InterVarsity Work History

1997-2006 Campus Staff Member at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois

2006-2007 Administrator for Great Lakes West Region

2007-current Associate with Women Scholars and Professionals (within Graduate and Faculty Ministries)

Prayer Requests:

• For Women Scholars and Professionals: We’re so pleased about the quality of our connections and content, but we long to expand our reach! For this to take shape, we need an increase in team members, financial resources, and ministry connections.

• Jon and I are smack-dab in the middle of our “sandwich generation” days. Our girls are adolescents in high school and our elderly parents depend on us for extra support. We receive all of this with joy, and at the same time we acknowledge that these transitions require a great deal of emotional strength. I’ve been praying Psalm 1 for our kids especially, and praying for a capacious heart to hold all that God will bring our way in the coming years.

• We recently suffered the closing of our local congregation, Grace Evangelical Covenant Church, where we had committed ourselves for the past 20 years. We’re planning to spend this year visiting churches and seeking our next church home, but the grief still feels fresh, and the transition is daunting for our whole family. We would appreciate prayers for the Lord to lead us to a new community!

Brian Chang Associate Director,

Faculty Ministries

Currently, I serve in Graduate and Faculty Ministry in two roles: the Associate Director of Faculty Ministry & an Assistant Regional Director of the South Central GFM region. I have loved accelerating and growing Faculty Ministry especially during the pandemic. We found that professors appreciated and benefitted from our online gatherings and resources throughout the pandemic. Christian faculty often have a need to connect with other Christian faculty in their locale, and we have been able to provide these connections. I have also enjoyed serving in the South Central region, especially as we strive to grow in diversity. Outside of InterVarsity, I serve on the board of Friends of Refugees, a non-profit organization in Clarkston, Georgia. Clarkston is known as the most diverse square mile in America, due to refugees being resettled there since the 1980’s. I’ve enjoyed using my gifts in a different arena and helping to grow this organization. I love spending time and eating new foods with my family. And I love trying new recipes!

InterVarsity Work History

1997-1999 CSM at Emory University, Georgia Tech and University of Georgia with Asian Christian Fellowship.

1999-2002 Regional Coordinator of Asian American Ministry.

2002-2005 Left Emory to focus more on UGA & Georgia Tech.

2005-2009 Undergrad Area Director of Georgia.

2009-2012 Chapter Camp Director of Southeast Region

2012-2013 Return to campus at Emory University.

2013-2015 Changed to be a part-time IV Staff (Still Chapter Camp Director and on campus at Emory)

2015-2018 Assistant Director in Asian American Ministries

2018-2020 Bobby Gross’s Executive Assistant, and Field Ops director for GFM South Central.

2020-present Associate Director of Faculty Ministry and Assistant Regional Director of GFM South Central.

Prayer Requests:

• Our oldest daughter is a senior and is getting ready for college! It feels so surreal but also “in my wheelhouse.”

• Mercy and rest as Jennifer and I care for her parents, who live next door to us.

• Some new opportunities for community. After COVID, it feels so hard to find ways to grow with others.

James Choung Vice President, Strategy & Innovation

I love empowering rising generations to move from skeptic to worldchangers in Jesus’ name. And I get to work with gifted and big-hearted people particularly in the Strategy & Innovation department who want to see revival happen in their lifetime. For fun, I thoroughly enjoy trekking through national parks with my family and friends, and often swing a racket in hopes of playing something like tennis.

InterVarsity Work History

1995-1996 CSM, MIT Korean Christian Fellowship

1996-2001 Team Leader, MIT Korean Christian Fellowship

2001-2002 Team Leader, MIT Asian Christian Fellowship

2002-2004 Team Leader, Transformation Team, UCSD

2004-2009 Divisional Director, San Diego Division

2009-2013 National Director, Asian American Ministries

2013-2017 National Director, Evangelism

2017-present Vice President, Strategy & Innovation

Prayer Requests:

• Pray that our three children: Isaiah, Nathan and Jamie grow up to be fully-devoted followers of Jesus

• Pray that revival would break out on campuses throughout our country and in the world

John Criswell Senior Global Ministry Specialist, Director of World Assembly 23

Having served over the years as a pastor, church planter, missionary, InterVarsity staff (both US and Canada), and IFES staff, you might wonder if I can’t make up my mind about what my ministry is. In reality, God has taken us on an incredible journey, filled with challenge, variety, and opportunity. We feel incredibly blessed by the opportunity to serve through InterVarsity and IFES. Throughout it all, a recurring theme has been what John Wesley said about his ministry: “The world is my parish.” My entire family has been involved in some way – from Margie volunteering in Arts Ministry to Jared helping me run Urbana tracks to Amanda helping me with prayer letters and even my two grandsons who sport the latest InterVarsity onesies! Our prayer is that whatever fruit has come from our efforts will endure and that it will only be the beginning.

