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Andrew has worked in community computer centers since 1997. He most recently served as the co-founder and director of the PREP Community Computer Center, which serves approximately 600 students annually. He regularly gives talks at conferences on faith based organization and the Digital Divide including CTCNet, Kingdomworks, the Christian Community Development Association and the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions. He grew up in an inner-city environment, and was the son of a Baptist preacher in a Black storefront church in Kansas City (Andrew's testimony). He later received his MS in Technology and Policy and MS in Computer Science at MIT. While at MIT, he co-founded the Internet and Telecoms Consortium, a research group with an annual budget of over $1 million. He has also worked as summer staff at the City Union Mission in Kansas City and at Cape Town City Mission Homes in South Africa. He and his wife Heather live in Dorchester, MA and are active in their local church. |
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Harriet is responsible for the daily administration of the organization. She previously worked as an administrative supervisor in the Department of Ophthalmology at the New England Medical Center. She also worked at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the Accounting Department. She was a production manager at Digital Equipment Corporation in Roxbury, MA. Harriet is an active member of her church – The Gathering Christian Fellowship – and she also is the director and founder of a youth organization – The Kids Klub of Roxbury. Harriet received her BS in Operations Management from the University of New Haven. |
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Melvina is responsible for the bookkeeping entries at TechMission. She also performs administrative tasks for the Operations Department and other departments as needed. She previously worked at PREP in the computer lab at Bruce Wall Ministries. She is a regular attendee at Beulah Pilgrim Holiness Church in Dorchester, MA where she sometimes is asked to preach. |
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Starting in January 2008, Michael has served as Director for City Vision College, TechMission's accredited distance-learning institution, which provides online instruction for urban ministry leaders. He previously served as Director of Education for the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions, a position in which he managed Rescue College (now City Vision College) and the other instructional programs of the AGRM. To read his full biography and testimony, click here. |
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Dr. Elizabeth Rios is the Academic Dean of City Vision College. She is excited about her new role and her hope is that contextual education will be taken to a new level through partnerships with like-minded organizations, giving access to students everywhere who are already engaging the poor and the powerful, to meet the needs of diverse cultures, and to answer their call to dynamic, applied ministry in the complex social systems of the inner city. |
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Theresa McLoyd, Internship Coordinator, City Vision College
Theresa is an Internship Coordinator with City Vision College
for TechMission. She received her license to preach and her ordination
as an Itinerant Deacon in the African Methodist Episcopal church
during the tenure of Bishop John R. Bryant, presiding Bishop of
the 5th Episcopal District. She served as the Associate Pastor
at St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church in Olathe, Kansas
for 7 years. She has been a member of The Historical Friendship
Baptist Church of Kansas City, Missouri for 5 years. Theresa has
a heart to work with senior citizens and youth. She is currently
teaching in the youth Bible study class. Theresa is a member of
many social and civic organizations, including Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, Inc., Order of Eastern Star, National Association of
Colored Women’s and Youth Clubs, Kansas City Missouri Announcers
Guild, NAACP and various other organizations. It is her desire
to continue to work by reaching out and meeting the needs of all
people. Theresa hopes to be able to develop educational programs
to influence the trends of aging in the urban core community for
senior citizens. Theresa received her Bachelor's degree in Human
Resource Management in an online program at American InterContinental
University. She is currently a student at Central Baptist Seminary
in Kansas City, MO working on a Master's degree in Missions with
an Urban Core Ministry focus. |
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Miki Omori, Director, TechMission Corps
As of September 2007, Miki joined the TechMission team as a TechMission Corps volunteer network coordinator. She is responsible for recruiting and overseeing partner organizations and volunteers on ChristianVolunteering.org -TechMission's volunteer network service website. Though originally from Philadelphia, Miki graduated from Boston University in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism. At B.U., Miki served as a reporter, anchor, and producer for the university's radio and television stations, even working as a contributing live reporter for National Public Radio's Cape Cod affiliate during the 2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election. She also was a regular member of B.U.’s InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. During her free time, Miki enjoys reading, playing ultimate frisbee, running, music, and spending time with friends and family.
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Ali is our one of our Web Developers at TechMission, programming for ChristianVolunteering.org, as well as providing other website and technical support. Ali previously served as a TechMission Corps member at the PREP Community Computer Center before joining the team at TechMission HQ in June, 2006. While at PREP, she provided general computer lab support, computer and Internet instruction, and facilitated a computer club for youth. Ali graduated from Gordon College in 2004 with a Bachelor's of Science in Computer Science. She has also served as a short-term missionary to Piet Retief, South Africa. With her previous church, she attended and later co-led youth group missions throughout the United States as well as serving as the pastor's assistant with the confirmation class. She is currently a member at Park Street Church in Boston.
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As one of TechMission's web developers, Evan is mainly responsible
for adding new features and fixing bugs on UrbanMinistry.org and
TechMission's other sites. He previously served as Online Publications
Editor for TechMission, in which capacity he led several projects
to expand the range of content offered on the site. Before coming
to the main office in July 2007, he served with TechMission Corps
at the Metropolitan Baptist Church After-School Program in Dorchester,
MA, as a tutor and technology coordinator. In 2006, he received
his B.A. in English from Covenant College, a small Christian liberal
arts college in Lookout Mountain, GA. He is active in Christ the
King Dorchester, a local church plant of the Presbyterian Church
in America.
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Austin Jung, TechMission Corps Program Assistant
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Sarah Fan, TechMission Corps Program Assistant
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