Who are we?
The staff are former UK students who benefitted from the CSF ministry during their college years. The purpose of sticking around campus after graduation is to impact the lives of college students and relationally connect them to a relational God. Our goal is to be a resource to college students by providing a smaller community on a large university campus and to make the name of Christ known.
Click on any name below for more info about each individual staff member.
Austin Wofford
Austin Wofford
What do you do around CSF?
I mostly do men's ministry, freshman ministry (SHIFT), and community service.
Hometown
Ft. Thomas, KY. Go Bluebirds!
Degree
Social Work
What's on your bucket list?
- Base jump
- Hunt something exotic
- Never watch a Twilight movie
- Rub Francis Chan's head
- Go to every continent and over 50 countries
- Summit a 14k ft mountain twice
“Most Annoying” List
- Pickles on a burger
- Waking up before 10am
- Tom Cruise's smile
Favorite Movies
- I Am Legend
- Wayne's World
- Blood Diamond
- The Godfather
- The Other Guys
Favorite Books/Writers
- Donald Miller
- J. R. R. Tolkien
- Kurt Vonnegut
- Rob Bell
Random Piece(s) of Info
I graduated from Asbury University. Yea, let that blow your mind.
How do you burn calories when you are not at CSF?
- Play basketball/frisbee
- Read
- Chill with a movie
- Beat anyone at CSF in FIFA
- Arm Wrestling
- Laughing
Contact information
- [email protected]
- 859.486.7473
Blake Morris
Blake Morris
What do you do around CSF?
I disciple student leaders, lead our Men's ministry team, I'm on our freshman ministry team called Shift and I plan outreach events.
Hometown
Lexington, KY
Degree
Business Management
What's on your bucket list?
- DJ a party in a stadium
- Record a film score with Hans Zimmer
- Pray with Kanye West
- Produce music for Lecrae and Trip Lee
“Most Annoying” List
- Wet paper
- People who bit their forks when they eat
Favorite Movies
- Man on Fire
- Inception
- Finding Forrester
Favorite Books/Writers
- The Bible
- Crazy Love
- Contemplative Pastor
Random Piece(s) of Info
I own a tiger fur robe from Korea
How do you burn calories when you are not at CSF?
I play basketball and make music.
Contact information
- [email protected]
- 859.494.0576
Brian Marshall
Brian Marshall
Watch Brian’s Staff Video
What do you do around CSF?
- Lead the overall ministry
- Teach at Synergy and in other settings
- Wrestle with how to reach out to campus in creative ways
- Fundraise
- Serve as one of the board members at CSF
Hometown
Cynthiana, KY (though I've been in Lexington since 1995)
Degree
Masters - Masters of Divinity (basically theological studies)
What's on your bucket list?
- Quarterback a football team, as I never played growing up, only did baseball and basketball
- Write five books
- Do a Triathlon
- Live outside the US for at least a couple of months
“Most Annoying” List
- Listening to other people loudly sip their hot coffee (this is especially true when I'm sleepy and feeling irritable)
- When people think they are thinking clearly but in actuality they clearly aren’t thinking clearly. Is that clear?
- The BCS Football System- there should be a playoff in college football.
Favorite Movies
- Rudy
- The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Good Will Hunting
Favorite Books/Writers
- C. S. Lewis (We did accidentally name our son C. S. Marshall)
- Eugene Peterson
- Oswald Chambers (Primarily "My Utmost For His Highest")
- Richard Swinburne (academic philosopher)
Random Piece of Info
I lived at the Grand Canyon for an entire summer when I was in college, about 150 yards from the rim of the canyon.
How do you burn calories when you are not at CSF?
- Hanging out with my wife, Shelby and our two kids- Claire and Caleb
- Watching sports
- Reading
- Letting my mind wander into creative brainstorming sessions (at 37 I'm not sure if I'm allowed to 'daydream' anymore)
- Thinking about working out and getting back into shape
Contact information
- [email protected]
- 859.273.5433
Erica Dupps
Erica Dupps
What do you do around CSF?
CSFs Head Chef. I head up the meals team. I buy lots of food and cook lots of food. Or coordinate the meals that go on here at CSF.
