Meet Our Team!
Reid Wooten, Citadel President
Reid will be graduating in December 2026 with a Bachelor's in Intelligence and Security Studies. After graduation, he plans on continuing to serve with the SC National Guard and intends to pursue a full-time career with the fire service. Reid found the Wesley foundation his freshman year and began diving deeper into the opportunities his junior year, joining the praise team running sound for Monday night worship, and serving as a student leader.
Email him at reid@wesleychs.org
Rev John Sterling Poole, Director
John was born and raised in Spartanburg, graduated from the College of Charleston in 2020 and taught high school English for two years before coming to CWF in 2022. John was very active in CWF while in college, and CWF helped John actually find God and find his true calling to ministry. John is a student at Duke Divinity School in order to become an Ordained Deacon in the UMC. John feels a deep call to ministering to college students and specifically to leading students into church leadership. He lives in North Charleston with his wife, Hannah, their three cats: Huckleberry, Gulliver, and Bilbo, and their dogs, Zebedee and Mordecai. John and Hannah welcomed their son, James Dempsey, in December of 2024, and fatherhood is John’s favorite ministry.
Email him at john@wesleychs.org
Hannah Poole, Volunteer Minister
Meet Hannah Poole, one of our volunteer ministers at Wesley! Hannah is a devoted wife to John Poole, mother to James Dempsey Poole, and preschool teacher. Known for her kind and caring spirit, Hannah is a blessing to our community, and we are grateful for her warmth, encouragement, & support she brings to Wesley.
Email her at medfordhannah@gmail.com
Matthew Walker, College of Charleston President
Matthew was raised in Rock Hill, and is now pursuing a degree in integrated studies at the College of Charleston. Matthew is creating his own major through the integrated studies program, combining the disciplines of arts management and entrepreneurship. He is entering his junior year, and speaks often about how much he has been blessed through CWF. He transferred from Winthrop University after his freshman year, and found CWF early on during his first semester at CofC. Here at CWF, he has met some of the most kind and open hearted people he has ever known, and he looks forward to continuing that culture of open hearted authenticity during his time as the CofC Wesley president.
Email him at matthew@wesleychs.org
Isabella Knapp, Executive Assistant
Isabella is originally from North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She graduated from the College of Charleston in May with a Bachelor’s in Marketing and a minor in Arts Management. She loves using her creativity to serve others and is particularly passionate about the intersection of creativity, business, and community. In her free time, Isabella enjoys spending time at the beach, traveling, and enjoying a good cup of coffee.
Email her at isabella@wesleychs.org
Jamie Ackerman, Bookkeeper
Jamie obtained her bachelor’s degree in organizational management with a specialization in accounting from Eastern Florida State College, graduating with honors and 3 additional certifications in accounting. Jamie’s greatest loves are the Holy Trinity and her family. She believes that her son, and all children are God’s greatest blessings! Jamie lives by a quote by Francis Asbury, “My desire is to live more to God today, than yesterday, and to be more holy this hour than the last.”
Email her at jamie@wesleychs.org