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STAFF
MEET OUR STAFF!
Director of Campus Ministry
Conner Cummings
ccummings@richmonddiocese.org

Conner Cummings graduated from the State University of New York in Potsdam in 2019 with a degree in Business. After graduation, Conner worked as the Director of Camp Guggenheim and the Campus Minister of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. In 2023, Conner began the Echo Graduate Service Program through the University of Notre Dame, where he completed a two-year apprenticeship in Parish Ministry and earned his M.A. in Theology. Conner is excited to be joining the CNU CCM community this year!

Gianna De Rosa graduated from Liberty University in 2024 with a degree in Politics and Policy. During her senior year at Liberty, Gianna felt called by the Lord to pursue ministry work. Following graduation, she began her two year Campus Ministry Fellowship with the diocese at CNU! Gianna is excited for her second year with CNU’s CCM and is looking forward to continuing her walk alongside students in their faith journeys.
Pastor, Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Father Dan Beeman
frdbeeman@olmc.org

Father Dan Beeman is the Pastor at Our Lady of Mount Carmel. He was ordained a priest in 2007 and was named Pastor of OLMC in 2019. Fr. Dan celebrates our on-campuses Masses and comes to the CCM house once a month to hear confessions.

Dr. Gardner joined the faculty of Christopher Newport University in 2018. Before joining CNU, he held postdoctoral teaching fellowships at the University of Notre Dame and Valparaiso University. Dr. Gardner specializes in Catholic Studies, and he is especially interested in how Catholics understand the nature of faith, credibility, and doubt; as well as how Continental philosophy offers Christians new ways of thinking through traditional questions about God.
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