I discovered the Book of Common Prayer in college and I’ve been on “the Canterbury trail” ever since. I know firsthand the transformative power of being part of a community centered around Jesus and the places he promises to be found: in communion at the altar, in the sound of good news, and in serving people in need around us. I also know the importance of doing those things with other people—both people who share something in common with us and people who challenge us—and I know that the world desperately needs people who go out of their way to make room for people who have been told there’s no room for them in God’s house.

I currently direct the Episcopal Student Center of Austin, Tex., where I serve the students of the University of Texas and other area colleges and universities. In some ways my journey to Austin began when I moved to Philadelphia for a term with the Episcopal Service Corps. It was my first time engaging my spirituality in a life-giving way with other people my age, and it would change everything. I was a lay worker at St. James School and later at St. Mark’s Church, before heading to seminary at Sewanee: The University of the South. After graduating and being ordained in 2020, I served at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Clemson, S.C. and as Episcopal campus missioner to Clemson University.

I’ve been an occasional contributor to Earth & Altar magazine and Bible Studies That Work, and you can hear me as the voice of 1 & 2 Thessalonians on the A Morning at the Office and An Evening at Prayer podcasts, along with some other projects I’ve done here and there.

Some other things I love are my cat Matilda, playing Dungeons & Dragons, enjoying a trip to the museum or the theater, and finding excuses to cook for people.