Meet the Team

 Colleen Bookter

Colleen is the Associate Minister at University UMC. Her passions include missions, social justice, and gender and sexuality studies. Her husband, Adam, worked with AIR Guatemala nearly a decade ago, and she has been looking forward to the time when she would get to experience this amazing program in person. 
Stewart Craig 
 Stewart is a rising sophomore at LSU studying Civil Engineering. He is active in the LSU Wesley Foundation and grew up at University UMC. He is interested in learning more about developing countries and how he can put his gifts to use. 
Adam Darragh
Adam is the LSU Wesley Foundation Director. He worked with AIR Guatemala during the summer after her graduated college in 2008. He is excited to return to work with AIR and to share this amazing experience with a new group of college students. 

Megan Lee 
Megan is a rising junior at LSU studying Kinesiology. She has been active at University UMC since her family moved to Baton Rouge. She plays on the LSU lacrosse team and hopes to work as a physical education teacher. 
Robert Lee 
 Robert just graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in Psychology. He is working on becoming a certified high school teacher. His family has been active at University UMC since they moved to Baton Rouge a few years ago.
Angelle Menier 
Angelle is currently serving as the LSU Wesley intern and was active in Wesley throughout her time at LSU. She graduated from LSU in May 2016 with a degree in Business, and is an incredibly gifted baker and chocolate maker. 
Bernadette St. Amand 
 Bernadette grew up as University UMC and has been active at LSU Wesley since she started college. She just graduated from LSU this May with a degree in Women & Gender Studies. She was accepted as an United Methodist Global Missions Fellow where she will serve for the next two years.

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