Brian Russo
Director, Youth and Senior Adults

Brian Russo was born in Summit, New Jersey on October 18, 1981. He received his B.A. in Psychology (and earned membership to the Psychological Honors Society) from Seton Hall University in 2004, for which he researched auto-biographical memory narratives, contrast effects in rats, and differential evaluations within early-adulthood schizophrenic populations. Upon graduation, Brian gained employment at UMDNJ (The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey) and worked with Dr. Norman Hymowitz; researching, testing, evaluating, and educating about tobacco preventative measures, specifically in pediatrics. After his federal grant was exhausted prematurely, Brian joined a study-abroad program in Italy, and lived in Florence for five months, studying the language, culture, and history of renaissance art. It was during this experience that Brian felt persuaded to apply for the Masters of Divinity program at Princeton Theological Seminary.

In 2006 Brian was accepted to the aforementioned, and there cultivated his personal call into ministry. He interned as a Chaplain at the Princeton HealthCare System, for which he worked at three distinct locations: The University Hospital, Merwick Hospice Care, and The Princeton House Rehabilitative Retreat. Brian also interned for two years at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, assisting the youth minister in the care of the youth of the congregation.

Brian joined the staff full-time in May 2009 as the Interim for Senior Adult Ministries, and has since become the Director of Youth and Senior Adults. He lives in Jenkintown, PA.

When not with his responsibilities at the church, Brian enjoys reading, photography, philosophy, Radiohead, LOST, fantasy football, and amateurish studies in astrophysics.

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