OUR TEAM

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James Depret-Guillaume

Director of Programs

James develops the activities and cultivates the student relationships at the study center — from reading groups to the Fellows program to large-scale events. He’ll likely be the first face you meet or person you email as a student involved with the study center.

James grew up in Roanoke, VA. He studied Mathematics at Virginia Tech, earning both Bachelor’s (’17) and Master’s (’19) degrees in the subject. James spent the next two years in Macon, Georgia, serving as a ministry intern for Reformed University Fellowship at Mercer University. It was during that time that he met and married his wife, Merrianna. James loves soccer, pickleball, pool, board games, and – when he has the time – a little math. He also loves a good story, whether in a book or over coffee with a friend.

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Brittany Lattner

Operations and Communications Manager
Brittany manages the day-to-day operations at the Bradley Study Center and provides organizational and administrative support to the team.
 
Originally from Charlotte, NC, Brittany grew up relatively close to the Blue Ridge Mountains and is excited to be near them once again! After graduating from Covenant College ('18) with a degree in Community Development, she moved to Memphis, TN where she worked for three years in food security programs at a neighborhood community development corporation. From there, she moved to St. Louis, MO to pursue a Masters degree at Covenant Theological Seminary ('24) and to be closer to her (now) husband, Drew. Brittany worked at a refugee resettlement organization while pursuing her seminary degree and also really enjoyed serving with the middle school youth group at her church before moving to Blacksburg.
 
Some of Brittany's favorite things are dogs, thrifting, sudoku puzzles, volleyball, studying practical theology, and connecting with people. She is eager to be a part of the BSC team and contribute to making it a place of belonging and thoughtful engagement with God and all things.

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Paul Carlier

Paul Carlier

Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Illinois - Chicago

Paul Carlier served as a professor at Virginia Tech for over 20 years, and helped shape the early years of the Christian Scholars Network, which developed into the Bradley Study Center.  Today he serves as a professor and the Hans W. Vahlteich Chair in Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Illinois - Chicago, where he leads drug discovery efforts.

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Jefferson Jones

Life Coach / Chaplain

Jefferson J. Jones serves in full time ministry as the Senior Leader and Founder of Surge Ministries in Christiansburg, VA. Surge is a college ministry that exists to help students find their identity in Christ while supporting them in life and spiritual formation during the college years.

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Taylor Rollo

Pastor

Taylor Rollo has been the Associate Pastor at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church since moving to Blacksburg in 2013, including oversight of Christian Education, church community life, youth group, missions, and graduate student ministry. Taylor and his wife, Erika have two boys: Gabriel and Corban.

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Ralph Amateis

Retired Faculty, Virginia Tech

Ralph is a founding member of the Bradley Study Center and current Chair of the Board. Now retired from the Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation at Virginia Tech, Ralph has been ministering to the VT community since 1979. He is an elder at Blacksburg Christian Fellowship, and (along with his wife, Patricia) served as a Senior Fellow for the Honors Residential College at Virginia Tech.

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Jonathan Boreyko

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech

Jonathan Boreyko is an associate professor and the Principal Investigator of the Nature-Inspired Fluids & Interfaces Lab in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He and his wife, Shanda, are the parents of 4 sons and 1 daughter.

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