2012 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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Dr. Caroline Leaf is a neurologist from South Africa who has researched the human brain since 1981. She is the author of The Gift in You and Who Switched Off My Brain? Her most recent book: Who Switched Off Your Brain?, is more than a marriage or relationship book. It is filled with key insights that will help you better understand the often mysterious behavior of the opposite sex and practical tips that will quickly improve your relationships. Dr. Leaf has been received all over the world by a variety of audiences due to her unique ability to link the scientific principles of the brain to intellectual and emotional issues in a simple and practical way. Through years of research she developed the Geodesic Learning® theory and the unique Switch On Your Brain™ 5-Step Learning Process and the Metacognitive-Map®. Dr. Leaf has published articles in academic journals, consumer magazines and has been interviewed in newspapers, on radio and television. She lectures to both Christian and secular audiences worldwide on diverse topics relating to optimal brain performance including: controlling your thought life, managing stress, eradicating toxic thoughts, overcoming mental, emotional, and spiritual strongholds, understanding male and female brain and identifying your unique gifts . Caroline’s passion and interests lie in helping people to think, understand and use their brain properly to live healthier lives. She has a desire to assist people to recognize their unique gifts and fully reach their God given potential. |
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Lorraine Brock is the Founder and President of Get Organized! She is a professional organizer, family coach, and speaker. Get Organized! is often described as a combination of the hit TV shows, "Clean Sweep" and "The Super Nanny." Unlike other organizing companies, the primary focus of Lorraine's company is motivating individuals to organize and manage their family, home and office. A popular media guest, Lorraine has been on Good Morning Texas, Good Day Fox, various radio outlets and many local, regional, and national print and on-line magazines, such as the Dallas Morning News and The North Texas Kids Magazine. She has also presented at the Attention Deficit Disorders Association (Souther Region) Conference, The Dallas Home & Garden Market, as well as working closely with IKEA in Frisco on all their in-store workshops. |
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Allison Bottke is a bestselling inspirational author and speaker. Her international outreach includes 25 published non-fiction and fiction books, including the acclaimed God Allows U-Turns compilation book series and the popular Setting Boundaries series. Allison's new book is Setting Boundaries with Difficult People. A frequent guest on national radio and TV programs around the country, Allison has been featured on James Dobson's Focus on the Family, the 700 Club, and Guideposts Magazine, Praise the Lord, the Dr. Laura Show, Good Morning Texas, CBN.com, and others. She has appeared on the covers of such national magazines as Writer's Digest, BOND, The Christian Communicator, CWO, and O.H. Magazine. She has been on faculty at several national writing conferences, including Jerry B. Jenkins Writing for the Soul Conferece, North Texas Christian Writers Conference, Blue Ridge Writers Conference and others. |
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Lisa Luby Ryan is a talented interior designer, influential Dallas entrepreneur, and enthusiastic community and political leader. She is the proprietor of Vintage Living, a trend-setting European antiques and home furnishings boutique in Dallas. Lisa’s design expertise has been recognized by her peers, who selected her "D Home" magazine’s Best Designer 2004 through 2010. She has been named in "Who’s Who of National Interior Designers" and "Who’s Who of International Entrepreneurs." Lisa’s home was featured on the covers of "Veranda" (November/December 2008) and "British Country Homes & Interiors" magazines. Her work also has appeared in "Traditional Home" and "Country Home" magazines, as well as in Dallas area news and trade media and two coffee table books. A board member of the Council for Life, Lisa is a sought-after public speaker who frequently is honored to testify about the role God plays in her life. Lisa's involvement in community activities includes fundraising for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, assisting with extracurricular needs at The Shelton School and Highland Park High School, and participating in events sponsored by the Women’s Auxiliary of the Children’s Medical Center of Dallas. Although she has a full schedule, Lisa’s top priorities are her faith and family. |
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Erin Leu, Esq., is a constitutional attorney with Liberty Institute which is dedicated to protecting freedoms and strengthening families. Erin is a native Texan and a 2009 graduate of the Harvard Law School. During her time at Harvard, she was in the leadership of the Society for Law, Life, and Religion, served as a Senior Editor of the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, and was an active member in the Federalist Society. Erin is a Blackstone Fellow and has worked for the Senate Judiciary Committee for Senator John Cornyn and as an intern for House Speaker Tom Craddick on the Human Services Committee. Erin graduated with highest honors from the University of Texas at Austin in 2006, with degrees in both economics and government. Today Liberty Institute employs a team of experienced full-time Constitutional attorneys and also works with many volunteer attorneys who donate their time. Some of their recent cases include representing all of the major veterans groups in the high-profile Mojave Desert Cross case and helping defend Hannah Giles, the "undercover" journalist who videotaped ACORN's corruption for a national audience. What began in a garage apartment in Plano, Texas, nearly 40 years ago, has grown into an influential public policy and non-profit legal organization dedicated to the promotion and protection of traditional family values and Constitutional freedoms. Liberty Institute has a satellite office in Austin in order to have more influence in helping pass bills that favor traditional values and to stop those which would harm those values. Liberty Institute is committed to fighting for pro-family, pro-life and pro-freedom values through the courts, legislature, grassroots and media. |
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Os Hillman is president of Marketplace Leaders, an organization whose purpose is to help men and women discover and fulfill God’s complete purposes through their work and to view their work as ministry. He is an internationally recognized speaker on the subject of faith at work. He is the author of 13 books and a daily email devotional called TGIF Today God Is First which has over a quarter of a million daily subscribers worldwide. Os’ powerful new book is Change Agent. He developed and teaches the Change Agent Intensive weekend training sessions which is now available as a DVD Video Course. He also gives leadership to a new initiative called The Change Agent Network. Os has been featured on CNBC, NBC, LA Times, New York Times, and many other national media as a spokesperson on faith at work. Os is also president of Aslan, Inc. which provides a leading online Christian bookstore to serve the “faith-at-work” movement called www.TGIFbookstore.com to serve the needs of Christians in their workplace calling. Os attended the University of South Carolina and Calvary Chapel Bible School, a ministry of Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa, California. Os lives in Cumming, Georgia, a suburb in north Atlanta. |
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