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CUFI High School Curriculum Director

Abel Taye

Abel serves as the CUFI High School Curriculum Director. Guided by his love for foreign policy and American history, he has worked on different international engagement projects that involved nonprofits, policy makers, think tanks, and nonprofits. He was also a CUFI campus chapter leader and advocate. He believes in strong American engagement in the world especially in the Middle East. Most importantly, he focuses on cultivating and helping American engagement with the Jewish people by creating working partnerships, developing outreach events to faith community leaders and through mentoring young professionals.

Student Programs Director

Brandon Diehl

Dr. Brandon Diehl is a relational strategist and experienced pastor with a passion for equipping and developing leaders through a team-focused approach. He has served in various ministry roles at multiple churches, including Brightmoor Christian Church, Trinity Assembly of God, and The Shores Church, where he focused on discipleship and leadership development. His experience also includes working with the National Kids Office at the Assemblies of God Headquarters and teaching at the Michigan School of Ministry and Victory Christian Academy. Dr. Diehl holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from South University and currently serves as the CUFI High School Student Program Director, where he connects with students and leaders nationwide to promote the importance of Israel.

High School Outreach Coordinator

Connie Clark

Connie began her involvement with CUFI on Campus in 2013 at Oral Roberts University and continued her involvement during graduate school at the University of Oklahoma. She first learned about Christian support for Israel through a high school class in Colorado Springs, which inspired her to go deeper into the subject by becoming involved with CUFI. Supporting Israel is one of her biggest passions and she looks forward to helping more high school students become involved in CUFI by attending the CUFI Washington, D.C. Summit and participating in other CUFI on Campus programming and learning opportunities.

High School Outreach Coordinator

Ariel Alphin

Ariel Alphin serves as a High School Outreach Coordinator for Christians United for Israel, where she engages with high school students to help them develop a biblical understanding of Israel. She brings practical experience working with Christian youth, gained through her roles at Calvary Christian School, City Impact Kingdom Kids, and as a Youth Pastor. In 2022, she was honored as a CUFI on Campus Bonhoeffer Fellow.

Ariel holds a bachelor’s degree in Jewish Studies with a concentration in Hebrew from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and pursued biblical studies and theology at Indiana Bible College.

Ministry Engagement Coordinator

Dylan Manley

Dylan was in pastoral ministry for 21 years,  is a traveling speaker, and a trained apologist. He has spoken at numerous events, conferences, and churches. Dylan was invited to go to Israel in 2017 with CUFI via Israel Collective. This trip served as an instrumental and life changing event. He learned more about the biblical and geopolitical truths of Israel on this trip than in his previous two decades in ministry. Dylan has a passion to see other people learn the biblical validity of Israel and hopes they will have a renewed love for the Lord and a greater grasp of truth.

CUFI on Campus Executive Assistant

Laura Villanueva

Laura works in CUFI’s national office in San Antonio, TX.  She provides support for students with general questions, handles travel arrangements to CUFI’s national events, sends printed materials to students holding events on campus, and manages the social media content for CUFI on Campus.

Laura graduated from Messiah College in Grantham, PA, where she founded a CUFI on Campus chapter. Laura graduated with a BS in Business Management and a minor in Leadership. While in college she also served as class president, and Student Government Cabinet member. After completing an internship with CUFI, Laura joined the CUFI on Campus team in 2012.