Current Fellows
Kayla Adkins
Majors: Social Work and Psychology
Kayla is a junior from Springfield, IL, studying Social Work and Psychology. She is a member of the Calvin Women’s Golf team and the Organization of Student Social Workers. She was also a Worship Apprentice during the 2023-24 school year. Kayla is excited to learn and grow in faith through the Jubilee Fellows program. Her hope is to gain a better understanding of how the church serves the greater community and counsels congregants.
Fiona Boerman
Major: Psychology
Minor: Ministry Leadership
Fiona is a junior from Zeeland, MI, studying psychology and ministry leadership. She writes, “I am excited to be a Jubilee Fellow because I love Jesus and I love the Church! I have witnessed beautiful glimpses of the Lord's deep, steadfast love for His people as a counselor at Camp Geneva, in Campus Ministries as a Barnabas and Discipleship Assistant, in Calvin’s gospel choir, and as a high school youth group leader. I hope that this summer continues to open my eyes to the ways Christ is working in and through me as I keep discerning, cultivating, and stewarding the gifts He has given me.”
Grace Cheong
Majors: International Relations and Philosophy
Minor: Music
Grace is a senior studying international relations and philosophy, and music. She started ministry involvement as a young singer in her church's children's choir and has since led worship and served in the children's ministry at different churches. At Calvin, Grace is an active member of the 7:9 Project (a collaborative worship group that seeks to provide and foster multicultural worship spaces), sings with Capella and Gospel Choir, and has served on chapel teams as a vocalist, violinist, and Worship Apprentice. Grace has also been involved with other musical ensembles such as the Calvin Orchestra and Women's Chorale. She loves dancing, finding good food, and exploring new environments and cultures. Through the Jubilee Fellows program, Grace hopes to continue exploring her spiritual gifts and discern how God's calling will shape her vocational choices.
Jonathan Curlee
Majors: Religion and Philosophy
Minors: Ministry Leadership and Sociology
Jonathan is a Junior studying Religion and Philosophy with a minor in Ministry Leadership. He has worked in missions, special needs ministry, and with the West Michigan Friendship Center. Becoming a pastor has always been a dream of his, and he sees the Jubilee Fellows Program as the perfect opportunity to learn from current ministers and get practical experience serving in a church. During the school year, Jonathan works as an RA in Beets-Veenstra where he seeks to foster a supportive community that pursues Christ.
Mia Golden
Majors: Strategic Communications and Religion
Mia is an upcoming junior studying Strategic Communications and Religion. She has been making and enjoying music as long as she can remember—her oldest memory is one of listening to Led Zeppelin on the CD player of her father’s car—and she has been leading worship teams in churches and at Calvin since 2021. She is embracing worship ministry as her full-time calling and hopes to learn more about the ins and outs of worship leadership in a church setting during her time in the Jubilee Fellows program. Mia enjoys singing as a part of Capella and was a member of the Worship Apprentice program during her sophomore year. In her free time, she enjoys pretending to be a journalist, barista, crochet expert, farmer, or chef, depending on the day of the week.
Sam Greene
Majors: Environmental Health and Conservation
Minor: GIS Certificate
Sam Greene is an upcoming senior studying Environmental Health with a focus on community-based regenerative agriculture. Originally from upstate New York, Sam moved to Southern Wisconsin with his family, where he became involved with a local youth ministry and served as a student leader throughout high school. He currently serves as a Worship Apprentice, where he plans and leads chapel services at Calvin. Sam is passionate about connecting with others and learning from diverse perspectives, and he looks forward to deepening his love for people through the Jubilee Fellows program. In his free time, Sam enjoys playing music, gardening, and bird-watching.
Aaron Jahn
Major: Secondary Education: Mathematics
Aaron Jahn is a junior from Shelby Twp., MI and is studying Secondary Education with a focus in Mathematics. In his time here at Calvin, Aaron ran on the cross country and track teams, was a dorm Resident Assistant, and played acoustic guitar on chapel teams. Through his experiences here at Calvin and growing up, Aaron has enjoyed helping others and sharing love. These passions have brought him to the Jubilee Fellows program to better learn how to share the love of Jesus within and outside the church.
Sophie Kiel
Major: Speech-Language Pathology
Sophie is a sophomore studying Speech-Language Pathology. She was born in Albany, New York, and moved back to Michigan as a little kid. Since being at Calvin, Sophie has been a member of the Arts Collective cohort, a member of the National Student Speech Language and Hearing Association, plays flute and piccolo in Calvin's Wind Ensemble, and has served as a Barnabas for her dorm building for the past year and a half. Aside from school, she loves to read, go on runs, and spend time with others. She has felt a call to some kind of involvement in ministry and is excited to explore this call further and discern what her calling may be through the Jubilee Fellows Program.
Chad Scholtens
Majors: Music and Philosophy
Chad Scholtens is a junior from Grand Rapids, Michigan. He writes, “I am currently a junior here at Calvin studying Music and Philosophy. Going back as far as I can remember, I have always wanted to work in ministry; thus, the opportunity to be a Jubilee Fellow and gain real experience in the field was something I could not pass up. Given this calling, I aspire to be someone who is there for people. I want to walk with those around me as they experience life and its times of joy, sadness, mourning, happiness, grief, and doubt. Therefore, with the opportunity of this internship, I hope to learn to be the type of individual who can be everything from a shoulder to cry on to one’s biggest fan in the stands.”
Sebastian Umran
Major: Psychology
Minors: Religion and Ministry Leadership
Sebastian Umran is a junior from Cairo, Egypt studying Psychology, Religion, and Ministry Leadership. He writes, “I really love community and culture and have had the opportunity to be an Orientation Leader, helping new students feel at home and settle in. I was also the president of Rangeela where I got to be part of celebrating different cultures. I enjoy listening to people and getting to know their stories, which is what draws me to pastoral care. I’m excited about the idea of serving in a church and seeing where God leads me in this journey.”
Molly Williams
Major: Graphic Design
Minors: Mechanical Engineering and Business
Molly Williams is a junior from Grand Haven, MI, studying Graphic Design, Engineering, and Business. She is a member of the Women’s Lacrosse team. She enjoys listening to lots of alternative Christian music and some folk. Molly also loves playing euchre and will play almost anywhere, at any time, with anyone. Two things that she is most passionate about are Jesus and people. As a Jubilee Fellow Molly is excited to be able to serve in new capacities within the Church and learn more about what it means to be obedient
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