Our Leadership

U.S. Field Team

Mark Gauthier
Vice President for North America and Oceania
Jake Abraham
Executive Director of City
Shannon Compere
Executive Director of the U.S. Campus Ministry
Marc Rutter
Director of Leadership Development and HR
Darryl Smith
Director of Oneness in Diversity
Gwen Smith
Director of Oneness in Diversity
Luke Middendorf
President and CEO of FamilyLife
Erik Butz
U.S. Director of Operations
Eric Nelson
President of Athletes in Action

Global Leadership

David Robbins
President of Campus Crusade for Christ International/Cru
Delanyo (Dela) Adadevoh
Senior Vice President of Global Leadership
Lori Beyar
Vice President for Leader Strategies
Cheryl Boyd
Vice President for Digital Strategies
Javier Garcia
Vice President for Europe
Mark Gauthier
Vice President for North America and Oceania
Abraham George
Vice President for Leadership Development and Human Resources
Farai Katsande
Vice President for Africa
Oliver Marin
Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean
Josh Newell
Vice President for Jesus Film Project®
Sung-Min Park
Vice President for East Asia
Mary Petersen
Chief of Staff
Bekele Shanko
Vice President for Global Church Movements
Holly Sheldon
Vice President for Student-led Movements
Christopher (Cris) Uy
Vice President for Southeast and South Asia
Aziz (Photo and Last Name Withheld Due to Security Reasons)
Vice President for North Africa, Middle East, and Central Asia

Board of Directors

David Robbins: President of Cru
President of Campus Crusade for Christ International/Cru
R. Barry Cannada
Chairman of the Board, Campus Crusade for Christ; Partner: Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC; President, G & S Enterprises, Inc.
Beth Guckenberger
Co-Executive Director of Back2Back Ministries
Curt Hensley
Chairman of Impact Payments Recruiting, Impact Technology Recruiting, Impact Advisors, and Wright Hensley, LLC
Samuel Lam
Managing Partner of Third Opinion Partners
Jeffrey A. Leimgruber
Principal,  J.A. Leimgruber Consulting, LLC
Andrew I. Liuson
Co-Founder & Vice Chairman, Cityland Group of Companies
Jacinta Tegman
Chief Executive Officer for CRISTA
Kemmons Wilson, Jr.
Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, Kemmons Wilson Companies

Our Founders

Bill and Vonette Bright

Bill and Vonette Bright

In 1951, Bill and Vonette Bright pursued their passion for ministry by starting Campus Crusade for Christ (now known as Cru in the U.S.) at the University of California at Los Angeles.

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