Andrew and Jena Brown
Jena and Andrew worked with Cru in Boston from 2008-2013 and directed ministries on several campuses as part of the Boston Metro Team. In 2013 they moved to Charlottesville to lead the ministry at UVA. While at UVA God ignited their passion for launching new ministries. After launching Cru at PVCC in 2015, a year later they launched the first campus in Lynchburg at CVCC. 5 more campuses and 2 high schools have been launched since then! Sensing that a local team was needed with all of these campuses now launched, the Browns got permission to start a new team in Lynchburg and after much prayer they made the move in June of 2019 to lead the team!
Jena is a gifted actress and singer, a mom of 3 kids, and loves building into the lives of college students. She has a Masters in Musical Theater from The Boston Conservatory. Andrew loves basketball (playing and watching), spending time with his family and doing home repairs (their house was built in 1911!). Fun fact: Andrew has never had a hot dog or a cup of coffee. Andrew’s favorite verse is Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through him who gives me strength.”
Contact them at Andrew.Brown@cru.org and Jena.Brown@cru.org
Nolvin and Kati Cruz
Nolvin Cruz served on our team as an intern for two years and reported in the spring of 2022 as full time staff. Nolvin married his wife Kati in June 2022 and they have 2 dogs. He is a graduate from Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) in Charlottesville, VA. There, he was introduced to Cru and became an actively involved participant and later the student president. After graduating he felt God put it on his heart to go into full time ministry with Cru. Nolvin has seen the Office 9 times and loves to throw knives for fun. His personal motto is, “Live life Philippians 1:21 style so I can spread the Gospel Matthew 28:8-10 style.”
