Campus Ministries
Staff
Brian Martin Burkholder has served as Campus Pastor and Director of Campus Ministries since 2003. Raised in the United Methodist Church, he previously served as an elementary school teacher and school counselor as well as program director of Amigo Centre, Sturgis, MI. While studying at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Brian served as interim campus pastor at Goshen (IN) College. He is an experienced worship and music leader, enjoys leading and participating in retreats, thrives in chaplaincy related roles, gets a kick out of contra dancing, loves the out-of-doors, hiking in beautiful natural settings, gardening and almost anything to do with water.
Suzy Hostetler began as the Campus Ministry Program Assistant in August 2009. A native of Telford, Pennsylvania, she is a graduate of Bluffton University. She majored in Youth Ministry / Recreation with a minor in music. Prior to working at EMU, she worked as a part-time Youth Pastor at Bethel Mennonite Church in West Liberty, Ohio for 5 years.
Lana Miller is serving as the interim campus pastor this year while Byron Peachy spends more time in the classroom and leads a cross-cultural group to Guatemala. Most recently, Lana graduated from Eastern Mennonite Seminary in May 2007. Before coming to Eastern Mennonite University, she served as the Associate Director of Convention Planning for Mennonite Church USA. In this role she led in planning the biennial youth and young adult conventions for the Mennonite church. She has also served as a youth pastor, high school teacher and coach. Lana is passionate about the spiritual formation and growth of young adults.