Fr. Bill Kempf, Director

Fr. Bill Kempf is a priest of the Archdiocese of St. Louis. Ordained in
1984, he has served as a full time associate pastor at Epiphany of Our Lord
parish, teacher and campus minister at St. Francis Borgia Regional High
School, Director of the Vocation Office, and roaming Campus Minister at 6
colleges. He has been the Director of the UMSL Newman Center since June of 2000. While continuing as Director, he is also the pastor of St. Ann's
Parish in Normandy. Fr. Bill may be reached at frbill@cncumsl.org.

Tracy Van de Riet, Campus Minister

Tracy graduated from UM-St. Louis in May 2003 with a degree in History. After graduating, she became an AmeriCorps VISTA with Operation Food Search in University City, MO. Her hobbies include playing with Snickers the dog, reading, hanging out with friends, and hiking. She is thrilled to be at UMSL and working at the Newman Center. She looks forward to another great year at Newman and UM-St. Louis. Tracy may be reached at tracy@cncumsl.org.

Liz Detwiler, Campus Minister

Liz comes to us from Saint Xavier University in Chicago with a Graduate Certificate in Pastoral Studies. Though she enjoyed Chicago (minus the Cubs and WhiteSox), Missouri is her home and also where she obtained her undergraduate degree in Communications from Mizzou. She is the oldest of seven, (yes, seven) with two sisters and four brothers. She is very excited about her dream job here at UMSL and looks forward to having loads of fun with all the students. Liz may be reached at liz@cncumsl.org.

Cheri Smith, Staff Assistant

Cheri graduated from Truman State University with degrees in Psychology and Child Development. She uses those skills daily with her 4 children, Moira, Laynie, Collin and Ava, who all attend St. Ann School. She and her husband Mark have been married for 12 years, and together with their children enjoy any outdoor activity, especially ones on the beach, having family "dance party nights," games, and traveling. Her favorite things about the Newman Center are the awesome, friendly, and dedicated students and getting to know them! Cheri may be reached at cheri@cncumsl.org.

Teresa Roberson Mullins has her M.A. in Pastoral Studies and an M.S. in Pastoral Counseling. She has served as a Program Director for a Young Adult Retreat Program; Pastoral Associate in a South St. Louis Parish; Director of Campus Ministry and member of the Administration in a Catholic High School; and as a Hospital Chaplain. She will continue her ministry with the SSM Health Care System, as well as serving as the part-time Director of Mission Advancement for the UMSL Newman Center.