The Staff Team

During her freshman year at Virginia Tech, Kathie got involved in Cru and grew in her faith as she saw other students living with Christ at the center of their lives. After graduating, she went to Estonia for a one-year internship with Cru. One year was not long enough and Kathie served in Estonia with Cru for six and a half years. Since returning to the U.S., Kathie has been at Mason as one of the Team Leaders. She enjoys good coffee, real conversations about life and faith, travel, and finding quaint cafes when traveling.

Elise started following Jesus in High School, but her life was transformed at Penn State University when she joined a community that loved Jesus and devoted their lives to Him. She and her college sweetheart, Greg, married in the summer of 2007 and joined staff with Cru the following winter. Since then, Elise has served alongside Greg in many roles at both George Mason University and their alma mater. Sadly, in December of 2020, Greg went home to be with Jesus. Elise continues to devote her life to following Jesus, investing in college students, and raising their son Paul whom she adores. She is passionate about helping students experience the love and grace of Jesus. She also enjoys spending time outdoors, reading and discussing good books, riding horses, exploring new places, and is finally tackling a life-long goal of learning Spanish.

Michael, a Mason alumni, has been serving with Cru at GMU since graduating in 2014. Michael was involved in Mason Cru in college, where God captured his heart for discipleship and sharing the good news of Jesus to a lost generation and has been serving with Cru ever since. Maggie graduated from Slippery Rock University in 2016, where she accepted Christ as a freshman and ultimately felt the Lord leading her into serving with Cru as a full-time missionary. Maggie served with Cru in Northwestern PA for 3 years before her and Michael got married and moved to Fairfax to be at Mason. The two of them love serving in ministry together, but also love board games, eating and cooking good food, watching movies, and spending time with friends and family. However, nothing brings them more joy than sharing the life and hope that Jesus brings to people who don't know Him.

Kathie Virunurm 

Elise Boros

Michael + Maggie Crum

Grace (the girl one) transferred to Mason her junior year seeking Christian community and found that in Cru. She felt called to campus ministry after being poured into by many people in the field throughout high school and college, and growing in her faith through her involvement with Cru. After graduating and marrying her husband, Ryan, Grace joined the Mason team. Some of her favorite things are Jesus, spending time with old and new friends, helping people grow in their faith, running, and popcorn. Ryan also volunteers with Mason Cru through discipleship and coaching the worship team. 

You probably won’t see Bridget in green and gold very often but she really loves GMU! It was at GMU that she studied Global and Community Health and graduated in 2018. It was also during her Freshman year that she was blown away by the realization that God knew her fully and yet loved her unconditionally. Finally at the start of her Sophomore year she put her trust in Jesus and started a personal relationship with God.  Right after graduating, she had the privilege of interning with Cru in East Asia. Then she came back to intern at Mason before joining Cru long term! In her free time she enjoys hiking, being with friends, and playing board games.

Grace Dennis

Bridget Borton

 

Brianna, or better known as Bri, accepted Jesus as her savior her freshman year of college, 2019, at Mason after becoming involved in Cru. Over the last few years, Bri has come to grow in her faith and find fellowship with other Christians because of Cru and all of the opportunities it holds. Now entering her last semester of college, Bri has come to realize her passion and love for reaching students and sharing the Gospel on campus. This has led her to being a part-time staff member this fall and transition to being a full-time intern in the spring! Bri's favorite activities include hiking, running, finding new coffee places, and of course sharing the love and light that exists because of our glorious Creator!

Kevin began his journey with Mason Cru community in spring of 2010, when a friend of his who was a current student invited him out to a weekly meeting. With four weeks left in the semester, Kevin continued to come out to meetings, build relationships with students and staff, which has led to his current involvement with the staff team. Kevin greatly enjoys JESUS, and seeing students’ lives changed by HIM. In addition to this he also enjoys deep conversations on faith, life, and more. In that same vein Kevin is all about being intentional with the various relationships he has and continues to build. Kevin is also an avid reader, music listener and concert goer, and greatly enjoys the preforming arts. He is also deeply passionate about seeing the transformational power of THE GOSPEL OF JESUS, on the journey of discipleship. There’s more to him than that, but you will have to meet him to find out!

Brianna Parknow

Kevin Wright

 

Brett and Krista and their family are currently in Bogota, Colombia for the year serving with Cru. Brett and Krista were both involved with Cru on their college campuses - James Madison University and Virginia Tech, respectively. They were each gripped by God's love and heart for the world, and upon graduating, served with Cru in Venezuela, which is where they met. They have been on staff for 19 years, spending almost 6 of those years in Venezuela. Brett and Krista returned to the States in 2008, and Brett is now one of the directors of Cru at George Mason University. They have four kids - Karina Love, Keira Joy, Braden Emory, and Kyla Hope - who are a wonderful blessing to them. Brett enjoys playing basketball, hanging out with friends, chips and salsa, and attempting to be a triathlete. Krista enjoys dancing, running, getting coffee with friends, and being outside. Brett and Krista are passionate about helping college students understand and be gripped by the good news of Jesus Christ.

Brett + Krista Miller