The National Chi Alpha Ministry Center exists to provide the Chi Alpha movement with Apostolic Covering, Prophetic Voice, Keepers of the Trust, Administration, and Bureaucracy.
Executive Ministry Team
E. Scott Martin
Senior National Director
esmartin@ag.org
The Senior National Director of Chi Alpha is the face and voice of Chi Alpha to the campus, Church, and society at large. More photos of Scott and his full bio are available here.
417-862-2781 ext. 1424
Jeff Alexander
National Personnel Director
jalexander@ag.org
The National Personnel Director facilitates the oversight of personnel and services provided to missionaries and staff through pastoral care.
417-862-2781 ext. 1429
Stefanie Chappell
Field Director
schappell@ag.org
The national Field Director of Chi Alpha Campus Ministries is responsible to outline and execute our organizational implementation strategy.
417-862-2781 ext. 1431
Nathan Cole
Operations Director
ncole@ag.org
The Operations Director stewards the day-to-day fiscal and human resources of the national Chi Alpha Ministry Center, ensuring alignment with our mission and vision.
417-862-2781 ext. 1423
Harvey Herman
Program Director
hherman@ag.org
The Program Director supervises the core ministry teams that encompass the national Chi Alpha Programme, i.e., Training, Personnel, Field, and Cross-Cultural Missions Teams.
417-862-2781 ext. 1427
Crystal Martin
Cross-Cultural Missions Director
cmartin@ag.org
The national Cross-Cultural Missions Director engages students and staff as life-long missional witnesses to cross boundaries of culture, geography, language, nationality, ethnicity, and race. More photos of Crystal and her full bio are available here.
417-862-2781 ext. 1422
Alex Rodriguez
Training Director
arodriguez@ag.org
The national Training Director is responsible to establish the core curricula for staff training, preside over essential staff training events, direct the Campus Missionary-in-Training internship program, and oversee the creation of staff training resources for Chi Alpha Campus Ministries.
Support Staff
Support Staff work at the National Chi Alpha Ministry Center in Springfield, Missouri and perform day-to-day ministry duties.
The Cross-Cultural Missions Administrative Coordinator facilitates administrative and ministry responsibilities of the cross-cultural missions director and field director.
417-862-2781 ext. 1426
Daniel Aitken
Media Producer
daitken@ag.org
The Media Producer creates relevant and compelling video content to resource our missionaries and tell the story of Chi Alpha.
Sara Alexander
Training Administrative Coordinator
salexander@ag.org
The Training Administrative Coordinator serves the Training Team and is specifically focused on the Campus Missionary-in-Training program.
Becky Nelson
Missionary Personnel & Records Coodinator
bnelson@ag.org
The Missionary Personnel and Records Coordinator coordinates missions records for appointment, affiliation, and group charters.
417-862-2781 ext.1435
Brandon Cranor
Communications & Marketing Manager
bcranor@ag.org
The Communications and Marketing Manager tells the story of Chi Alpha with clarity of voice, cultural and spiritual perspective, and relevant resources.
417-862-2781 ext. 1428
Mary Hiteman
Operations & Personnel Administrative Coordinator
mhiteman@ag.org
The Operations and Personnel Administrative Coordinator facilitates administrative responsibilities of operations and personnel directors so they can do only what they can do.
417-862-2781 ext. 1434
Karissa Jefferson
Media Network Coordinator
kjefferson@ag.org
The Media Network Coordinator creates and coordinates compelling photography, engaging social media, and dynamic print and digital content that assists missionary, alumni, donor, and student audiences in connecting to Chi Alpha’s vision and mission.
417-862-2781 ext. 1417
Melanie Lynch
Communications Project Coordinator
mlynch@ag.org
The Communications Project Coordinator organizes projects, creates merchandise, and generates both print and digital content that promote and communicate Chi Alpha’s mission to reconcile students to Christ.
417-862-2781 ext. 1419
Matt Rojas
Department Finance Specialist
mrojas@ag.org
The Finance Specialist processes all things finance so that the National Chi Alpha Ministry Center can accurately see where we’ve been, carefully watch where we are, and joyfully plan for where we are going in an effort to faithfully steward our God-given resources.
417-862-2781 ext. 1421
John Schutte
XAi Program Coordinator
jschutte@ag.org
The XAi Program Coodinator coordinates communications between the XAi program director and Chi Alpha nation.
417-862-2781 ext. 1432
Ginny Severs
Administrative Coordinator
gsevers@ag.org
The Administrative Coordinator serves the senior director with his daily schedule and travel arrangements, and assists the National Chi Alpha Ministry Center staff as needed.
