Meet Our Leaders
Brittany Melrose
Executive Director & Campus Minister (she/her)
Brittany was born and raised in Dallas, and is a graduate of UNT and SMU Perkins School of Theology. She loves serving alongside the awesome students at Synergy Wesley, where she can let her inner nerd shine. Her experience includes social justice advocacy, campus ministry at UNT and SMU, and missionary service in the Democratic Republic of Congo through the General Board of Global Ministries. Brittany loves playing guitar, rock climbing, singing along to Disney music, and hanging out with her wife Nicole and twin toddlers Denver and Dash. You can e-mail Brittany at: brittany@synergywesley.org
Adam Richards
TCU Brite Divinity School Intern
(they/them)
Adam is attending seminary at Brite Divinity School, pursuing a Master of Divinity degree as part of the UMC ordination process. They received their master’s degree in Political Science and bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Gender Studies from The University of Texas at Dallas. While in college Adam served as the president of Rainbow Guard and Wesley at UTD, and served on UT Dallas' Student Government. Adam is excited to start a Wesley chapter at Brookhaven College in partnership with Synergy Wesley and Chapel Hill UMC!
Rachel Mumaw
SMU Perkins School of Theology Intern
(she/her)
Rachel was born and raised in Portland, Oregon before moving to Dallas six years ago to attend SMU. She stayed to pursue her M.Div at Perkins School of Theology, where she is currently a student. Her ministry passions include social justice and the intersection of LGBTQ+ and faith identities. Outside of studying and ministry, Rachel likes to read, write (her debut novel Jericho was published in April of 2021), and play any board game or table top RPG that crosses her path.
