How long have you worked at Edenton Street?
Since June 2010.

What’s your favorite thing about working here?
The free coffee … I mean the staff.

Where were you born and raised?
Erie, Pa., a.k.a. “Dreary Erie” or “The Mistake on the Lake.”

Where did you go to school?
Eastern University, Duke Divinity School (go Devils go), and UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work.

How many children do you have?
One – Levi

Any pets?
A weimaraner named Duke.

What is most important about your work with the youth at Edenton Street? What drives you? What is your passion?
Keeping the gospel radical and trying to live it out together.

What are your favorite books, movies or songs?
My favorite authors: Eugene Peterson, N.T. Wright, Frederick Buechner. My favorite musicians: Radiohead and Arcade Fire. My favorite actors: Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

How do you like to spend your free time?
Reading, playing guitar or basketball.

If you weren’t working with the youth at Edenton Street, what would your profession be?
Nonprofit leadership, marketing, interior designer

What’s your favorite food?
Tex-Mex

What do you order when you go to Starbucks?
Venti house coffee.

What did your parents call you when you were in trouble?
Usually my brother’s name, Travis.

E-mail Justin.