Karen Wright Marsh | Executive Director

Karen studied philosophy at Wheaton College (B.A.) and linguistics at UVA (M.A). She lives at the Bonhoeffer House in Charlottesville, Virginia, with her professor husband, Charles Marsh, where they raised three children: Henry, Will and Nan. Karen is speaker and the author of Vintage Saints and Sinners: 25 Christians Who Transformed My Faith and Wake Up To Wonder: 22 Invitations to Amazement in the Everyday. Learn more about Karen’s books and herVintage Saints & Sinners podcast here. Email Karen.

Christen Borgman Yates | Associate Director

Christy graduated from UVA in ‘99 with a BA in Political & Social Thought and later received her MA in Applied Theology & the Arts from Regent College in Vancouver, BC. She lives just outside Charlottesville on a 5 acre farm retreat open to the community with her philosopher husband Chris, 4 mostly grown kids (Tobin, Cashel-UVA ‘28, Linden & Saylor), flock of hens, goats and rescue dog. Get to know her and her vision for developing and running the Fellows programs in this interview. Christy is also an artist: christenyates.com. Email Christy.

Virginia Montoya | Director of Operations

Virginia graduated from the University of Alabama (Roll Tide) in 2013 with a B.A. in Religious Studies. She has worked primarily in the non-profit space since then, organizing events and providing operational support. Most recently, she helped execute a holistic leadership program designed for healthcare executives. She lives in Birmingham, Alabama on the edge of a small nature preserve with her husband Alex and her four year old and six year old daughters. Email Virginia.

Ashley Fan | Programs and Marketing Associate

Ashley graduated from UVA in 2024 with a B.A. in Psychology. In her time at UVA, she was a social media and marketing intern and Horizons Fellow with TH. For 18 years, she lived in Blacksburg, VA. She enjoys photography, baking, reading, and music but mostly loves an adventure, no matter how silly. Being part of a missions-focused church at home, she developed an early interest in non-profit work. In the future, she hopes to go to graduate school for clinical psychology to do youth counseling. Email Ashley.

Robi Keyes | Vintage Lunch ‘Mom’

Robi graduated from University of Tennessee (Memphis) School of Nursing with a BSN. She later studied Interior Design in Sydney, Australia. Robi has lived on six continents and now lives with her husband John and black lab Ozzie in a historic mill outside of Charlottesville. They have three grown children: Jason, Lindsay and Brett, and six grandchildren. Robi loves strong black coffee, long walks and meeting people from all over.

Katie Rice ‘27 | Non-Profit Management Intern

Katie is a fourth-year studying Global Security & Justice and Spanish. From Falls Church, Virginia, she has studied abroad in Cape Town, South Africa and Valencia, Spain, experiences that deepened her curiosity about how information flows and what stories get told. Outside the classroom, she loves getting lost in a good book, playing guitar, doing any kind of exercise, and blasting musical theater. Katie enjoys hearing others' stories and learning from the unique perspectives they bring.

Fionette King ‘26 | Vintage Lunch Intern

Fionette is currently doing her Master’s in Public Policy and graduating in 2027. Coming from a family of Sierra Leoneon immigrants, she currently lives in Northern Virginia with her parents. She enjoys traveling, learning languages, and engaging with different cultures, as well as interacting with her community and forming deep connections with those around her.

Cashel Yates ‘28 | Vintage Lunch Intern

Cashel is a third-year majoring in Global Environment and Sustainability with a minor in Foreign Affairs. From just outside of Charlottesville, he is a recent transfer from Boston College (mid-year transfer last year). He is interested in history, politics, culture, religion, the environment, and the ways in which these areas often intersect. Cashel enjoys engaging with diverse beliefs and backgrounds, and also exploring new places, listening to & playing music, exercising, and playing soccer.

Grace Campbell ‘27 | Social Media Intern

Grace is a fourth year undergrad studying Architecture and Architectural History. Though from the Washington D.C. area, she calls Charlottesville home and loves to be in community at UVA. Furthermore, Grace is studying abroad in the Veneto region of Italy for seven weeks this fall, investigating the relationships between landscape and human intervention in the Venetian lagoon. When she is not drafting plans for her recent studio project, she loves to engage in grandma activities such as knitting, painting, thrifting, sketching, baking bread, and listening to music from the 40s-70s.

Emily Womelsdorf ‘29 | Social Chair