Who We Are

KSU Campus Missioner

Ciara Castenell came to the Episcopal Church as a young adult during time volunteering with the Episcopal Service Corps. Ciara currently works in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Southern Company and teaches Godly Play at her home parish, the Cathedral of St. Philip. She has served as campus missioner since 2021 and is grateful for the students who give her a new perspective and appreciation for God and God’s presence in the world. She often attends meetings with her husband Andre and their terrier mix, Smuckers. When not at work or at church, Ciara loves spending time outside. She often walks or bikes around town and is a member of a recreational crew team at the Atlanta Rowing Club. Ciara loves meeting new people, and swapping stories over a good meal.

AUC Campus Missioner

Originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, Trey has been in Atlanta for the past four years. He graduated with his Master’s of Divinity in Justice, Peacebuilding, and Conflict Transformation and a Certificate in Episcopal and Anglican Studies from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in May 2023. A 2017 graduate of Centenary College of Louisiana, he holds a BA in History with a minor in Music. At Centenary, he served as an Admission Counselor for three years before entering seminary in the fall of 2020. He accepted a call to Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School in January 2023 to be the Lower School Chaplain.

Georgia Tech and Georgia State Missioner

Keith Dumke has been a member of the Episcopal church for more than 20 years. Upon joining the Episcopal church, Keith became actively involved in youth ministry at both the church and diocesan level. Keith shares the campus ministry role at Georgia Tech and Georgia State with Hope Westervelt where they enjoy meeting with students, sharing a meal, and engaging in joyful conversation about our faith and our spiritual journeys. In addition to his role Campus ministry, Keith is the full-time Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries at the Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta. Keith and his wife Lourdes, a college instructor with Chattahoochee Technical schools, currently reside in Smyrna, GA along with their two dogs, Zoey and Rocco. They also have two adult children. When not working, Keith enjoys hiking, kayaking, gardening/yardwork, and hanging out with good friends.

UNG Missioner

A native of Mississippi, Father John began his career at IBM before being called to the ministry and becoming an ordained Episcopal priest in 2004. In addition to serving as rector at St. John’s Church in Yonkers, NY, for more than 11 years, Father John has served as an interim priest and curate at several other Episcopal churches. He also taught school in Honduras during which time he became fluent in Spanish. He holds a BA in foreign languages from Rhodes College, a BA in Theology from England’s University of Oxford, and a MDiv from General Theological Seminary in NYC. John is also the rector of St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church and Dean of the Georgia Mountains convocation.

ELF Macon Missioner and GCSU Missioner

Dena Douglas Hobbs has served as the Episcopal campus minister in Macon, Georgia for the past five years. She received her Masters of Divinity from Union Presbyterian Seminary and attends St Francis Episcopal Church. She is the co-author of When Anxiety Strikes: Help and Hope for Managing Your Storm.

Columbus State Missioner

Taylor serves as the Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries at St. Thomas and the Campus Missioner for ECM @ CSU. She grew up in Columbus, GA and attended St. Thomas Episcopal Church as a teen. She graduated from Georgia Southern University with a Bachelor of Science in Recreation. As an undergraduate student, she was a leader in the Episcopal Campus Ministry along with several other student organizations. She is currently earning her Master's in Communication from CSU. Taylor is passionate about campus ministry and the role faith can have in young people's lives. Taylor and her husband Jeremy live in Phenix City, AL with their two corgis.

NWGA Campus Missioner

ELF Macon Deacon