Staff
Abby went to the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor where she met her husband TJ. They currently live in Texas and her husband is on staff at a local church. As a recent grad, Abby remembers not knowing where God was calling her or how he was going to use her. So, she is super pumped to help other young adults discover where and how God wants to use them to reach the nations. She is excited to be a part of God’s great commission in sending the next generation of missionaries and loves exploring new cities, hiking, and lots of coffee. Oh, and of course a good game night with friends and family!
Bri graduated from Azusa Pacific University with a Bachelors in Communication Studies. Bri's college experience helped her see the value and joy of mission work all over the world. Shortly after graduating, she moved to the Middle East to serve pregnant refugees from various cultures. She enjoyed using her passion for pregnancy to serve women tangibly overseas while getting a chance to share the Gospel. She is so excited to get an opportunity to connect people's passions to missional opportunities. She met her husband in the Middle East and they are now based out of Grand Rapids, MI. Bri's favorite things include a good book, dance parties, and Taco Bell.
Brock graduated from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in 2025 with a degree in mass communication. While in college, God used former missionaries and mobilizers to reveal the need for Christ across the world, but also how he could use his storytelling and communication skills to make an impact and share the gospel. Now, Brock gets to mobilize college students in the same way, helping them to discover how God can use their skills and talents as tools for reaching the nations. Brock and his wife Rebekah live in central Texas, where they serve in the college ministry of their local church. Brock enjoys photography, Nascar, and a solid round of disc golf.
Jamie Grew up in Colorado, and graduated from Grand Canyon University with a bachelors in Digital Film Production. He met his wife Jackie in college and married her in 2016. In the first 2 years of his marriage they moved 3 times, pursuing experience in what God wanted for them in their work lives and personal lives. God has great plans for all who follow him as James is learning. He has lived in Indiana since 2017 and has continually been pursuing what God wants him to use his love for video and story making for. As he has always longed to be in the mission field, he wanted to create videos for missionaries who needed them most, and who were seeing God move in big ways. He is excited to be doing that with the great people here at GoCorps. If you ever want to discuss movies or story, he is your guy.
Julia was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, and attended Penn State University. From the very beginning of her teaching career, she had a passion to serve inner city youth which eventually led her to start an inner city ministry in Washington, DC called DayBreak in which she served as the Executive Director until 2009 when she married Paul and began serving with GoCorps. Her roles on the GoCorps team have included: director of coaching, fundraising event coordinator, and fundraising campaign trainer. Julia loves her family and friends who are scattered all over the country and world and enjoys reading, watching movies, traveling, going for long walks in pretty places, photography, and being a boy mom of three.
Katy graduated from Texas A&M in 2012 with a degree in Communication. While in college, the urgency of making Christ known in all nations captured her heart and her passions followed suit. She now desires to ignite a passion for the least reached in the lives of college students and to see this generation realize their strategic place in global missions. Katy’s hobbies include cooking fancy recipes and playing the guitar. Katy resides in TX with her husband Colton. Together they take as many opportunities to travel as they can, and are currently half-way into their goal of visiting all seven continents.
After graduating from the University of Alabama in 2012, Luke joined the staff of a small start-up mission organization in Alabama to help with operations. While on staff there, Luke attended a Perspectives class where his understanding of unreached people groups and a passion for getting the Gospel to them deepened. In 2017, Luke moved to Scotland where he served as a mobilizer for just over two years. Now back in Alabama, Luke has joined GoCorps staff to serve in marketing, operations, and mobilization. He and his wife, Helen, have a daughter and a son. Luke enjoys traveling to new places and reading.
Meghan graduated from Carroll University with a degree in Communication. While there she was involved in InterVarsity, leading small groups and evangelistic Bible studies and saw God grow her heart for the nations. After graduating, she spent an initial 2 years in the UK working with youth and college students before extending her time another 5 years to continue in ministry with young adults from different cultures, nations and backgrounds. She loves walking alongside people as they grow in faith and consider their place in God's work around the world. Now based in Texas, she continues to encourage young adults in their pursuit of God and missions! Some of Meghan’s favorite things include exploring outdoors, crafting, eating treats her husband bakes, and playing with her kids.
As a student at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, Mike had many opportunities to share the Gospel around the US and overseas. These experiences sparked a passion for global service and eventually God brought Mike and his wife, Jackie, overseas for a year with a church planting organization. Mike loves hearing about how God is working in the lives of college students and how to connect them with opportunities to serve globally. Mike, Jackie, and their three daughters are based just outside of Minneapolis and are striving as a family to love God and love their neighbors.
Nicole graduated from Azusa Pacific University with a Bachelors in Interdisciplinary Studies emphasizing Communication Studies and Christian Ministry and a Minor in Psychology. While in college, she studied abroad in South Africa where God opened her eyes to the heart she had for the nations. After graduation, she moved overseas to serve in both England and East Africa. She learned so much about God’s love for her, the world, and his divine provision for his people. Nicole now gets to continue sharing those lessons with young people in her role with GoCorps. Her favorite things are nature, improv musical theater and anyone that can make her laugh.
