Ian Carlos Urriola (he/him/his) is a lay Chaplain and the Director of Spiritual Development and Outreach at Shenandoah University, a United Methodist-related institution of higher education in Winchester, Virginia. A lifelong United Methodist, he has held leadership roles at every level of the denomination’s polity and structure. He currently serves on the General Conference delegation for the Upper New York Annual Conference, which is where his local church membership at Asbury First United Methodist Church in Rochester, NY, still resides. Additionally, Ian has a Master of Divinity from Wesley Theological Seminary and a Bachelor of Arts in Music from American University, both in Washington, DC. He lives in Winchester with his partner, Jo, and her ever-growing collection of plant friends.