Christian Union
Matt Bennett
Founder and CEO
A native of Houston, Texas, Matt earned BS and MBA degrees from Cornell University and holds a Master of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He worked for Campus Crusade for Christ (Cru) at Princeton University for 12 years, and developed the ministry into one of the largest in the history of the Ivy League. In 2002, he founded Christian Union. The ministry has been featured in The New York Times, PBS, NPR, Christianity Today, and World Magazine. Matt currently resides in New York City.
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Michael E. Lee
Chief Operating Officer
Michael holds an AB from Harvard University and an MBA from Cornell University. He attends Vision Church NYC, where he and his wife have served since 1999. They live in Manhattan with their three daughters.

Sonya Dawes
Director of Human Resources
Originally from Staten Island, New York, Sonya attended SUNY-University at Albany where she earned a BA in English Literature. She later received her MPA from CUNY-Bernard M. Baruch College in Public Management. Prior to joining Christian Union, Sonya proudly served as the Director of Human Resources for the largest comprehensive human services agency in central New Jersey.
She and her husband, Franklin, currently live in New Brunswick, NJ and continue to faithfully serve at their church in both the Music and Youth Ministries. They also enjoy traveling and exploring new things with their two beautiful children--Nathaniel and Naomi.

Patrick Dennis
Vice President of Communications
From 1999 to 2009, he served as the president and creative director of a brand strategy and commmunciation design firm that he co-founded in Northern Virginia. During that time, he had the opportunity to consult with and serve a wide range of national ministries, as well as organizations ranging from well-funded startups to Fortune 500 companies. Upon selling his share of the firm in 2009, he began consulting with a very select handful of clients across America. Over the last several years, he has invested a growing majority of his time in serving with Christian Union.
He and Karey live in Northern Virginia and have three children. They enjoy skiing and diving together, and Patrick has been known to be found on the golf course occasionally.
David Farrow
Associate Vice President, Christian Union Universities
While in the Air Force, David represented the U.S. Air Force in over 60 different countries during his 24-year career. As the Base Commander of a coalition airbase that directly supported combat operations in Afghanistan, David was awarded the Bronze Star for his meritorious service operating an airbase that flew unmanned systems, rotary wing, fixed wing, and tilt-rotor aircraft. David has extensive Washington, DC experience from his time on the Joint Staff in the Pentagon from 2009 to 2011 where he served as the Chief of the Legislative and Interagency Division (Afghanistan-Pakistan) responsible for communicating the Department of Defense’s Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy to Congress.
David holds a Master of Science degree in National Security Strategy from the National War College in Washington, DC. He also holds a Master of Arts degree in Ministerial Studies / Leadership from Berean University.
After 15 military moves during 24 years of marriage, David and Camille and their two sons are finally ready to plant deep roots in one location and that location is Princeton, New Jersey.

Christine Foster
Vice President, Alumni Engagement
Christine's first career was as a newspaper and magazine reporter, including stints at Stanford's alumni magazine, Forbes, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. She most recently served as Director of Development for The William F. Buckley, Jr. Program at Yale and has also worked in development and alumni relations at two private schools in Connecticut.
Christine lives in Connecticut with her husband and three children.
Cheryl Ennis Self, ACFRE
Vice President of Development
Prior to serving as a Business Consultant, Ms. Self was the Executive Director of Global Social Partnerships at World Vision (WV). Her prior roles at World Vision over 16 years included leadership of major donor, corporate and foundation development officers, while personally stewarding a strong portfolio of donor relationships.
Her previous experience includes service as National Director of Advancement at Prison Fellowship Ministries, Washington, DC, and Interim Director of Development at The Stony Brook School, Long Island, NY. She began her early career as a teacher, then sales and sales management in Manhattan before moving into the nonprofit sector.
In 2013, The Association of Fundraising Professionals, the largest community of professional fundraisers in the world, awarded its highest professional certification, the Advanced Certified Fundraising Executive (ACFRE) to Ms. Self. Available only to senior-level fundraisers who have worked in the profession for 10 or more years, the ACFRE is a distinguished achievement earned by only 104 professionals since the inception of the program in 1992.
Ms. Self holds a BA in French Language from Gettysburg College, PA, where she graduated cum laude. She and her husband of 30 years, Jim, live in Northern Virginia.

Quincy "Wolfgang" Watkins
Vice President of Spiritual Formation
Quincy's lifelong mission is to provide health and balance to the Body of Christ through holistic preaching, teaching, and deliverance. As a bi-vocational minister, he continues to serve as lead pastor of The Neighborhood Church in Darby, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware. A native of Chicago, Quincy is happily married to Fay.
