As college began to dwindle to a close and I embarked on senior year marked by “lasts'' and overflowing with “final this” and “final that,” I began to reluctantly anticipate graduation and the loss that would undoubtedly coincide with it. As my friends and I walked through our many “lasts” of college, I began to pinpoint why I was feeling such a severe sense of loss; it was a loss of community.

I often think about the future. Okay, I actually think about the future a lot. During our first weekend together on the kickoff retreat, we read a devotional from Paul David Tripp, and within the first few sentences, I knew God was onto something because he basically read my mind.

Fast forward 3 years, I can see that moving from Tennessee to North Carolina to become a member of the Charlotte Fellows program was a complete leap of faith, but turned out to be one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.

At first, the Charlotte Fellows looks like a one-year commitment and experience. You do this program, work your internship, take classes, live with your host family, and then once the year is over, you stay in Charlotte or you move on. That’s it….right?

I am excited to officially introduce myself as the Executive Director of the Charlotte Fellows! It is a privilege to come on the heels of Connice Dyar and founder, Matt Avery and serve in this capacity…