Alumni Association Executive Committee

An Ohio native, Chris graduated from the Fordham University School of Law in 2015 and is a litigation associate at Sidley Austin LLP, a law firm in Washington, D.C. He completed a clerkship for the Honorable Alice M. Batchelder of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and served as a Deputy Solicitor General in the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. The son of King’s alumni Bob (’85) and Laureen (Henley) (’86), Chris has been connected to King’s all his life, and has served the Alumni Association as a member of the executive committee since 2011. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, sipping cold brew coffee, and traveling.

Email: chris.ross.87@gmail.com

A native Texan, Christopher Kendall graduated from The King’s College in 2015 with a degree in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics. He then studied at New College, Oxford University, before serving as a Senior Policy Advisor in the Texas House of Representatives. He managed policy research and then prospect research for a multi-million dollar non-profit foundation in Washington D.C. before moving back to New York to take over as the Director of Development at the National Association of Scholars. In his spare time, Christopher enjoys reading Wendell Berry, biking, and spending time with his wife and their two animals.

Matthew works as the Development and Fundraising Manager at Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children, one of the United States’ oldest adoption organizations. Prior to working at Spence-Chapin, he worked as a public policy analyst at The Institute for American Values, studying the health effects of gambling and casino development, and prior to that as a fundraiser at multiple New York City private Christian schools. Matthew is a President Emeritus of the House of Bonhoeffer. He has been a member of Christ Church NYC (Anglican) since 2007. He is an avid reader, Broadway enthusiast, and architecture and urban planning nerd. He proudly serves as the chairman of the The King’s College Alumni Association Fundraising Committee and would love to talk with you about your interests in the future of King’s and how to get involved as a member of the alumni community. You can connect with him on LinkedIn or through the TKC Alumni Facebook group.

Contact: LinkedIn, Facebook

Lynn earned her MBA in accounting from Montclair State University in 2001 and is a practicing Certified Public Accountant. She was a principal in the firm of Campos & Stratis, CPAs, which specializes in forensic accounting, until June 2014, when she founded her own firm, Mitchell Semsel Callen, PC, with two partners. Lynn and her husband Michael (’87) married in 1988 and have two children: their son Michael is a West Point graduate who recently joined Lynn’s firm, and Hannah is in high school. They live in Ridgefield Park, N.J. The family attends Grace Redeemer Church in Teaneck, N.J. where Lynn serves as the treasurer and a deaconess. She has served the Alumni Association’s executive committee continuously since 2007 in the roles of president, vice-president, secretary, and representative.

Sophia Coston is the Executive Director of Alumni Relations at The King’s College. During her time at King’s she was a member of the House of Queen Elizabeth I and interned at World Vision. As a Senior Admissions Counselor Sophia recruited students from the Midwest and managed the Founders’ Scholarship, a full-tuition scholarship for enrolling students.

Contact: sophia_coston@tkc.edu

Since 2000, Steve has led Lifework from a local organization in Orlando to one that now has global impact and influence. A New Jersey native, Steve holds his degrees from Northeastern Bible College/The King’s College (BA) and Wheaton College (MA). The King’s College honored Steve as their Alumnus of the Year for his work in leadership development. Prior to joining Lifework, he pastored Meadowbrook Church in North Haledon, New Jersey and served on several church staffs including Willow Creek Community Church (IL) and Discovery Church (FL). He serves on several non-profit boards, including Centra-Care/Advent Health, Open Door Haiti/US, DMH Ministries, and is the Chairman of Sonlife Ministries. Steve and his wife Sharon live in Orlando and have been married since 1981. They have two adult children and welcome the opportunity to show you pictures of their grandchildren.

Email: steve@lifeworkglobal.org

Alexandra Harrison Gaiser is the Director of Regulatory Affairs at River Financial. In this role, Mrs. Gaiser assists in new product strategy and interfaces with regulators. Prior to joining River, Alexandra was the Executive Secretary at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, where she worked directly with Secretary Mnuchin and led a diverse team responsible for the coordination, preparation, review, and analysis of all regulations, official correspondence, and interagency coordination to and from the Secretary. Mrs. Gaiser holds a degree in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics from The King’s College and a J.D. from the University of Texas.

