Todd Johnson

School - LeTourneau University '98
Position - Ole Miss Campus Director
Year - FCA staff since 2009
Hometown – Nashville, TN
Location - Oxford, MS

Bio - Todd grew up in Nashville, TN, and has been involved with FCA on the middle school, high school, and college levels. He played college baseball at Dallas Baptist University (1993-1994) and LeTourneau University (1995-1997) and was an all conference shortstop during his collegiate career. He graduated from LeTourneau University in 1997 with a Bachelors degree in Physical Education.

In 1998, Todd worked as a house parent for troubled teens at Heartlight Ministries in Hallsville, TX. In the summer of 1999, he joined staff with Athletes in Action and coached the Central American Collegiate Baseball Team for five years. Todd also served as the National Recruiting Director for Athletes in Action as well as basketball and baseball chaplain for Wright State University in Dayton, OH. In the fall of 2004, he accepted the position as head baseball coach at Northwood University in Cedar Hill, TX, and coached for 3 years. Todd graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary with a Masters degree in Christian Education in May 2009 and joined staff full time as Ole Miss Campus Director in August 2009.

Todd and Jennifer have been married since June 2007. Jennifer, originally from Marietta, GA, is a 2005 graduate from the University of Georgia. In 2007, she received her Masters degree in Communication Disorders from the University of Texas at Dallas. Prior to moving to Oxford, MS, Jennifer practiced speech pathology in Arlington, TX, and currently serves as part time Administrative Assistant for Ole Miss FCA. Todd and Jennifer have a daughter, Kaitlyn, who was born in October 2009.

Jason Cook

School - Ole Miss '09
Position - Ole Miss Football Chaplain
Year - FCA staff since 2009
Hometown - Suwanee, GA
Location - Oxford, MS

Bio - Jason was born in Birmingham, AL, where he was raised before moving to Suwanee, GA, outside of Atlanta. There he attended North Gwinnett High School where he played basketball and football. After being named to numerous all region teams, he signed to play at Ole Miss under the leadership of David Cutcliffe. There he was a member of the FCA leadership team for 4 years under the leadership of Wes Yeary and Jonathan Rainey.

After 4 years and 3 different head coaches, Jason had an integral role in leading the Rebels to a Magnolia Bowl win, Egg Bowl win, and a Cotton Bowl victory that would vault Ole Miss Football back into the national rankings. Jason went on to graduate from Ole Miss in 2009 with degrees in English and African American Studies.

After finishing his 5th year, Jason was invited to the National Scouting Combine and was later picked up by the Baltimore Ravens as a free agent. Since September 2009, Jason has been the full time Football Chaplain as well as coordinator for weekly FCA Huddle meetings on the Ole Miss campus.

Peggie Gillom-Granderson

School – Ole Miss ‘80
Position – Ole Miss Women’s Chaplain
Year - FCA staff since 2009
Hometown – Abbeville, MS
Location - Oxford, MS

Bio - Peggie Gillom-Granderson is a Mississippi native who grew up in nearby Abbeville. She earned her bachelor's degree in Social Work from Ole Miss in 1980. Peggie is the Ole Miss all-time leading scorer and rebounder in women's basketball. After her career at Ole Miss, she played one year of professional basketball before going into the coaching profession. Peggie spent 16 seasons as an assistant coach on Van Chancellor's Rebel coaching staff from 1981-1997. Prior to returning to Ole Miss in 2003, she was the head coach at Texas A&M University. She was also an assistant coach for the 2000 Women’s Basketball Olympic team.

In 1996, Peggie was inducted into the Ole Miss Athletics Hall of Fame and is a 1997 inductee of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. She has served on the Board of Directors for the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame for the last five years. The Gillom Sports Center at Ole Miss was named after Peggie and her sister, Jennifer, in 2000. She joined Ole Miss FCA in October 2009 as a part time employee and serves as chaplain for the women’s teams. She also leads women’s bible studies here on campus for the student athletes.

Peggie was married on July 2, 2005 to Anthony Granderson, and the couple resides in Abbeville, MS.