Patsy Clairmont
• Overcame debilitating agoraphobia - fear of open spaces

• Former radio personality with Focus on the Family

• 2007 book: Dancing Bones: Living Lively in the Valley

• Message: Overcoming fear through faith

Nichole Johnson
• Dramatist; performs dramatic sketches at the conferences

• Hosted “Mid-Point” on the Hallmark Channel

• 2007 book: Dramatic Encounters With God: Seven Life-Changing Lessons of Love

• Message: Encouraging women they are not alone

Marilyn Meberg
• Licensed family therapist; former marriage and family counselor

• Has two master’s degrees; former college professor

• 2007 book: Free Inside and Out (co-written with Luci Swindoll)

• Message: Finding God in the questions of life

Sandi Patty
• Winner of 5 Grammy® Awards; 39 Dove® Awards; 3 platinum and 5 gold albums

• Best-selling author of Broken on the Back Row and Life in the Blender

• 2007 Book: Falling Forward

• Message: God takes broken pieces and by His love makes us whole

Anita Renfroe
• Comedian who pairs practical wisdom with fall-off-your-seat humor

• Author of Purse-Driven Life, and If It’s Not One Thing, It’s Your Mother

• 2007 Book: If You Can’t Lose It, Decorate It!

• Message: Celebrate life. Enjoy the journey.

Luci Swindoll
• Former executive with Mobil Oil

• Sister of popular speaker and author Chuck Swindoll

• 2007 book: Free Inside and Out (co-written with Marilyn Meberg)

• Message: Living life to the fullest

Sheila Walsh
• Former co-host of the “700 Club”

• Grammy nominee

• 2007 book: God Has A Dream For Your Life

• Message: Finding hope in the midst of clinical depression

Thelma Wells
• Widely recognized as first black woman to become Assistant V.P. of a commercial bank

• President of a national mentoring ministry

• 2007 book: What These Girls Knew: How Girls Back Then Talk to Us Today

• Message: Triumph over life’s obstacles