Dr. Alisha Biler
Writing Center Coordinator
Originally from Ohio, Alisha comes to SBTS after spending several years in South Carolina working on helping students develop writing skills. She earned her undergraduate degree at Bowling Green State University and her M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of South Carolina. With an educational background in Linguistics, she enjoys all things related to language, reading, and writing. She is excited to join the community here at SBTS to support both students and faculty in their writing and ministry.
Kathy Driver
Prior to coming to SBTS in 2014, Kathy Driver worked for seven and a half years in the Writing Center at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. She enjoyed working with students of all ages and nationalities there and has had the privilege of serving students at SBTS since 2014. She and her husband came to SBTS due to his appointment as seminary librarian and church history professor. She graduated from the University of Alabama (Huntsville) with a B. A. in English and Music minor and a M.A. in Theological Studies from Southwestern Seminary.
Zak Tharp
Zak Tharp (@zaktharp12) is an editor, writer and lay pastor. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Church History at Ridley College Melbourne and completed an M.A. in Theological Studies from SBTS in 2019. He grew up in rural East Texas and holds a B. A. in Communications Studies with a minor in Leadership from Stephen F. Austin State University. He has served in camp ministry and as a pastoral intern in Nacogdoches, TX. Currently, he teaches high school English in Weatherford, TX. Zak is married to Hannah and enjoys coffee, hammocks, hiking, theology, and seeing people savor Jesus.
Laura-Lee Alford
Thanks to her parents’ military and subsequent missionary service, Laura-Lee grew all over the American South (minus a three-year stint in Japan). North Texas became home in high school. In 2010, Laura-Lee graduated from Champion Christian College with a B.A. in Christian Education. She then completed a certificate program in descriptive linguistics and cultural anthropology through Baptist Bible Translators Institute. Eight years of teaching ministry in India, the U.S., and Papua New Guinea highlighted the need for further theological training. In May 2022, Laura-Lee completed an M.A. in Biblical Counseling at SBTS; she hopes to continue in further studies next year. When blessed with free time, she enjoys hiking, camping, and spending time with friends.
Steph Chang Avila
Having grown up in Austin, Texas, Steph spent the past 10 years studying and working in Boston, London, and Singapore. In 2019, she moved to Louisville to pursue an M.Div. along with her husband, Dav. Prior to this, she worked as an editor at a London start-up company and served as a full-time women’s worker at her church in Singapore. She earned her B.A. in Political Science from Wellesley College and her M.A. in History of Art from the University of London. In her spare time, she enjoys watering her plants and baking sourdoughs.
Anthony Baldwin
A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Anthony Baldwin received B.A.s in History and International Letters & Cultures from Arizona State University. He later received an M.Div. from Phoenix Seminary and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at SBTS in Church History, focusing on the history of Christian missions among Muslims. Anthony has worked in college ministry with international students, first in Phoenix, and now in Louisville. He enjoys hiking, exploring Louisville parks with his wife and two daughters, and cooking foods from around the world.
Dr. Nick Campbell
Growing up just north of Chicago, Nick attended Trinity Evangelical Divinity School for a B.A. in Biblical Studies and continued there for an M.A. in Near Eastern Archaeology and Languages and an M.Div. After a few years of pastoral ministry, he felt the call to return to academics and came to Louisville to pursue a Ph.D. in Old Testament at SBTS in 2018. His primary passion is Near Eastern literature and its interaction with the Old Testament. Outside of studying Near Eastern literature and obscure history, Nick enjoys playing music and hiking on any trail that he can find.
Grace Crow
Originally from Birmingham, Alabama, Grace lives in Memphis, Tennessee with her husband, Alex. While he is a full time dental school student, Grace works as the Internal Project Manager at Fund the Nations. She graduated in 2021 from the University of Alabama at Birmingham with a degree in Communications/Public Relations and Business Administration. She has worked in a Writing Center before, during her undergraduate degree. She enjoys aiding students through the writing process. Her favorite part is getting to know students and watching their writing skills blossom. Her current goals are to complete her M.A. in Christian Education from SBTS and become a Bible study curriculum writer.
Jared Poulton
Jared Poulton lives in South Carolina with his wife and their two children. He earned an undergraduate degree at Columbia International University in 2014 and an M.Div. at SBTS during 2017. He is pursuing his Ph.D. in Biblical Counseling and Christian Ethics at SBTS. He also contributes book reviews to the Biblical Counseling Coalition and serves as a Garrett Fellow. He sympathizes with full-time workers who balance work, school, church, and family. He worked in management at Chick-fil-A and Starbucks while completing his M.Div. degree. He hopes to help students improve their writing skills as they pursue education and leave Boyce College or SBTS to communicate God’s truth throughout the world. He enjoys spending time with his family, playing guitar, and watching the Clemson Tigers play football.
