OUR STAFF
Meet our staff team
The Penn State Navigators staff team is passionate about helping Penn State students discover and grow in a relationship with Jesus. Whether you're a student who is exploring a relationship with Jesus for the first time, or someone who is looking to grow in your faith in college, our goal is to help you in that journey. Get to know more about our staff by reading their bios.
Brad & Robin Jones
Campus Director & Associate Director
Brad has been serving with The Navigators since 2007, including 6 years at the University of Alabama. Since 2013, Brad has served as the assistant director and staff trainer at Penn State, and in 2019 Brad became the campus director. Brad loves helping students and staff experience the power of God's grace bring greater freedom and joy in their relationship with God. Brad is a 2005 graduate of Penn State, and loves all things outdoors and spends far too much time following Penn State football.
Robin met the Navigators as a student at Penn State in 2003. She was thrilled to join Navigator staff in 2007 and spent her first two years at the University of Arizona. After those two years, Robin choose to go off of staff and worked in a hospital in Pittsburgh for four years. Those years were instrumental in teaching her what it looks like to walk with Jesus for a lifetime. In 2013 she rejoined Navigator staff, excited to help students see the power of Jesus' transformation in their lives. She then spent 6 years at University of California at Davis. As a lover of ice cream, the Penn State Creamery provided all the incentive she needed for her return to her alma mater in 2019!
Jessica Leonard
Edge Corps
Jessica graduated from Penn State in 2026. She came to know Christ her freshman year through Bible study, discipleship, and fellowship with the Navigators! This community was so instrumental in her walk with Christ that she decided to deeply invest in the community by going on staff!
Joseph Garret
EDGE Corps
Joey graduated from Rowan University in 2026. He was introduced to the Navigators during his first year of college and was deeply impacted by the intentional discipleship and welcoming community he found there. Over the next four years, he served as a student leader and watched God transform lives through the gospel, both in his own life and in the lives of the students he discipled. Those experiences led him to join the Penn State staff, where he is excited to trust God and help students know Jesus and make Him known.
We as a campus ministry and individual staff are fully supported by the generosity and partnership of others. If you would like to donate and partner with our staff in advancing the Gospel of Jesus and His kingdom into the nations through disciples, click on their photo. You may also give to the campus group of the Penn State Navigators by clicking the button below or going to our Donate page!