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Tiffany Crow (MA, BCBA, LBA) is Behavior Analyst who provides behavioral training and consultations within school districts, religious organizations and nonprofits. Tiffany also is the Clinical Supervisor of an ABA Clinic providing behavior strategies to staff and families via Telehealth. Tiffany served as the Special Needs Coordinator at Brazos Pointe Fellowship in Lake Jackson, Texas for 6 years. Tiffany is passionate about sharing strategies to better equip organizations to include everyone. She enjoys 90s country music and being outdoors with her family.

Tiffany Crow - Conference Co-Host

Tiffany Crow (MA, BCBA, LBA) is Behavior Analyst who provides behavioral training and consultations within school districts, religious organizations and nonprofits. Tiffany also is the Clinical Supervisor of an ABA Clinic providing behavior strategies to staff and families via Telehealth. Tiffany served as the Special Needs Coordinator at Brazos Pointe Fellowship in Lake Jackson, Texas for 6 years. Tiffany is passionate about sharing strategies to better equip organizations to include everyone. She enjoys 90s country music and being outdoors with her family.
Sandra Peoples is a special-needs mom and sibling. She and her family live in Alvin, TX where she serves Heights Baptist Church as the Inclusion Coordinator for Special Needs Families. She also serves the Southern Baptist of Texas Convention as their Special Needs Ministry Consultant. She’s the author of Unexpected Blessings: The Joys and Possibilities of Life in a Special-Needs Family and the host of the podcast, Self Care and Soul Care for the Caregiver. You can connect with her at sandrapeoples.com.

Sandra Peoples - Conference Co-Host

Sandra Peoples is a special-needs mom and sibling. She and her family live in Alvin, TX where she serves Heights Baptist Church as the Inclusion Coordinator for Special Needs Families. She also serves the Southern Baptist of Texas Convention as their Special Needs Ministry Consultant. She’s the author of Unexpected Blessings: The Joys and Possibilities of Life in a Special-Needs Family and the host of the podcast, Self Care and Soul Care for the Caregiver. You can connect with her at sandrapeoples.com.
Beth Golik is the Operations Director for Key Ministry, an organization that provides knowledge, innovation, and experience to the worldwide church as it ministers to and with families of kids with disabilities. She hosts Key Ministry’s monthly Idea Share and the Disability Ministry Video Roundtable for church leaders across the country. Beth also serves as the special needs ministry director at Bay Presbyterian Church in suburban Cleveland. She has a passion for connecting people to resources through networking and relationship building.

Keynote Speaker: Beth Golik

Beth Golik is the Operations Director for Key Ministry, an organization that provides knowledge, innovation, and experience to the worldwide church as it ministers to and with families of kids with disabilities. She hosts Key Ministry’s monthly Idea Share and the Disability Ministry Video Roundtable for church leaders across the country. Beth also serves as the special needs ministry director at Bay Presbyterian Church in suburban Cleveland. She has a passion for connecting people to resources through networking and relationship building.

Wendi Akers

Wendi has lead a special needs ministry for 23 years. She is currently in her 7th year at River Pointe Church. She is married with grown children. Her adult daughter happens to also be on the spectrum. She enjoys spending time with her family including 3 grandchildren.
Elizabeth Barnett serves as the Church Relations Director for SOAR Special Needs. She is passionate about encouraging ministry leaders to make the Gospel accessible to all people. SOAR has assisted over 400 churches throughout the United States and over eleven countries in starting or strengthening their disability ministry. Elizabeth also enjoys trying out new coffee shops and traveling.

Elizabeth Barnett

Elizabeth Barnett serves as the Church Relations Director for SOAR Special Needs. She is passionate about encouraging ministry leaders to make the Gospel accessible to all people. SOAR has assisted over 400 churches throughout the United States and over eleven countries in starting or strengthening their disability ministry. Elizabeth also enjoys trying out new coffee shops and traveling.
Anthony Emerson (M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is Director of Spiritual Life at The Brookwood Community in Brookshire, TX where he pastors adults with a wide array of intellectual disabilities. He also is co-pastor with his wife Melissa of Mosaic Community Covenant Church in Missouri City, TX, where he lives. He enjoys hanging out with his three-year-old daughter and watching too much football.