I also work with women’s ministry. I love being able to lead small groups and just hang out with college age girls and talk about life with God. Official office cabinet organizer.
Hometown
Independence, KY (The NKY!!)
Degree
B.S. in Hospitality Management and Tourism
What's on your bucket list?
- Stay a night in Cinderella's Castle in Disney World
- Ride an elephant in India
- See the great pyramids (and if I'm really luck discover an undiscovered mummy)
- Visit platform 9 3/4 at King Cross Station
- Go to Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
- Make a real quilt
“Most Annoying” List
- Really dry things
- People reading over my shoulder
- When people are complainers
Favorite Movies
- Shrek (all of them)
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- Lord of the Rings
- Movies based of Jane Austen novels
- Batman movies
- Disney movies
- Really, really hokey Lifetime or Hallmark movies. The cornier the better.
Favorite Books/Writers
- Leslie Ludy
- Jane Austen
- Harry Potter books
- Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Random Piece(s) of Info
I have a fear/phobia of cotton balls.
On a CSF spring break trip we did a 12 mile hike of the Grand Canyon, 1.5 miles in I slipped on ice and hurt my knee. I popped some pain killers and finished the hike. Later I found out I fractured my knee. No big deal.
How do you burn calories when you are not at CSF?
- I cook a lot. But that really just adds to the calories.
- I like to be crafty- make headbands, make my own jewelry, scrapbook and so forth...
- I enjoy figuring out how to do things or make things myself... I once replaced the motor blower in my car, I make my own corn tortillas, pasta sauce... and more stuff. I'm a DIY kind of girl.
- I also enjoy reading a whole lot.
Contact information
- [email protected]
- 859.801.2686
Grace Thompson
Grace Thompson
What do you do around CSF?
Plan retreats, hang out with freshies, community service
Hometown
Lexington, KY
Degree
International Studies
What's on your bucket list?
- Travel to every continent
- Live outside the US for more than a year
- Witness Kentucky basketball winning a national title
“Most Annoying” List
- Wearing wet socks
- Cold weather without snow
- People who are always late
Favorite Movies
- Aladdin (anything Disney)
- Oceans 11
- Finding Nemo
- A Walk to Remember
Favorite Books/Writers
- The Bible
- Crazy Love
- Five People You Meet In Heaven
Random Piece(s) of Info
I used to be a pro at Tetris.
How do you burn calories when you are not at CSF?
- I used to work at a gym. Does that count as burning calories?
- Hanging out with friends
- Laugh a lot
- Hang out with my family
Contact information
- [email protected]
- 859.494.6830
Greg Schuette
Greg Schuette
What do you do around CSF?
I help plan discipleship curriculum, organize staff meetings
Hometown
NKY
Degree
Secondary Math Education
What's on your bucket list?
- Learn to say "bathroom" in every language
- Visit Rome
- Ride a rhino (This one is last for the obvious reason that I will probably kick the bucket doing it)
“Most Annoying” List
- Biting forks. I hate the sound.
- Finger foods
- Bad drivers
- People who play happy songs on rainy days
Favorite Movies
- Cool Hand Luke
- Dan in Real Life
- Pretty much any Pixar movie
Favorite Books/Writers
- Pretty much any C. S. Lewis
- Orthodox, G. K. Chesterton
- Death by Meeting, Patrick Lencioni
- 1984, George Orwell
- Confessions, Augustine
Random Piece(s) of Info
- I taught myself how to use the bathroom
- I love to cook
How do you burn calories when you are not at CSF?
- I watch Top Chef, SYTYCD, Modern Family and Community
- I play Munchkin, Fluxx and pretty much any other strategy game
- Hang out with my wife and two cats
Contact information
- [email protected]
- 859.468.9510
Huston Royster
Huston Royster
Watch Huston’s Staff Video
What do you do around CSF?
Freshman (SHIFT), dash of Community Service, and I take out trash, clean bathrooms, build things, and mow the grass (real exciting things)
Hometown
Henderson, KY
Degree
Christian Ministries at Asbury College
What's on your bucket list?
