Trustee & Music Director
Joined Alabaster: At Inception
Met Jesus at age 5
Education: Biology (Dartmouth); Cell Biology (PhD - Thomas Jefferson)
Studying: M.D. at Thomas Jefferson

Book of the Bible I Read Most: Matthew
Bible Hero: Mary Magdalene
Language I Wish I Knew: Spanish
Books that Most Impacted Me: The Final Quest (Rick Joyner)

Lead Usher
Joined Alabaster: 2019
Met Jesus at age 11
Education: Mathematics (Princeton), Operations Research & Financial Engineering (Masters, PhD - Princeton)
Work: Data Scientist at BuzzFeed

Book of the Bible I Read Most: Galatians
Bible Hero: Mordecai
Book that Most Impacted Me: The Screwtape Letters (C.S. Lewis)
Hobby: Dance

Trustee & Lead Pastor
Joined Alabaster: 2011
Met Jesus at age 14
Education: Nutritional Science (Cornell); Public Health (M.P.H. - Brown)

Book of the Bible I Read Most: Psalms
Bible Hero: Paul
Book that Most Impacted Me: The Heavenly Man (Brother Yun)
If I Were a Missionary, I’d Serve In: Haiti

Trustee
Joined Alabaster: At Inception
Met Jesus at age 6
Education: Economics & Mgmt Science (MIT)
Work: Portfolio manager at investment advisor

Book of the Bible I Read Most: Luke
Bible Hero: John the Baptist
If I Were a Missionary, I’d Serve In: China

Trustee & Treasurer
Joined Alabaster: 2017
Met Jesus at age 9
Education: Math, Computer Science (UPenn)
Work: Software Engineer at Bluecore

Book of the Bible I Read Most: Luke
Bible Hero: Barnabas
Book that Most Impacted Me: Possessing the Gates of the Enemy (Cindy Jacobs)

Trustee & Membership Coordinator
Joined Alabaster: 2013
Met Jesus at age 20
Education: Policy Analysis & Management and Apparel Design (Cornell)
Previous Work: Enterprise Resilience and Security at BlackRock

Book of the Bible I Read Most: Proverbs and the Gospels
Bible Hero: Elijah
Hobbies: Knitting & Sewing

Joined Alabaster: 2015
Met Jesus at age 22
Education: Biochemistry & Math (Colby College); Pharmacology (PhD - UPenn)
Work: Biomedical research and teaching postdoc at Rutgers University

Bible Hero: Mordecai
Hobbies: Tinkering with computers, rock climbing, skiing
Book that Most Impacted Me: Mere Christianity (C. S. Lewis), Flatland (Edwin Abbott)

Joined Alabaster: 2018
Met Jesus at age 7
Education: Computer Science, Spanish, & Economics (Princeton)
Work: Software Engineer at Meta

Book of the Bible I Read Most: James
Bible Hero: Solomon
If I Were a Missionary, I’d Serve In: India

Joined Alabaster: 2017
Met Jesus at age 11
Education: Neuroscience (UPenn)
Studying: M.D. at New York Medical College
Previous Work: Research Technician at Columbia Univ. Medical Center

Book of the Bible I Read Most: James & 1 John
Personal Hero: Smith Wigglesworth & My Dad
Language I Wish I Knew: Swahili & Spanish

Joined Alabaster: 2013
Met Jesus at age 11
Education: Hotel Management (Cornell)
Work: Accounting Manager at Bluecore

Bible Hero: Ruth
Book that Most Impacted Me: The Final Quest (Rick Joyner)
Hobby: Music Improvisation

Joined Alabaster: 2022
Met Jesus at age 19
Education: Computer Science (MIT)
Work: Software Engineer at Tulip

Books that Most Impacted Me: Crazy Love (Francis Chan)
Bible Hero: Mary of Bethany
If I Were A Missionary, I’d Serve In: China

Joined Alabaster: 2020
Met Jesus at age 13
Education: Computing & Data Science, Econometrics & Quantitative Economics, and Psychology (NYU)
Work: Analyst at Blackrock

Bible Hero: Jacob
Language I Wish I knew: Korean
Hobbies: Rock climbing, Baking

Joined Alabaster: 2015
Met Jesus at age 12
Education: Arabic and HCD (Dartmouth)
Work: Product at IBM

