Seth came on staff at UIF as the Manager of Outreach Basketball in the summer of 2016 after volunteering in this ministry for five years. Prior to this, Seth taught as a middle school math teacher for six years and also served as a camp counselor and volunteer at Pine Valley Camp for six years as well. Through these experiences, God birthed in him a passion for reaching youth with the all-consuming love of Christ. As an urban missionary, Seth desires to leverage his past experiences as a teacher and camp counselor to maximize his impact as he seeks to be a father to the fatherless, give hope to the hopeless, and spread a passion for the supremacy of God in our community. He lives on the North Side with his wife, Jessica, his daughters, Aria and Lydia, and their foster daughter.

Andrew first came to Urban Impact as a Summer Day Camp intern in 2003. After graduating from college, he returned to Pittsburgh to work vocationally in the field of architecture, and volunteer his time with UIF. A 2009 layoff opened the door for him to join the staff of Urban Impact on a full-time basis. With a passion to see youth set free from sin and generational strongholds, he is grateful for the opportunity to communicate and demonstrate the Good News of Jesus Christ. Andrew and his wife Jasmine are honored to call the North Side their home.

Rocky came on staff at UIF as the Basketball Programs Leader in the fall of 2017 after serving as a summer intern in our Summer Day Camp for 4 summers. Prior to this, Rocky attended Geneva College, where he played basketball for two years. The Lord put a calling on Rocky’s heart to serve in ministry full-time when he first accepted Jesus into his heart in 2011. He is passionate about making disciples through relational ministry and using basketball as a tool to do so. He currently lives on the North Side with his wife, Shaina and his son Asher.

Amelia Shuppy started at Urban Impact Foundation in August of 2016 and serves as a Family Care Urban Missionary within the Athletics Department. She currently resides on the North Side and has felt God’s call to make this community a permanent and central part of her life. She feels abundantly blessed to be doing just that through Urban Impact Foundation, and she looks forward to growing in Christ-centered relationships with children, adolescents, and families on the North Side. She is excited for all that God has in store for the city of Pittsburgh and its people. In her spare time, she loves exploring Pittsburgh and its rich history, grabbing coffee with friends, and hosting dinners with her roommates.

Seth Reichart has been with Urban Impact since 2007 and currently serves as the Director of Athletics. He has a heart to preach the Gospel and a passion for winning people to Christ, “to seek and to save that which has been lost” (Luke 19:10). Seth and his wife, Niki, live on the North Side with their seven children, Grayson, Roman, Jackson, Elianna, Tyson, Solomon, and Jai.

After five years working in sales and marketing, Matt went back to school to become a teacher and worked as a substitute teacher in the Pittsburgh area. Matt started as an Urban Impact volunteer in 2007 in baseball and intramural basketball. In 2011, he served as Associate Program Leader for Baseball before becoming an urban missionary. He now manages all aspects of this growing program. Matt and his wife, Noelle, live in Ross Township with their sons, Jackson and Caleb.

Lisa was an educator in the Pittsburgh Public Schools for 20 years before joining Urban Impact Staff in 2015. She has a bachelor’s degree in English Writing and master’s degrees in Counseling and Teaching. Lisa has a great sense of urgency to see our young people experience the love of Jesus Christ. She has a passion to help young people reach their potential, and as the Director of Options, she has the perfect opportunity to use her educational background and her love of Jesus to minister to students. Lisa and her husband, Ross, who is a pastor at Allegheny Center Alliance Church, are blessed to serve in ministry together. They have two children, Lani & Ross, Jr.

Sara is a Pittsburgh native and came on staff at Urban Impact Foundation in 2008. She has earned her bachelor’s degree in Human Services and master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. The holistic ministry at Urban Impact gives Sara a unique opportunity to share the love of God and her passion for education with children and youth on the North Side of Pittsburgh. Sara and her husband Josh both serve at Urban Impact and have a daughter, who often can be found hanging around the UIF events, office, and programs.

I am excited to join the Urban Impact team as the Options Coordinator to Athletics upon raising my support. In the mean time, I will be working as an intern for Urban Impact’s Summer Day Camp, becoming acquainted with, and immersed in, the community of the North Side of Pittsburgh. I just recently graduated from Waynesburg University in May 2019 with a degree in Biblical and Ministry Studies, and minors in psychology and English. I have a deep passion for students to personally know the Lord, and to know their intrinsic value as His beloved children and called servants. I am committed to be an advocate for students as they discover their God given gifts, and as they discern God’s calling on their lives. I mission to do this by walking along side students in the logistics of their post-secondary planning, so that they may launch successfully into life beyond high school, and thus break generational bonds of poverty. Outside of work I enjoy being in nature, running, hiking, exploring new places, traveling, painting, and sharing life with friends and family!

