CSO Regional Representatives

This group of dynamic college students is your newest resource for CSO Support. They come from all over the United States and are able to answer questions, help with event planning, and much more. They are active in their own CSOs and university communities and know what it’s like to be a Christian Scientist on campus.

So feel free to get in touch with them, and always remember that we are here in Boston ready to help in any way we can.

North East

Dorothy Polatin is attending University of Massachusetts – Amherst and has been an active member of the Five Colleges CSO. She’s a competitive long distance swimmer and has a great perspective on what it takes to be a Christian Scientist in an environment that doesn’t always understand her religious beliefs and choices. polatin@netzero.com

Mid-Atlantic

Kristen Dowcett attends U of North Texas and is working with a couple of friends to get a CSO started. She loves sharing Christian Science with others and has a passion for looking for current and interesting ways to keep people engaged with Christian Science and church. dancegirl146@hotmail.com

South East

Avery Sander is attending the Coastal School of Law in Florida and has a passion for using her experience and education to help others. She has been helping her husband come up with fresh ideas for the CSO that budding on his campus and is really enjoying being involved with starting a group from scratch. avery004@gmail.com

Midwest

April Soetarman is going to school at UC Berkeley. She is really looking forward to connecting with CSO members from her region and seeing how she can be helpful. April loves to play the piano and brings a great artistic thought to the group. asoetarman@berkeley.edu

Texas and neighboring states

BJ Thompson attends Texas A&M and is an active member of his CSO. He helped to plan and facilitate his CSO’s G.A.D. (Gathering of Active Disciples) meeting in January and is gearing up for the next one. Supporting the growth of Christian Science college students is really important to BJ, and he’s looking forward to helping in every way he can. william.bj.thompson@gmail.com

West, North West, and Canada

Wynne Nuernberg goes to Western Washington University and was a summer intern with TMC Youth. She said recently that she’s begun to realize that there are people actively searching for what Christian Science has to offer, even if they don’t know where to find it. That’s motivating her to think of new ways to share and get the word out about Christian Science and CSOs. nuernbw@students.wwu.edu

California and Arizona

Marshall Thomas is returning to the CSO Rep program this year. Marshall was really helpful to CSOs in the California and Southwest region. He’s still attending UCLA, enjoying surfing, and planning the next CSO “Hooha” – a UCLA CSO tradition of gathering CSO members from all over CA for a weekend of fun and inspiration. mnthomas@ucla.edu

South America

Esteban Xifre is originally from Uruguay and is currently attending Principia College. He loves his home country and all of South America and is so excited to be able to help college students get together and begin to share Christian Science with others. estebanxifre@gmail.com