Veronica Graham
Veronica was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. She is currently pursuing her M.A. in Apologetics from SBTS with intentions to work in publishing. She earned her B.A. in English, History, and Classical Civilization from the University of Toronto in 2018. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, staying active, and eating good food with good friends.
Matthew Harper
Matthew Harper is in the Seminary Track program at Boyce College. He enjoys answering questions, providing feedback on papers, and helping out new students. He attends and serves at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville and hopes to one day pursue ministry overseas. When he’s not writing or reading, Matthew loves hiking, fishing, and spending time with family and friends.
Leo Meyer
Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Leo Meyer (@LeonarMeyer) is currently pursuing his M.Div. in Christian Ministry at SBTS. He also collaborates with TGC in Spanish (@TGC_coalicion). He lives in Louisville, Kentucky and serves at Iglesia Bautista Highview en Español (@highviewespanol). He is the husband of Masi (@MasiMeyer) and father to Mia and Zac.
Michael Longerbeam
Michael is a student at Boyce College pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Humanities. Before moving to Louisville, Michael completed an Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts with English Specialization at Northern Virginia Community College. He grew up in Northern Virginia where he still lives when he is not at school. In addition to being a Writing Mentor, Michael enjoys history and education.
Emma McCarthy
Emma was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is currently a Registered Nurse at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. She originally worked in the CVICU but now works as a Home Health nurse for kids in Cincinnati neighborhoods. Previously, she worked at the Writing Center of Cedarville University for two and a half years, where she graduated from in 2018. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, all things outdoors, and learning new languages.
Caleb Neel
Caleb Neel is the Assistant to the Directors of The Andrew Fuller Center. He is pursuing his Ph.D in Patristics at SBTS, where he also completed his undergraduate degree in Biblical and Theological Studies as well as his M.Div. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a graduate of the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California with a degree in Russian. He resides in Louisville, Kentucky with his wife and daughter, Laura and Lucy. His areas of interest for research include the conceptions of embodiment, materiality, beauty, and animal life in Christian thought.
Jesús Zamora
Jesús currently lives in Florida. Originally from Peru, he has lived much of his life in Spain. He graduated from the University of Alcalá in Spain with a degree in History, later he did a Master's degree in Ancient History from the Autonomous University of Madrid, and finally he got his doctoral degree in Ancient History from the Complutense University of Madrid. In his doctoral dissertation he worked on
the emotion of joy in 1st–2nd century Christianity. He has recently been accepted to do a second doctorate in theology at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Jesús has an interest in classical Greco-Roman and Patristic literature. He also enjoys reading and loves domestic ducks.
Dr. Ann Riedling
Dr. Ann Riedling grew up in a small town in Indiana. She holds a B.S. in Education, an M.Ed. in Library Science, and doctorates in Educational Administration and Theology. Ann served as a professor for over thirty years, teaching primarily Library and Information Science. For approximately ten years, she owned an online editing company, WordWizard, and during that time edited thousands of materials from a wide variety of topics. Ann also wrote twenty books, eighteen textbooks, and two trade books. Her passion is travel and she served as a Fulbright Scholar for three years in the Middle East. She has visited over fifty different countries.
Jenn Stec
Jenn lives in Lancaster, Kentucky and has been married to her husband Tim for 25 years. Jenn holds a B.S. in Commerce from Washington and Lee University, with emphases in Accounting and Finance. She enjoyed a number of years working for IBM prior to leaving the professional workplace to focus on home-educating their three children. Tim completed his M.A. in Biblical Counseling at SBTS in May 2022. Jenn and Tim have three children and a son-in-law: daughter Hannah Miller, who graduated from Boyce College in 2023, son Raigan, who begins his freshman year at Boyce in Fall 2023, and son Bryant, who is in 9th grade. Their son-in-law, Titus Miller, is a Boyce student in Biblical Counseling. Jenn started working for the Writing Center in 2021 and will assume the role of SBTS Doctoral Style Reader in July 2023. When she is not teaching, she enjoys visiting national parks, drinking dark roast coffee, and crocheting.
Dr. Torey Teer
Torey Teer is a Bible teacher and freelance editor from Dallas, Texas. He is completed pursuing a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology at SBTS. Previously, he obtained a B.S. in Biology from Texas A&M University and a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary. Torey and his beloved wife, Elizabeth, previously served in leadership with the Young Adult Ministry at Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas and the College and Young Adult Ministry at Waxahachie Bible Church in Texas. Torey enjoys all things Sci-Fi and Fantasy, going to the movies, and long walks—not on the beach—with his wife.
Esther Wermer
Esther Wermer is a student at Boyce College majoring in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. She is a member of the Augustine Honors Collegium and also serves at a restaurant in Louisville. Beyond studying and working, she teaches in children’s ministry at Sojourn Midtown where she is also a member. On her most stressful days, you might find her experimenting with new ingredients in the community kitchen.