After working for two years at Urban Impact, God called Zack to be more involved with the ministry as an Urban Missionary. Zack is involved with various aspects of the Performing Arts department––mentoring students in the Urban Impact Choir, Performing Arts Academy, and Urban Impact Shakes. He has also been able to use his passion for video editing to assist the Performing Arts department with marketing and program videos. He hopes to eventually teach video editing to students in the Performing Arts. Zack and his lovely wife, Courtney, are raising their support as a couple to serve God on the North Side of Pittsburgh.

Bruce returned to Urban Impact after being away for 19 years. He has a long history with Urban Impact, going back to its inception. Of many firsts, Bruce was UIF’s first employee. A graduate of Robert Morris University, Bruce spent time with Special Olympics Pennsylvania and Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, where Bruce and his family spent three years. Bruce is married to one of the original UIF kids, Amy Duerr Volstad. Amy is a mental health therapist and vice-president of Extravagant Love Project. They’ve lived on the North Side for over 20 years where they have raised their boys, Bodee, Brady, and Brennan.

Matthew, a California native, had his first experience with Urban Impact as an intern at Summer Day Camp. He had graduated from California Baptist University and had never been to Pittsburgh; now that he’s on staff he has made it his home. As the Music Coordinator for the Performing Arts Department, he is responsible for training the Urban Impact Choir and Urban Impact Singers. “I grew up listening to Gospel music by choice. Although my tastes have broadened greatly, Gospel is still my favorite.” Matthew is thankful that his job is directly connected to his divine purpose. “Every day I know that all the time and hard work that I give is all for the Lord.” Matthew lives in Penn Hills with his wife Zuli.

Zuli came to Pittsburgh from Philadelphia and obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Applied Developmental Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh. Her passion for youth, heart for ministry, and years of experience made Urban Impact the perfect environment to live out her calling. In 2016, Matt and Zuli married and now serve as Urban Missionaries to young people in and out of various programs such as the Children’s Choir, Performing Arts Programs, Options, MSHS Choir, and the Urban Impact Singers.

Originally from Pittsburgh, Annie is a 2016 graduate of Grove City College with a Bachelors degree in Music Education. Upon graduation, she became a Pennsylvania certified Pre-K – 12 music educator, seeking to teach in an urban setting. Annie was involved with Urban Impact’s Summer Day Camp Program for two years where she served as a counselor, and taught reading, math, drama, and instrumental music. After college, she felt called to serve families of the North Side and seek to build up God’s kingdom in the area she has come to love!

Michelle joined the staff of Urban Impact in July 2018 as a program assistant after spending 5 years working in various roles in purchasing. A native of Cleveland, OH, Michelle graduated from Grove City College in 2013 with a degree in mathematics and initially moved to Pittsburgh after college to participate in the Pittsburgh Fellows. Though she loves her childhood home, she has come to feel at home in Pittsburgh as she invests in the people and community here. Michelle lives in the North Side and loves exploring new places, whether near or far.

Tammy began the Performing Arts ministry in 2005 in her living room with 12 students. Weekly choir rehearsals soon turned into “dinner with the Glovers,” Bible study, and then choir practice. By year’s end, 40 young people met weekly in the Glover home. Today the Performing Arts program boasts 120 students in the Middle School and High School Choir who have been seen by 2.6 million people. There are also 70 students in the Children’s Choir, 115 participants in the Performing Arts Academy, and two traveling ensembles–the Urban Impact Singers and the Urban Impact Shakes. She graduated from Seattle Pacific University and received her Master’s of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary in Nyack, NY. She began her career teaching English as a second language. Tammy is the mother of four children, all of which have been born and raised on the North Side of Pittsburgh. She and Ed have also “parented” 13 other children from the neighborhood. These 13, while not formally adopted, are also seated around the dinner table when the family gathers.

After graduating in May of 2016 from Carnegie Mellon with a Master of Fine Arts in Theatrical Production and Management the Lord guided him on a path to become a Technical Theatre Urban Missionary. Prior to moving to Pittsburgh Adam was living in his home state of Texas and teaching technical theatre at a high school. Adam is particularly excited for the opportunity to share Christ with the students of the North Side through carpentry, lighting, painting, sewing, and all the production areas of theatre.

