Caroline is from Chesapeake, VA and graduated from the University of Virginia, where she studied politics. At UVA, Caroline was deeply involved with InterVarsity Christian Ministry, serving as a small group leader for three years, and spent time interning at a Charlottesville non-profit dedicated to serving students at the intersection of faith and academia. She also had the opportunity to study abroad in Paris for a semester, allowing her to develop a more global perspective through which to view politics. During her summers, Caroline worked at a Christian children’s camp, where she got paid to act like a big kid and share the Gospel all day, making it the best job ever. In her free time, Caroline loves to read, spend time with friends, and travel. She also enjoys keeping her French skills sharp on Duolingo and loves a good concert. During her time as a fellow, Caroline will be working in Senator Inhofe’s communications office.

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Annie is from Larkspur, Colorado where her family lives on a ranch in the country. She graduated from Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina where she majored in Politics & International Affairs and French, two subjects that she is curious and passionate about. During her time in college, she was a member of Chi Omega Sorority, was Vice President of the Furman University Equestrian Team, studied abroad in Versailles, France, and was proud to serve as a Young Life leader at Riverside High School. In her free time, Annie loves riding her horse Puppy, going for runs and enjoying the outdoors, and reading a good book.

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Katie was raised in Northern California before moving to Malibu to get a degree in Political Science at Pepperdine University. During her time at Pepperdine, Katie studied for a year abroad in Lausanne, Switzerland where she was able to visit over 20 countries and study the French language. She was involved with her sorority, serving as the Vice President of Philanthropy, and she could always be found on the intramural courts & fields. She was also able to serve as an intern at her church during her time in school, Reality LA, which she loved deeply. She loves playing outside, reading a good book, flower shops, discovering the local coffee scene, and making playlists for her friends on Spotify. Katie will be working at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities.

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Daniel is a native New Yorker from Brooklyn. After moving to North Carolina and Pennsylvania in high school, he returned to New York to pursue a degree at The King’s College in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics. He started on the soccer team all four years and captained The King’s College Lions his junior and senior year. Daniel loves chess, football, snowboarding, watching film, fireworks, the beach, Herman Melville, talking political philosophy, and music. He hopes to work at the Philanthropy Roundtable in their K-12 department.

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Grant grew up in Knoxville, TN with his parents and older brother. While studying Business Analytics and Information Management at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, he volunteered as a mentor with an organization called YOKE Youth, a middle school ministry, as well as participated as an active member of the Christian fraternity on campus, Beta Upsilon Chi. Grant enjoys all things having to do with snow skiing, motorcycles, digital photography, local donut shops, and Chick-Fil-A chicken sandwiches.

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Alexis grew up attending TFCA and served as an acolyte and attended the youth group from 6th through 12th grade. She graduated from Wheaton College in May 2020. During her time at Wheaton, she was a captain of the Mock Trial team, and spent a summer studying in the United Kingdom. She previously interned at the White House, the Heritage Foundation and a commercial real estate company. Alexis enjoys reading and being outside. She is excited to return to TFCA after being away at college and will be working with the youth ministry this year.

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Sydney grew up in San Antonio, with a younger sister and two parents who worked from home. She spent fourth grade in Mexico where she discovered her love for Math since it was the only class she could follow. At Sewanee, she worked as a National Bonner Service Leader where she worked on various projects focused on economic development. Sydney further developed her Spanish during summers spent in Cuba and studying abroad in Madrid where she was inspired to pursue a minor in International Studies. She spent her summers working for The Woodlawn Foundation, on a Municipal Financial Products desk, and lastly biking 500 miles to raise awareness about the injustices of human trafficking. She can almost always be found outside biking or hiking and enjoys building community through cooking and playing games.

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A Jacksonville native and Florida State University graduate, Marie will miss the Florida sunshine but is looking forward to the exciting pace of Northern Virginia. While at Florida State, she was a member of the Homecoming Executive Council, a Young Life leader, and worked at the Florida House of Representatives. Marie spent her collegiate summers volunteering at Young Life camps and working on Capitol Hill. She is known to spend her free time traveling the south, taking long walks on the beach, listening to Billy Joel, or watching the same movies over and over again. She will be working at FP1 Strategies this year.

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James grew up in Jackson, Michigan, and moved to Grand  Rapids to study psychology and minor in religion at Calvin  University. While at Calvin, he was involved in campus ministry through a Barnabas program where he led Bible studies and co-led dorm worship and was able to witness the inner life of church ministry through an internship with LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church. He also served as a research assistant intern at Calvin’s Center for  Social Research. James enjoys reading, writing, learning how to cook new foods, playing board games, and talking with people about whatever the conversation leads to. He is excited to be working with the C.S. Lewis Institute in the near future.

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Micah is from Ferndale, Washington, and graduated from Biola University with a degree in Political Science. During his time in college, Micah served as Chaplain with the Biola Chorale along with being a Resident Advisor with Housing and Residence Life. He has previously interned with the Religious Freedom Institute along with volunteering for various political campaigns. Micah enjoys reading, visiting museums, and performing in musicals.  

