Founder & President • The Excellence Advisory

Performance Excellence coach and consultant helping leaders of small and mid-sized organizations break through the day-to-day firefighting and achieve the results they've always thought possible.

Founder • Isaiah 117 House

Ronda is the Founder and Executive Director of Isaiah 117 House, a nonprofit dedicated to changing the way foster care begins. Since 2018, the organization has expanded to 61 locations across 13 states, serving more than 10,000 children with love and dignity.

Dean of Students, Adjunct Professor • King University

Chase has worked with all populations of students from elementary to graduate school and across the globe. He has lived abroad and loves visiting new countries and learning new cultures. He has a passion for working with teams and leaders in cross-cultural and challenge by choice settings. He has a wife and three kids and a golden who love going on outdoor adventures together.

Director & Co-Founder • Tall Trees Profiles

Hettie is a certified life coach and the co-developer of Tall Trees Leadership Profiles and Evergreen Parenting: personality-informed tools to help people of all ages know their design and live their purpose at home and at work.

Senior Executive • The Leverage Group

Rob leads through dedication to his teams, clients and projects. He knows how to develop a creative concept from vision into final delivery, and is intensely devoted to standards of excellence in all aspects of his personal and professional endeavors. He has a passion for helping people build their brands encouraging true authenticity in a world full of fake.

Adult Ministries Leader • Celebration Church

Sarah was created and designed to love and encourage others. Her servant leadership is lived out daily as a wife and homeschooling mom of 3 kids. She is passionate about bringing people together to share the joys and the burdens of life, ultimately leading to a deeper connection with the each other and the Lord.

Michael is a retired, disabled U.S. Navy Illustrator-Draftsman, having spent 16 of his 20-year military career working in Navy print shops, drafting shops and graphics shops, both ship-board and shore-based. He has a BFA in Illustration with a sculptural emphasis from Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design in Denver, Colorado. Michael has been teaching art and ministering prophetically through his art since 2007. He has also been mentoring, facilitating and co-facilitating Christian men’s groups for the past 13 years.

Dustin & Trace bring stories to life through dramatic storytelling and creative communication. With a passion for engaging audiences in meaningful and memorable ways, they'll weave the themes of the conference into powerful, lighthearted moments throughout the day.

Publisher, Women’s Business Mentor & Coach, Personal Development Speaker

Kina is devoted to helping women discover their God-given worth and pursue their calling with confidence. With decades of experience in international nonprofit leadership and community development, she now empowers women to live and work with intention and balance. Kina blends faith, wisdom, and real-world experience to inspire meaningful action.

Dr. Whitney Hanor, PA-C • Professor Milligan University’s PA Program

Whitney has over 11 years of clinical experience. Married 13 years and mother of four, she brings expertise in patient care, medical missions, and academic instruction. As a speaker, she has shared at state-wide medical conferences, church leadership workshops, and international missions foundations. Her doctoral research involved burnout prevention and treatment in both clinicians and students.

Senior Pastor • Promise Ministries Church

Rob is a former Division I baseball captain, Hall of Fame coach, and 16-year educator. He holds a master’s degrees in teaching and Divinity. Rob is a dedicated husband, father, FCA leader/speaker, and passionate mentor to youth.

Certified BluePoint© Master Coach

Harold passionately helps individuals and organizations overcome challenges and experience abundance. Starting at a Fortune 100 company, he progressed from entry-level to Global Leadership Manager and executive coach.

Harold guides others to discover their true identity, embrace new opportunities, and experience tremendous breakthroughs. He’s married to Alison, has two children, and a beautiful three-year-old granddaughter.

Founder • Compass Education

Dr. Lynne Little is founder of Compass Education LLC. Drawing on 25+ years in Christian education, she strengthens school leadership through curriculum design, accreditation support, and professional development, helping teams lead with clarity, purpose, and a vision anchored in biblical excellence.

General Manager • AIC Roofing

Asher comes from an engineering background and has served organizations and ministries in Asia and North America. His passion is motivating teams to become vibrant and effective by clarifying vision and building healthy leadership practices inside their organizations.

Director of Partner Relations • Summit Leadership

Eric grew up in Seymour, Indiana (home of John “Cougar” Mellencamp”) and earned a business degree from Ball State University. He went on to earn a Master of Divinity degree in 2010 from Asbury Seminary. Eric began working with Summit in 2014 as the Director of The Church Mobilization Network. Eric and his wife, Cindy live in Johnson City and have two daughters.

Director of Marketing & Development • Aldebaran Financial Insights

Joshua is a visionary leader passionate about empowering others to grow and succeed. With over 17 years in marketing leadership and decades in music as a drummer, mentor, and recording artist, Josh inspires teams to find rhythm, collaboration, and purpose through innovative experiences that spark transformation.

