Team

Joseph was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and grew up in Fort Meade, Maryland. While in Anne Arundel County Joseph had the opportunity to learn different trades, but masonry and plumbing are some of his favorites. Joseph also enjoys martial arts, making music, and traveling. Joseph feels very grateful to have the opportunity to work at NCC and loves attending Sunday services to get the message that always seems to speak to instances pertaining to his life. 

Austin was born in Alpharetta, GA and raised in Southwest, FL, where he attended Southeastern University to study Organizational Leadership. Austin enjoys getting outside to enjoy the company of friends and family while staying healthy and active. He also enjoys road tripping across the country and exploring most of the country’s National Parks with his wife Summer. Austin and Summer attend NCC’s Capital Turnaround campus and enjoy doing life with their NCC small group family.

Rod descends from a line of engineers, carpenters, farmers, and blacksmiths and leads the Information Technology efforts at NCC where he oversees activities and resources that involve electricity and computer chips. His hometown is either Carson, CA or Springfield, VA depending on his preference but he has family roots in DC’s Ward 7. Rod is an MIT-trained engineer and has worked in positions at NeXT computer, the Naval Research Laboratory, and as a teacher at Cornerstone Community School among other consulting roles throughout the IT, defense, and intelligence industries. Rod enjoys working with driven teams to accomplish a mission. Rod has been married to his wife Taz since 2019 and they have two children, Gabrielle and Cory. As Rod feels aligned with NCC’s convictions, manifesto, and beliefs, he believes he’s at home in his role at National Community Church.

Jillian moved to DC in 2016 and began at NCC shortly after arriving. She is originally from Minnesota, the land of lakes, long winters, and nice people. She has a degree in Public Relations from the University of Northwestern – St. Paul. Out of college she did communications and development for a non-profit that focused on anti-trafficking and urban outreach. On NCC’s Operations Team, she coordinates the staff events, and works with our COO on development initiatives, organizational operations, and property management, putting together her love for details and spreadsheets with creativity and hospitality. 

She is wife to Cameron, and mom to Rowan. They are often found in their kitchen, on a hiking trail, at a favorite bakery, or in their garden. So really anything involving food or nature. 

Dee is a “southern girl” originally from San Antonio, Texas. She moved the DC area in 2003 when she made a job transition and it was, by far, the best decision she’s ever made. Her love of food and culture was part of the main reasons she loves living here, although, she still can’t find tex-mex as great as it is in San Antonio! She loves spending time with friends over a great meal and just being in community. You can also find her with a cup of coffee in her hand with a great book. Serving and loving God’s people are her passion. Dee has been a member of NCC since 2016 and joined the team January 2020. She is humbled and honored to serve, and also excited to see what God will do through her.

Matt grew up in the southern tier of New York where he also served as Executive Administrator of a local church for more than seven years prior to coming to NCC.

Having graduated from Susquehanna University with a degree in Business Administration/Micro-Economics, Matt’s service in ministry found its origins over the course of a decade in fields as varied as law enforcement, commercial sales, and construction—experiences he draws from daily in the most unexpected ways. Prior to his current role at NCC, he served as our Interim CFO and Business & Operations Director.

Along with wife, Nicole, and sons – Gabe, Sam, and Nate, the family settled into the Washington, DC, area in 2013 and have a shared passion for authentic New York-style pizza.

On weekends, Matt’s love for anything mechanical, adventure activities, and being outdoors, makes mountain biking his favorite “leisure” activity. He can most commonly be found building something, fixing something, or planning how to build or fix something.

Ramon brings over 16 years of professional experience in non-profit and trade association strategic planning and project management to NCC’s Central Support Team. Key responsibilities as a member of this team focus on HR, Lease Management, Project Management, and insurance & Compliance. He holds a Masters degree in Tourism Administration- Event and Meeting Management from GWU and is a certified meeting professional and digital event strategist. He’s lived in the DMV for more than 24 years and has been part of the NCC community since 2007. In his spare time, he enjoys training in martial arts, traveling, watching adventure and sci-fi shows and films, and most importantly, spending time with family and loved ones.

Maggie was born and raised on a farm in the Chicago suburbs but moved to Florida in 2018 to play college volleyball and get her undergrad in Organizational leadership and Missions/Evangelism at Southeastern University. While at SEU she served on missions teams to both Brazil and Dominican Republic and was able to do a study tour in DC during the height of the pandemic, where her love for DC began. After graduating, she continued to serve at SEU while being a graduate assistant for the Department of Spiritual Formation and getting her Masters in Ministerial Leadership. She joined the NCC team shortly after finishing her master’s and now serves as project coordinator to the lead pastor. She has a heart for serving God’s people and families and meeting them right where they’re at. Being an enneagram 8 w 7, Maggie loves doing the knitty gritty work, getting her hands dirty, and letting curiosity keep her dreaming and learning. In her free time, Maggie loves working out, (and listening to Musical Theater during it) reading, writing, drinking coffee every hour, hanging out with family/friends, and doing pretty much anything outdoors. Being raised on a farm, she is an animal lover but loves her kittens the most.

Growing up in the DMV area playing sports and going to school, Anthony has always had a love of working with his hands. He went to Towson University to become a business student realizing that wasn’t the fit for him. He saw the chance to work in IT after college. Being in that field and able to help others was such a blessing. He saw how much joy that brought him. His wife and he started in a small group and fell in love with NCC. Now, being able to work in the church while doing something he loves, he couldn’t pass. It’s a great chance to grow in spirit and talent.