before she met God. She joined staff with SOON three years ago, and it has been the best years of her life.

Brendan Mahar

Email: brendan.mahar@navigators.org

Affiliated Ministry: The Navigators

Brendan has been working with The Navigators at NYU since 2011. Brendan grew up across the US, London, and Australia and graduated from Marymount Manhattan in 2011. Brendan is a Bible Nerd and enjoys running, Settlers of Catan, and coffee.

Joshua Ong

Email: joshua.ong@gmail.com

Affiliated Ministry: International Students Inc.

Joshua is the EM Pastor of Trust in God Baptist Church in Chinatown. He grew up in Arizona, went to High School in Singapore, Undergrad in LA, Seminary in Texas and have been in NYC for the past 7 years. He loves talking about Jesus, wrestling through the tough questions about Christianity, and learning and growing through Scripture and the Holy Spirit.

Natalie Renee Perkins

Email: chaplain.natalie@nyu.edu

This is Natalie's fourth year as a chaplain and she is loving every minute of it. A graduate of Union Theological Seminary, she is ordained through the UCC denomination. She works as a digital minister at Middle Collegiate Church, and with two religious institutes: Tanho Center– which focuses on early Christian texts, and Westar Institute– which aims to bridge the gap between religious scholarship and the general public. She is also a professional performer and often travels to sing around the nation. Reach out to her if you have questions or want to talk about the intersection of religion and justice. OR, religion and the arts. Or, both. Or neither.

Donna Schaper

Email: donnaschaper@judson.org

Affiliated Ministry: Judson memorial church

Donna Schaper is a senior minister at Judson and founder of new sanctuary movement of NYC. Donna has been a chaplain at NYU for 14 years.

Becca Seely

Email: pastor@thevinenyc.org

Affiliated Ministry: PRiSM Progressive Student Ministry

Becca Seely is a Lutheran pastor who works with Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, and other students through PRiSM Progressive Christian Student Ministry. She was not raised in church and first began to explore questions of faith when she was in college. As a result, she loves working with young adults who are asking questions about God and what gives our lives meaning and purpose. Becca is passionate about exploring the intersections of faith and social justice and about reclaiming church as radically inclusive community for all people, especially queer folks, women, and other children of God who have been diminished and excluded in the past. She loves hearing people's stories, learning new things and discovering the unexpected ways God is working in the world around us. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, running in Central Park, hanging out with her wife and son, and planning elaborate theme parties.

Matthew Terrell

Email: matthew.terrell@ruf.org

Affiliated Ministry: Reformed University Fellowship

Matt and his wife Megan are both from the South but love living in NYC. They have three children - Eliot, Zoey and Margaret. After graduating from Clemson University, they lived and worked in South Carolina before moving to St. Louis where they both earned graduate degrees in theology. Though now living in the Concrete Jungle, Matt still loves being active outdoors - fly fishing, hiking, exploring. But his favorite hobby is food — he has carefully curated his favorite places to eat hamburgers, donuts, and ice cream in NYC.

Lisa Voth

Email: lvoth@isionline.org

Affiliated Ministry: International Students, Inc.

Lisa grew up in Oklahoma and later Washington State. She decided to become a follower of Jesus at an early age. In college, she discovered a love for biblical narrative and theology and gained a master's in biblical interpretation. She's passionate about sharing the love of Jesus with international students and wrestling through big questions. She likes to rock climb, is a die-hard Star Wars and Lord of the Rings fan, and has a movie quote for every occasion.

Trish Vega

Email: patricia.vega@focus.org

Affiliated Ministry: The Catholic Center at NYU

Trish is a proud San Francisco Bay Area native and graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in Music Business and Songwriting. Ever since a profound encounter with the Lord through her Catholic Campus Ministry and in serving the poor in Haiti, she has been swept into a wild adventure that has led her to life as Catholic missionary with the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) at the Catholic Center at NYU. A lover of coffee shops, slow mornings, and exploring, she's beyond excited to share in the life and love of God with all those at NYU.

Chelsea Whitfield

Email: chelsea.whitfield@gmail.com

Affiliated Ministry: InterVarsity Graduate and Faculty Ministries

Chelsea Whitfield has been at NYU for 3 years as a chaplain with InterVarsity's Graduate and Faculty Ministries leading InterVarsity's ministry among international students. Originally from CA, the theatre drew Chelsea to NYC, but working with international students is what captured her heart and caused her to stay. Chelsea loves walking alongside students as they seek to know God and joyfully orient their lives around God's purposes in the world.