Introducing Our New Summer Blogger – Jen Lawrence
Jen Lawrence has been a professional writer for over a decade. She’s written about faith, storytelling, midlife renewal, style, divorce, parenting, critical thinking, and career change for numerous publications. She was a pioneering mommy blogger and is the author of Engage the Fox: A Business Fable about Thinking Critically and Motivating Your Team. She also writes at 1010…
Lindsay Gladding – June 19th
Lindsay Gladding is World Vision Canada’s Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs Director, with over 12 years of experience. In her role with World Vision’s humanitarian team she has deployed to multiple crises in the last decade, including Niger to support a food security crisis, Jordan to establish WV’s response to Iraqi…
Heather Smyth – June 12th & June 14th
Heather Smyth is a woman who passionately pursues all things with courage and conviction. She has been married to Jeff for 15 years and they have a 10 year old son, Nathan who can be described as “all in” for everything he sets his mind to. Heather was diagnosed with…
Dr. Merry Lin – June 5th & June 7th
Dr. Merry C Lin is a registered clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience in counselling individuals, couples and families on a variety of personal issues. She specializes in helping people overcome depression, anxiety and fear, abuse and trauma, stress, grief, marital and relationship struggles, parenting and family issues, and…
Ann Mainse – May 29th & May 31st
Ann Mainse was born in Fort Sam Houston, Texas, into a U.S. military family. She met her husband Ron in psychology class while attending Evangel University. Ann completed a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, and they were married in 1984. As a stay-at-home mom for 15 years, Ann often led…
Matthew Hill – May 24th
Matthew Hill is a millennial who lives in Toronto with his wife Darcy and his Pug, Walter. He is passionate about developing leaders across many industries. Matt has been a grateful participant within many rich mentoring relationships over the years that have made significant impacts on his personal growth and…
Rev. Nicholas Coates – May 22nd
Nick’s passionate about exploring what it means to be human and alive in this world. Nick is currently working at Red Deer Lake United Church in Calgary as the Senior Pastor. Find him on twitter at @nickcoates and www.nickacoates.com
Tim Tang – May 15th & May 17th
Associate Director of TIM Centre, Rev. Dr. Timothy Tang was born in Toronto where he now lives with his wife Joanne, who is a high school teacher in the York Board of Education. They have two sons and a daughter, Tobin Wesley, Mathis Jiles, and Breylin Emmanuelle, who are 11, 9,…
Marcia Shelton – May 1st & May 5th
Marcia Shelton is no stranger to trials and tribulations. She lost her brother in her early twenties and understands first-hand the impact that crisis, including death can have on a family. It wasn’t until much later that Marcia recognized just how much the after effects of the loss echoed into…
Jam Gamble – April 19th
With an unconventional approach to life, Jam Gamble’s journey has been filled with reroutes, unexpected opportunities and big risks. Jahmeelah is living proof that formal training is not always necessary. Stumbling into her passion, she began her career in education and advocacy as a teenager working for a special needs…
