Meet Our Team

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Ole Miss, Oxford, MS

Sumner Abraham is the Chief Medical Operating Officer (CMOO) at Relias Healthcare and an Adjunct Instructional Assistant Professor in the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College (SMBHC). Dr. Abraham graduated from Ole Miss in the SMBHC with BA in Sociology and received his MD from UMMC in Jackson, MS. He completed his medical training at the University of Virginia (UVA). He was selected to serve as Chief Resident following training, and while at UVA he was awarded a Mullholland Society Teaching Award and the Anne L. Brodie Clinician Award. Dr. Abraham's clinical and research interest are in ethics of care at the end of life, death and dying, and the philosophical presumptions that cause providers and patients to view medicine as a means of control rather than an embodiment of presence and care. He also serves the city of Oxford on the Pathways Commission. He and his wife Sarah have three children and are members of Christ Presbyterian Church in Oxford.

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Furman, Birmingham, AL

Bill grew up on Lookout Mountain, just outside of Chattanooga, Tennessee. After receiving his Bachelor of Arts from Furman University, Bill completed his MBA at Samford’s Brock School of Business. From 1991 until 1999, Bill also served in the US Army Reserves as a First Lieutenant, Transportation Officer. Since the completion of his MBA in 1998, Bill has worked in managerial and leadership roles for Regions and Cadence banks, where he currently acts as Senior Vice President for the Retail Branching Strategy. He is a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church and is a current board member for Covenant Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Kem, live in Birmingham, AL, where Kem works as a Special Education teacher. Bill and Kem have three children; their youngest is in tenth grade, and their two oldest also live in Birmingham with their spouses.

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Brevard College, Charlotte, NC

Originally from Wilmington, NC, Calvin Harrelson attended Brevard College from 1979 through 1981, where he pursued his Associate of Arts degree. He then attended Presbyterian College, where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Following graduation, Calvin worked within the Bank Bond Division of First Tennessee Bank, before operating in a sales position at Diversified Investment Advisors. Today, Calvin acts as the Senior Vice President of the Institutional Retirement branch of Capital Group/ American Funds; he has held this role for over twenty years. Calvin has also served on a variety of boards and committees, including acting as Chairman of the Investment Committee for the Brevard College Board of Trustees. Additionally, he is a member of the Covenant Day Board, as well as the Parent Advisory Council of the Study Center at UNC Chapel Hill. Calvin and his wife currently live in Weddington, NC, a suburb of Charlotte. They enjoy traveling with their three children and enjoying the North Carolina Beaches. You can find Calvin cheering on UNC’s sports teams and spending time in Chapel Hill.

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UVA, Nashville, TN

Originally from Memphis, TN, Anne has lived in Nashville since 2005 with her husband Jon and their 3 children, Olivia, Jonathan, and Katherine. She graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.A. in Psychology and a M.T. in Elementary Education. After college, she contributed to the leadership of the College and Career Ministry at Independent Presbyterian Church in Memphis, TN. She also taught in both public and private schools in Virginia, Memphis, and Nashville. Anne served for the past 6 years on the Board of Trust for St. Paul Christian Academy and just recently completed her term. She also served on the Search Committee for St. Paul's Head of School and is currently the Chair of the Transition Committee for the new Head of School. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Nashville Anti-Human Trafficking Coaltion, a nonprofit dedicated to helping rescue and restore victims of human trafficking in the Nashville area. She is a member of Christ Presbyterian Church where she has served as a mentor in the young moms ministry, has taught Sunday School, and has facilitated weekly small groups for the women's Bible study.

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UT Austin, Houston, TX

Jennifer Hightower Monteleone was born in Houston and spent her undergraduate years at the University of Texas. After majoring in Special Education, she went on to work in that field for five years in Austin. While itinerant teaching for students with special needs, Jennifer also served as the executive assistant for Bill Boyd at All Saints Presbyterian Church. From Austin she went to work as the Board Liaison at the Make-A-Wish Foundation in Chicago. Returning to Houston in 2013, she combined her teaching experience and her non-profit experience leading the Community Service program at The Kinkaid School. In 2019, Jennifer established Mont Art House - a gallery and consulting group that specializes in connecting artwork by emerging artists with new and young collectors. Jennifer lives in Houston with her husband Will (a Commodore), and three young children. She has mixed feelings about the Longhorns joining the SEC and will schedule counseling with Bill and Martha accordingly.

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Dr. Hunter A. Taylor is the founding director of the Mississippi Excellence in Coaching Fellowship, also known as Tomorrow’s 25, at the University of Mississippi (UM). This innovative initiative, which partners UM with the Mississippi Association of Coaches and the Mississippi High School Activities Association, is a year-long fellowship for a select group of 25 coaches from across the state who have demonstrated a positive, long-term commitment to the student-athletes in their communities. Before joining the UM faculty, Taylor spent 10 years as a men’s basketball coach. He has coached in three NCAA tournaments, advancing to one Sweet 16; been a part of the biggest single-season turnaround in Division I for 2016-17; and captured City, District, and State championships on the secondary level. Taylor is the author of Draw the Line: Jeff Traylor, the Gilmer Buckeyes, and a Season Deep in the Heart of East Texas, and he is the co-author of How to Build a Thick Institution: Organizational Lessons from a Championship High School Football Team. He also serves as co-host of the sports leadership podcast, “Coach & Doc.” An accomplished scholar, Taylor was one of 59 leaders from across the U.S. to be named a Presidential Leadership Scholar by the Bush Institute and the Clinton Foundation for his work in education. And most recently, he was named one of the top 40 leaders under the age of 40 by the Mississippi Business Journal.

Founder and Director

Ole Miss, Oxford, MS

Since he graduated from Ole Miss in 1989, Bill has continued to invest himself in building Christian community in multiple roles of leadership. After receiving his Master’s of Divinity from Covenant Seminary, Bill has served as RUF campus minister at UT Austin, senior pastor at All Saints Church (PCA), and senior pastor at Covenant Church (PCA) in Birmingham. He has also worked with Alpine Camp for Boys in multiple roles, namely recruiting and training, since 1986. For the past three years, Bill has served as the Director of Spiritual Formation at the North Carolina Study Center at UNC Chapel Hill, where he began to dream of founding a center for student fellowship in Oxford. Bill is passionate about hospitality, literature, and student life on college campuses. He also makes a mean breakfast taco.

Outreach Director and Assistant Coordinator of Events

Ole Miss, Oxford, MS

Rachel grew up in Brandon, Mississippi, and attended the University of Mississippi in 2019. Upon graduating in 2023, she completed her degree with a M.A. in Public Policy Leadership and minors in Entrepreneurship & Psychology. Rachel spent her college years leading Young Life and being involved in both the Associated Student Body as well as the Ole Miss Student Ambassadors among other things. She received the Taylor Medal and was named a Who’s Who in the spring of her senior year, and Rachel was a member of two honor societies, Phi Beta Kappa & Phi Kappa Phi. Rachel was one of the first Lodgers during it’s first year in Oxford, and now serves the Lodge as their Outreach Director, and Events Assistant Coordinator.