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Leah grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, and graduated from Auburn University with a degree in Psychology and minors in German and Business. During her time at  Auburn, she worked as Head Student Recruiter for the Auburn College of Liberal Arts. In that role, she enjoyed engaging with students and parents from across the country, while also sharing her love of Auburn. Leah spent two of her summers in Orlando, Florida working both for Walt  Disney World and CRU. One of Leah’s favorite involvements has been serving in the youth and student ministry of her church, Grace Auburn. In her free time, Leah enjoys listening to a good podcast, reading, or spending time with her friends at the local coffee shop. This year Leah will work in U.S. Representative Aderholt’s office.

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Jared grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his parents, older sister, and two younger brothers. He attended  Grove City College where he studied mechanical engineering. He served as a Young Life Capernaum leader and as chaplain for his housing group Sigma Phi Omicron. In his free time, he enjoys watching Manchester United games, playing soccer, snowboarding, and hiking. During the summer you can find him with grease up to his elbows, working on the aging cars in the driveway.

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Cameron grew up in Elkin, North Carolina, and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in Public Policy with minors in Religious Studies and Entrepreneurship. While at the university, Cameron was a barista, an intern at a professional and faith development program, and worked with the North Carolina  Study Center in Chapel Hill. She spent a semester in Washington, D.C. studying foreign and domestic policy while serving as the advocacy intern for International Justice  Mission. Cameron spent her free time road tripping with friends, hiking, and enjoying good coffee and books. She will be serving this year at Pinkston, a strategic communications firm, and looks forward to leading with the youth at Falls Church.

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Grace was raised on the Jersey Shore and graduated from  Grove City College in western Pennsylvania where she got a degree in biology and minored in computer science. To further her interest in biological studies, she performed behavioral research on the interactions between parasitic and host ant species. Using her tech background, she built apps to aid first-responders in locating personnel in emergency situations. While at college, she participated in intramural sports such as tennis, spike ball, racquetball, and badminton. In her junior year, Grace served as class president and organized a karaoke night for her class. Grace loves reading, sports, and spending time at the beach. She is excited to work at Pinkston this year. 

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Bennett is from Winchester, Virginia, and graduated from the University of Virginia with a double major in Public Policy and Foreign Affairs. At UVA, he was on the Servant Leadership Team of Cru and was an editor for a Christian thought journal. During his summers, he worked as a  counselor at Summer’s Best Two Weeks (Go Romans!),  went to North Africa for a summer mission, and interned at a UVA political history center. Despite growing up in  Northern Virginia, Bennett is originally from Atlanta and loves all things Atlanta sports. During his free time, you can find him watching any sort of game, match, or tournament, playing disc golf, or watching movies with friends.  Bennett will work in Senator Inhofe’s office. 

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Luke grew up in Granada, Spain, and he still desperately misses the “fútbol” culture of home. He graduated from Messiah University with a double major in Politics and International Relations/Economics. While at Messiah, he had the privilege of serving as a student senator and as Lead  Director of Student Ministries. He also studied abroad at Oxford University and held two research positions while in school. He is known to love reading and having conversations with friends over meals. This year he will be working as an intern with the Center for Public Justice.  

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Taylor grew up north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with her parents and younger sister. She has spent the last four years in Chapel Hill, NC, and graduated from UNC with a degree in Exercise and Sports Science. While at Carolina, Taylor dove for the UNC Swimming and Diving team and was a team captain this past year. She was also heavily involved in Athletes in Action, spent her summers working at a Christian Sports Camp called Summer’s Best Two  Weeks, and was involved in cancer research throughout her time in college. In her free time, Taylor loves being outside and in nature, running, hiking, reading, and chatting with friends. During her time as a fellow, Taylor will be working for Food for the Hungry in their Education and  Health Fellowship.  

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Sydney is from Charleston, South Carolina, and graduated from Clemson University with a degree in Religious Studies and a minor in Social Sciences. While in college,  she was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa honors society, actively participated at Christ the Redeemer Anglican  Church, and helped to establish Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO) on Clemson’s campus. During the summer, Sydney worked at Camp Saint Christopher on  Seabrook Island, SC, where she shared the Gospel with kids from kindergarten through twelfth grade. She loves iced americanos, fresh flowers, reading, and sailing. Sydney will work with the Discipleship and Outreach Department at The Falls Church Anglican.

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Ian grew up going back and forth between the US, Uganda, and France before settling in the DC area in middle school. He graduated from Grove City College in May 2021 with a degree in International Business with concentrations in Marketing and Spanish. During his time at Grove, he was part of the Men’s Rugby Club and was an active member of his fraternity, Nu Lambda Phi. He has previously interned at the Religious Freedom Center at the Newseum, Woods and Poole Economics, and Focus on the Family. In his free time, Ian enjoys climbing 14ers in Colorado, following any Tampa Bay sports team, and eating Raising Canes Chicken. Ian will work at Stand Together. 

