Lou came to total commitment to Jesus Christ while attending Cortland State University in 1983. Lou served as student president of the BASIC chapter at Cortland while serving in the sponsoring Assemblies of God church just a few miles from campus. After graduation, Lou became the advisor to the group and in 1989 joined BASIC’s staff. Sensing the call of God to work on the local church level, Lou accepted a full-time position on staff at the church in Cortland where the college ministry was continuing. Many students came to faith in Christ during the next five years of ministry on the campus.

Lou has been involved with ministry to college students for over 25 years and is now the Pastor of Church of the Resurrection in East Syracuse. He has been married to his beautiful wife Margaret since 1990 and they have five children together.

Alex is an associate professor at the Whitman School of Management of Syracuse University. He has published in leading journals in the fields of accounting, marketing, economics, and operations management. He also ministers among the international students at Syracuse University. As a part of this ministry, he has international students live with his family.

Alex and Ranjana Thevaranjan have two boys, Ivan and Irvin, and a daughter, Asha, who was adopted from their home country of Sri Lanka which is being torn apart by an ethnic war. The Thevaranjan family visits Sri Lanka often to encourage and equip the local pastors.

Jesse received a Bachelors from Grove City College in 2007. He is now a local business owner in the Rochester area with Roy Teitsworth Inc. and joined the board in late 2009. He spent 6 months in China on a short term missions trip in addition to having been to Russia and Israel on other short term missions trips. Jesse is excited about the opportunity to impact college students at a pivotal time in their lives and enjoys contributing to BASIC in whatever way possible. He and his wife, Kelly, live in Avon, NY and attend Pittsford Community Church.

Rose Prunoske has dedicated her life and ministry to the principle of discipleship while focusing her life on training leaders. Dedicated to the Body of Christ and endeavoring to see the Oneness of the Spirit, Rose founded Spirit, Soul & Body Ministries in 2003. Rose's teaching ministry, coupled with prophetic intercession, emphasizes the importance of relationship with the Holy Spirit, the healing of the soul through the renewing of the mind with the Word of God and aligning one's will with the will of the Father.

Rose is a licensed minister and graduate of RHEMA Bible Correspondence School and Ministry Training Institute (MTI) of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. A gifted evangelist and teacher, her heart is to assist pastors and leaders in the establishment of the local church body. Rose has been a business owner for 23 years and resides in Cicero, NY with her husband and two children.

Mick served on staff with BASIC for two years at BASIC Central. After marrying his wife, Beth, they both served as College Missionaries & Regional Reps for six years with BASIC. He has a passion to raise up the next generation of leaders and see young people to fulfill their destiny in Christ.

Joe Jansen pastored New Life Church in Herkimer, NY for the last 18 years. He is now the full time Director of US Ministries for Elim Fellowship. Because of Joe’s passion for fellow pastors and the local church, he provides guidance, advice and counseling to pastors throughout Central New York on strategies for church growth, maintaining a healthy congregation, and personal transformation. Joe received his BA from SUNY Oswego and later went to Elim Bible Institute, where he met his wife, Joann. They have three adult children.

Todd is the Executive Director of BASIC College Ministries and the chairman of the board. After living on a public college campus for several years, Todd developed a passion to see students' lives transformed by Christ. He now travels extensively speaking in the Northeast and organizes large conferences for students. He recently graduated with an MBA from the Rochester Institute of Technology after studying at SUNY Brockport and Elim Bible Institute. He lives in Lima, NY where he attends Elim Gospel Church.