- Do mission work on every continent excluding Antarctica (penguins don't need to hear the gospel)
- Skydive from 12,000 feet
- Work at CSF
- Own a jeep wrangler while living someplace warm so I never have to have the top up
- Grow my beard out for 2 straight years
- Dunk a basketball
- See all seven wonders of the world
- Hike the Grand Canyon from the South Rim to North Rim
“Most Annoying” List
- Stupid drivers (such as people in Lexington on rainy days)
- Chinese food... gross
- UK basketball losing
- Stray hairs
- Breaking my cell phone... happens all the time
Favorite Movies
- Gladiator
- Dumb and Dumber
- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
- Bruce Lee's "Game of Death"
- Napoleon Dynamite
- Nights of Rodanthe
- Bourne Trilogy
Favorite Books/Writers
Who reads?
Random Piece of Info
I ran all of the 26.2 miles of the Chicago Marathon in 2005... will never run another one
How do you burn calories when you are not at CSF?
- Building model planes
- Laying in my hammock
- Every once in a while I might go for a run or bike ride... not too often though
- Hangin' with my girl
- Bein’ thilly
- Red River Gorge… enough said.
Contact information
- [email protected]
- 270.860.3600
Janelle Cartner
Janelle Cartner
What do you do around CSF?
SHIFT. Community Service. Greeks.
Hometown
Paducah, KY
Degree
Family Studies Major, Political Science Minor
What's on your bucket list?
- Spend a significant amount of time in Italy
“Most Annoying” List
- When people pat me on the back and it stings
- All other motorists
- Bathrooms without a handle... defeats the purpose of washing my hands!
Favorite Movies
- Almost Famous
- Good Will Hunting
- Just Friends
- Aladdin
- 10 Things I Hate About You
Favorite Books/Writers
- The Call
- The Hunger Games
- The Pursuit of God
- Andrew Murray
- Tozer
- Paul
- James
- Ephesians
Random Piece(s) of Info
I enjoy Peach Tea Snapple more than the average bear and I really enjoy a good Home magazine.
How do you burn calories when you are not at CSF?
- Volleyball
- Running
- Dance Parties on Waller
- ZUMBA!
Contact information
- [email protected]
- 859.797.5347
Jessie McLinn
Jessie McLinn
Watch Jessie’s Staff Video
What do you do around CSF?
Women’s ministry, Growth Groups, Financials
Hometown
Carmel, IN
Degree
Business Management
What's on your bucket list?
- Scuba dive in the Great Barrier Reef
- Witness a healing miracle
- Backpack through Europe (not very original)
- Visit Australia and New Zealand (Possibly box with a kangaroo)
- See a volcano up close (Preferably not if it is erupting)
- Take my mom to Ireland, Italy, & Greece
- Adopt a child from a third world country
“Most Annoying” List
- It annoys me that Lexington roads flood after 5 minutes of rain... and that people can't drive well down here.
- When people's windshield wipers are on... and it's no longer raining
Favorite Movies
- Benny & Joon
- The Princess Bride
- Aladdin
- Gangs of New York
- Best in Show
- Hook
Favorite Books/Writers
- The Bible
- The Great Gatsby
- Jane Eyre
- Anything written by Elizabeth Elliott
Random Piece of Info
- When I was younger I was on a competitive jump rope team. I could do an entire routine while strapped to a pogo stick.
- Also, when I was 10 years old I wanted to be a race car driver. A real, professional race car driver.
How do you burn calories when you are not at CSF?
- Hiking
- Going to the park (really I love almost anything outdoors)
- Playing with the animals at the Humane Society
- Traveling (locally or farther away)
- Playing Disc Golf
- Spending time with friends
- Photography
- Reading
Contact information
- [email protected]
- 317.847.4632
Matt Dampier
Matt Dampier
Watch Matt’s Staff Video
What do you do around CSF?
I play the Wii, eat a bunch of K-Lair, study Scripture, talk at Shift, and plan World Record Breaking events.
Hometown
Brentwood, TN (but originally from Alabaster, Alabama)
Degree
Biology/Greek
What's on your bucket list?