Rick is the president and owner of Millham Companies, Inc., a 2018 “Best of Bucks [County] Award”-winning insurance agency located in Doylestown, Pa., serving Southeastern Pennsylvania and Central New Jersey. Rick has 28 years in the insurance industry, earning his Certified Insurance Counselor designation in 1994. He has served on the Young Agents Advisory Council for the Travelers Insurance Company, is the president of LeTip of Doylestown, and chairs the school board of Plumstead Christian School. Rick’s other affiliations include membership in The Rotary Club of Doylestown and chairing The James A. Michener Art Museum Business Partners Advisory Board. He and his wife Lori (Straton) ’91 have two children and worship at Calvary Church of Souderton, Pa. Rick has served on the Alumni Association’s executive committee since 1997 as a representative, treasurer, vice president, and president, and in 2007 received the Distinguished Service Award.

Henry G. Morriello is Head of the Structured Finance & Derivatives Practice at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP. He represents his clients in United States and international term securitization and commercial paper conduits involving residential and commercial mortgage loans, home equity loans, equipment leases, student loans, aircraft loans and leases, auto paper, trade receivables, intellectual property royalties, and esoteric assets.

Mr. Morriello has extensive experience in advising financial institutions on regulatory matters and derivatives transactions. He has represented global financial institutions in groundbreaking governmental financial assistance transactions, troubled financial asset portfolio sales, and liquidations. In Chambers USA 2018, he was recognized as a leader for “Capital Markets: Securitization,” where he was described as a “corporate finance lawyer extraordinaire.” Mr. Morriello is a frequent lecturer at conferences across the country and abroad on topics including asset and mortgage securitization, structured product workouts and restructurings, transportation finance, real estate finance, and alternative investments.

Jonathon M. Seidl (Jon) is the managing editor of Kirk Cameron’s TheCourage.com and also oversees production and development for Cameron’s online courses and subscription service. During his tenure he’s been responsible for nearly $1 million in gross sales of digital material.

Before TheCourage, he served as the editor-in-chief of I Am Second, a Christian non-profit that tells stories of incredible life transformation. From 2010-2015 he worked at TheBlaze, starting as the news outlet’s first writing hire and ending as its managing editor. Under his leadership, the site became one of the top 50 websites in the country, reaching over 35 million unique visitors. His writing has appeared in WORLD magazine, online with the American Spectator, at FoxNews.com, and in nearly 6,000 posts at TheBlaze.

He is an ardent supporter of mental health awareness, especially regarding how the Christian church can better handle the issue, and has a forthcoming book on the topic. Although a Wisconsin-born Green Bay Packers fanatic, he and his wife live in Dallas, Texas, with their daughter Annie Rose, son Jack Lewis (who is named after C.S.), and dogs Gus and Lulu.

Originally from Nashville, TN, Holly Tate has called Houston, TX home for the last seven years where she is Vice President of Business Development at Vanderbloemen, an executive search firm that helps faith-based organizations with hiring and succession planning. At Vanderbloemen, Holly leads partnerships, brand growth, sales and marketing alignment, and new industry initiatives for the company. Holly holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from King’s where she graduated in December 2010. Holly is a member of the Forbes Communications Council where she contributes thought leadership on marketing and communications to Forbes online. She was named on ThomRainer.com’s Young Influencer List in February 2016 as a leader under 40 who is making a Kingdom difference. In her spare time, Holly runs Statesman Beverage Company, which she co-founded in 2017, and spends time with her husband Elliott and their dog Scraps.

Following studies at Pace University Law School, White Plains, NY, where he won awards for writing, research, editing and his work in taxation, Mr. Veit worked as a tax attorney for Deloitte, Haskins & Sells, specializing in taxation and financial planning. Mr. Veit went on to become nationally licensed as a Certified Financial Planner. Mr. Veit has also served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at The King’s College.

Since beginning his own practice in the early 90’s, Mr. Veit has served as legal counsel and consultant to many local businesses, public corporations and national, non-profit organizations. He is a frequent writer and lecturer regarding legal, financial and tax matters for churches and clergy, nonprofits and businesses, having lectured in over 50 cities nationwide.

Mr. Veit has managed a varied client caseload during his years in private practice. Mr. Veit’s particular areas of expertise include business and estate planning; charitable, wealth succession and business planning with life insurance; financial planning; residential and commercial real estate transactions and development; charitable fundraising and development; churches, clergy and non-profit organizations.

Email: fcveit@aol.com