The Campus Ministry team

Staff team

Susan Leyster, M.A.

Originally from Tucson, Arizona, Susan Leyster has lived in Washington State since 1987 and has served Saint Martin's University since 1988. She has been in her current role as director of campus ministry since the spring of 1997. Susan holds a bachelor's degree in religious studies and a master's degree in counseling.

Title: Director of campus ministry
Office phone: 360-438-4581
Cell phone: 360-789-6701
E-mail: leysters@stmartin.edu

Brian Suda, Obl.S.B., M.T.S.

Brian Suda has spent most of his life in the Pacific Northwest. He and his wife, Emily, are both graduates from Saint Martin's University and oblates of Saint Martin's Abbey. In 2010, after completing his master's degree in theology and spending two years as a high school campus minister at Boston College High School and a youth minister at his local parish, Brian and his wife returned to Washington State. He holds a bachelor's degree in humanities and a master's degree from Boston College School of Theology and Ministry.

Title: Associate director of faith and formation
Office phone: 360-438-4581
E-mail: bsuda@stmartin.edu

Fr. Peter Tynan, O.S.B.

Fr. Peter Tynan, O.S.B. comes to Saint Martin's University from the Midwest where he was a member of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits). Entering the Abbey in 2002, Fr. Peter brought with him a wide academic and spiritual background. In 2011 he completed his seminary studies at Mount Angel in Oregon and was ordained to the priesthood. Originally a librarian by profession, Fr. Peter also holds master's degrees in Christianity and Modern Culture, Theology and Divinity.

Title: Chaplain of Campus Ministry
Office phone: 360-486-8828
E-mail: fr_peter@stmartin.edu

Student Team

If you are interested in joining the Campus Ministry team, find out more here.