Name: Abdiel Medina
Hometown: Cleveland, TN
Alma Mater: Lee University
Employer: Northside Neighborhood House
Church Attending: Mission Chattanooga
Name: Alison Hoekstra
Hometown: Hudsonville, MI
Alma Mater: Calvin University
Employer: Bridge Outdoors
Church Attending: Mission Chattanooga
Name: Carlisle Allen
Hometown: Lookout Mountain, TN
Alma Mater: Liberty University
Employer: East Ridge Presbyterian Church
Church Attending: East Ridge Presbyterian Church
Name: Charles Temple
Hometown: Greenville, SC
Alma Mater: Covenant College
Employer: Erlanger Health
Church Attending: North Shore Fellowship
Name: Daniel Coley
Hometown: Franklin, TN
Alma Mater: University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Employer: Card-Monroe Corporation
Church Attending: Signal Mtn. Presbyterian Church
Name: David Stoner
Hometown: Napierville, IL
Alma Mater: Grove City College
Employer: Southern Champion Tray
Church Attending: Signal Mtn. Presbyterian Church
Name: Eliana Ziman
Hometown: Winfield, IL
Alma Mater: Wheaton College
Employer: The Chalmers Center
Church Attending: Mission Chattanooga
Name: Levi Curlee
Hometown: High Point, NC
Alma Mater: North Carolina State University
Employer: One-to-One Health
Church Attending: North Shore Fellowship
Name: Emma Wilson
Hometown: Annapolis, MD
Alma Mater: University of Georgia
Employer: First Things First
Church Attending: Signal Mtn. Presbyterian Church
Name: Liv Getek
Hometown: Grasonville, MD
Alma Mater: Grove City College
Employer: Chattanooga Christian School
Church Attending: North Shore Fellowship
Name: Rivers West
Hometown: Greensboro, NC
Alma Mater: Wofford College
Employer: Toldwell Studios
Church Attending: Mission Chattanooga
Name: Hannah Evans
Hometown: Irvine, CA
Alma Mater: Grove City College
Employer: Keel Point
Church Attending: North Shore Fellowship
Name: Makenna Mullis
Hometown: Belmont, NC
Alma Mater: North Carolina State University
Employer: Big Brothers Big Sisters / The McBride Method
Church Attending: Signal Mtn. Presbyterian Church
Employer Partners, 2013-2026
The City of Chattanooga Communications Office
Elect Tutoring
Health Center at Standifer Place
Juice Bar
Lamp Post Properties
Leadership Ministries Worldwide
Mountain Top Landscaping
Fellows Alumni
Watch the final presentations of recent Chattanooga Fellows Alumni to get to know them better.
2013-14 Fellows Class
2014-15 Fellows Class
2015-16 Fellows Class
2016-17 Fellows Class
Program Leadership
Chattanooga Fellows Director: Ralston Hartness
Education: B.A. in Religion with a minor in Education from Washington & Lee University, M.A. in Theological Studies from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Local Church: The Mission Chattanooga
Past Activities: Teacher, Cross Country Coach, Community Engagement Director, Adventure Camp Staffer
Interests: Anything outdoors (especially trail running and backpacking), cooking, playing with my kids, reading new and old books, listening to and making music, discussing theology and the arts (film, music, or literature), fireside conversations
Life Verse: 1 Corinthians 15:10 “But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain.”
Quote of the moment: “Between the onion and the parsley, therefore, I shall give the summation of my case for paying attention. Man’s real work is to look at the things of the world and to love them for what they are. That is, after all, what God does, and man was not made in God’s image for nothing.” (Robert Farrar Capon, Supper of the Lamb, 19)
Best Burger in Chattanooga: Main Street Meats