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 husband, Charles Marsh, where they raised three children: Henry, Will and Nan. Learn more about Karen’s book and podcast, Vintage Saints & Sinners, here. Email Karen.

ChristEN Borgman Yates | Associate Director

Christy graduated from UVA in ‘99 with a BA in Political & Social Thought and 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 TH community with her husband Chris, children, flock of hens, goats and rescue dog. Get to know her vocational journey and vision for her work with TH in this interview. Christy is also a visual artist: christenyates.com. Email Christy.

MARY-DRYDEN MAIO | Leadership Associate

Mary-Dryden (MD) Maio just graduated from UVA this past spring with a double major in Spanish and Latin American Studies.

Charles Marsh | Founding Director

Charles is a professor in the Department of Religious Studies and directs the Project on Lived Theology at the University of Virginia. His books include The Beloved Community, The Last Days and God’s Long Summer: Stories of Faith and Civil Rights, Strange Glory, a biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and most recently, Evangelical Anxiety.

ASHLEY FAN, UVA ‘24 | MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA INTERN

Ashley is a fourth year majoring in Psychology. She is a barista at Grit Coffee, and it combines her love for coffee with her affinity for people watching. She grew up in Blacksburg: a great town with the exception of housing our rivals. She enjoys traveling, but given her student-size budget, she mostly likes to pass time with music, graphic design, photography, and the occasional complicated baking project.

Baillie McNitt, ‘24 | Vintage Lunch Intern

Baillie is a 4th year studying Public Policy and Leadership and History. She hails from Annapolis, MD on the Chesapeake Bay, but loves her second home in Charlottesville. Although she loves VA hiking, her favorite place is the beach where she likes to surf and sail as well as enjoy a lovely beach read.

UCHENNA VICTOR ONWUDINJO, ‘23 | Vintage Lunch Intern

Uchenna studied Business management at Piedmont Virginia community college and is also a Soccer coach for SOCA. He grew up in Enugu, Nigeria with his family. He loves cooking, watching and playing soccer and spending time with his friends and family.

PEYTON RABB ‘26 | Vintage Lunch Intern

Peyton is a second year at UVA hoping to study English and Political and Social Thought. She grew up moving around every couple of years, going on whatever adventures the Army planned for her family before settling them in Williamsburg, VA. Despite a transient childhood, she still enjoys traveling, trying new foods, and meeting new people. When she gets the chance to be still, she loves to read and write, listen to good tunes, and watch the sunset.

TH Board - Spring 2023 (not pictured: Betty Li Simpson, David Coles, Evans Rice, Alexa Andrews & Charles Marsh)

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Board of Directors Emeritus

Laura McDaniel
Molly McFarland
Leslie Merrick
Bob Morrison
Sammy Naguib
Sylvia Naguib
Elizabeth Nielsen
Bruce Noel
Locke Ogens
Bill Robertson
Andrew Robinson
Steve Scoper
Dianne Shalibo
Kent Shalibo
Amy Smith
Mary Elizabeth Stone
Bill Tucker
Dana Tucker
Curt Viebranz
Beverly Wispelwey
Melissa Wright
Jonathan Wood
Bobby Woodard

Peter Andres
Lee Burge
Mark Byrd
Rhonda Byrd
Catherine Capps
Brenda Cox
Frank Cox
Carolyn Mitchell Dillard
Laura Draper
Marion Ellis
Sonny Ellis
Jim Ewing
Ross George
Kate Harris
Taylor Harris
Margaux Stuart Helvey
Betsy Hutson
Katherine Hill
Anthony Lazaro
Carey Louthan
Bob Marsh
David McDaniel

Saranell Hartman, Assistant Director Emeritus