InterVarsity Work History

1992-1994 Director of Public Affairs, Urbana and InterVarsity

1994-1996 Associate Director of InterVarsity Missions, Director of Global Partnerships

1996-2000 Director of InterVarsity Link and IFES Relations

2000-2003 Chief Operations Officer for Europe & Eurasia (seconded to IFES through IV Link)

2003- 2004 Founding Director of Human Resources, Program Director for World Assembly 03 (seconded to IFES through IV Link)

2004-2005 Director of National Strategic Ministries, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/Canada

2010-2020 Regional Ministry Director, Southeast Region

2020-present Head of People & Culture, Director of World Assembly 23 (seconded to IFES through IV Link)

Prayer Requests:

• I’m serving as Director of World Assembly 23 for IFES in Jakarta, Indonesia. Please pray that God enables me to lead well and that the conference will bring glory to God and be a blessing to student ministry around the world.

• I’m developing a new ministry in IFES called People & Culture. Its aim is to enable IFES staff to thrive and to create a positive work environment that bears good fruit. Pray that we would build a strong and effective team that shapes the organizational culture of IFES in a God-honoring way.

Rob Dixon Associate Regional Ministry Director

Rob Dixon lives in Clovis, CA with his wife Amy, a kidlit author and editor, and their four kids, Joshua (20), Lucy (18), Grace (16), and Lily (14). After serving for more than 25 years in full-time ministry, Rob remains committed to InterVarsity Christian Fellowship’s vision for seeing students and faculty transformed, campuses renewed, and world changers developed. In addition, Rob graduated with a Doctor of Intercultural Studies degree from Fuller Theological Seminary in 2018. His dissertation was entitled Together in Mission: A Model for Flourishing Male/Female Ministry Partnerships in InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA. Rob’s personal mission statement is to challenge the people of God to embrace a theology and practice of gender equality, and he pursues that mission in his writing, speaking, teaching, and training around the country. Rob’s book, Together in Ministry: Women and Men in Flourishing Partnerships, was published in September 2021 from InterVarsity Press Academic. In his free time, Rob enjoys long runs, hanging out with his family, cheering on the Dodgers, and adjunct teachi ng at Fresno Pacific University and Fuller Theological Seminary.

InterVarsity Work History

1995-1996 Volunteer staff at Cal Poly SLO and Cuesta College

1996-2001 CSM at Cal Poly SLO and Cuesta College

2001-2004 Team Leader at Cal Poly SLO, Cuesta College, and Hancock College

2004-2008 Area Director for Greater Fresno Area

2008-2018 Divisional Director for Surf and Turf Division (central CA and southern NV)

2018-present Associate Regional Director for Surf and Turf Region

2019-present Senior Fellow with the InterVarsity Institute

Prayer Requests:

• Pray for Rob’s work with InterVarsity staff and students in central CA and southern Nevada. In particular, pray for his role as ministry coach at his alma mater, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

• Pray for Rob’s coaching/consulting/training work with the InterVarsity Institute, that God would use it to help churches and organizations become places where women and men can flourish alongside one another in equal partnership.

• Pray for Rob and Amy as they parent their teenagers, and in particular, as they are in the middle of launching kids into college.

Hans Franzen Associate Director of Chapter Planting

In my capacity as Associate National Director for Chapter Planting, it has been my joy to see new ministries start at unreached campuses. I really enjoy teaching and training and coaching staff and students in the skills needed to plant. When I'm not working, I love working with Carrie in home renovation projects, and spending time outdoors. I've played guitar for most of my life, and currently play in a local punk rock band.

