Soren and Ever Johnson, Founders and Directors
Soren Johnson founded Trinity House Community with his wife, Ever. Soren has over 20 years of leadership experience, including teaching and communications positions at the Catholic high school and college levels, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Diocese of Arlington. From 2008 to 2011 he served as Vice President for the Prison Fellowship International, and from 2004 to 2008, and 2011 to 2019 as Director of Communications and Director of Evangelization in the Diocese of Arlington.
Soren holds a B.A. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, and an M.A. in Theology from St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary. He has lived abroad in Russia, the Czech Republic and Israel, and his writing columns have been published by the Washington Post, Richmond Times Dispatch, Chicago Tribune, Columbia, and the Arlington Catholic Herald.
In 2022, Soren and Ever were invited to make a presentation at the World Meeting of Families in Rome, and were interviewed live on EWTN from St. Peter’s Square. Soren was born and raised in West Chicago, Illinois, and now enjoys family life with Ever and their five children in Leesburg, Virginia.
Ever Johnson is co-founder and co-director of Trinity House Community. She previously worked for ten years as George Weigel’s Research Assistant at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, DC, where she assisted with research and translations for Witness to Hope: The Life of Pope John Paul II, among other books, and organized the Tertio Millennio Seminar in Krakow, Poland.
Ever holds a B.A. in Government from the University of Texas at Austin, an M.A. in International Relations from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), and an M.A. in Theology from the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC. During her early college years and beyond, she served four sessions in the Texas State Legislature and at the U.S. Embassy in Reykjavik, Iceland. She has also lived in Denmark, France and Italy, where she interned at the Vatican, and she speaks French and Italian.
Ever has published articles in Magnificat, the National Catholic Register, the Arlington Catholic Herald and Humanum, and has extensive experience as a speaker and communicator. Raised in a large Catholic family of restaurateurs in Fort Worth, Texas, Ever enjoys bringing her family’s spirit of hospitality to the ministry’s Trinity House Cafe + Market and to her family’s home in the countryside south of Leesburg.
Melissa Gauthier, Director of Outreach and Member Support
Alison Fram, Director of Operations
As Director of Operations, Alison supports all things admin, events, and nonprofit operations for Trinity House Community. She also enjoys lending a hand at the ministry’s Trinity House Café.
A Northern Virginia native, Alison earned her B.A. in Theology and Youth Ministry from Mount St. Mary’s University. She spent thirteen years in parish ministry, accompanying families and young adults and supporting mission work in Haiti, Jamaica, and Honduras. She’s excited to be a part of Team Trinity and support families and their children in a new way. Alison is passionate about helping people encounter God’s great love – starting right at home. Outside of work, she enjoys hiking adventures with her dog Daisy, being an aunt, and quality time with friends. She also loves coffee and thinks working in the offices above Trinity House Café is about as good as it gets.
Board of Directors
Rev. Denis Donahue
Ever Johnson
Soren Johnson
Christopher LeGette
Christian O’Connell
Katherine Pryor, Chair
Deacon Mark Voorheis
Esteffani Torres, Assistant Cafe Manager
Esteffani Torres is the assistant manager for Trinity House Cafe. She is an experienced professional in the customer service industry. Her confidence, passion for service, and leadership abilities are incredible assets in assuring all cafe operations run smoothly. To learn more about Trinity House Cafe and how we are engaging the public by providing a little taste of heaven on the corner of Church and Market Streets in Leesburg, VA, visit the Cafe Website.
