People of Wheaton in Chicago

Our Staff and Faculty 

Christy Vosburg

christy-vosburg-175x220Director of Wheaton in Chicago
Christy Vosburg first joined Wheaton in Chicago as a student in the fall 2009 cohort before returning to work for the program in 2019. Christy studied elementary education, urban studies, physics and mathematics at Wheaton College, then completed her M.A. Higher Education Administration at University of Louisville and a Trauma Certificate from Wheaton College. She teaches URBN 233: Chicago, supervises internships, and deeply enjoys creating connections across Chicago among students, staff, faculty, alumni, community partners, and more.

Rachel Becker

rachel-becker-for-WICAssistant Director of Wheaton in Chicago and Site Manager of Urban Passage: Woodlawn Track
Rachel Becker grew up in San Diego, California, and received her B.A. in Islamic and Arabic Studies from San Diego State and her M.A. in Biblical Exegesis from Wheaton College. Rachel manages programming, student care, residence life, spiritual formation, facilities, Urban Passage: Woodlawn Track, and more. When not taking a student out for coffee or leading morning prayer, she may be found on walking in Washington Park, parsing Hebrew verbs, or making a fabulous cup of tea.

Grace Sentosa

grace-sentosa-2025Program Assistant for Wheaton in Chicago
Grace Sentosa was born in Tucson, Arizona, spent her childhood and teenage years in Jakarta, Indonesia, and returned to the U.S. to study and receive her B.A. in Philosophy with a Minor in Theater in 2023. Grace provides student care and residence life support, as well as assisting recruitment and behind-the-scenes projects related to WiC. When not hosting outings or sipping lattés with students, she may be found reading a book and journaling in cafés, painting watercolor and calligraphy pieces, or running alongside the crystal blue lake down by the Promontory Point.

Jen Doty

jennifer-dotyOffice Coordinator for Anthropology, Sociology and Urban Studies
Jen Doty studied English language and literature at North Park University before joining Wheaton College staff in 2016. Jen works on Wheaton’s main campus and provides administrative support for Wheaton in Chicago, such as processing honoraria for field trip speakers or assisting with on-campus recruitment events.

 

Our Faculty Wheaton College Faculty for Wheaton in Chicago

Learn from the best of the best. 

Vincent Bacote, Ph.D. Headshot

Vincent Bacote, Ph.D.

Professor of Theology, Director of Center for Applied Christian Ethics
Johann Buis, D.A. Headshot

Johann Buis, D.A.

Associate Professor of Music (Musicology), Coordinator of Music History Area
Alex Haskins, Ph.D. Headshot

Alex Haskins, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Politics and International Relations
Gregory Lee, Ph.D. Headshot

Gregory Lee, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Theology and Urban Studies, Senior Fellow of The Wheaton Center for Early Christian Studies, Theme Coordinator of Aequitas Fellows Program in Urban Leadership
Alexander Massad, Ph.D. Headshot

Alexander Massad, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of World Religions
Greg Halvorsen Schreck, M.A. Headshot

Greg Halvorsen Schreck, M.A.

Associate Professor of Art

Other Instructors for Wheaton in Chicago

 

david doigDavid Doig, M.A.
President
Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives (CNI)

 

 

brian-jenkins-for-WiCBrian Jenkins, M.A.
Founder and President
Entrenuity

 

Apply to Wheaton in Chicago

Woodlawn_MosaicStart your application on GoGlobal, Wheaton’s registration system for off-campus study. The final deadline to apply is the end of the A-quad prior to the semester you wish to attend.