Anthony Emerson

Anthony Emerson (M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is Director of Spiritual Life at The Brookwood Community in Brookshire, TX where he pastors adults with a wide array of intellectual disabilities. He also is co-pastor with his wife Melissa of Mosaic Community Covenant Church in Missouri City, TX, where he lives. He enjoys hanging out with his three-year-old daughter and watching too much football.
Bolatito currently serves as a Self-contained classroom teacher at a public school in Texas and also the founder of the Youtube Channel- Spedeveryday that passionately focus on assisting individuals with exceptionalities, supporting caregivers, and creating awareness of special education needs in the society. She earned her Masters degree in Special education and presently a doctoral student at Grand Canyon University. Her areas of interest includes but not limited to advocacy, life skills coaching, inclusion, transition, advocacy, and individualized goal setting. Bolatito enjoys working with children, public speaking, traveling and having fun with friends and families.

Bolatito Fatoki- BT

Bolatito currently serves as a Self-contained classroom teacher at a public school in Texas and also the founder of the Youtube Channel- Spedeveryday that passionately focus on assisting individuals with exceptionalities, supporting caregivers, and creating awareness of special education needs in the society. She earned her Masters degree in Special education and presently a doctoral student at Grand Canyon University. Her areas of interest includes but not limited to advocacy, life skills coaching, inclusion, transition, advocacy, and individualized goal setting. Bolatito enjoys working with children, public speaking, traveling and having fun with friends and families.
Stephen Grcevich MD is a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Chagrin Falls, Ohio who serves as President and Founder of Key Ministry, a non-profit ministry that promotes meaningful connection between churches and families of kids with disabilities for the purpose of making disciples of Jesus Christ. His first book, Mental Health and the Church: A Ministry Handbook for Including Children and Adults with ADHD, Anxiety, Mood Disorders, and Other Common Mental Health Conditions (Zondervan, 2018) presents a model for churches seeking to develop an intentional mental health inclusion strategy.

Dr. Steve Grcevich

Stephen Grcevich MD is a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Chagrin Falls, Ohio who serves as President and Founder of Key Ministry, a non-profit ministry that promotes meaningful connection between churches and families of kids with disabilities for the purpose of making disciples of Jesus Christ. His first book, Mental Health and the Church: A Ministry Handbook for Including Children and Adults with ADHD, Anxiety, Mood Disorders, and Other Common Mental Health Conditions (Zondervan, 2018) presents a model for churches seeking to develop an intentional mental health inclusion strategy.
Stephen “Doc” Hunsley, M.D. is the Executive Director and founder of SOAR Special Needs in Lenexa, Kansas. SOAR (Special Opportunities, Abilities, and Relationships) serves over 1000 individuals with special needs through regular respite events and a Special Needs Day Camp. Doc is currently assisting over 400 churches locally, nationally, and globally in starting a Disability Ministry. Doc also organizes the Wonderfully Made Conference held annually every October in Kansas City. Doc is a retired pediatrician while his wife, Kay, continues practicing pediatrics. They are proud parents to three beautiful children: Luke, Mark, and Sarah. The Hunsley’s middle child, Mark, is presently running the halls of heaven. During Mark’s five-year earthly stay, he gave his family the opportunity to learn from and love a child with autism. You can follow SOAR on Facebook or Connect with Doc on Twitter: @DocHunsley SOARSpecialNeeds.org.

