SMU Campus Pastors

Garrett Davis

Director | garrett@anyfocus.org

Garrett is husband to an amazing wife, Erika, and dad to Jack and Juniper. He has a passion for woodworking, sports, and writing. He finds ministry deeply rewarding and plans to stay in it his whole life.

Erika Davis

Campus Missionary | erika.davis@anyfocus.org

Erika graduated from Hardin- Simmons University in 2011 with a BS in Kinesiology. She was a personal trainer at Presby Dallas for 7 years while volunteering with FOCUS at Collin College. Once she had her kids Jack and June, she left her job to stay home with them and focused more on informal ministry. She is excited to enter into vocational ministry and be on the SMU campus this year!

CK Akagha

Campus Missionary | ck.akagha@anyfocus.org

C.K. graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. At UT he began a deep personal relationship with Jesus. After college he went to work as an engineer in Dallas, and started serving at East Plano Fellowship. While serving he felt God tugging on his heart to work in ministry full time. After a few short years of fellowship in the community, C.K. finally made the jump and started the FOCUS Apprenticeship. He lives in Dallas with his lovely wife, Renee, who is a fellow missionary to SMU.

Renee Akagha

Campus Missionary | renee.walters@anyfocus.org

Renee first became involved in FOCUS back in Fall 2013 at Collin College where she quickly felt a part of the family of hooligans there. She later graduated from UTA in 2018 with the longest degree name (B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies with concentrations in Human Behavior and Intercultural Communications with a minor in Psychology). Renee is excited to continue on the SMU team for the 2025-2026 school year!

Taylor Bass

Campus Missionary | taylor.bass@anyfocus.org

Taylor graduated from UT Arlington in 2021 with a BBA. Having spent his entire life in Arlington, he now calls Dallas his home. He first worked with FOCUS as a pastoral apprentice at UT Dallas. Since then, he has helped pastor our community at SMU. What he finds most fulfilling in life is helping young men encounter Jesus for the first time. Then teaching them to play disc golf.

Angel Warden-Palmer

Campus Missionary | angel.wardenpalmer@anyfocus.org

Originally from Grand Prairie, TX, Angel moved to San Francisco where she would eventually receive her BFA in Dance and minor in Religion and Philosophy at Dominican University. While dancing in college, she had the opportunity to virtually study FOJ with a FOCUS grad and that experience deepened her love for Jesus and other people. During her junior year, Angel sensed that God was asking her to trust Him with her dance career and follow God’s voice to apply for the apprenticeship, working first at Collin College and now on staff at SMU!

Asa Miller

Pastoral Apprentice | asa.miller@anyfocus.org

Asa graduated from SMU in 2025 and will serve there this year as an Apprentice with FOCUS. He is passionate about helping students encounter Jesus and grow in close, authentic Christian community. Asa first sensed a call to ministry while serving as a counselor at Kanakuk, a Christian youth summer camp. It was there, while sharing the Gospel, that he discovered discipleship to be a deeper purpose for his own relationship with Christ.