Pastor’s wife at Springs Fellowship Church in Dallas, Mom to three teens, step-mom to two married woman, Christ Lover, owner of small biz Pilastro Candles, co-owner of Private Label Skin Care and Private Label Manufacturing LCE laboratories, Justice & True Beauty Advocate, Shopping Freak, Runs 5ks, soccer mom,Occasional Cook, Pasta Gobbler and Proudly Latina who wants to help make a difference.

Dana Houston, based in Columbus, Ohio, has been styling women since 2009. As the owner of Plumes & Peacocks, she has a niche of bringing out the personal style of the “everyday woman.” She can be found on Facebook at Plumes & Peacocks. Follow her on twitter @Dana_Ranee

Susanna Krizo was born in Sweden, raised in Finland, and currently resides in Chicago, IL. She is the author of Essential Inequality & Social Justice in an Unjust World and blogs at www.susannakrizo.com.

Carrie has an undergraduate degree in English, and a Masters degree in Multicultural Education from Eastern University. She has taught ESL and Academic Reading at the high school and junior college level in various urban settings, as well as EFL overseas.

Carrie also founded a non-profit called Someones Child that seeks to engage, educate, and empower families to combat human trafficking nationally and globally.

Currently, one can find Carrie enjoying the beautiful diversity of her own family, which includes her Czech husband, her eldest biological daughter, Bella, who is a medically fragile kiddo, and her youngest daughter, Ethiopian Habesha, Abeni.

Carrie is, “On a journey to live authentically”

Carrie is an amazing advocate and beautiful writer. Check out her work and contract with her today as a freelance writer by clicking and liking her facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/raindropsandrivers/

Morgan Peterson is 22-year- old aspiring public relations professional from Columbus, Ohio. She recently graduated from Ohio University with a degree in journalism and a specialization in retail fashion product development. Morgan shows a true passion for fashion, entertainment and philanthropy and is excited to incorporate these passions into her career. To learn more about her, visit her website morganmpeterson.com.

Andi Cumbo-­‐Floyd is a writer, wri7ng coach, and farmer. She writes regularly about the cra> of wri7ng at Andilit.com and about African American history and genealogy at ourfolkstales.com.

An emerging writer in Chicago and current creative writing – nonfiction MFA candidate at
Columbia College
Chicago
Columbia College Chicago
MFA Creative Writing – Nonfiction
Elon University Alumna

Nicole T. Walters loves to experience and to write about this messy, noisy, beautiful world and cultures not her own. Though her family’s roots run deep in the soil of the southern United States, Nicole along with her husband and their two little ones are learning to love hot milk tea instead of sweet iced tea as they make their home in South Asia. She hopes to help others create space to hear God’s voice in all the noise of life as she writes about faith from a global perspective at A Voice in the Noise. She has authored essays in several books and her writing has appeared in places like Relevant and CT Women. She is a regular contributor at The Mudroom, SheLoves Magazine, and READY Publication and is a member of the Redbud Writers Guild.

Sheli Massie is a writer on good days when a child isn’t puking or screaming or the dog hasn’t run away for the zillionth time or when the house doesn’t look like a Hoarders episode or she didn’t forget to pick up one of the five children from school. She lives in the western suburbs of Chicago with her husband who has pushed her to be a better version of herself for sixteen years. Sheli adores her best friends and gets anxiety attacks around anyone pretty or skinny, so she stays in yoga pants and writes about redemptive story as a proud member of Redbud Writers Guild. You can find her writing at Eggs & Rice.

Transparent, authentic, fierce, fearless, focused, and faithful are a few words to describe me. Fun, loving, and outgoing are words that express my everyday experience. I wake each day determined to encourage someone, motivate everyone, and incite an awakening to move people beyond the status quo.

I am a Columbus, Ohio native, I serve on the Women Coming Together advisory committee promoting international leadership development in the areas advocacy, and economic empowerment. I am an active member of the Redbud Writers Guild, and a member of the Indie Christian Authors, and serve on the launch team for Mentor for Life. I am the author of seven published books and READY Magazine, and I travel the world speaking and writing.

I desire to give women and girls a platform to share their voices around their cause.