Alpha Coordinators
Bethany Blanchard
Major: Liberal Studies and Christian Ministries
Hometown: La Verne, CA
Favorite verse: Philippians 4:4-8
Favorite quote: “Life is 10 percent of what happens to you and 90 percent what you make of it.”
Favorite aspect of APU: My favorite aspect of APU is the people who attend and work here. It is so uplifting to be around genuine people who love the Lord and are truly supportive. APU has quality people who have helped transform my life and become some of my closest friends.
Kelsey Rochester
Major: Nursing
Hometown: Puyallup, WA
Favorite verse: 1 Corinthians 10:13
Favorite quote: “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” -Gandhi
Favorite aspect of APU: My favorite thing about APU is the genuine people you
find on campus. The more time I spend with different kinds of people here, the
more I find that APU students sincerely want a relationship with Jesus Christ
and strive to make a difference in the world.
Josh Waldon
Major: Applied Health
Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
Favorite verse: 1 Peter 5:5-6
Favorite quote: “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” -Winston Churchill
“The price of excellence is responsibility.” -Winston
Churchill
Favorite aspect of APU: I love the people and support provided by the community here.
Holly Hallmark
Major: Applied Health
Hometown: Woodville, TX and Castle Rock, CO
Favorite verse: Joshua 3:5, Ephesians 3:16-19
Favorite quote: “To love another person is to see the face of God.” -Victor Hugo
“Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.” -Corrie ten Boom
Favorite aspect of APU: The faith integration in classes, professors’ availability to answer questions but also be mentors, and the community and fellowship here.
Sashi Anderson
Major: Business Administration
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Favorite verse: Philippians 4:13
Favorite quote: “The biggest risk of all is to not risk at all.” -Unknown
“Love never fails.” -1 Corinthians 13:8
Favorite aspect of APU: I love the God-centered focus, small classes, great professors, and great people here.
Kaycie Wenger
Major: Communication Studies
Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Favorite verse: Philippians 4:8-9
Favorite quote: “The great Christian revolutions come not by the discovery of something that was not known before. They happen when somebody takes radically something that was always there.” -H. Richard Niebuhr
Favorite aspect of APU: Alpha and the community created on campus, stirring passion within the people for others, and continually coming to know how wide and deep the love of Christ is, beginning with how we learn to love each other. I have found affirmation within this community to search for and find boldness in the things we have been entrusted with.
Rod Lopez
Major: Biblical Studies
Hometown: Whittier, CA
Favorite verse: Isaiah 58:9-10
Favorite quote: “We cannot fight against the night, but we can light a candle.” -St. Francis of Assisi
Favorite aspect of APU: The people here at APU are incredible and everybody is friendly and welcoming.
Steven Wright
Major: English
Hometown: Santa Clarita, CA
Favorite verse: 1 Corinthians 13:1-3
Favorite quote: “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” -Fredrick Buechner
Favorite aspect of APU: The bond of Christ’s love that unites the students, faculty and staff in action, and vision on campus.
Jaycen Brown
Major: Athletic Training
Hometown: Round Valley and Mesa, AZ
Favorite verse: Hebrews 4:12 and 2 Timothy 2:22
Favorite quote: “Character is what you have left when you’ve lost everything you can lose.“ -Evan Esar
“Love and sacrifice are inseparable.” -Erwin McManus
“You cannot dream yourself into character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.” -James Froude
“It’s a rare person who wants to hear what he doesn’t want to hear.” -Dick Cavett
Favorite aspect of APU: The ability to have Christ-centered relationships with nearly everyone around you.
Scott Daily
Major: Social Work
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Favorite verse: Exodus 14:14
Favorite quote: “Where there is love, there is life.” -Gandhi
Favorite aspect of APU: I love the professors and staff members’ genuine desire to know the students and help them succeed.
Meghan Dahlin
Major: English Literature and History
Hometown: Ripon, CA
Favorite verse: Micah 6:8
Favorite quote: “Live the life you love. Love the life you live.”
Favorite aspect of APU: I love the people here so much. Everywhere I go there are smiling faces and warm hugs. APU has truly become my home. The relationships I have made have been such a blessing and unlike any I have had before.
