LEAD 2021 Speaker: Larissa Sales

LEAD 2021 Speaker: Larissa Sales

Larissa has a deep-rooted dedication to take care of God’s creation and to love other people. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Geosciences with a concentration in Watershed Management from Mansfield University of Pennsylvania. Using her skills and...
LEAD 2021 Speaker: Richard Wong

LEAD 2021 Speaker: Richard Wong

Richard is a Senior Consultant with CGI Federal providing training and documentation support to the U.S. Patent and Trademark office, a part time EMT in Carlisle Pennsylvania, and an Adjunct Instructor with the Harrisburg Area Community College for their Public Safety...
LEAD 2021 Speaker: Alexis Brown

LEAD 2021 Speaker: Alexis Brown

Rev. Alexis Brown currently serves as a Campus Minister at Howard University and an Associate of Asbury United Methodist Church, located in Washington, DC. Alexis has earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Howard University (2006) and a Master of Divinity degree (2015)...
LEAD 2021 Speaker: Joe Webb

LEAD 2021 Speaker: Joe Webb

Joe Webb is an ordained Deacon in the West Virginia Conference, serving a dual appointment as the leader of New Wineskins, a nontraditional ¶259.1.a Mission Congregation, and as Conference Coordinator for New Faith Communities. Joe answered the call to vocational...
LEAD 2021 Speaker: Amy Valdez Barker

LEAD 2021 Speaker: Amy Valdez Barker

I am a recovering church bureaucrat who has found a new mission calling. I am connecting a community of artists who are offering hope through their art from their hearts. I have seen the church’s old systems dwindling and I have watched (and maybe even...
LEAD 2021 Speaker: Hillary Taylor

LEAD 2021 Speaker: Hillary Taylor

Hillary Taylor is an ordained elder in the South Carolina United Methodist Annual Conference. She presently serves as the pastor of a two-point charge (Bethany-Zoar) in Saluda, South Carolina. Born and raised in Columbia, she studied psychology and poverty studies at...