Alumni and Staff Profiles

<p>For profiles and stories about our alumni and staff ministers, please visit intervarsity.org/news. </p>

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Emily Baez

InterVarsity Alumnus Jessie Thomas Listens to Jesus on Set, at the Table, and Everywhere Else

Jessie grew up in New York City in a South Asian Christian family. Her parents were church planters who could trace their Christian heritage back to the apostle Thomas. While faith was a huge part of Jessie’s early life, it didn’t become real and personal to her until she got involved in InterVarsity as a college student in Amherst. As Jesus became the center of her life, she decided to surrender everything to him, including her career.

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Emily Baez

InterVarsity Alumnus Brian Chung Shows the World a Beautiful God

Growing up in Hawaii in a Buddhist household, Brian didn’t have any Christian background when he started college at the University of Southern California (USC). During his freshman year, InterVarsity students invited him to their first party of the semester, and even though they just played board games and got to know each other, Brian remembered it as the most fun he had at a college party.

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Kaitlyn Doty

From the Middle of Nowhere to Everywhere: Mac and Roy’s Stories

Both Mac and Roy landed at the humble University of South Dakota with big dreams. While Mac was a new Christian exploring living for Jesus for the first time, and Roy was a church-raised evangelist hoping to be a pastor, neither ended up where they expected.

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Kaitlyn Doty

Transformed by Scripture: Neil’s Story

Neil, now an alumnus of the University of Texas at Austin, encountered InterVarsity not through an invitation, a roommate, or a table, but from a humble flyer.

As a freshman, Neil already had a stack of flyers clutched in his hand as he navigated his way past the student organizations vying for his attention on the way to class. When he was approached by yet another student offering him a flyer, Neil accepted it, only concerned with making it to his class on time. It remained unread for two weeks.

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Emily Baez

Sisterhood and Sustainability: Tatiana Ordoñez and the Zuahaza Story

Tatiana Ordoñez is a business owner partnering with artisans in Colombia. After meeting InterVarsity in college and learning about an NGO that works to preserve cultural crafts in Türkiye, she started Zuahaza, a sustainable textile company.

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Emily Baez

InterVarsity Alumnus Curtis Chang Works to “Redeem Babel” 

Through Redeeming Babel, Curtis creates resources like podcasts, courses, and more to help believers navigate a chaotic and anxiety-ridden world.

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Emily Baez

Faithfully Bringing Heaven to Hollywood: Jen's Story

InterVarsity taught Hollywood script coordinator, Jen Howell, the value of relational ministry.

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Emily Baez

From Closet Atheist to Corporate Evangelist – Kyle’s Story

Kyle realized that God used InterVarsity to shape him into someone uniquely able to witness in a difficult workplace.

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Ashlye Elizondo Vanderworp

Bringing Ministry Into the Workplace –– Brett's Story

“I was an engineer at work and a Christian at home,” Brett, an InterVarsity alumnus, said.

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Emily Baez

Maryanne J. George: Songwriter, Worship Leader, and InterVarsity Alumna

Through InterVarsity, Maryanne gained beautiful friendships, leadership experiences, and she learned to love her campus well. This, combined with her passion for mental health, inspired her to pursue a master's in clinical mental health counseling. Later, she joined Maverick City Music, a Christian worship music collective, as a vocalist.

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