Leadership

Captain Charles E. Varsogea

Commanding Officer, Naval Chaplaincy School

Capt.Varsogea, a native of Monroe, Michigan, is a graduate of Concordia College, Ann Arbor and the Air Force ROTC program at the University of Michigan, also in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Upon receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy in 1991, he began studies at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In 1995, he earned a Master of Divinity and was ordained as a minister of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. That same year, he began his ministry of Word and Sacrament at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ardmore, Oklahoma. In 1997, he received a call serve as the Senior Pastor of Bethany Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He continues to serve this congregation in a missionary capacity.

Commander Madison Carter

Executive Officer, Naval Chaplaincy School

Cmdr. Keith ‘Madison’ Carter, a native of Kansas City, Missouri, graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism. He earned a Master of Arts in ministries in 2006 and a Master of Arts in theological studies in 2008 from Bethel College. He became a naval chaplain via the Chaplain Candidate Program. He earned a Doctor of Ministry from the United Theological Seminary in 2014. Additionally, he holds a Master of Arts in national security and strategy from the U.S. Naval War College.

SENIOR CHIEF RELIGIOUS PROGRAM SPECIALIST (SW/AW/IW) BRANDON R. REED

Senior Enlisted Leader, Naval Chaplaincy School

Senior Chief Religious Program Specialist Brandon Reed, a native of Bothell, Washington, enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 2009. After completing boot camp at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois, he completed Religious Program Specialist “A” School in 2010. He is a 2010 graduate of Chaplain and Religious Program Specialist Expeditionary Skills Training, 2020 graduate of the Maritime Staff Operators Course, and 2023 graduate of the Navy Instructor Training Course.