Meet Our Team

ALYSSA READ

OreCal Area
​-Associate Area Director-

Alumna of the Civil Engineering Department at Chico State, Alyssa has been serving with the ministry for eleven years and loves investing in students from all backgrounds. She desires to see students take closer steps to Jesus and raising up new leaders. You can often find Alyssa with her husband Jacob, and their dog Clive traveling, gardening, drinking coffee or preparing their lives for the arrival of their first child(!)

CHANDLER CONNER

Chico State & Butte College
-International Student Ministry Staff-

As a graduate of Chico State in Religious Studies, Chandler loves diving into deep theological questions, especially as it pertains to justice and ethnic identity. Chandlers serves students from around the world and delights in learning from others on their cultural upbringings. You might also find him hanging out with friends and family, cats, or being introspective on a Biblical Truth.

CHRIS THRASHER WHEATLEY

OreCal Area
-Area Director-

Chris has been serving with InterVarsity for eighteen years and is a graduate of UC San Diego, majoring in Math Ed and World LIterature. Chris loves investing in the formation of young leaders and staff and being innovative with ministry. He and Liz have three wild boys together and you can often find him on an epic run with the family and their dog Bella, spending time in the garden, or finding a new way to solve something.

CHELSEA JUNG

OreCal Area
​-Associate Area Director-

Chelsea graduated from Chico State in 2017 with a dual degree in Sociology and English Education. She loves leading people in places of worship and has a gift of calling people to their best selves. Chelsea is wildly artistic and you can often find her painting, writing songs, leading a legit, virtual kickboxing class, praying or being a great mom and partner to Noemi and Derek.

DEREK JUNG

Shasta College
-Staff-

Derek graduated from Chico State in 2016 with a degree in Psychology, which totally influences the way Derek serves students. Together, he and Chelsea serve Shasta College in mobilizing leaders and volunteers to influence their surroundings. He loves being a thoughtful listener, helping students find common ground and growing as an emerging theologian. 

LETITIA YUND

Humboldt State & College of the Redwoods
​-Staff-

As a graduate of Chico State, Letitia joined InterVarsity staff in 2019 with a desire to help students find healing and wholeness with Jesus. She loves meeting students who want to have authentic conversations about faith and has a hope of planting a thriving ministry at College of the Redwoods in the upcoming years. When Letitia isn't hanging out with college students, you can find her doing art, finding a dog to love, or checking in on friends.

LIZ THRASHER WHEATLEY

Chico State & Butte College
-Staff-

Liz graduated from Chico State with a degree in International Relations and has been serving students with InterVarsity for over fifteen years. Liz loves being with students who are curious about Jesus and has been ministering to the local Fraternity and Sorority students with great joy. She and Chris raise their boys in Chico together and you'll often find Liz doing a workout, listening to a legit podcast or spending time with family and friends.