- Visit Europe
- Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro
- Help make 5-9 kids
“Most Annoying” List
- People leaving hair in combs
- Driving defensively
- Talking during movies or TV shows
Favorite Movies
- Good Will Hunting
- The Sandlot
- Ca$h
- There Will Be Blood
Favorite Books/Writers
- Eugene Peterson
- C. S. Lewis
- J. R. R. Tolkien
- Alan Moore
- Edgar Allen Poe's Short Stories
Random Piece of Info
I once bicycled 2,000 miles from Canada to Mexico but gained 20 pounds by eating McDonalds everyday.
How do you burn calories when you are not at CSF?
I pull all-nighters for Asbury Seminary. I also watch DVRed Spongebob episodes, which doesn't really burn calories but it makes me happy.
Contact information
- [email protected]
- 859.221.4395
Michael Dilly
Michael Dilly
Watch Dilly’s Staff Video
What do you do around CSF?
ShiFt, CSC Financials, Track donations, Hangout...
Hometown
Lexington, KY
Degree
Business Management
What's on your bucket list?
- Go scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef
- Eat at Cane's as much as humanly possible
- Go Zip-Lining through the jungles in South America
- Beat Andy Norris in a snow skiing race
“Most Annoying” List
- Cats
- Noises when I’m trying to sleep
- Cats
Favorite Movies
- LOTR Movies
- The Waterboy
- The Great Watermelon Heist
Favorite Books/Writers
- Mere Christianity – C. S. Lewis
- The Bible – God
- The Hobbit – J. R. R. Tolkien
Random Piece of Info
I play just enough Halo… definitely not too much.
How do you burn calories when you are not at CSF?
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Disc Golf
- Xbox (good finger workout)
Contact information
- [email protected]
- 859.489.5550
Olivia Gardner
Olivia Gardner
What do you do around CSF?
Prayer Night, Growth and Core Groups
Hometown
Rosine, KY. Home of Bluegrass Music and Bill Monroe!
Degree
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Minor in French
What's on your bucket list?
- See the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona
- Climb a mountain (Denali maybe?)
- Hold a Koala
- See gorillas and lions in their natural habitat
- Go to Jerusalem
“Most Annoying” List
- I have a near phobia of static. The worst is when it's in my hair, I freak out a little bit. I keep a supply of static guard and bounce sheets to kill it immediately
- When people leave their turning signal on for 15 minutes (ex. while sitting at a light). Especially when the beat/tempo is off from the music
- I detest most cover songs, but especially when people try to cover The Beatles. It's musical suicide. No one is ever going to say you did a Beatles song better than they did. It just shouldn't be done.
Favorite Movies
- Pride and Prejudice (the Joe Wright/Kiera Knightely version)
- Amelie
- Etre et Avoir
- Stardust
Favorite Books/Writers
- Tolkein
- Rowling
- Jane Austen (Emma is my favorite of hers)
- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
- I also love Velvet Elvis and Wild at Heart, both have been influential to my faith!
- My favorite books of the Bible are Psalms and Isaiah
Random Piece(s) of Info
I own every Beatles cd, I’ve been listening to them 6th grade. I have just about every song memorized.
I’m obsessed with tea. In any form.
I grew up on a cattle and tobacco farm. I think baby calves are the cutest baby animal. I also love sheep.
I did 2 study abroad programs, first in Senegal in 2008 (French-speaking Africa) and then Paris in 2009. I love speaking French!
I’ve also been to England and Ireland, I love to travel!
How do you burn calories when you are not at CSF?
- Running
- Yoga
- Hiking
- Climbing
Contact information
- [email protected]
- 270.256.8007
Reid Wahlbrink
Reid Wahlbrink
What do you do around CSF?
I am on the Men's team, Synergy team, and I'm the 'Regional Director' for Cafeteria and North Campus Spaces. That's probably my most official job title here, well, I guess 'Staff Tech Consultant' is pretty fancy too. I'm also the video guy; I don't necessarily make all the videos but I make sure that they happen (and I do make some of them). Jeremy and I are the head Tech Ninjas (doesn't sound as official, but it does sound cool). Finally, I lead a growth group and a core group.