417-862-2781 ext. 1415
Mary Valloni
Advancement Specialist
mary@maryvalloni.com
The Advancement Specialist is a not-for-profit fund-raising expert to advance Chi Alpha Campus Ministries through the National Chi Alpha Alumni Association and mobilize major donor benefactors through the Chi Alpha Foundation.
NATIONAL Field Specialists
Field Specialists support the implementation of the national Chi Alpha program with specific, national assignments that permit them to live and work within or travel outside Springfield, Missouri.
Paul Austin
Pioneering Director
paustin@ag.org
The Pioneering Director enhances our culture of local group multiplication through resourcing area and district leaders, training, equipping teams, and coaching pioneers.
Delyn Cole
Coaching and Assessment Specialist, Coach
dacole@ag.org
The Coaching and Assessment Specialist coordinates and promotes national Chi Alpha’s Coaching and Pioneering Assessment program with emphasis on recruiting, training, and networking qualified coaches and assessors to address personal and ministry needs in the field.
Curtis Cole
Legal Specialist
campuslegal@chialpha.com
The Legal Specialist serves as an intermediary between the legal challenges arising within our local Chi Alpha campus ministries and the legal agency that serves to protect our religious liberties.
Jerry Gibson
Local Church Specialist
jerry@imm.edu
The national Local Church Specialist is to build and implement a working model for the local church that wishes to establish a Chi Alpha campus ministry on a college or university near the local church insuring the resources of a local church are best utilized and the unique culture of Chi Alpha is infused.
Severin Lwali
XAi Director
slwali@ag.org
The XAi Director is the ambassador for international student ministry to Chi Alpha staff, students and the church at large.
417-862-2781 ext. 1416
Gregg Glutting
Support Raising Specialist
gdglutting@icloud.com
The Support Raising Specialist coordinates support-raising training and coaching to equip our missionary personnel to achieve and maintain fully funded budgets.
Brian and Mindy Hargett
Expeditions Directors
bhargett@ag.orgmhargett@ag.org
The Expeditions Directors lead university students to the nations by networking them with Assemblies of God World Missions and is typified by student short-term domestic and foreign trips, graduate give-a-year and pray-about-a-lifetime assignments, and strategic study abroad programs.
Brandon Hurst
Expeditions Teams Mobilizer
bhurst10@gmail.com
The Expeditions Team Mobilizer inspires, equips, and mobilizes university students to fulfill their role in God’s global plan by mobilizing and coordinating Chi Alpha teams and facilitating connections between Chi Alpha and AGWM.
Gary Paschal
Conference and Event Specialist
gpaschal@ag.org
The Event and Conference Specialist serves to plan and resource Chi Alpha gatherings.
417-862-2781 ext. 1420
Belkis Lehmann
Diversity Specialist
msbelkis@gmail.com
The Diversity Specialist drives diversity by helping to create initiatives that equip staff and student leaders, mobilize unsent minorities, and reach Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Garry Miller
Staff Care Specialist
Michigan
thexaguy@gmail.com
Mike Olejarz
Field Specialist
mikeolejarz@gmail.com
The National Field Specialist will serve to advance the second career training and provide support raising training and coaching as well as leadership coaching for Chi Alpha missionaries.
Abby Rodriguez
Training Specialist
asrodriguez@ag.rog
Dick Schroeder
Spirit Empowerment Specialist, Coach
ucfdick@aol.com
The Spirit Empowerment Specialist provides resources and coaching to promote spiritual empowerment within Chi Alpha.
Tom and Missi Trask
feedONE Collegiate Coordinators
ttrask2@yahoo.commjtrask76@gmail.com
The feedONE Collegiate Coordinators educate, resource, and enable Chi Alpha ministries to help their students end childhood hunger in our generation by making feedONE a compassion arm on their campus.
Joel and Leah Wilson
Missionary Kids Specialists
lwilson@sagu.edujoeltwilson@gmail.com
The Missionary Kids Specialists coordinate our Chi Alpha Missionary Kid (XAMK) program.
Lisa York
Healthy Leaders Committee
lyork@ag.org
Paul York
Cross-Cultural Missions Trainer
pyork@ag.org
The Cross-Cultural Missions Trainer helps Chi Alpha develop our students’ biblical and cross-cultural disciple-making skills to equip them for success in cross-cultural missions.
To see how these positions fit within the National Chi Alpha Program, please refer to the Chi Alpha Leadership Organizational Matrix below.