InterVarsity Work History

1992-1999 CSM at the University of Connecticut

1999-2008 Area Director for Connecticut

2005-2008 Chapter Planter with GFM at University of Connecticut

2008-2015 Associate RD for Chapter Planting in New England

2015-present Associate National Director of Chapter Planting

Prayer Requests:

• For everyday ways to listen and stay connected to God

• For opportunities to serve and love our friends, community, and church

Jason Gaboury National Director of Alumni Relations

I like to introduce myself as the husband of one wife (Sophia) and the father of two daughters (Malaya and Serena). These relationships shape my ministry life, draw out my best, and inspire me to love God and be my (goofy, contemplative, and curious) self Within InterVarsity, I serve as the Director of Alumni Relations. This role focuses on revitalizing and accelerating campus ministry by cultivating alumni support for chapter accounts. The Director of Alumni Relations will serve our mission by envisioning, creating, and ultimately, curating an alumni experience that helps new and older alumni Give, Advocate, Pray, and Serve.

My first book, Wait With Me: Meeting God in Loneliness came out in 2020. In addition to writing, I love to speak, teach scripture, and coach others. My ministry and non-ministry life is animated by a desire to know God and inspire others to know God.

InterVarsity Work History

1997-1998 Campus Intern –New York & New Jersey Region –City University of New York (various campuses)

1998-1999 LINK Staff –IFES European Office – IFES Expression Team (director of theatre)

1999-2006 CSM –New York & New Jersey Region – City University of New York (various campuses)

(During this period I served on the Urbana 03 and Staff Conference 05 Theatre Teams)

2006-2011 Area Director –New York & New Jersey Region –New York City Area.

2011-2021 Regional Director –New York & New Jersey Region

(During this period I oversaw the Price of Life:NYC invitational in 2013).

2021-present Director of Alumni Relations

Prayer Requests:

• For God’s continued grace, health, and wholeness in my marriage, family, and crucial relationships, that the ministry we do would be a testimony to loving union with God and joyful service to one another.

• For our work in Alumni Relations to bear fruit and become a network of relationships and resources for the sake of the university, church, and the world.

• For fruitfulness in the work I do as a speaker, writer, teacher, and coach. (I have a desire to do more work in these areas and to integrate it well)

• For our daughters (one in college and one soon to be) to be formed in Christ during these formative years.

Rick Goetsch Associate Learning Director, Learning and Talent

I found InterVarsity as a student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and haven’t been able to shake it since! I’ve always had the heart of a teacher, gravitating towards opportunities to train in every role I’ve had on staff. My wife and I fell in love in Siberia on a Global Project. She winsomely helps compensate for the flat sides of my introverted Enneagram 5 nature and has been a wise and wonderful partner in raising our three teenage daughters. I find woodworking and gardening to be places of creativity and restoration (usually!). I relax by reading science fiction/fantasy and literary classics and watching British murder mysteries with my wife. And I try not to let my coffee and beer snobbery annoy those around me too much!

InterVarsity Work History

1990-1994 IV Link staff in Kiev, Ukraine and IFES Team Leader in Moscow, Russia

1998-2002 CSM in Cleveland at Case Western Reserve University and other campuses

2002-2008 Area Director in Northeast Ohio

2012-2020 Associate RD in Great Lakes East

2020-present Associate Learning Director, Learning and Talent

Prayer Requests:

• My eldest daughter, Charlotte, is 18 months from college pray for good discernment about the right college or university.

• Both Laura and I have parents who are older and showing signs of decline – pray for wisdom and skill in navigating that phase of life with them.

• I’m hoping to take my first-ever sabbatical beginning in July –pray that it is restorative and fruitful (and approved!).

Karen Guzman National Ministry Director of Women in Academy & Professionals

Karen Hice Guzmán is the Director of Women in the Academy and Professions. Except for some years taken off to raise children, Karen has spent her adult life in and around InterVarsity originally as a student and campus staff member in Michigan and currently in Georgia. An entrepreneur at heart, she started the graduate student fellowship at Michigan State and the MBA fellowship at Georgia Tech. She loves to use her gifts of hospitality and teaching to create a welcome place for people to connect with God and with one another. Currently, she is bringing together women in graduate school and beyond to encourage, support, and mentor one another to live fully into the call of God on their lives as they navigate the challenges of academia and the professional world. Karen lives in Marietta, Georgia. She and her husband have three adult sons and one daughter-inlaw. She loves dark chocolate, good coffee, and British TV.