Hometown
Ft. Thomas, KY
Degree
Marketing, Spanish
What's on your bucket list?
Not sure, I don't have one. I guess the only thing on it right now is to actually make one.
“Most Annoying” List
Restaurants without mints on the way out, Medium point pens (too much ink), people that don't like R&B music, my desk chair
Favorite Movies
I like TV shows better: 30 Rock, Boy Meets World, King of Queens, Scrubs, The Office, Community, Friday Night Lights, Spin City, Home Improvement
Favorite Books/Writers
- The Giver
- The Great Divorce
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- Harry Potter
- The Old Man and the Sea
- 1984
Random Piece(s) of Info
My mom picked my name after seeing it in an article in Glamour magazine.
How do you burn calories when you are not at CSF?
Some of the aforementioned TV shows, hanging with people, thinking about working out, eating ice cream instead.
Contact information
- [email protected]
- 859.380.4604
Sam Coons
Sam Coons
What do you do around CSF?
Direct communications to and fro, Smash Bros. Ministry, CSF Group and Core Group planning, Play Ping Pong, Websites, KEYMASTER, CSC Business
Hometown
Crescent Springs, KY (the NKY)
Degree
Spanish and International Economics
What's on your bucket list?
- Go into space, walk on the moon
- Own a hot air balloon (and know how to fly it)
- See the Aurora Borealis
- Get my falconry license
- Survive the zombie apocalypse
“Most Annoying” List
- Text message lingo (“u” instead of “you”, “r” instead of “are”, etc.)
- People that can’t pronounce (and/or hear) the difference between the words “pen” and “pin”
- People that clap at the end of a fireworks show
Favorite Movies
- Star Wars (all of them)
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
- Pretty much any zombie movie or Pixar movie
- Lots of other movies (I love movies lots and lots)
Favorite Books/Writers
- C.S. Lewis (Mere Christianity, The Great Divorce)
- Kurt Vonnegut (Slaughterhouse Five, Bluebeard, Breakfast of Champions)
Random Piece of Info
For a long while my favorite food was popcorn. I would always eat at least one bag of popcorn every day. Sometimes two.
How do you burn calories when you are not at CSF?
- Watching movies and playing video games
- Going to UK Hockey games
- Hanging out with friends
- Disc Golf
Contact information
- [email protected]
- 859.240.9463
Wes Benninger
Wes Benninger
What do you do around CSF?
- Pray
- Direct spaces- weekly outreach to college students
- Help plan CSF K Week events to engage new students in the first week
- Manage CSF apparel
- Dorm ministry
- Beat students in FIFA soccer on Xbox
- Talk to people so I can listen to people
- Walk alongside those who want to walk with God as well as those who do not yet know that they want to
Hometown
Louisville, KY
Degree
B.A. in Psychology, Minor in Communications
What's on your bucket list?
- Fly to the Alaskan mountains by helicopter and snowboard
- Marry my fiancee
- Learn ballroom dance moves
- Travel to Italy
- Be identified by God as a man after His own heart
- Go on a hot air balloon ride (for over an hour)
“Most Annoying” List
- Paying for parking
- Parking tickets
- Getting towed
- Dishes left in the sink that could have gone straight in the dishwasher
Favorite Movies
- Dumb and Dumber
- The Book of Eli
- The Dark Knight
- Inception
- Gladiator
- The Shawshank Redemption
Favorite Books/Writers
- Eugene Peterson (in the process of reading him for the first time, but I like his style so far)
- God's Smuggler
- Intercessor (Reese Howel's biography)
- Jesus Freaks- Voice of the Martyrs
- Philip Yancey
- Oswald Chambers
Random Piece(s) of Info
I have had $1,800 stolen from me by a friend
How do you burn calories when you are not at CSF?
- Snowboarding
- Hiking at the Gorge (not as much as I would like to)
- Dialing numbers to keep in touch with long distance friends and family
- METABOLISM (for at least another 3 years)
Contact information
- [email protected]
- 502.500.9273