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, 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 a landscape painter: christenyates.com. Email Christy.

Virginia Montoya | Development Operations Manager

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 | Marketing and Operations 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.

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.

Charles Marsh | Founding Director

Charles is the Commonwealth 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: A Son’s Story of Sin and Segregation at the Dawn of New South and God’s Long Summer: Stories of Faith and Civil Rights, a biography,Strange Glory: A Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and most recently a memoir, Evangelical Anxiety.

Fionette King ‘26 | Non-Profit Management Intern

Fionette is a fourth-year at UVA pursuing a bachelor's degree in global development studies and a master’s in public policy. 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.

Katie Rice ‘27 | Vintage Intern

Katie is a third-year at UVA studying Global Security & Justice and Spanish. From Falls Church, Virginia, she is curious about how information and power shape the global landscape. Katie is interested in national security and journalism, exploring how these two fields intersect and sometimes diverge. Beyond academics, she loves getting lost in a good book, doing any kind of exercise, and blasting musical theater. Katie enjoys hearing others' stories and learning from the unique perspectives they bring.

Helen Yingling ‘27 | Vintage Intern

Helen is a third year studying economics with a minor in English (and possibly also history). She is so excited to help with Vintage Lunches, which have always been a highlight of her week thanks to the good food and fruitful conversations. She especially loves how the topics draw from the perspectives of different Christian theologians and figures to focus on Biblical truths that can be applied to her own life. Outside of the classroom she loves running, reading, and trying new coffeeshops in Charlottesville. .

TH Board - Spring 2025 (not pictured: Matt McFarland & Charles Marsh)

Board of Directors

Advisory Board

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