Elijah serves as the Director of Strategic Partnerships at the Chalmers Center. He brings 4
years of experience in partnership work from the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and
Poverty, where he was responsible for a network of thousands of partner organizations.
He received MBA and MDiv degrees from Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business and
George W. Truett Theological Seminary in 2021.

Elijah’s undergraduate and graduate work focused on the integration of ethical and
biblical principles with sound organizational practices. This focus on business and
ministry was rooted in a desire to develop community and to help non-profits find
efficient models that center on the individual, even as they scale up to serve large
populations.

Elijah has been married since 2017. He and his wife, Abbie, welcomed their first child in
December 2020 and their second in 2024. He enjoys soccer, reading, running, and any
kind of board game. Elijah lives with his family in Waco, TX.