CHRISTIAN
FELLOWSHIP
a student club at HBS
2019-2020 Leadership Team
Feel free to email any of us if you have questions or just want to chat about life!
Current students can find our individual emails at https://secure.hbs.edu/classcards/search.do.
Frederic Repond
Co-President
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois & Geneva, Switzerland
Before school: AIG NY Strategy & Innovation team
Hobbies/activities: Running, cycling, skiing, hiking & consuming spicy food
Favorite Bible verse: Romans 8:28
Advice for RC year: Prioritize and consistently re-prioritize: opportunities abound, so pursue goals that matter to you
Peggy Mativo-Ochola
Co-President
Hometown: Nairobi, Kenya
Before school: I was the Founder of PACEMaker International, an education NGO providing learning opportunities for kids in slums and rural areasHobbies / Activities: Knitting, Poetry, Hiking and Sign Language
Favorite Bible verse/story: Ruth- I love stories about second chances
Advice for RC year: Don't try to do it all. The average HBS day can fill your schedule 3 times over. Take time to pause and rest
Derek Yu
Chief Financial Officer & Small Group Leader
Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
Before school: Management Consultant at Bain & Co
Hobbies / Activities: Tennis, Board Games, Travelling
Favorite Bible verse: Romans 8
Advice to incoming RCs: Write down what you want to get out of the year and review/reflect every few weeks. This will help you avoid feeling swamped with options!
Amyra Asamoah
Small Group Leader & Retreats
Hometown: Fishers, Indiana; Accra, Ghana
Before school: Worked as a Research Analyst at the International Monetary Fund, helping to advise various governments on fiscal policy issues
Hobbies / Activities: Photography, Web Development, Running, Sudoku Puzzles
Favorite Bible verse: Romans 8:37
Advice to incoming RCs: Make it a priority to get plugged into a Christian community early and invest in those friendships. For me, having classmates I could pray with and depend on right off the bat set such a positive and uplifting tone for my RC year
Wes Peacock
Curriculum Development & Small Group Leader
Hometown: Boerne, TX
Before school: I was an AP Calculus teacher
Hobbies / Activities: Playing basketball, watching basketball
Favorite Bible verse: 2 Timothy 1:7
Advice to incoming RCs: Be intentional with your time: Say “no” more than you say “yes”
Tim Tong
Large Group Coordinator & Small Group Leader
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Before school: Equity Research Associate
Hobbies / Activities: Basketball, working out
Favorite Bible verse/story: Romans 8:38-39; Prodigal son
Advice to incoming RCs: Time is precious in RC year...too precious to be spent eating solid food. Drink Soylent*
Reggie Smith
Discipleship & Small Group Leader
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Before school: I worked in Clean Energy
Hobbies / Activities: Studying the Weather and playing Basketball
Favorite Bible verse: Titus 3:7
Advice to incoming RCs: Be authentic and take time to rest
James Carbaugh
Small Group Leader
Hometown: Mt. Vernon, NY
Before school: Running an aircraft carrier command center as a US Navy Helicopter Pilot
Hobbies / Activities: Spending time with my family (pictured on the right!)
Favorite Bible verse/story: Hebrews 12:11; Caleb
Advice to incoming RCs: Learn the Basics of Accounting & Finance through HBS Online or WallStreetPrep before coming. Mentally prepare yourself for the demands on your time from recruiting by working to narrow down your career goals before October. Enjoy the ride!
Robi Cai
Mens Fellowship & Small Group Leader
Hometown: Skillman, NJ
Before school: Unemployed, after the startup I worked at for 3 years went under
Hobbies / Activities: Rock climbing (bouldering), boxing, anything to do with watches
Favorite Bible verse: Matthew 18:2-5
Advice to incoming RCs: Do something that makes you feel uncomfortable (e.g., voicing an unpopular opinion during class)
Rebecca Cai
Women's Fellowship, Secretary & Small Group Leader
Hometown: Scottsdale, AZ
Before school: Worked at J.P. Morgan in investment banking
Hobbies / Activities: Running, climbing, boxing, cooking & baking, exploring
Favorite Bible verse/story: Esther, John 16:33
Advice to incoming RCs: Take time for yourself each week to do something that make you feel re-energized (take a walk by the river, read, run, etc)
Thomas Payne
Small Group Leader
Hometown: Park City, UT
Before school: An infantry officer in the Marine Corps
Hobbies / Activities: Reading, fishing, and intramural sports
Favorite Bible verse: Proverbs 3: 5-6
Advice to incoming RCs: There are three buckets of things you can spend time on at HBS: Academics, Social, and the Job search. The problem is you can only do two at one time well. The key is thinking through each semester and when you want to change what you are prioritizing.
Shannon Hsu
Prayer
Hometown: Arcadia, CA
Before school: An entrepreneur turned product manager
Hobbies / Activities: Piano, Asian pop culture
Favorite Bible verse: Romans 12:2, Phil 4:6-7
Advice to incoming RCs: Don’t force yourself to go to every social event. Do things you’re genuinely drawn to and be yourself - there will definitely be people who you genuinely connect with and ultimately it’s the quality, not the quantity, of your relationships that matters. Make time for the things and people that were important to you before HBS. Get plugged into the fellowship and a church community early!
Casey Murphy
Small Group Leader
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Before school: I was in the Navy
Hobbies / Activities: Climbing, skiing, reading, working out
Favorite Bible verse: John 1
Advice to incoming RCs: Take at least 30 minutes every day to slow down and reflect. Also, I got this advice from a mentor before I came up: Don't use your time at HBS to simply be successful at HBS. Use that time to become the person you want to be after HBS
Irene Kwok
Outreach
Hometown: New York City
Before school: Product Manager at Goldman Sachs
Hobbies/Activities: Pole, Life Coaching, Journaling/Reflection, Foodie Eats, Karaoke, Dancing, Reading
Favorite Bible verse: John 14:27 — “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.”
Advice for RC year: Come in with a set of clear priorities. They may change, but change them intentionally, and keep them visible to remind yourself daily whenever you’re feeling torn about the 16938463829 things you could be doing at HBS!
Jeff Barneson
Chaplain
Jeff coordinates team work with the Harvard Graduate School Christian Fellowship staff and student leaders at the graduate and professional schools at Harvard. In his spare time he reads and writes a blog, Speaking of Jesus? Jeff is a member of the Harvard Chaplains and also serves as advises the Harvard Cycling Team. He drinks coffee. Jeff is married to Tara, and they have two boys (Zachary and Ezra) and a girl (Nafisa).
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