Staff
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Ashley Van Dragt
After completing seminary in Michigan, Ashley and her husband, Geoff, moved to Seattle to plant a campus ministry and then stayed to plant a church and run a community meal. She is mom to two boys, a gifted listener and a woman who just plain gets stuff done.
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Calvin Chen calvin@churchontheave.org
Calvin hails from both Chicago, IL and Taipei, Taiwan. Before seminary in Vancouver, BC, he briefly attempted to become an opera singer, then worked in campus ministry with undergrads in Madison, WI. He enjoys volleyball, cooking, and being snobby about coffee and tea.
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Geoff Van Dragt
After several years working in Latin America, Geoff attended seminary, leaving with a Master of Divinity degree and a wife (Ashley). He keeps busy playing with his two very active boys and spends a lot of his time watching and coaching their sports ball games. Originally from Michigan, Geoff has called Seattle home since 2011.
Sharon Kim
Miss Sharon is our rockstar children's ministry coordinator. She holds a master's degree in secondary education from UW and also teaches middle school math for Seattle Public Schools. When not basking in her celebrity among the children of CoTA, she enjoys salsa dancing and boba shops.
Bryan Chisholm
Bryan coordinates musical worship and musicians at CoTA. He's an accomplished jazz and classical pianist with a degree in Music Business who writes many original arrangements of hymns and contemporary praise songs for our community. He's also an expert shuffleboard player and trivia enthusiast.