After graduating from Grove City College in 2018 with a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies with minors in Theatre and Studio Art, Courtney felt called to join her husband, Zack, as a Performing Arts Urban Missionary. She is involved with various aspects of the department, such as mentoring students in the Urban Impact Choir, teaching acting classes in the Performing Arts Academy, and assisting with the annual Urban Impact Shakes and spring elementary school musical performances. Zack and Courtney live on the North Side of Pittsburgh and love serving their community.

Nathan Glover has been either in or leading Urban Impact programs since he was 7 years old. He spent time participating and volunteering throughout his childhood before joining the staff in his early twenties. Nathan began working in Athletics and is now working in the Performing Arts Department, aiding in spiritual formation, support raising, and helping lay the foundations for Urban Impact’s Training Center. Nathan has received a Bachelors in History from Grove City College, a Certificate of Theology from the University of Oxford, graduated from the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics and received his Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical School for Ministry. Nathan and his wife, Amy, live on the North Side of Pittsburgh with their two young sons.

Eric uses his theater and acting experience to reach students of the Urban Impact Performing Arts Academy. He is a Pittsburgh actor, former participant of the Breakthrough Television and Actors’ Theatre in Columbus, and a former volunteer at Urban Impact. As a staff member, Eric oversees the Performing Arts Theatre discipline, directs the Urban Impact Shakes summer acting program, and directs Allegheny Traditional Academy’s theatre program. Eric resides on the North Side with his wife, Laura (also an actor), and their children, Rook, Alec, and Arden.

Ruth Hager joined Urban Impact in June 2013 after moving to Pittsburgh from Buena Vista, Colorado. Ruth brings with her a wealth of Christian nonprofit experience. She provided administrative and donor support services at Compassion International, held a leadership role in Adventures in Missions’ World Race, and led a Young Life group for high school students. Ruth currently lives on the North Side with her husband, Shaq, and coordinates the Performing Arts Academy, co-leads a girls’ Bible study, and assists in the MSHS Choir.

Rachel hails from a small town south of Pittsburgh, but is no stranger to urban settings. Upon graduating from Penn State University with degrees in Theatre Design and Technology, Information Sciences and Technology, and Music Technology, she moved to New York City for three years to work in the field of audio production on Broadway shows and national tours. In 2016, she decided to try touring for herself and spent the next year traveling the continent with a theatrical production. After all these years of adventure, the Lord put it on her heart that it was time to settle down in Pittsburgh and use her gifts to spread a passion for theater and the love of Jesus. Rachel and her husband Kurtis enjoy traveling, scuba diving, cooking, singing Christmas carols, hiking, iced coffee, and spoiling their precious Corgi puppy, Meeko.

Lorenze brings a decade worth of experience working with high school students to Urban Impact. Before joining UIF’s staff, Lorenze was a high school coordinator for the Pittsburgh Project, another North Side nonprofit. He first encountered Urban Impact in 1994, when he was in high school himself, at a basketball outreach night. He continued to cross paths with Urban Impact staff and eventually decided to become an urban missionary. He now coordinates Urban Impact’s bucket band and jazz band and works with music students at Perry High School.

Arria has always enjoyed serving young people, and finds nothing more fulfilling, or more fun. She is passionate about justice, and believes that literacy is a human right that is crucial to personal and societal well-being. After spending four years tutoring and teaching in a public school district, she felt lead to find a position that would allow her to address students’ spiritual needs as well. Now, she is exited to help bring about holistic transformations by helping students grow in knowledge and in faith. Arria greatly appreciates Urban Impact’s relational approach to ministry, and their commitment to serving the people of the North Side by truly living life with them.

Laura joined the Urban Impact staff in January 2017. She grew up in the Pittsburgh area and went to college at Robert Morris University. During college, God used various ministry and missions experiences to give her a heart for both the nonprofit sector and serving others. This eventually led her to joining the Urban Impact team! She originally served as the Education Executive Assistant, and is now the Manager of Academic Enrichment. Laura loves getting to build relationships with students and volunteers, and enjoys seeing how God continues to use her for the work He is doing in the world.

While serving as a Summer Day Camp intern for two years, God prepared Jessica’s heart to work as an Urban Missionary with Urban Impact. She decided to pursue a full-time position with Urban Impact as a Literacy Support Coordinator. Jessica graduated from Grove City College with a bachelor’s degree in Elementary and Special Education and lives on the North Side of Pittsburgh. She loves creating and developing meaningful relationships with students and families while sharing the Gospel and love of Jesus Christ.

