Throughout the year, we feature Crandall alumni by sharing their stories. Spotlight stories keep us connected with our alums, highlighting what they have been doing since leaving Crandall and how their time at Crandall has influenced their lives during and after their studies.

Today’s Alumni Spotlight Story features Erica Scott, who graduated in 2015 with a BA in Biblical Studies.

When thinking about Crandall, I’m struck by the enormous impact it has had on my life. I came to Crandall for my undergraduate program in 2011. That fall I met Ron (’14), who would become my husband, and I also met friends who I would remain close with all these years later.

After graduating, Ron and I moved to the Saint John area for a few years, then returned to Moncton. Shortly after coming back, a position at Crandall in the Advancement department opened up and I was offered the role.

I loved working at Crandall! It was truly such a wonderful place to work. It was through this role that I felt like I got an inside look at the heart and vision of this institution.

As much as I loved working at Crandall, Ron and I felt a stirring and a call to look at moving abroad. We had visited England for the first time in 2018 and we felt a unique love for the country. Through the Crandall community and our church (Lewisville Baptist), we got to know Dr. Mark Lee and his wife Carley, a Canadian couple who had migrated from Oxford to Moncton. Inspired by their experience, we began to realize that a move overseas was not an impossibility. After a lot of prayer, Ron got in contact with a church in Nottingham called Trinity that was looking for a new team member. Now, like most people, we only knew Nottingham for one thing: Robin Hood! But after several conversations with the church, we sensed that God was calling us there.

Life has plenty of unexpected moments – this one included – and in an unexpected way, the experience and community at Crandall was used by God to make our move possible. One example is Laurie Douthwright, who has had a significant impact on both of our lives in the past, and who helped us sort out our housing situation. Furthermore, shortly after arriving in England, I applied for a job in the Alumni department of Nottingham Trent University. Due to my experience at Crandall with the same database software and working in a very similar role, I was chosen out of hundreds of other applicants for the job (I don’t say this to brag, but to show how actively God is working).

Although I was sad to leave my position at Crandall, I’m incredibly thankful for the training and leadership I was able to receive from the Advancement staff – and the lighthearted atmosphere in which we could work (including a few pranks that Dr. Bob Knowles [’89] let me get away with). When I look at my life and where I have ended up, I can see countless ways that Crandall has left its mark on me. It truly is a special place. The connections and friendships made at Crandall can stay with you for years after graduating. I am so thankful that I chose to attend this university – It changed the course of my life in all the best ways.