Executive Ministry Team

The National Director and the Executive Ministry Team exist to provide the Chi Alpha Movement with Apostolic, Prophetic, Administrative, and Bureaucratic leadership and direct the National Program.

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

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

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

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

Bob Marks

Missionary Personnel Director

bmarks@ag.org

The Personnel Director facilitates the oversight of personnel and services provided to missionaries and staff through pastoral care.

417-862-2781 ext. 1426

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

Support Staff

Support Staff work at the National Chi Alpha Ministry Center in Springfield, Missouri and perform day-to-day ministry duties.

Brandon Cranor

Communications & Marketing Manager

bcranor@ag.org

417-862-2781 ext. 1428

Karissa Jefferson

Media Network Coordinator

kjefferson@ag.org

417-862-2781 ext. 1417

Melanie Lynch

Missionary Product and Resource Specialist

mlynch@ag.org

417-862-2781 ext. 1419

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

Matt Rojas

Department Finance Specialist

mrojas@ag.org

ext. 1421

John Schutte

International Student Ministries Program Coordinator

jschutte@ag.org

417-862-2781 ext. 1432

Ginny Severs

Administrative Coordinator

gsevers@ag.org

417-862-2781 ext. 1415

Cherie Venturella

Missionary Personnel & Records Coordinator

cventurella@ag.org

417-862-2781 ext.1425

Mary Valloni

Advancement Consultant

mary@maryvalloni.com

417-496-5906

Lisa York

Healthy Leaders Committee

lisaandpaulyork@att.net

Paul York

XA Missions Team

lisaandpaulyork@att.net

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

austincomplex@gmail.com

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.

417-380-6229

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.