Our Staff Team
Jared & Tiana
Parnell
Campus director & ISM coordinator
Jared was born and raised in Middle Georgia. He graduated from the
University of Georgia, and has been on staff with The Navigators since
2015. Tiana hails from just outside Nashville, Tennessee and went to the
University of Tennessee. Jared and Tiana got married in September 2019 and are loving married life! They are super passionate about prayer, authentic friendships, food and mobilizing people to go overseas to spread the name of Jesus. Tiana has a focus on international students studying at GT and she loves it!!
Dave & Cathy Bowman
Field Staff & Atlanta Collegiate directors
Karly & Shawn
Winter
Field Staff
Tricia (+Colton) Roth
Field Staff
The Directors
Jared & Tiana Parnell
Campus director & ISM coordinator
Jared was born and raised in Middle Georgia. He graduated from the
University of Georgia, and has been on staff with The Navigators since
2015. Tiana hails from just outside Nashville, Tennessee and went to the University of Tennessee, and has been on staff since 2019. Tiana has a focus on international student ministry and loves getting to meet, mentor, and disciple students from all over the world. They are super passionate about prayer, authentic friendships, FOOD, and training students to be with Jesus, to become like Him, to then do everything He invites us into.
The Engineers
Peyton & Mandy Skinner
Peyton & Mandy (and their two kiddos, Evelyn & Jireh), joined the team in 2023. Peyton hails from Georgia Tech, and Mandy from Mercer, both with engineering degrees! They are especially gifted in Evangelism, and have such a heart for going deeper in relationships. They also love getting to be parents, and finding creative ways to bring their family into their work!
The Wise Ones
Dave & Cathy Bowman
Field Staff & Atlanta Collegiate directors
Dave serves as The Navigators Collegiate Mission Director in Atlanta,
Georgia. We are currently ministering on the campuses of Georgia Tech, Kennesaw State, and Morehouse, Spellman and Clark. We also serve as trainer coaches in the Blue Ridge region of Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina. Our goal is to help younger staff be successful in ministry. Our passion is to help others "to know Christ, make Him known, and help others do the same."
The bringer of FUN!
Tricia (+ Colton) Roth
Field Staff
Tricia is beginning her journey as a Navigators Staff in Training at Georgia Tech! She moved to Atlanta in 2007 and has spent her years investing in young women through developing college-aged staff at WinShape Camps, leading small groups of recently graduated women, and discipling female students at Georgia Tech. It has been both her calling and a dream of hers to get to do this full time!