our staff

Tim & Kellie Henderson

We've been on staff since 1993 and plan on being at Penn State for a long, long time. We love working with college students and helping them understand the gospel. Our favorite side benefit of working with Cru is that our four kids: Benjamin, Silas, Max and Sadie Mei, get to grow up surrounded by godly college students who can model the authentic Christian life. We love students' involvement in our kids lives. Plus they're really cool. We think you'd like them.

We also love to teach and hike and read, and think summer is the best season by far.

Jen Durlin

Hi! My name is Jen Durlin. I'm a recent Music Education grad of West Chester University (2005). As I was singing my way through the dub-C, God grabbed my heart and asked me to join Him in full-time ministry to college students. I said "yes!" and now have the privilege of being a full-time staff member with Cru. God has brought me to State College to be a part of Cru at Penn State University which of course also includes experiencing, for the first time, the exhilaration of Penn State football and the PSU spirit!! Football season comes at one of my favorite times of the year. I love the outdoors and cannot imagine a better time of year than when the air is crisp and the leaves are turning beautiful hues of red and orange. I also love singing, getting lost in a fiction novel, a good cup of coffee, sweet time with friends and family, and the way the ocean draws me to the Lord.

Mark & Kim Hough

Mark graduated from Penn State in 2005 after transferring from Clemson University, basically because he loves PSU football; some would call it a minor obsession. Kim graduated from the mighty University of Oregon in 2006 (go Ducks!!). We met on Lake Tahoe Summer Project (closest place to Heaven on Earth) and were married on December 10^th, 2005. After Kim graduated, we joined staff with Cru because God totally got a hold of our hearts in college and what better job than to tell others about Jesus?!! A few fun facts about us: We love sports, skiing (Mark) & snowboarding (Kim), camping, etc. Mark's favorite time of year is college football season and he also enjoys listening to sermons by Bryan Loritts. Kim loves to run, hike, hang out with great friends and simply be around people. We both love State College and are so excited to be living and working at PSU for however long God has us here!

Ed & Christy Hanna

We've been married for 2 years as of April 2008. Our history at Penn State is a bit different. Christy graduated from Miami University (it's in Ohio) in 2000, has been on staff for over 6 years and with the Penn State team since the fall of 2005. Ed graduated from Penn State in 2000 and was in the workforce for over 6 years before he felt God's calling to join staff. So here we are together to do life with you guys and gals while we all walk with Jesus. We love to play games - any really. Some of our favorites are Settlers of Catan, Boggle, Catch Phrase, and anything else competitive. We are passionate about seeing God change people's lives and are so excited to be here with you.