leadership team
In Chi Alpha we value leadership and helping the next generation of leaders to grow into their potential. Below are the members of our leadership team who guide and lead Tulsa Chi Alpha.
Commodore Cynthia Dobbs
Nicknames: None
Hometown: India, McKey,OK
Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Hobbies and Interests: Sourdough, reading, writing, oil painting
Dream Jobs: I’m doing it 
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Changes, but always like a chocolate almond.
Favorite Fictional Character: Eowyn daughter of Eomund from LOTR and Nasuada from the Inheritance series
Favorite Music: Worship, U2, Need to Breathe
Favorite Food: Changes, but… Indian mostly.
Favorite Bible Verse: Isaiah 41:10, Psalm 138:8
Favorite XA Memory: So many to count! But some of my top favorites are road trips with the gang.
Fun Fact: Did you know that there are 2.5 million times more ants on this planet than people… well now you do. 
Commander Vanessa Taylor
Captain Amanda Jeffrey
Nicknames: Amandaconda, Furious Quail, Pistol Whip, Manders
Hometown: Sand Springs, OK
Major: Computer Science
Hobbies and Interests: Hiking, Sewing, Singing, Video Games, Board Games, Baking.
Dream Jobs: Video game designer, stay at home mom, teacher
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Vanilla with pecans and banana
Favorite Fictional Character: Leo Valdez from Percy Jackson
Favorite Music: Stevie Wonder, Sleeping at Last, Kingdom of Priests
Favorite Food: Sweet Potatoes
Favorite Bible Verse: “If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind.” -James 1:5-6
Favorite XA Memory: Went on vacay with the Dobbs in Broken Bow, and spoke at a youth camp.
Fun Fact: I’m the 5th child born May 5th at 5:55am
Captain Cara Lee
Nicknames: Carabear
Hometown: Sweetwater, OK
Major: Creative Writing with minors in Chinese and history
Hobbies and Interests: Playing Piano, thrift shopping
Dream Jobs: Fantasy author and missionary
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Chocolate Fudge Brownie
Favorite Fictional Character: Eustace Scrubb from Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Favorite Poet: Christina Rosetti
Favorite Movie: The Neverending Story
Favorite Music Artist: Third Day
Favorite Food: Tomatoes
Favorite Bible Verse: “The seas have lifted up, Lord,
the seas have lifted up their voice;
the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.
Mightier than the thunder of the great waters,
mightier than the breakers of the sea—
the Lord on high is mighty. -Psalm 93:3-4
Favorite XA Memory: A summer trip with Cynthia, serving on the worship team at a youth camp!
Fun Fact: Yes, I’m 4’10”.
Captain Dacia Perkins
Nicknames: Dac, Dishwater, Dayshanae, Dacia Mae, Lou
Hometown: Weatherford, OK
Major: Comm. Arts- Mass Comm.
Hobbies and Interests: Singing, editing, theatre, cross-stitch, cooking, baking, anything mystery, escape rooms, puzzles, video games, and traveling.
Dream Jobs: I already have it! Also, music producer, movie producer, editor, stay-at-home mom
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Mint Choc. Chip or Choc. Chip Cookie Dough (depends on the season)
Favorite Fictional Character: Piglet from Winnie the Pooh
Favorite Music: Worship, Christian rock, Jazz, Folk, and Blues + any mixture of these.
Favorite Food: Mashes potatoes and gravy
Favorite Bible Verse: Phil. 1:6
Favorite XA Memory: When we celebrated Garret moving and some of the guys gave him a “toilet” as a gift.
Fun Fact: In college, I worked for my school’s newspaper and got to interview some neat people. My favorite, was Henrietta Mann of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribal College.
Captain David Kayembe
Nicknames: “Too much”
Hometown: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Major: Theological Studies
Hobbies and Interests: Soccer, Singing, Rapping, Gym
Dream Jobs: Healing Evangelist
Favorite Sports Team: Manchester United
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Salted Caramel
Favorite Fictional Character: Black Panther
Favorite Book: Bible
Favorite Actor: Tom Holland
Favorite Music Artist: Sean Feucht
Favorite Food: Kwanga na Ndendo
Favorite Bible Verse: “Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down,
that the mountains would tremble before you!” -Isaiah 64:1
Favorite XA Memory: Singing Christmas songs and playing white elephant
Fun Fact: I’m Trilingual (Lingala, French, and English)
Captain DuWayne Lee
Captain James Thor "JT" Campton
Hometown: Richland Washington
Major: Finance and Energy Management
Job: Tutor, Land Intern
Hobbies and Interests: Reading, writing, philosophy, religion, board games, hiking
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Cookie Dough
Favorite Book: Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky
Favorite Movie: Princess Mononoke
Favorite Music: Symphonic Metal
Favorite Food: Mediterranean – Tabouli
Favorite Bible Verse: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” John 1:1
Favorite Chi Alpha Memory: Playing TI4 for the first time with XA. TI4 is a crazy strategy and trade board game that takes a full day to play. I came in, new to the group, and jumped right into the crazy strategy and loved all of the people there—I remember us all short-changed DuWayne by giving him no planets in his starting area, trying to bribe Destry; Cynthia threatening me, coming up with crazy strategies with Thomas to stop Cynthia from steamrolling us, Amanda’s harsh negotiations, and Obadiah’s off-the-wall, rule-bending play that bought Cynthia more time. It was a lot of fun, and from then on I knew I would stick around.
Fun Fact: My friends and I all went skydiving for our 18th birthdays
Captain Matthew Murrie
Lieutenant Sunnie Tomlinson
Hometown: Jenks, OK
Major: Biology
Hobbies and Interests: Art, Nature, Reading, Thrifting.
Dream Job: Something related to wildlife
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Birthday Cake
Favorite Book: The Hobbit
Favorite Movie: Disney Movies
Favorite Music: Alt. Rock
Favorite Food: Pizza
Favorite Bible Verse: “You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance” -Psalm 32:7
Favorite XA Memory: Just hanging out with friends at events.
Leutenant Skye Simmons
Nicknames: None
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Major: Anthropology with a minor in Mechanical Engineering
Hobbies and Interests: Volleyball, Reading, Music, Jounaling, Anime, Running
Dream Jobs: Anthropologist/Archeologist
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Chocolate
Favorite Fictional Character: Courage the Cowardly Dog
Favorite Music: Jazz
Favorite Food: Seafood, Chinese, Soups
Favorite Bible Verse: Ephesians 4:1-3
Favorite XA Memory: Regnevacs at Leadership Weekend
Fun Fact: None