URW Leadership Team 2022 – 2023
Nii Addo Abrahams (he/him) – President
Nii Addo (Nii) Abrahams serves as Associate Director of Campus Ministry at Pres House. He is a second-generation Ghanaian immigrant who spent most of his life in southwest Missouri. He has an M.A. in Religious Studies from Missouri State University and a Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary. Nii has a deep passion for the Star Wars universe (pre- and post-Disney) and is an avid supporter of Manchester United Football Club. He also appreciates a high-quality donut, especially after a long bike ride. He began serving on the URW leadership team in 2022.
Emily Tveite (she/her) – Vice President for Outreach
Rev. Emily Tveite has served as Campus Pastor and Director at Lutheran Campus Ministry in August 2015. She was born and raised in Austin, Texas and earned her undergraduate degree in Religion from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. She completed her seminary studies at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. She enjoys cooking and eating, board games, and going on family bike rides with her husband and two small children. She began serving on the URW Leadership Team in 2021.
Micah Ariel-Rohr – Vice President for Programming (he/him)
Micah Ariel-Rohr serves as the Assistant Director at UW Hillel. He is an educator, organizer, activist, and recovering nudnik, among other things. He comes to UW Hillel from Chicago having most recently been a teacher in the Chicago Public Schools, with his wife, Julia (a Ph.D. student in the School of Business), and his dog Zissel. At Hillel, Micah’s role is to help students develop their own identities as Jewish adults and support them as they find ways of engaging with the Jewish community on their own terms. He has served on the URW leadership team since 2022.
Bobbi Kraft – Vice President for Membership and Finance (she/her)
The Rev. Roberta A. (Bobbi) Kraft serves as chaplain at St. Francis House Episcopal Student Center. She is a native of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and is a 2018 graduate of Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS). Mother Bobbi previously served as the vicar of Saint Barnabas the Encourager Episcopal Church in Suamico, Wisconsin, and at Holy Spirit Episcopal Church in Waco, Texas. While in Waco, Mother Bobbi (aka, Rev B, Mama Kraft) assisted the Episcopal Student Center for Baylor University and has also served as chaplain to undergraduate students at Georgetown University during her time at seminary. She has served on the URW leadership team since 2022.
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