Staff Team

Vanessa Taylor
Director

Vanessa is an Oklahoma native, who started her XA journey in August 2010 with the CMIT internship at University of Louisiana in Lafayette. After her internship she joined the Oklahoma XA team under Greg and Susan Tiffany. When the Tiffany’s transitioned to their new assignment on another campus Vanessa took over leadership of the staff at Tulsa Chi Alpha.

Vanessa provides leadership to Chi Alpha’s activities at the University of Tulsa campus, and oversees the many creative projects at Tulsa XA.  She also leads a discipleship group of young ladies from a variety of backgrounds.  Vanessa say’s she loves Chi Alpha for “…the opportunity to work with so many talented men and women, who believe in God’s ability to change the world through changing the campus.”

In her free time Vanessa enjoys knitting, painting and spending time with her favorite people.

Dacia Perkins
Training Officer

Dacia Peterman has an infectious love for Jesus, coffee, all that is artistic, and much that is nerdy. She is a leader with a heart to serve people and connect them to all God has for their life. Her love for serving others has been cultivated in the local church, at home, and around the world. Dacia’s Chi Alpha story began before she even stepped on campus at Southwestern Oklahoma State University. She first connected with XA during the spring of 2009 at a women’s retreat for SWOSU Chi Alpha. Dacia served on the XA Leadership Team for most of her time at SWOSU where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication. In January of 2013 she attended the World Missions Summit. During that conference, Dacia committed to the challenge to “give a year and pray about a lifetime”. Her one year commitment to give back to her alma mater’s Chi Alpha chapter turned into three. She also worked at a coffee shop and served as Residential Director for a private, co-ed, Christian dorm. In the spring of 2016, Dacia transferred to Tulsa Chi Alpha, where she has become an irreplaceable member of the team.

Connor was EMT certified and was a substitute teacher for his alma mater, Jenks High School. He attended Tulsa Community College and graduated  with an Associates Degree in Nursing. While at TCC Connor was invited by a friend to Tulsa XA. He got involved, and became an amazing student leader. Connor goes by many names and might have a mysterious background. However, the name Connor  is one of his many testimonies of God’s grace and provision over His life. He became a volunteer to disciple guys into leadership and closer relationship with God.