OUR TEAM
STAFF
Mike Weaver
Mike directs the programs and activities of the study center and helps to connect others to this important work. He has a passion for helping students develop as leaders and connect their faith with all aspects of life.
Mike is a proud Hokie and 1988 graduate of Virginia Tech, where he received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. He recently earned a doctorate in theology and higher education from the University of Winchester in the UK, and holds master’s degrees from Johns Hopkins University, Wesley Theological Seminary, and Duke Divinity School. He enjoys throwing a frisbee for his golden retriever, Cooper, to catch.
Prior to assuming this role, Mike served six years as a deputy commandant for the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets, where he provided guidance, mentoring and education for cadets in a campus-based residential leadership development program. He now serves on the boards of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Alumni, Inc. and the Consortium of Christian Study Centers.
James Depret-Guillaume
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.
Brittany Lattner
BOARD
Paul Carlier
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.
Jefferson Jones
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.
Taylor Rollo
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.
Damon Thompson
Damon Thompson is the Founder/CEO of Real Life Dental, with locations in Blacksburg and Christiansburg. He is passionate about remaking the dental customer experience into one that is remarkable. He and his wife Andi live in Blacksburg with their sons.
Jonathan Boreyko
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.
Mike Weaver
Mike directs the programs and activities of the study center and helps to connect others to this important work. He has a passion for helping students develop as leaders and connect their faith with all aspects of life.
Mike is a proud Hokie and 1988 graduate of Virginia Tech, where he received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. He recently earned a doctorate in theology and higher education from the University of Winchester in the UK, and holds master’s degrees from Johns Hopkins University, Wesley Theological Seminary, and Duke Divinity School. He enjoys throwing a frisbee for his golden retriever, Cooper, to catch.
Prior to assuming this role, Mike served six years as a deputy commandant for the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets, where he provided guidance, mentoring and education for cadets in a campus-based residential leadership development program. He now serves on the boards of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Alumni, Inc. and the Consortium of Christian Study Centers.