Book of the Bible I Read Most: Isaiah
Fictional Character I Wish My Life was Like: Snoopy from Peanuts
If I Were a Missionary, I’d Serve In: Syria or Iraq

Joined Alabaster: 2014
Met Jesus at age 14
Education: Geography (Dartmouth) , Higher Education (M.A. - Columbia)
Work: Coordinator at Columbia Office of Alumni & Development

Book of the Bible I Read Most: Proverbs
Language I Wish I Knew: French
Fictional Character I Wish My Life was Like: Woodstock from Peanuts

Joined Alabaster: 2022
Met Jesus at age 10
Education: Biological Engineering (MIT)
Work: Consultant at Accenture

Language I Wish I Knew: Korean
Book of the Bible I Read Most: Ecclesiastes
Hobbies: Bouldering

Joined Alabaster: 2021
Met Jesus at age 18
Education: Political Science, International Law (Columbia)
Work: Development at the Middle East Institute

Book of the Bible I Read Most: Ephesians
Language I Wish I Knew: Arabic
Hobbies: Photography, travel, and taking long walks.
If I Were a Missionary, I’d Serve In: The Middle East

Joined Alabaster: 2021
Met Jesus at age 19
Education: Economics (UPenn)
Work: Contract Admin at U.S. Dept of Defense

Bible Hero: Gideon
Language I Wish I Knew: Arabic
Hobbies: Bodysurfing
Books that Most Impacted Me: Catch-22, Freakanomics, Power from on High (Charles Finney)

Joined Alabaster: 2021
Met Jesus at age 12
Education: Nursing (UPenn)
Currently Studying: Nurse Anesthetist & Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (DNP- Hofstra)

Book of Bible I Read Most: Matthew
Bible Heroes: Paul and John
Personal Heroes: Leonard Ravenhill, David Hogan, and my grandpa

Joined Alabaster: 2022
Met Jesus at age 13
Studying: New Media and Digital Design, English, and Visual Arts (Fordham)

Bible Hero: David
Hobbies: Drawing, Reading, Playing Piano
Language I Wish I Knew: Chinese

Joined Alabaster: 2022
Met Jesus at age 18
Education: Computer Science (NYU)
Work: Technical Product Manager

Bible Hero: Joseph
Book that Most Impacted Me: Branded By The Fire of God's Love (Mike Van't Hul)
Hobbies: Photography, Reading, and Running

Joined Alabaster: 2022
Met Jesus at age 5
Education: Biomedical Engineering (Columbia)
Studying: PhD in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics (MIT/Harvard)

Book of the Bible I Read Most: John
Bible Heros: Daniel & Moses
Language I Wish I Knew: French

Joined Alabaster: 2022
Met Jesus at age 4
Education: Medical Humanities (Columbia)

Bible Hero: Moses
Book of the Bible I Read Most: John
Fictional Character I Wish My Life was Like: Uncle Iroh from Avatar The Last Airbender

Joined Alabaster: 2022
Met Jesus at age 11
Education: Philosophy (Brown), M.Div. (Yale)
Work: Director of Mentoring at Command Education

Language I Wish I Knew: Ilocano
Book of the Bible I Read Most: Acts
Books that Most Impacted Me: Why Revival Tarries (Ravenhill) & Grendel (John Gardner)

Joined Alabaster: 2022
Met Jesus at age 16
Education: Public Policy (Brown)
Work: Appellate Litigation Fellow at NYS Office of the Attorney General

Bible Hero: John the Baptist
Book of the Bible I Read Most: Proverbs
Books that Most Impacted Me: Book of Daniel, Why Revival Tarries (Ravenhill) & Girl in Translation (Jean Kwok)

Joined Alabaster: 2022
Met Jesus at age 16
Studying: Media, Culture, and the Arts, Minor in Theology & Business Management (The King's College)

Books That Most Impacted Me: Gentle and Lowly (Dane C. Ortlund); Sin, Pride, & Self-Acceptance (Terry D. Cooper)
Hero in the Bible: Anna the Prophetess
Hobbies: Taking long walks and contemporary dance improv

Joined Alabaster: 2023
Met Jesus at age 5
Education: Biological Engineering (MIT)
Studying: PhD in Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry (Yale)

Bible Hero: David
Book of the Bible I Read Most: Ecclesiastes
Personal Heroes: My grandmother
Hobbies: Hiking, Fishing, Playing the flute