The Staff Team

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.

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.

Maggie and Michael are new staff and are excited for their first ministry assignment together as a married couple at George Mason. 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 are enjoying being newly married 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.

Brett and Krista Miller

Kathie Virunurm

Michael and 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.

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!

Ian and Emma got involved with Cru as freshmen at Mason in 2016 and saw their love for God and people grow. In 2019, Emma joined staff part time, and they are now both interns with Cru. They got married in the Spring of 2020 and love to hike together, cook together, and play games with friends. Ian loves peanut butter, video games, and seeing people grow in community. Emma loves cheese and poetry, and is passionate about global missions.

Grace Dennis

Kevin Wright

Ian and Emma Cox