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Meet our Missionaries

CLARK MASSEY

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Founder/General Director

​Hometown: Plano, TX
College: University of Kansas & University of Rochester
Interests: family, the Zoo, paintball, garden tractors
Why are you at ASH? This is the only place I fit in.

Been a missionary since: 2003

CHELSEA ST. PETER

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DC Missionary

Hometown: Fly Creek, NY
College: Franciscan University of Steubenville
Interests: farming, tap-dancing, knitting, making things by hand
Why are you at ASH?  I feel called to be close to the poor.  I find great joy in my relationships with them and want to share the love of Christ with them!

Been a missionary since: 2013

MARGO WERNEL

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KC Missionary

Hometown: Wichita, KS
College: University of Kansas, Rock Chalk!
Interests: making high-calorie coffee drinks, running, beating my in-laws in 'bags'
Why are you at ASH? I wanted to help the poor after I graduated. I liked how A Simple House was helping the people they befriended in many unique ways.  There was 'nothing off limits'; every idea was at least worth considering.

Been a missionary since: 2015  

SADIE FACILE

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KC Missionary

Hometown: Sioux Falls, SD
College: University of Notre Dame, G'Irish!
Interests: dancing, laughing, hiking, sand volleyball

Why are you at ASH? I want to enter into relationships with those who are poor, and to be able to love and serve their individual needs! 
Been a missionary since: 2019
BEN FRIEDMAN
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KC Missionary

Hometown: Ankeny, IA
College: Loras College
Interests: stand-up comedy, videography, playing cards, video games

Why are you at ASH? Inner-city outreach is an area of ministry that I knew would take me out of my comfort zone. I came to ASH to grow in my Catholic faith, to be challenged through service, and live in community. 
Been a missionary since: 2020
JULIA ST. JOHN
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DC Missionary

 Hometown: McLean, VA
College: University of Pittsburgh
Interests: film photography, reading, alternative music, neuroscience
Why are you at ASH? I was loved in a way that the only reasonable response was to set out to learn how to love back. More than anything, I want to pursue mission and support those in need; ASH's emphasis on radical trust in the Lord, solidarity, and humility made it the perfect place to do that.

Been a missionary since: 2020

NASH CROSBY
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DC Missionary

Hometown: Laurelville, OH
College: The Ohio State University
Interests: running road races, watching bad movies, baking
Why are you at ASH? Christ has called us to love and serve the least among us as we would him.

Been a missionary since: 2020
TIM CASEY
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DC Missionary

Hometown: Akron, OH "The Dirty Three-Thirty"
College: The Ohio State University
Interests: data science, Bob Dylan, Cleveland Browns, Southern Gothic books/stories
Why are you at ASH? To better understand poverty and to challenge myself.

Been a missionary since: 2020
CLARE MERANTE
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KC Missionary

Hometown: Export, PA
College: Bucknell University
Interests: reading, dancing, going to bed early, bullet journaling
Why are you at ASH? I wanted to join a ministry where I could help others experience the love of God while also growing closer to God myself.

Been a missionary since: 2021

CARISSA MOYNA
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DC Missionary

Hometown: Elkader, IA
College: Iowa State University
Interests: composting, puns, dancing, checking things off my bucket list
Why are you at ASH? I desire to encounter Jesus through the poor, grow in community, and dive deeper into my faith.
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Been a missionary since: 2021
LINA GANNON
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KC Missionary

Hometown: Chico, CA
College: University of California, Berkeley
Interests: science and chemistry, hanging out with my family, gardening
Why are you at ASH? To learn a work-life-prayer balance.

Been a missionary since: 2021
RILEY THOMA
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DC Missionary

Hometown: Jesup, IA
College: Iowa State University
Interests: reading, Nintendo video games, snowmobiling, geocaching
Why are you at ASH? I wanted to grow in love for the poor and homeless.  I was also drawn to Catholic community that had genuine friendships with those in poverty.

Been a missionary since: 2021

MARY BRUG
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KC Missionary

Hometown: Los Alamos, NM
College: University of New Mexico, go Lobos!
Interests: hiking, tennis, card & board games, trying and learning new things
Why are you at ASH? I am at A Simple House to love and serve Christ in the poor.

Been a missionary since: 2021
NICK MITCHELL
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KC Missionary

Hometown: Arvada, CO
College: Benedictine College
Interests: playing & listening to music, writing songs, poems and stories, watching movies, camping
Why are you at ASH? I really wanted to do something completely different than I had ever done before, and I felt like this was the perfect opportunity to learn what it's like to live and serve others in community.

Been a missionary since: 2021

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