Leadership

Jeremy Freimark

Director of the Collaboratory;
Sector Leader, Mechanical Projects

jfreimark@messiah.edu 717.796.1800 ext. 6810

Jeremy joined the Collaboratory in 2022 and lives in Elizabethtown with his wife Christi and two children. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Product Design and Development from the School of Engineering Technology at Eastern Michigan University. After graduation, Jeremy continued his work as a project manager in Reverse Engineering in the automotive industry, exercising his skills in lean process improvement and optimization. After several years in the automotive industry, Jeremy served in missions in Central America for one year, where his Spanish-speaking skills were refined, and his ministry career-path began. Over the next six years, Jeremy worked in student ministry in Christian camps and as a director in community youth center, where he discovered his passion to disciple students. To further his education in ministry, Jeremy pursued a Master’s in Christian Ministry with a focus of Discipleship from Liberty University. This unconventional path of engineering, disciple-making, and international missions has now led Jeremy to Messiah University, where he has come alongside the Collaboratory and its mission to serve college students and those in greater need around the world.

Bryce Watkins

Program Manager of the Collaboratory and Sector Leader for Biomedical Projects

bwatkins@messiah.edu 717.796.1800 ext 7226

Dereck Plante

Sector Leader, Electrical/Computer Projects

dplante@messiah.edu 717.796.1800 ext. 3004

Tim Howell

Sector Leader, Biomedical Projects

thowell@messiah.edu 717.796.1800 ext. 2788

Andy Erikson

Sector Leader, Civil/Environmental Projects

aerikson@messiah.edu 717.796.1800 ext. 2754

Rachel Rashford

Student Director of the Collaboratory

collaboratory@messiah.edu

Rachel Rashford is a senior mechanical engineering student from Gaithersburg, Maryland. In the Collaboratory she has been a member of the Sustainable Mobility team since the fall of her Sophomore year. Outside of the Collaboratory, she is on the Women's Volleyball team at Messiah, and loves spending time outside in nature. Rachel is excited to serve the Collaboratory in this position and work alongside Brandon this upcoming year. 

Brandon Koehnke

Assistant Student Director of the Collaboratory

collabad@messiah.edu 717.796.1800 ex. 7226

Brandon is a junior mechanical and electrical engineering double major from Lancaster, PA. He has been serving on the Egg Incubator project for the past two years and had the incredible opportunity to travel with them to Zambia in May 2022. During his sophomore year, Brandon was blessed to serve as a Discipleship Community Leader. Outside of the Collaboratory, he spends time playing guitar, is a member of multiple rec sports teams, and serves as the Senior Resident Assistant of Naugle Hall. Brandon is very excited to continue investing in the Collaboratory and serve both those working on projects and clients around the world.

Colleen Quinn

Media Manager of the Collaboratory

Collabmarketing@messiah.edu

Colleen is a senior politics and international relations major from Philadelphia. Colleen enjoys running, speaking French, cooking and spending time outdoors. She is excited to work with the Collaboratory as she shares its stories on social media.