Leadership Team

In Chi Alpha we value leadership and helping the next generation of leaders to grow into their potential. Below are the members of our leadership team who guide and lead Tulsa Chi Alpha.

Zoë Phillips

Nickname: ZZ

Hometown: Dallas, TX

Major: Music-Film Scoring

Hobbies and Interests: Dogs, music (performing, live, & analyzing), driving with the windows down.

Dream Job: Traveling the world with my dog performing with people from different cultures.

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Chocolate Almond

Favorite Music: I have a deep appreciation for all music, but I always come back to “Build me up Buttercup” by The Foundations.

Favorite Bible Verse: “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” -Philippians 4:8

Favorite XA Memory: Spontaneous worship at ORU after playing volleyball during Summer XA.

Fun Fact: I smile by habit even if I’m sad or angry.

Sunnie Tomlinson

Hometown: Jenks, OK

Major: Biology

Hobbies and Interests: Art, Nature, Reading, Thrifting.

Dream Job: Something related to wildlife

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Birthday Cake

Favorite Book: The Hobbit

Favorite Movie: Disney Movies

Favorite Music: Alt. Rock

Favorite Food: Pizza

Favorite Bible Verse: “You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance” -Psalm 32:7

Favorite XA Memory: Just hanging out with friends at events.

Amanda Jeffrey

Nicknames: Amandaconda, Furious Quail, Pistol Whip, Manders

Hometown: Sand Springs, OK

Major: Computer Science

Hobbies and Interests: Hiking, Sewing, Singing, Video Games, Board Games, Baking.

Dream Jobs: Video game designer, stay at home mom, teacher

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Vanilla with pecans and banana

Favorite Fictional Character: Leo Valdez from Percy Jackson

Favorite Music: Stevie Wonder, Sleeping at Last, Kingdom of Priests

Favorite Food: Sweet Potatoes

Favorite Bible Verse: “If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind.” -James 1:5-6

Favorite XA Memory: Went on vacay with the Dobbs in Broken Bow, and spoke at a youth camp.

Fun Fact: I’m the 5th child born May 5th at 5:55am

Dacia Perkins

Nicknames: Darcy, Dankesha

Hometown: Weatherford, OK

Degree: Mass Communication

Hobbies and Interests: I like all the “artistic” things. I may not be good at them all, but I appreciate those who are.

Dream Jobs: Music Producer

Favorite Sports Team: OSU Cowboys

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Favorite Fictional Character: Piglet from Winnie the Pooh

Favorite Author: Ted Dekker

Favorite Movie: Pride and Prejudice (2005)

Favorite Music: So many! But my most favorite is praise and worship.

Favorite Food: Mashed Potatoes

Favorite Bible Verse: “Dis fo shua: God, he wen start fo do someting real good inside you guys, an garans he goin finish everyting he wen start fo do, an he no goin stop doing um till Jesus Christ come back.” -Philippians 1:6

Favorite XA Memory: Putting together furniture for the XA House with students in 2021.

Fun Fact: I’m often the one who remembers where random things are in the XA House.

Vanessa Taylor

Nicknames: Nessa, Nessi

Hometown: Oologah, OK

Degree: Evangelism and Church Planting

Hobbies and Interests: Plants, crafts, cooking, and baking

Dream Jobs: Chi Alpha Missionary 😉

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Coffee, Vanilla, Carmel

Favorite Fictional Character: Spiderman

Favorite Book: “Out of the Salt Shaker and Into the World”

Favorite Actor: Choi Si-Won

Favorite Music: Any music almost (not a country music fan)

Favorite Food: Authentic Asian and Mexican

Favorite Bible Verse: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
    do not depend on your own understanding.
Seek his will in all you do,
    and he will show you which path to take.” -Proverbs 3:5-6

Favorite XA Memory: Eating Pizza at SALT after being healed from +30 allergies. Celebrating the healing with XA fam.

Fun Fact: I love traveling!

David Kayembe

Nicknames: “Too much”

Hometown: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Major: Theological Studies

Hobbies and Interests: Soccer, Singing, Rapping, Gym

Dream Jobs:Healing Evangelist

Favorite Sports Team: Manchester United

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Salted Caramel

Favorite Fictional Character: Black Panther

Favorite Book: Bible

Favorite Actor: Tom Holland

Favorite Music Artist: Sean Feucht

Favorite Food: Kwanga na Ndendo

Favorite Bible Verse: “Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down,
    that the mountains would tremble before you!” -Isaiah 64:1

Favorite XA Memory: Singing Christmas songs and playing white elephant

Fun Fact: I’m Trilingual (Lingala, French, and English)

Cara Grant

Nicknames: Carabear

Hometown: Sweetwater, OK

Major: Creative Writing with minors in Chinese and history

Hobbies and Interests: Playing Piano, thrift shopping

Dream Jobs: Fantasy author and missionary

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Chocolate Fudge Brownie

Favorite Fictional Character: Eustace Scrubb from Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Favorite Poet: Christina Rosetti

Favorite Movie: The Neverending Story

Favorite Music Artist: Third Day

Favorite Food: Tomatoes

Favorite Bible Verse: “The seas have lifted up, Lord,
    the seas have lifted up their voice;
    the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.
Mightier than the thunder of the great waters,
    mightier than the breakers of the sea—
    the Lord on high is mighty. -Psalm 93:3-4

Favorite XA Memory: A summer trip with Cynthia, serving on the worship team at a youth camp!

Fun Fact: Yes, I’m 4’10”.

Garret Boren

Nicknames: Grrrt, Garreet, Broren, various other grunting noises

Hometown: Moore, OK (aka Tornado Town)

Degrees: Biochemistry and Microbiology

Hobbies and Interests: Hiking, Fishing, watching football and basketball, Reading, cooking, working out.

Dream Jobs: I don’t know, man. I just try to follow Jesus.

Favorite Sports team: OSU Cowboys (GO POKES!), Green Bay Packers, OKC Thunder

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Cappuccino Chunky Chocolate, or Vietnamese Coffee

Favorite Fictional Character: Frankenstein’s Monster from the book

Favorite Author: Jack Frost

Favorite Movie: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Facotry

Favorite Music: Just about anything

Favorite Food: Thai (particularly Nam Dtok)

Favorite Bible Verse: “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.” -Ecclesiastes 9:10

Favorite XA Memory: Catching a Mosquito borne virus in Thailand on mission trip.

Fun Fact: I lived in Thailand for about 6 months.