Colleen is originally from Michigan and has lived and taught in Ghana, Salt Lake City, and Detroit. She has been with mk2mk since 2018 and has done Midyears, curriculum planning, Kids On The Move (KOTM), and conferences all over the place. Before joining staff with Cru she was a public school teacher for eight years and then went and lived in East Asia with the Cru campus ministry. She studied teaching and is currently licensed as a teacher. Her role in ministry this year is KOTM, virtual ministry, curriculum planning, and getting involved in whatever else the team may need. Colleen joined the mk2mk team because she is passionate about students feeling cared about, known, and counted and helping them grow in their walk with Jesus for a lifetime.