Team

Austin was born in Alpharetta, GA and raised in Southwest, FL, where he attended Southeastern University to study Organizational Leadership. Austin enjoys getting outside to enjoy the company of friends and family while staying healthy and active. He also enjoys road tripping across the country and exploring most of the country’s National Parks with his wife Summer. Austin and Summer attend NCC’s Capital Turnaround campus and enjoy doing life with their NCC small group family.

Dee is a “southern girl” originally from San Antonio, Texas. She moved the DC area in 2003 when she made a job transition and it was, by far, the best decision she’s ever made. Her love of food and culture was part of the main reasons she loves living here, although, she still can’t find tex-mex as great as it is in San Antonio! She loves spending time with friends over a great meal and just being in community. You can also find her with a cup of coffee in her hand with a great book. Serving and loving God’s people are her passion. Dee has been a member of NCC since 2016 and joined the team January 2020. She is humbled and honored to serve, and also excited to see what God will do through her.

Jillian moved to DC in 2016 after coming on a vacation here 5 months prior. Originally from Minnesota, the land of lakes, long winters, and nice people. She has a degree in Public Relations from the University of Northwestern – St. Paul. Before moving, Jillian did communications and development for a Minneapolis non-profit that focused on anti-trafficking and urban outreach. Did she ever think she would live on the east coast or work at a church? No. As the Operations Project Manager, she leads the amazing Admin Team, coordinates church and staff events, and assists our COO with development initiatives, organizational operations, and property management.

She is a fan of anything outdoors, even when it is cold. She and her husband, Cameron, are often found in the kitchen, at the tennis court, on a hiking trail, or in their garden in Mount Rainier.

Maggie was born and raised on a farm in the Chicago suburbs but moved to Florida in 2018 to play college volleyball and get her undergrad in Organizational leadership and Missions/Evangelism at Southeastern University. While at SEU she served on missions teams to both Brazil and Dominican Republic and was able to do a study tour in DC during the height of the pandemic, where her love for DC began. After graduating, she continued to serve at SEU while being a graduate assistant for the Department of Spiritual Formation and getting her Masters in Ministerial Leadership. She joined the NCC team shortly after finishing her master’s and now serves as project coordinator to the lead pastor. She has a heart for serving God’s people and families and meeting them right where they’re at. Being an enneagram 8 w 7, Maggie loves doing the knitty gritty work, getting her hands dirty, and letting curiosity keep her dreaming and learning. In her free time, Maggie loves working out, (and listening to Musical Theater during it) reading, writing, drinking coffee every hour, hanging out with family/friends, and doing pretty much anything outdoors. Being raised on a farm, she is an animal lover but loves her kittens the most.

Matt grew up in the southern tier of New York where he also served as Executive Administrator of a local church for more than seven years prior to coming to NCC.

Having graduated from Susquehanna University with a degree in Business Administration/Micro-Economics, Matt’s service in ministry found its origins over the course of a decade in fields as varied as law enforcement, commercial sales, and construction—experiences he draws from daily in the most unexpected ways. Prior to his current role at NCC, he served as our Interim CFO and Business & Operations Director.

Along with wife, Nicole, and sons – Gabe, Sam, and Nate, the family settled into the Washington, DC, area in 2013 and have a shared passion for authentic New York-style pizza.

On weekends, Matt’s love for anything mechanical, adventure activities, and being outdoors, makes mountain biking his favorite “leisure” activity. He can most commonly be found building something, fixing something, or planning how to build or fix something.

Rod descends from a line of engineers, carpenters, farmers, and blacksmiths and leads the Information Technology efforts at NCC where he oversees activities and resources that involve electricity and computer chips. His hometown is either Carson, CA or Springfield, VA depending on his preference but he has family roots in DC’s Ward 7. Rod is an MIT-trained engineer and has worked in positions at NeXT computer, the Naval Research Laboratory, and as a teacher at Cornerstone Community School among other consulting roles throughout the IT, defense, and intelligence industries. Rod enjoys working with driven teams to accomplish a mission. Rod has been married to his wife Taz since 2019 and they have two children, Gabrielle and Cory. As Rod feels aligned with NCC’s convictions, manifesto, and beliefs, he believes he’s at home in his role at National Community Church.

Steven joined National Community Church in January of 2019. His professional experience includes benefits, budgets, contracts/legal, donor relations, finance, grant management, human resources, operations, project management, proposal writing, risk management, and security. He has worked for NGOs, government, an international organization, a think tank and the United Nations. Many of these experiences were gained in the humanitarian sphere of displaced persons. Most importantly, Steven is a husband, a father and a humanitarian at heart. His education is in business administration and international economics.