Meet the Team
Darvin Tan, Associate Missionary
Darvin joined SYM as our journeyman missionary after successful completion of his internship. Darvin graduated from University of Texas at Austin and volunteered for Lifeworks serving street youth while a student. He has an MA in Christian Leadership from Ekklesia Theological Seminary in Jakarta, Indonesia. He is a part of the City Life Church of Austin. He can't have enough Texas BBQ and Mexican food.
Joined in February 2016
Suzanne Zucca, Drop-In Worker
Suzanne joins us after graduating Bible college and has a degree from UT in English. She is an experienced worship leader. She and her husband, Nic, have two grown daughters. She loves writing, reading, cooking, swimming, and preaching the gospel. Her favorite thing is loving those in front of her, praying, calling believers into who they are in Christ, and inviting those who don’t yet know Him to join the family of God.
Joined in August 2018
Porshia Sauls, Drop-In Worker
Porshia Sauls born and raised in Austin, Texas recent graduate of University of Phoenix with a bachelors degree in psychology. She enjoys singing and dancing. She has a passion for others and believes everyone deserves to have a fair chance at life.
Joined in November 2018
Tondra Daily, Drop-In Worker and Community Engagement
Tondra Daily is a budding entrepreneur and was a SYM client many years ago. Tondra loves art and animals and is a passionate Christ-follower.
Tondra joined us in October 2018. She transitioned in May 2019 to being a member of our Community Engagement Team
Yolanda Ezqueda, Drop-In Worker
Born in Mexico, Spanish teacher until 2001, she moved to California to raise her kids and then to NY and get a degree in Business. She moved to Texas in 2015. She loves music, movies and travel. Her passion is cooking and feeding with love for her family and friends.
Joined in October 2019
Alan Richard, Austin Intern
33 years old, my hobbies are mostly art and sports based. I feel that helping to give back to where I came from brings a lot of joy.
Joined in Sept 2020
Terry Cole, Missionary & Founder
Terry is a commissioned missionary of Covenant Presbyterian Church. He was baptized at age 13 by Calvary Baptist Church, Borger, Texas. He joined Covenant Presbyterian Church in 1999. Terry was an intern at Lifeworks Street Outreach for one year. Prior to ministry, Terry worked as an electrical engineer for 25 years. Most notably Terry edited international standards for Wi-Fi and ADSL. Terry began serving the street-dependent youth in 2003 and left high tech for this calling in 2008.
Rosie Cole
Rosie is our counseling animal. She loves working with our clients. She is always up for showing our clients unconditional love. She never tires of receiving pets or sitting in laps. She is a registered Maltese. She's non-allergenic and doesn't shed and is welcomed by most of our church partners!
Joined 2010