Education
BA History, Taylor University, 2009
MA Higher Education and Student Development, Taylor University, 2012
Experience
Ben has worked in ministry environments including youth pastoring at a small church and being a summer camp director. He worked in Campus Ministries for two years at Taylor University and served as a Resident Director for three men’s halls at Palm Beach Atlantic University from 2012-2015. Ben has served as the Director of Residence Life here at LeTourneau since 2015.
Research Interests
- Residence Life best practices
- Educational Assessment
- Discipleship & Ministry
- Intercultural Competency & Missions
Classes Taught
- Discipleship Seminar (Taylor University 2010 & 2011)
- Developing Processes of Leadership (Taylor University 2011)
- Short Term Missions Engagement (Taylor University 2011 & 2012)
Background
Ben grew up in Indiana where he attended Taylor University and got excited about working in either education or ministry. Having tried out both, he found the perfect fit by combining those two passions in Christian Student Development. Ben lives near campus with his wife, Kelsie and their three adorable children, Caleb, Jeremy, and Melissa. Ben enjoys reading (especially Tolkien) and going for long bike rides or playing with his kids. His favorite thing about LETU is the intellectual power and creativity of the students: Senior Design presentations, seeing students work at the airport, and viewing teaching exhibitions have all shown him how amazing LETU students really are.