InterVarsity Work History

1978-1983 Student/student leader at Michigan State

1984-1988 Campus staff (Michigan State and Central Michigan)

1988-1994 Campus staff - Michigan State grad chapter

1994-1995 Special Project/curriculum writing - Michigan region

2008-2014 Team Leader – Atlanta GFM

2014-present Director, Women Scholars and Professionals

Prayer Requests:

• Planning to take my first ever, long overdue sabbatical in the spring/summer of 2023. Pray for rest, renewal, and clarity of vision/purpose/call for the next season.

• Clarity, wisdom, and vision for the Women Scholars and Professionals team as we continue to assess the current state of affairs on campus and determine how to best serve women students, faculty, and alumni.

• My husband and I have recently changed churches. Pray for wisdom to see where and how to invest ourselves in this new community.

Josh Howell Regional Ministry Director

Twenty-five years ago, I moved from North Carolina and joined the staff team in Texas. I was the last of a string of “planting staff” that came to revitalize our work in what was then the Southwest region (Texas and Oklahoma). I’ve had the privilege of being part of RR’s story of growth, going from about 11 staff and 500 students in Texas to having 2000 students and over 60 staff in four states (pre-pandemic). I love leadership, specifically, bringing teams together to help them accomplish the ministry God placed in their hearts.

Leading the team (RLT) that leads the Region is one of my greatest joys. I deeply value encouraging people to have big faith and take bold steps forward toward God’s plans in their life. I love seeing ministry grow and students come to faith. My biggest passion is being involved in my family’s life. InterVarsity provides the flexibility to work from home and spend a great quantity of time with my family (not just quality). Our family loves vacations (especially in Hawaii), everyday fun and being together. My wife and I still enjoy going on dates. I teach Spin (14 years) as a “side hustle” at my local YMCA.

InterVarsity Work History

1997-1998 Intern at Texas Tech University

1998-2007 CSM planting our multi-ethnic ministry at Univ. Of Houston

2008-2016 AD over Texas Gulf Coast (greater Houston/ east Texas)

2017-2020 ARD for Red River – primarily overseeing work in Oklahoma & Texas Gulf Coast; RECWEEK (chapter camp) director; overseeing Evangelism and MPD initiatives/ development

2020-present RD for Red River

Prayer Requests:

• Revitalization of ministry since COVID (like most, our Region contracted to half its previous size)

• New staff recruitment and discipleship

• Restorative sabbatical (scheduled for 3/23 – 8/23)

• Family: Ellen (wife), Jack (14) and June (11) – that we would love the Lord with all of our heart, mind, soul and strength. Protection and guidance for my children.

Ellen H su Associate Director of Rights and Contracts; IVP

I’m associate director of rights and contracts at IVP. I also serve on the board of the Licensing and Subsidiary Rights Association (LSRA) and have served as a track leader for licensing and rights training events held by ECPA (Evangelical Christian Publisher’s Association). I’m a trained spiritual director, an occasional preacher, and I currently serve on the vestry for our church. My husband, Al, and I have been married for 25 years and have two sons, Josiah (21) and Elijah (17). I love taking long walks, seeing musicals, reading books, and having deep conversations with friends.

Most people who work in the area of subsidiary rights and licensing don’t specifically plan on this line of work. We tend to come upon the role by surprise and then discover how much we enjoy it. This is true for me as well. When I started work at IVP I was a recent college graduate who only knew a little about IVP. A position opened up at IVP that seemed a better fit than the job I was in. I applied for the position, was hired, and discovered that I love the work and the people. I love the books that IVP publishes and have been shaped by the many (many!) IVP books I’ve read over the years. I love the people who work at IVP their dedication to God and their mutual love of books and literature ministry. I love the publishing partners around the world that I’ve been blessed to work with. In my work, I get to help publishing partners and others discover IVP books to translate into their own language or produce in different formats. I love seeing the ministry of IVP books expand through these licensed editions and one of my favorite things is seeing copies of licensed editions after they are published. In the 25 years I’ve been at IVP we’ve signed over 8600 licensing contracts for our books to be published in 74 different languages.