Kyle Shawn Benner graduated from Lee University in 2014 with a degree in Intercultural Studies and completed his masters of arts in global studies in 2020. He currently works for Global Infusion, an international missions organization that operates in twenty nations around the world. He is the logistics coordinator, training, equipping, and preparing teams from across the United States to travel around the world. Brenner has been on thirty short-term mission trips and, according to him, his success is in large part due to the platform Lee provided him. “The training I gained from Lee was paramount in providing me a holistic education, teaching me how to best contextually preach and teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ around the world.”

Rachel Abell graduated from Lee University in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science in Intercultural Studies. Since graduating, she has also earned a masters in Human and Social Services. Currently, she is a full time service representative at Aaron Franklin State Farm and is the founder and chair of ELM, a nonprofit organization. She work at ELM focuses on a holistic trauma-informed home for young girls affected by sexual violence. “My time at Lee is a big reason why this is all possible,” Rachel said. “Every opportunity, from inner city immersion experiences to writing papers, helped equip me to lead this organization and give back to this community.”