Sarah has always had a passion for urban education, but she never expected to end up in ministry. However, interning with Urban Impact’s Summer Day Camp for three years showed her that God had a different plan for her life. After graduating from Grove City College in 2017, she joined Urban Impact full-time as an Education Urban Missionary. Sarah is certified in English Education, grades 7-12, and helps coordinate Enrichment at Pittsburgh Allegheny and Literacy Support at Pittsburgh Perry. She enjoys living on the North Side and building intentional relationships that lead kids to Christ.

Sara has always been passionate about working with kids and helping them learn about the love of Christ! She earned a Children’s Ministry degree from Lincoln Christian University with the coal of gaining the experience necessary to help her more effectively serve the Kingdom. After several years of working in a local children’s ministry and childcare facility, she felt led to do an internship with Urban Impact’s Summer Day Camp. She instantly fell in love with teaching and creating disciples of young people in Pittsburgh, and has continued volunteering at the Tutoring Center since her internship over the summer. She then accepted a position as an urban missionary in the Education department. This position will continue to strengthen the relationships she has built with the students and she is excited to reach the city for Christ, one person, one family, one block at a time.

While serving as a Summer Day Camp intern for four years, Julia began to feel a call into full-time missions near the end of her junior year in college. Julia graduated from West Virginia University with a Bachelor’s degree in social work in 2018, then traveled around the world on a mission trip called the World Race. After serving the Lord internationally for a year, she found herself back in Pittsburgh with a strong desire to give back to the community. Julia accepted a position with Urban Impact Fellow’s program and is working alongside the Education Department while receiving an education of basic Christian theology and urban Christian community development. Julia loves to serve and build personal relationships with the students. In her free time, she loves spending time in coffee shops, reading a book, or hanging out with friends.

Growing up in a Christian Missionary Alliance Church, I got to see firsthand the importance missional work can have, not only in other countries, but right here in our own neighborhoods. In 2016, I started volunteering with the Literacy support team at ATA on the North Side. That following summer I decided to work the Summer Day Camp as a camp counselor. I fell in love with the children and the area and I got to see and participate in the changing of lives that Jesus was doing in my own town. Now taking the next step of faith, I signed on as a full time Urban Missionary with Urban Impact, working in the Education department as a Summer Day Camp Coordinator. I am extremally excited to see the growth that God has prepared for the children we are blessed to work with on the North Side.

Rachel Stojkovic came to Urban Impact in the summer of 2013, and now serves as the Assistant Director. She considers it a tremendous blessing to be able to come alongside North Side schools to help early elementary students academically, while sharing the hope found through Jesus Christ. Rachel graduated from Malone University with a degree in Bible and Theology, and has been certified in Orton-Gillingham Teacher Level Training, which is a multisensory approach to literacy. She currently resides on the North Side.

Amy Glover joined Urban Impact Foundation in the fall of 2013. As an Education Urban Missionary and Assistant Director, Amy is closely involved in the department’s out-of-school programs, and is continually helping develop the department to better impact and reach students. Amy, a Pittsburgh native, graduated from American University with a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies, which included Communications, Legal Institutions, Economics, and Government and her last job was at the Glover Park Group, a Washington, DC strategic communications and government affairs firm. She and her husband, Nate, live on the North Side of Pittsburgh with their two young sons.

After serving as an intern for two summers at Urban Impact’s Summer Day Camp, Amanda knew that urban ministry was where God wanted her to be. Graduating from Taylor University in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in Christian Educational Ministry and a minor in Sociology, Amanda began full-time ministry at Urban Impact. As Director of Education, Amanda’s desire is to share the hope and love of Jesus through academic programs – knowing that true transformation only occurs through relationships. Connor, Amanda, and Abraham have lived on the North Side since 2011.

Olivia has been with Urban Impact since the summer of 2015 when she came on staff in the Athletics Department as a Program Assistant. She studied at Geneva College, earning a degree in Sociology with a double minor in Spanish and Student Ministry. Olivia sees her position at UIF as a gift from God as she gets to merge her love for people and passion for the organization on a daily basis.

Micah joined Urban Impact in the Spring of 2018 as a program assistant in the Athletic Department. He first discovered his passion for serving in the inner city at Pine Valley Bible Camp, where he worked for six summers during high school and college. He then graduated from Malone University in 2015, where he majored in Business Marketing. After spending four years working in various sales and marketing positions in OH and PA, Micah was called to move back to Pittsburgh so that he could serve alongside the great people working at Urban Impact.