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Camille Messer is originally from the small town of  Grove City, Pennsylvania, where she grew up attending Grace Anglican Church with her parents and two younger siblings. She attended Covenant College as a Maclellan Scholar where she studied Economics with a particular interest in Community Development. While at Covenant,  she served as the Student Body Vice-President, a Resident Assistant, as a member of the Orientation Team, and as the music coordinator for the Campus Activities Board. Additionally, Camille interned for three years at Canaan Group & Associates, a fundraising consulting firm that is based in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, and completed a  summer internship in the US House of Representatives.  In her free time, she enjoys running, reading a good novel, and writing letters to friends. Camille looks forward to serving in the Government Relations department of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities this year. 

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Rachel is from Raleigh, North Carolina, and graduated from Appalachian State University where she majored in Public Relations and Advertising and minored in Spanish and Apparel Design. During her time in Boone, North Carolina, Rachel served in Young Life at Cranberry Middle  School, owned an Etsy shop, conducted undergraduate research in knitwear design, and learned how to snowboard for PE class. Rachel loves the outdoors, reading, baking,  creating art, and running. This year, she will be working at NT Concepts Inc.

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Emma grew up in Westerville, Ohio, and graduated from Patrick Henry College with a degree in History. While at school, Emma served as a resident assistant, as basketball team captain, campus safety squad leader, and research editor on the college’s history publication. During her senior year, Emma enjoyed writing a senior thesis, Redeeming Beauty: Incarnational
Aesthetics and the Epistemology of Beauty. Emma hopes to pursue more writing in the future. Emma enjoys walks, iced coffees, and long talks. She is looking forward to leading with the youth at Falls Church.

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Deanna grew up in Huntersville, North Carolina, just outside of Charlotte, with her parents. She is an Alumna of Appalachian State University where she studied International Business and Mandarin Chinese. During her time at Appalachian, Deanna was a volunteer YoungLife leader at Watauga High School, a Student Ambassador, and worked her all-time favorite job at Boone’s favorite local bakery, Stick Boy Bread Company. In her free time, Deanna enjoys baking, being outdoors hiking or snowboarding, traveling, and spending quality time with her friends. She loves coffee, sweets, flowers, and smiling! This year Deanna will be working at NT Concepts.

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Sophie grew up in Roswell, GA. She graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville with a degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering and a minor in watershed. While at Tennessee, she was on the serve team for The Cross and led a Sunday school class at her church for 4-year olds. She has developed a huge passion for clean water projects in developing
countries. She spent a summer in Panama working on water systems in indigenous communes in the Darien. Sophie has also worked as a camp counselor in Montana for a summer where she was able to lead and teach kids from elementary to high school age. She enjoys being outside, climbing, being in community with others, and finding the best coffee shop in every city she visits.

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Micah Pepper, originally from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, graduated from Wheaton College (IL) in 2022 with degrees in history and international relations. As a student at Wheaton, Micah served as a captain of the debate team, participated in running club, and led Bible studies for underclassmen. Micah previously interned at International Justice Mission, Compass Immigration Legal Services, and Commonwealth Foundation, and he is passionate about peace-building and humanitarian relief. In his free time, Micah loves watching and playing sports, hiking, and reading. As a Falls Church fellow, Micah will intern at Telos Group.

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Tacy grew up in Lakeland, Florida, the home of Publix. She graduated from Covenant College with a degree in History and a concentration in Art History. While a student at Covenant, she worked for the History Department and served as a Resident Assistant. During her summers, she worked on airplanes, interned for a Youth Group, and worked with the Hunter Museum of American Art as a Camp Leader. Tacy loves to go to art museums, watch her plants grow, and play MarioKart with her friends. She is looking forward to all God has in store for her this year! This year, Tacy will work at Prison Fellowship.

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Eva Tan grew up in a family of eleven children in Norfolk, Virginia. She spent the last four years studying History and French at Grove City College in Pennsylvania. During her time in
college, Eva served as president of the interdisciplinary discussion group Lux Mea. She also founded Night of 100 Drawings, a community art exhibit and auction for the local crisis pregnancy center. In her free time, Eva loves urban sketching, studying languages, and singing with friends. This year Eva will work in The Falls Church Youth Ministry.

Chris grew up in the DC area for most of his life until attending the University of Texas at Austin. He graduated in May 2022 with a major in Finance and a minor in English. While attending UT Austin, Chris was involved in his fraternity, the Tau chapter of Kappa Sigma, and his Christian ministry, Reformed University Fellowship. He also briefly played Texas Men’s Club Lacrosse and ran his own tutoring business to help his peers with Accounting and Finance. Chris has previously worked for Kane Realty Corporation, Fortress Financial, W.C. Smith, Dive Chat, and Capital One. In his leisure time, he loves to stay active in many ways, including pick-up sports, walking his dogs, and skiing. Chris will be interning at Keel Point.

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Chris is from Potomac, Maryland, and graduated from Rice University with a B.A. in Sport Management. At Rice, he was a small group leader in Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, Chief Justice at Martel College, and Martel College Historian/ Photographer Head. He also interned at Rice Athletics and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Chris will be working as a Business Analyst/Marketing & Communications Intern at Anavation LLC.

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