Alyssa Esparaz – Nov 10th

Alyssa is a Chinese-Filipino-Canadian living in Toronto, Canada. She is an alumnus of the University of Toronto’s Centre for Critical Development Studies where she studied International Development. Today, she works for Compassion Canada on their communications team. After travelling to visit her family’s sponsor child, volunteering and then sponsoring her…
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Christina Laurice – Nov 2

Christina Laurice is the on-air host of a television show called Living Local – bringing high spirited excitement for local events in southern Ontario, communities that care, families and kids. A talented writer, social media influencer, producer and screen personality, Christian can be found at local community events representing YES…
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Camille Aguila

Camille Aguila is a passionatete Marketing Manager at Crossroads Christian Communications Inc, where she’s honoured to glorify the Lord by sharing the gospel through her team’s marketing, graphics and artistic talents and skills. Camille found salvation in Christ when she was at the University of Toronto, where family and friends shared the redeeming gospel and love of Christ. From then on, Camille had actively served as a head worship leader for 10 years at her previous church, where she was also called to serve and teach kids about Jesus and music.
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Crystal Lavallee – Nov 2nd

Crystal Lavalee is a talented executive producer, national director, and founder of I Am Compelled – a cutting edge, national, educational charity that uses theatre and media to engage students in Canadian heritage, heroes and responsible citizenship.  As an Indigenous woman, Crystal is committed to bringing the truth regarding Indigenous…
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April Hernandez-Castillo

One of the most respected Latina actresses in Hollywood, April Hernandez-Castillo’s personal life story is one of victory. Her feature film debut as Eva Benitez in the Image Award-nominated MTV film, Freedom Writers (2007), alongside Academy Award-winner Hilary Swank, put her in the ranks of some of the biggest names in the industry.…
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Eric O Jacobsen

Eric O. Jacobsen (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Tacoma, Washington. He is the author of Three Pieces of Glass:Why We Feel Lonely in a World Mediated by Screens, The Space Between: A Christian Engagement with the Built Environment, Sidewalks in the Kingdom: New Urbanism and the…
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Chad Veach – Oct. 19th

Chad Veach is the founder and lead pastor of ZOE Church in Los Angeles, California, a dynamic Christian church with multiple locations throughout the city. In addition to leading ZOE, he is an international speaker, the author of two books, "Faith Forward Future" and "Unreasonable Hope," and the host of Leadership Lean In— a discussion-based…
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Sam Collier – Oct. 12

Sam is a pastor, speaker, host of A Greater Story with Sam Collier and is widely known from being reunited with his biological family on The Steve Harvey Show. A Greater Story is Sam’s personal story of abandonment, gratitude and rescue, revealing how God always has a greater story through our trials, relationships and…
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