Communications

Sharing Christian Union's Mission and Vision

Patrick Dennis 

Creative Director

Patrick oversees the design and creative direction of Christian Union's brand communications. He has spent more than twenty years helping for-profit companies and non-profit organizations tell their story well. From 1999 to 2009, he served as the president and creative director of a brand strategy and communication design firm that he co-founded in Northern Virginia. During that time, he had the opportunity to consult with and serve a wide range of companies, as well as organizations ranging from well-funded startups to Fortune 500 companies. Upon selling his share of the firm in 2009, he began consulting with Christian Union and a small number of other clients.

He and Karey live in Northern Virginia and have three children. They enjoy skiing and diving together, and Patrick has been known to be found on the golf course occasionally.

Erin Conner 

 Writer and Communications Associate 

Erin Conner holds two Bachelor’s degrees in Rhetoric and in Political Science from the Pennsylvania State University, as well as a Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Maryland. While at Penn State, Erin earned the “Outstanding and Value Service Award” from the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General for her work in mediation for the Bureau of Consumer Protection. 

Erin began her educational career as the Director of the Academy at Mindworks Learning Institute near Washington D.C. that received an award for excellence by Johns Hopkins University. Erin, then, taught in both private and public school settings until starting her own educational service business near Bucknell University where she also served as a Board Member for the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce to help support the growth and education of local businesses. Erin founded Telos Educational Ministries, a non-profit organization that empowered under-represented students to gain access to outstanding educational resources to create significant and measurable improvements in their learning and life. 

Erin and her family moved to New Hampshire where she worked as the director of youth and college ministry through her local church. Before working on the communications team at Christian Union, Erin served as a Ministry Fellow for Christian Union Vox at Dartmouth.

Erin has published three books: Seek: Principles for Living an Abundant Life, Seeking God, Finding Life: A Graduate’s Guide to Faith, and Know, a Scripture-based children’s book about living in the promises of God. She currently lives near Pittsburgh, PA with her husband, Joe, who coaches college men’s lacrosse; they have three children: Ethan, Gia, and Jace.