Paul has a passion for helping the young adults use their gifts, talents and abilities to share the gospel among the least reached globally. After graduating with a degree in Business from Wheaton College, Paul moved to Amsterdam, then Mexico, then Los Angeles, then Washington DC and now lives in Minneapolis, where he grew up. Paul interested in figuring out how to help recent grads integrate their faith, passions and degree in global missions. Toward this end, in 2009, he founded GoCorps. Paul's visited all 50 states and 46 countries, enjoys urban bike riding, ultimate Frisbee, reading and iced coffee. Paul and his wife Julia and three sons live in South Minneapolis.
Taylor graduated in 2021 from the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor with a degree in social work. Soon after graduation, she spent one year using her degree in Mexico City with an anti-trafficking ministry. Taylor absolutely loved getting to know the language, people, and culture of Mexico City and will always remember all that God taught her in her year there. Since her first missions bible study in middle school, Taylor has always had a passion for making Jesus known to all nations, so upon moving back to the states she began work with GoCorps as a mobilizer! Some of her hobbies are to crochet, paint, and bake fun new desserts. Taylor and her husband Aaron live in the central Texas area where they love to spend cozy nights watching movies and baking cookies.
Tucker was born and raised in Texas. He graduated with a degree in Business from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and spent five years working in the business world before God completely redirected his path toward ministry. While serving as a Ministry Assistant at his church, God grew his heart for the nations and taught him to trust His plans over his own. Now, as the Assistant Director of Recruitment Operations and a Coach at GoCorps, Tucker walks alongside young adults as they step out in faith to serve globally. He is married to his amazing wife, Morgan, and together they are raising their two beautiful daughters. Tucker enjoys paracord crafting, playing Dungeons & Dragons, and all things Star Wars.
We are looking for talented and passionate people to join our staff team. We invite you to explore employment with GoCorps and help us engage hundreds of recent grads in global service among the least reached! We are committed to building a team of staff of like-minded and gifted individuals focused on the vision of a day when it's the norm for Christians to invest two years of their career globally for the sake of the overlooked and oppressed.
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Board
Alyssa grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area with her parents and three younger sisters. In 2010, she went on her first short-term mission trip to Haiti, where she began to understand the Great Commission and what it means to follow Christ.
She graduated from Azusa Pacific University in 2014 with a BA in Global Studies and then served with GoCorps in Southeast Asia for two years, building relationships, learning the language and culture, and helping open a language center where she taught English.
After returning, Alyssa joined GoCorps staff as a mobilizer and missions coach in Southern California. She now lives in Atlanta, GA, with her husband and three children, works at Chick-fil-A, Inc., and serves in her local church.
Kristen White, PhD has been teaching courses such as intercultural communication, current global trends, transcultural ministry, and world religions at Belhaven University in Jackson, MS for more than six years. For the decade prior, she served as the Director of Global Mobilization at California Baptist University where she mobilized and trained more than 400 students, staff, and faculty annually to participate in International Service Projects. Although currently building community in Mississippi, she is an Oklahoman at heart. She has traveled to 54 countries since serving as a 2-year Journeyman with the International Mission Board for two years in Central Asia. As a member of Colonial Heights Baptist Church, she serves on both the life group and global ministry teams. In addition to also serving as a board member for Shepherd’s Staff, she volunteers as as a coordinator, facilitator, and instructor with the Perspectives on World Christian Movement course and as an advocate for Alzheimer’s. Kristen's ministry calling is to train and equip God's people for acts of good service throughout the world.
Mariana was born and raised in Houston, TX in a Brazilian family, the youngest of 4 children. She is passionate about public health equity, racial and cultural bridge-building, and investing in youth! Her hobbies include learning languages, crocheting, chatting over coffee, and recently, dancing. Mariana is also a BSN, RN graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and joined Salt Ventures through GoCorps in 2020. During her time in Bulgaria, she co-created and implemented InnovAid, a program with her ministry's youth development non-profit, which exists to connect, equip and inspire Bulgarian teens into the healthcare field through specialized training, compassionate mentorship, and volunteer opportunities for future employment. She is between Austin and Sofia, continuing her education at Fuller Theological Seminary for an MA in Global Missions and Leadership while remaining involved in team life and onboarding Goers.
Robert Bjork is a Certified Financial Planner, President of Navista Wealth Management, and a Registered Principal of Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. He has been in the financial services industry since 1981, first as a solo practitioner and then in partnerships to best serve his clients.
Bjork’s practice revolves around diligent investment management and personal financial planning for high net worth individuals. Bjork currently manages approximately 80 active financial plans, and in excess of $370 million in client and estate assets under RJFS; Raymond James Financial Advisory Services, Inc. He was named one of the Top 100 Independent Financial Advisors nationally by Registered Rep magazine.
Paul has a passion for helping the emerging generation use their gifts, talents and abilities to share the gospel among the least reached globally. After graduating with a degree in Business from Wheaton College, Paul has spent the last 15 years figuring out how to help recent grads integrate their faith, passions and degree in global missions. Toward this end, in 2009, he founded GoCorps. Paul loves travel and has visited all 50 states and 46 countries. He enjoys urban bike riding, ultimate Frisbee, reading and iced coffee. Paul and his wife Julia and three young sons are based in Minneapolis.
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