Elijah serves as the Director of Strategic Partnerships at the Chalmers Center. He brings 4years of experience in partnership work from the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger andPoverty, 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 andGeorge W. Truett Theological Seminary…

As a recent 2025 graduate from Covenant College, Virginia is humbled and excited to join the Chalmers family! During her undergraduate studies of Sociology, Psychology, and German, she deepened her love for people, learning how people work, and how to walk alongside others through various seasons of life. Serving as the Generosity Specialist at Chalmers, Virginia appreciates…

Luis oversees the organization’s existing products and all aspects of the product design lifecycle through the products team. This includes identifying opportunities to scale existing products, developing organizational processes to support growth, and efficiently coordinating across functional areas. In addition to scaling existing products, he and his team identify and recommend strategic opportunities that align…

Rebecca is a big believer in the power of listening to deepen trust, restore relationships, and promote flourishing. Can we truly know and love our neighbors without it? Rebecca finds great joy in helping teams listen well to those they serve and serve alongside, and responding faithfully to continually improve. Prior to joining The Chalmers…

Haley Dempsey is the U.S. Program Support Specialist at the Chalmers Center. She is a  graduate of Covenant College with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (where she concentrated in Business, Spanish, and Community Development). Haley has a deep passion for supporting others and engaging in work that reflects God’s heart for justice and mercy.  Her heart for service has…

Virginia Kay (VK) Copeland serves as the Executive Assistant. She graduated from Covenant College with a Business degree and a minor in Sociology, driven by her interest in cultivating the people side of business. Besides traveling and quality time with friends and family, she enjoys volunteering at her church, Restoration Southside Church, as well as…

Coy Buckley grew up in Mobile, Alabama and received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Rhodes College. He worked for KPMG as a Certified Public Accountant in the US and Europe before moving to Tanzania and co-founding Equity for Africa Group, a pan-African leasing company providing access to finance for small-to-medium enterprises, particularly in agricultural…

Adrian is a goal-driven strategic leader who is passionate about innovation, design thinking and social entrepreneurship as a means to promote human flourishing, alleviate poverty and create just communities. He has pioneered various movements, such as empowering a developing country and its churches to embrace urban agriculture as a means of economic development and poverty alleviation. He…

Dr. Segura-April has a passion for growing alongside God’s people and creating collaborative learning environments where everyone brings their knowledge and expertise “to the table,” and new knowledge is constructed together. Desiree is a creative and innovative adult educator with 16 years of experience in developing and facilitating courses, workshops, and trainings and 20+ years…

Rob leads the efforts of the Generosity Team at Chalmers, invoking biblical generosity in God’s people to resource not only Chalmers’ work but that of other Kingdom work as well. Where generosity, collaboration and partnership converges, that is where you will find Rob. He has a background in the local church as a staff member,…

Bethany Sargent is a graduate of Asbury University, where she studied English Literature and Ancient Languages. Her love of storytelling, innovation, and logic has given her experience in a variety of roles, always centered around a desire to guide people towards love for others and creation. Before joining the Chalmers Center, Bethany spent four years in…

Lauren is passionate about connecting donor audiences to the mission and work of The Chalmers Center. She brings over a decade of experience in grant writing and donor communication to this role. Lauren is a graduate of Berry College, where she studied Sociology Religion, and Family Studies. She and her family lived in Kenya for…

Shay Bassett is the Work Life Program Director at the Chalmers Center. Over the past 20 years, Shay has served in various capacities with nonprofit organizations that focus on job readiness and community development. Shay leads a team of coaches who are involved in equipping ministry leaders to implement Chalmers’ Work Life job readiness curriculum. She also…

Tabitha has trained thousands of people across 32 countries to use gospel-centered, asset-based innovation in their communities. An avid practitioner of design thinking and innovation methodologies, Tabitha has worked in the humanitarian space both internationally and in the United States. She worked with the American Embassy in London, led Medair US during their response to…

Mawoussé, a citizen of Togo, West Africa, has a Masters Degree in Finance and Accounting from Lomé University. He worked for the Togolese Social Security Fund and two Togolese non-profit organizations. He also worked for Compassion International Togo as the External CIV Writer prior to becoming a Chalmers Lead Trainer in 2011. For the last…

Justin read When Helping Hurts with his church missions committee in 2009, starting a shift in his thinking about poverty and the church that led to his joining the team at Chalmers in 2016 after serving in different roles for 10 years at an international missions organization. At Chalmers, he coordinates the work behind books,…

Jerilyn Sanders serves as Sr. Director U.S. Programs. She has a B.A. in Psychology from Biola University and an Ed.M. from Harvard Graduate School of Education. In her more than 10 years at the Chalmers Center, Jerilyn has enjoyed the privilege of developing the Faith & Finances and Work Life programs, equipping and supporting leaders…