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Sr. Rose |
Campus Minister |
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Sister Rose is a native New Yorker but is no stranger to Wilmington. The Sisters of St. Ursula have served in St Mary Parish in downtown Wilmington since 1984. Sr. Rose served as the Director of St. Mary Office of Social Ministry from 1991 to 1998. During that time she served on several Ecumenical and Civic Boards and Task Forces including the Good Shepherd, Mother Hubbard's Cupboard, St. Mary Housing Corporation, Tileston Clinic, The North Side Clinic, the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County Health Dept, UNCW School of Nursing, United Way and FEMA. Sister Rose is a licensed Mathematics teacher and most recently completed a Master of Divinity at the Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge, Ma. She enjoys travel, reading, music, and body surfing. Rumor has it that she participated in the Newport Polar Bear Plung while living in New England. Sr. Rose hopes that the Catholic Student Center continues to grow as a comfortable welcoming place for students to meet, relax, pray, converse and reflect on how they can best integrate their faith with their professional and academic formation. Our inward journey necessarily expresses itself in outward action. Our challenge is to consider how we are known on campus? How do we express love of God and love of neighbor here at UNCW? How do we make a return for all the God has given us? Contact: |
Fr. Al |
Sacramental Minister |
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Father Al Dash is pretty familiar with Campus Ministry. After being first ordained in 1967 he made his start as Campus Minister at NCSU only 7 years later. In 1986 He left NC State to come start Campus Ministry at UNCW. In 1994 he left Wilmington and returned to NCSU as a Campus Minister there. In 2003 he retired to the beach but continues to serve as Sacramental Minister here at UNCW. Al is involved with Greyhound rescue and currently owns 2 greyhounds (well depending on how you look at it they might own him) named Captain and Willow. His other hobbies include gardening and being a beach bum. Contact: |
Zach Tomkoski |
President |
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Zach is a Marine Biology & Computer Science major in his 3nd year here at UNCW. He will be serving his 2nd term as President of CCM and is looking forward to moving forward with the numerous plans to celebrate the organization's 25th year at UNCW. Over the 2 years he has been here he has been really impressed with the growth and changes in the program and is excited to see what this new year, which is full of some of the biggest and grandest plans yet, brings forth. Zach will also be working this year as a student advocate with his job as Chief Information Officer of the UNC Assocation of Student Goverments. He is a runner and had been running with the UNCW XC and Track teams and is also serving as President of UNCW PLUS. Other organizations he is involved with include Mi Casa, Irish Dance Club and Amnesty International. His side hobbies include the beach, web design, computer repair, math tutoring, and taking lots of classes. (Ask him about TZTCWYW at somepoint.) Contact: |
Mary Kate Young |
Vice President / Practicality and Operations |
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Mary Kate Young is a sophomore majoring in Exercise Science and minoring in Spanish. She plans to become an Occupational Therapist focusing on children with special needs when she gets out of graduate school. She is currently a Seahawk Link, and treasurer of the UNCW Swim Club. She is an avid volunteer and loves to help out the community. She is a lover of the outdoors and if you can’t find her at the center, she is probably somewhere on campus in her hammock with a good book. She also loves spending time at the beach and dabbling in photography. Contact: |
Terri Schell |
Student Director of Practicality and Operations |
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Terri is an Environmental Science major and Biology minor who has been involved with CCM for three years. She is also an RA in Honors House, a part of the Honors College, and is the VP of UNCW Irish Dance Club. Terri loves having a faith family at CCM. Among many things, she enjoys helping others and being outside as much as possible. She will be spending the spring semester studying abroad in New Zealand. Contact: |
Mark Smith |
Student Director of Liturgy and Spirtuality |
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Mark is a UNCW senior that had been working on a physics major when he had a late term change of heart. Mark is now working on becoming a social work major and spends much of his time working with St. Mary's Tileston Outreach Center in Downtown Wilmington. Mark loves baseball and is an avid Mets fan. If your looking to spend an evening at a local sports bar watching a game he can point you in the right direction. Contact: |
Emily Schwartz |
Student Director of Liturgy and Spirituality |
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Emily is a sophomore majoring in marine biology and chemistry. She is also a member of the the UNCW swim team. She enjoys playing her flute, listening to music, surfing, going to the beach, reading and hanging with friends. If she isn't at the center she is most likely at the natatorium or the beach. Contact: |
Giselle Pymento |
Student Director of Operations |
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Giselle is a sophomore studying pre-nursing who loves music, the beach, and hanging out with friends. Contact: |
Mary Schweers |
Editor-in-Chief |
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Mary is a sophomore here hailing from the Pacific paradise of Okinawa. She also works with ACE as the Spirit Marketing Coordinator. Mary loves foreign language and is fluent in Japanese, Tagalag, and English. Contact: |
Brigid Buchanan |
Student Director of Music |
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Brigid is a sophomore studying art and business. She enjoys singing, soccer, the beach, animals, all types of art, meeting new people, making new friends, food, laughing, love, and happiness. I am a very positive person and enjoy the little things in life. Contact: |
Matt Kon |
Student Director of Music |
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Matt is a junior, majoring in Marine Biology and minoring in Jazz Guitar. Matt enjoys skimboarding, skateboarding, and playing music. You can listen to his music at mattkon.bandcamp.com and djmateusz.bandcamp.com Contact: |
Kalyn Cooper |
Student Director of Activities |
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Kalyn is a senior studying Mathematics here at UNCW. If she isn't working on math she probably can be found on an afternoon run or somewhere on the beach. Contact: |
Laura Melcher |
Student Director of Activities |
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Laura Melcher is a junior majoring in Geology. She enjoys singing, dancing, cooking, hanging with friends, doing community service and the beach. Contact: |
Phoebe |
The Deacon |
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Pheobe is a standard white poodle here in foster care at the center. She is very friendly and known to the students for her hospitality and very unique personality. Her hobbies include shaking hands, sunbathing, and going on long walks. Contact: |