Baker • Speaker

Julie Voudrie, or "Chef Julie" as she's known on WJHL's Daytime Tri-Cities, competed on TLC's Next Great Baker in 2014. She's passionate about sharing her love for life and baking.

Worship Pastor • Celebration Church

Louis hails from Pretoria, South Africa and has been a happy Tennessean since December, 2017. He left a career in the law to pursue God's calling to music ministry in 1994, when he started writing, recording, producing, and performing worship music full-time. On a ministry tour to the USA in 2004, he discovered the Celebration Church community and felt right at home. Many years and several visits later, he joined the CCTRI team of musicians full time as our worship pastor. He is married to Hettie and is father to Idalise, Pero, and Simone'. They love exploring God's purposes for the Tri-Cities.

Creator/Artist • The Creative Treehouse

Robin has a passion for helping others discover joy and confidence through crafting. With a background in education, she has been teaching classes in-person and online for the past 9 years. If she isn't creating in her craft room (the Creative Treehouse) you'll probably find her playing Pickleball with her husband, Max.

Educator

April is a devoted mom, educator, and crafter who brings heart and purpose to everything she does. A steadfast quiet leader, she's passionate about inspiring others to embrace creativity and the power of genuine connection.

Regional Community Development Director • Frontier Health Foundation

Chloe is an accomplished nonprofit leader and Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW). As the Regional Community Development Director for Frontier Health Foundation, she leads comprehensive fundraising strategies, strengthens community partnerships, and enhances the visibility and impact of the organization across the region.

Ministries Director • In His Imagine, Celebration Church

As a certified mental health coach, Robin counsels individuals seeking freedom from depression, anxiety, suffering, and identity rooted in diagnosis, guiding them toward lasting hope and freedom in Christ. Passionate about discipleship, she seeks to help people discover their true identity in Jesus. She also enjoys working with individuals with ADHD and those with Autism. Walking alongside special needs families by offering encouragement, understanding, and hope, her desire to create a place of belonging and support. Outside of ministry, Robin finds joy in dipping her toes in any body of water she encounters.

Director of Care Services • Summit Leadership

After earning her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Virginia Tech, Michele attended Florida State University where she acquired her Masters of Science in Counseling and Human Systems. Michele has been serving as the Director of Care Services for Summit since 2012 and is a certified life coach. Her passion is derived from seeing the healing power of Jesus in the lives of emotionally hurting and spiritually wounded individuals. She believes His forgiveness offered them redemption of their pain and is always amazing proof of His great love for each of us.

Jonathan and Taylor have spent their lives being involved in music, in the arts, in photography and business ventures and of course in the church. For them leadership has always looked like shepherding over shaming and it starts in the home. They have two young sons that they are training up to be leaders in the world ahead. Leadership means you look to the lowliest, the ones that fall behind. That leading better means loving better. Painting became an outlet in a difficult traumatic season for them and they now utilize to teach on life, leadership and service.

Area Sales Manager • BSN Sports

Matthew is a devoted husband, father of three, and follower of Christ. He’s passionate about helping men lead boldly in their homes, their businesses, and their walk with God—believing true leadership starts in the small, daily moments of faith, consistency, and intentionality.

Larry recently retired after being a counselor with adults and adolescents for 25 years.

Part of Larry's private practice was running various high adventure camps for youths and adults such as skiing, fly fishing and surfing. He enjoys spending his free time being in the outdoors pursuing his heart. Larry has been married to Becky for 45 years and they have three grown children and seven grand children.

Director of Business Development • Summit Leadership

Danielle is known for her genuine love for people and passion for connection, she thrives in environments that unite individuals and organizations around a shared purpose. Danielle lives in Gray, Tennessee, with her husband Grant and their two little boys, Callum and Beckham.

Adult Ministries & Women's Minister • Celebration Church

Leigh serves as Women's Minister to Celebration Church.She has a passion for ministry and a gift for helping individuals find a place of belonging and service, both in the community and in the church. She loves to see people have fun and experience the true hope that only comes from Jesus Christ.

In her spare time, she enjoys a good ride on her Peloton Bike, spending quality time with her family & friends, traveling and seeing new sites. Leigh is married to Jamie and is the "Uber Driver" and mommy to two very active kids, Aubrey and Greyson.

318 Ministry Director + Event Coordinator • Celebration Church

Maggie is passionate about leading with excellence and intentionality. Lover of Jesus and adventure, she is driven to help others experience the transformative love of Christ and grow deeper in faith, purpose, and authentic relationship with Him.