FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Rachael is a Colorado native (depending on your definition of native) who earned her bachelors and masters degrees in theology from Ave Maria University. Since first sharing her testimony in college, Rachael has had the privilege of hearing dozens of beautiful stories of healing from sexual addiction, and is pastorally certified in sexual addiction therapy. Rachael married her husband, Tommy, in 2021. They now live in Nashville, TN with their two children. Her book, Love in Recovery, is available through Ave Maria Press, and she writes the Substack The Contrarian, where she muses on theology, sexuality, and culture.

DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING

Annie is a graduate of Marywood University with her B.S. and M.S. in nutrition and dietetics and is a Registered Dietitian (RDN). Before going full time with Magdala in August 2024, Annie served as a full-time missionary with Damascus Catholic Mission in Centerburg, OH. She is passionate about authentic worship, the Wisconsin cheese bites from Sheetz, and performing subpar cartwheels in public. She is a sucker for a good icebreaker question and loves walking with women as they experience new freedom in Jesus.

Read Annie’s testimony here.

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Shelby is a graduate of Ave Maria University (AMU) with a B.A. in communications and a minor in psychology. Before going full time with Magdala in November 2024, Shelby worked for Ascension Press, LLC, and Ave Maria University. Her passions include capturing the Lord’s Creation through her photography company—Laudare Photography—and indulging in good movies, books, and music (especially Lord of the Rings).

Read Shelby’s testimony here.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR

Hallie is an active campus moderator at Southeast Missouri State University. Before going full-time with Magdala in May 2026, Hallie worked as a daycare teacher, while engaging various leadership roles in campus ministry. Her passions include all things Magdala, cooking, musicals, and frolicking through fields and hills, alive with the sound of music.

Read Hallie’s testimony here.

PARTNERSHIPS COORDINATOR

Aubrey is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a B.A. in music and a minor in theology. Originally from Arizona, Aubrey now lives in Boston where she moderates a Magdala campus group. She regularly performs a variety of Irish, bluegrass, jazz, and Scandinavian music locally and abroad, and loves playing with her twin sister Olivia in their violin-cello folk duo: “Aubrey and Olivia.” In her free time, you can find Aubrey writing letters, curled up with a good book, or spending time outside.