Meet The 2014 Horizon Fellows
Josiah Cha is a pre-med fourth year Religious Studies and Biology double major. He currently serves as the president of Grace Christian Fellowship and also leads a Bible study and an evangelism ministry for GCF. Josiah grew up as a missionary kid in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan for ten years and has a heart to be a missionary neurosurgeon. He loves to play basketball, piano, watch movies, or eat unhealthy servings of McDonalds and Chipotle. He is very excited for the fellows program and a chance to delve deeper into theology and vocation.
My name is Jewel Crosswell and I am a fourth year with a double-degree in Global Development Studies and Religious Studies. Within those studies, I spent a semester abroad in Argentina researching the relationship between the Catholic Church, women, and sex trafficking. While at UVA, I am the co-editor of a weekly newsletter and participates in a local anti-trafficking initiative called the Charlottesville Justice Initiative. This past summer, I interned at International Justice Mission, an international human right agency dedicated to protecting the poor from violence. I love to travel, run, hike, read, and spend time with friends.
Emilia Gore is a 4th year Political and Social Thought major from Washington, DC. Some of her interests include Mandarin, sustainable agriculture, ethics, and Cuban history. This year, Emilia will lead a Food and Agriculture Organization committee at UVA's Model United Nations and continue to manage the UVA Community Garden. She's particularly excited to be a Resident Advisor in a first-year dorm!
My name is Frances Grimball. I am a biology major from Charleston, SC and hope to attend dental school when I graduate from UVA. I am the youngest of three children, and this year has been pretty exciting for my family. I am about to become an aunt because my brother and his wife are expecting a child, and both my sister and I are engaged and will get married next year. I love to run and very excited to be training for my first full marathon this fall. My other favorite ways to spend time include doing anything outdoors, especially hiking, and playing with our Norfolk Terrier puppy, Moultrie.
I'm Charlie Hill and I am fourth year economics major from Atlanta, GA, and I love playing basketball, reading, and studying Chinese. Outside of class, I spend almost all of my time working as the Co-Chair of Pancakes for Parkinson's, and as the Vice President of my fraternity, SAE. Last summer, I spent 5 weeks in Valencia, Spain, and 6 weeks in Shanghai, China, and I am very interested in living abroad (probably in China or South America) sometime after graduation.
My name is Kaylee Lucas and I'm an M.S. Commerce student from Richmond, VA. I studied Religious Studies in my undergraduate career here at UVA, where I learned from the distinguished Professor Marsh. I also spent a lot of time at the Bonhoeffer House, attending the morning Bible study and Vintage, where I was able to bridge my theological interests with investing in a community. Last summer, I traveled to Kenya and worked at a microfinance loan hub. I'm interested in learning how to integrate a concern for human flourishing with my more practical business studies this year.
Carly Misenheimer is a fourth year from High Point, North Carolina. She is a Religious Studies Major, and she is writing her Distinguished Majors Thesis on the language of naming God in Feminist Theology. She hopes to attend Divinity School after graduation. She leads Young Life College at UVA, and she enjoys singing, hiking the Blue Ridge Mountains, Cheerwine and spontaneity.
I'm Anna Nott and I was born and raised in Richmond, VA. I love my family, cooking with spices, my cat Emily whose 14 years old, good tunes, reading about people who do ridiculous things, poetry, kids, and being out in the fresh air. I'm a religious studies major, French minor, and work part-time at the After School Enrichment Program at St. Anne's-Belfield School here in Cville. I'm hoping to work on a ranch post graduation, then maybe move to France to teach! I grew up being taught about Jesus and now want to investigate my perceptions of him versus the real him. I would describe myself as observant, creative, blunt at times, thankful, perceptive, proactive and resourceful. Most of all, I'm pumped to be a fellow for this 2014-2015 school year at the Bonhoeffer House with Theological Horizons!
My name is Justin Reeves and I am a fourth year student here at UVa studying Chemistry. I have always been interested in the sciences and how I would be able to use science to help people. This led me to wanting to pursue a career in medicine or pharmacology. I am an only child but have several friends that I consider the brothers I never had. I have a passion for missions work as I have been to Uganda and the Dominican Republic for service trips. I love the Spanish language and consider myself very proficient but not quite fluent yet. I love God and have been serving faithfully in church for as long as I can remember. I am currently involved in OneWay Christian Fellowship here on Grounds where I serve as a small group leader. I love helping out wherever I can and love being a part of things so I'm excited to see where this takes me!
Keith Wilson is a fourth-year student from Louisville Kentucky. Studying Leadership and Public Policy at the Batten School, Keith has been exposed to a wide variety of coursework and problems to solve. While coursework is fun, Keith's college experience has mainly been defined by what goes on outside of class. Living to learn and learning to live all in accordance to The Lord's will can often be a tricky thing. Therefore, Keith has filled his life at UVA with wonderful faith guides and spiritual leaders. During his time as a Horizon Fellow, Keith hopes to better understand the idea of vocation and how God shepherds his people to the right places. Keith is eager to enter the workforce in the fall of 2015 and hopes to begin his career in sales. Keith's hobbies range from singing with his a cappella group, brewing a nice pot of tea, playing squash, and artisanal sandwich making/eating. It is Keith's goal to one day own an upscale gas station/convenience store and teach at his alma mater, Trinity High School in Louisville, Kentucky.