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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.

Vanessa Taylor

Dacia Perkins

Nicknames: Dac, Dishwater, Dayshanae, Dacia Mae, Lou

Hometown: Weatherford, OK

Major: Comm. Arts- Mass Comm.

Hobbies and Interests: Singing, editing, theatre, cross-stitch, cooking, baking, anything mystery, escape rooms, puzzles, video games, and traveling.

Dream Jobs: I already have it! Also, music producer, movie producer, editor, stay-at-home mom

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Mint Choc. Chip or Choc. Chip Cookie Dough (depends on the season)

Favorite Fictional Character: Piglet from Winnie the Pooh

Favorite Music: Worship, Christian rock, Jazz, Folk, and Blues + any mixture of these.

Favorite Food: Mashes potatoes and gravy

Favorite Bible Verse: Phil. 1:6

Favorite XA Memory: When we celebrated Garret moving and some of the guys gave him a “toilet” as a gift.

Fun Fact: In college, I worked for my school’s newspaper and got to interview some neat people. My favorite, was Henrietta Mann of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribal College.

Selah Conklin

 

Full name: Selah Conklin

Nicknames: N/A

Hometown: Kalispell, Montana

Major: Accounting

Hobbies and Interests: Escape rooms, logic puzzles, hiking

Dream Jobs: Accountant or entrepreneur

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Chocolate chip cookie dough

Favorite Fictional Character: Carmen Sandiego

Favorite Music: Indie Worship

Favorite Food: Pho

Favorite Bible Verse: Ecclesiastes 5:18

Favorite XA Memory: Talking really late with XA people after Friday nights

Fun Fact: Saw a bear once

Steven Nguyen

Nicknames: Connor, Kingsley, 007, panda, destroyer of porcelain, the EMT sub, your majesty, Dacia’s son, International man of mystery, DuWayne’s favourite

Hometown: Tulsa/Jenks

Major: Fire and Emergency Medical Service, Rehab and Medical Imaging, Pre-Nursing, Nursing 

Hobbies and Interests: Orchestral Composition, video games, flags, history, Bagpipe listener, piano, creating ice cream, making mocktails

Dream Jobs: MI6 agent, Firefighter Paramedic Captain

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Thai Tea

Favorite Fictional Character: Richard Sharpe

Favorite Music: Bagpipes

Favorite Food: Com Tam

Favorite Bible Verse: “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.” Proverbs 17:22 NLT

Favorite XA Memory: escorting people in the airport with suits, shades, ear piece, tie, and red carpet

Fun Fact: I lead a team to build sand castles in Tulsa after watching Kung Fu Panda 4. Next day, I accidentally went cave spelunking with friends. The next day, we rescued a dog. The day after that we did a last second Dallas trip to rescue our friends that were trapped there.

Brooklyn Lierle

Name: Brooklyn Lierle

Nickname: don’t really have one but Brook works fine

Hometown: Vinita, Ok

Major: Political Science, Pre-Law

Hobbies and Interests: Drawing/Painting, Books, Video Games

Dream Job: FBI Agent or Ambassador

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Mint Chocolate Chip

Favorite Fictional Character: Luna Lovegood

Favorite Music: Christian or Musicals

Favorite Food: Homemade Chicken and Dumplings

Favorite Bible Verse: Isaiah 41:10 “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

Favorite XA Memory: Getting to participate in Regnevacs for Leadership Weekend 

Fun Fact: Both of my parents, two of my grandparents, and one of my uncles are all teachers.

David Martin

Nicknames: None

Hometown: Tulsa

Major: History

Hobbies: Looking at maps, Playing Fallout, Listening to music, & Going on Road Trips

Favorite Ice Cream: Chocolate

Favorite Fictional Character: Stan Pines (Gravity Falls)

Favorite Music: 1950s & 1970s

Favorite Food: Burritos or Orange Chicken

Favorite Bible Verse: Proverbs 27:17

Favorite XA Memory: While on the way  back from Salt took a detour with Joe to go see the Texas Eiffel Tower in Paris, TX.

Fun Fact: About David is that he randomly did debate and went to nationals for it. Random fun fact David knows Guyana the nation has the highest Indian % of their population outside of Asia. 

 

Nathan Carr

Nickname: None

Hometown: Richland

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Hobbies: Board Games, Running, & Tennis

Favorite Ice Cream: Vanilla

Favorite Fictional Character: Shallan

Favorite Music: Dream Theatre, Visions of Atlantis

Favorite Food: Cashews

Favorite Bible Verse: Hebrews 4:16-17

Favorite XA Memory: Attempting to rock climb while hiking at Keystone

Fun Fact: Nathan has 4 siblings

 

 

Tyger Edwards

Nickname: None

Hobbies: Crochet, Crafts, & Makeup

Favorite Ice Cream: Mint Chocolate Chip

Favorite Fictional Character: Tigger

Favorite Music: Punk Rock

Favorite Food: Meet

Favorite Bible Verse: 1 Timothy 1:5

Favorite XA Memory: Staying late playing games at the Christmas Party

Fun Fact: I can’t whistle