Stephen "Doc" Hunsley

Stephen “Doc” Hunsley, M.D. is the Executive Director and founder of SOAR Special Needs in Lenexa, Kansas. SOAR (Special Opportunities, Abilities, and Relationships) serves over 1000 individuals with special needs through regular respite events and a Special Needs Day Camp. Doc is currently assisting over 400 churches locally, nationally, and globally in starting a Disability Ministry. Doc also organizes the Wonderfully Made Conference held annually every October in Kansas City. Doc is a retired pediatrician while his wife, Kay, continues practicing pediatrics. They are proud parents to three beautiful children: Luke, Mark, and Sarah. The Hunsley’s middle child, Mark, is presently running the halls of heaven. During Mark’s five-year earthly stay, he gave his family the opportunity to learn from and love a child with autism. You can follow SOAR on Facebook or Connect with Doc on Twitter: @DocHunsley SOARSpecialNeeds.org.
Shawn joined Joni and Friends in 2021, as the Houston Area Director, with twenty four years of ministry experience including a decade in local church ministry and most recently in East Africa with an emphasis on serving and connecting the disability community. He has a passion to see churches empowered to welcome, evangelize, disciple and meet the practical needs of people affected by disability. He is married to Whitney and is a proud Girl-Dad of eight year old and three year old daughters.

Shawn Koonce

Shawn joined Joni and Friends in 2021, as the Houston Area Director, with twenty four years of ministry experience including a decade in local church ministry and most recently in East Africa with an emphasis on serving and connecting the disability community. He has a passion to see churches empowered to welcome, evangelize, disciple and meet the practical needs of people affected by disability. He is married to Whitney and is a proud Girl-Dad of eight year old and three year old daughters.
Bronwyn currently serves as the Inclusion Coordinator at University Covenant Church in Davis, CA, a consultant and content contributor with Ability Ministry, and equips churches and families impacted by disability in the Evangelical Covenant Church. She holds a special education credential with previous experience educating children and teens in public school and residential settings. She is married with 3 children and is an avid San Francisco 49ers fan.

Bronwyn Murphy

Bronwyn currently serves as the Inclusion Coordinator at University Covenant Church in Davis, CA, a consultant and content contributor with Ability Ministry, and equips churches and families impacted by disability in the Evangelical Covenant Church. She holds a special education credential with previous experience educating children and teens in public school and residential settings. She is married with 3 children and is an avid San Francisco 49ers fan.
Lyn Pollard serves as the Kids Inclusion Coordinator at Watermark Community Church in Dallas, Texas, where she leads the Sunday Special Needs Ministry. Lyn is Mom to two teens and is pursuing a graduate degree in Christian Leadership at Dallas Theological Seminary. Lyn is passionate about sharing the gospel with people of all abilities and encouraging the Church to look for God’s glory at work in the lives of people with special and additional needs.

Lyn Pollard

Lyn Pollard serves as the Kids Inclusion Coordinator at Watermark Community Church in Dallas, Texas, where she leads the Sunday Special Needs Ministry. Lyn is Mom to two teens and is pursuing a graduate degree in Christian Leadership at Dallas Theological Seminary. Lyn is passionate about sharing the gospel with people of all abilities and encouraging the Church to look for God’s glory at work in the lives of people with special and additional needs.
Sandra was a special education teacher for ten years and has a Master of Science in Education degree. She also earned a Master of Arts in Christian Education and a Doctor of Educational Ministry degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Sandra is a homeschooling mother to her two sons, one of whom has special needs. She loves spending time at home learning, reading and being creative with her writing, artwork, and music. She presently lives in Fort Worth, Texas with her husband Roger and two sons, Lot and Silas.

Sandra C. Saenz DEdMin

Sandra was a special education teacher for ten years and has a Master of Science in Education degree. She also earned a Master of Arts in Christian Education and a Doctor of Educational Ministry degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Sandra is a homeschooling mother to her two sons, one of whom has special needs. She loves spending time at home learning, reading and being creative with her writing, artwork, and music. She presently lives in Fort Worth, Texas with her husband Roger and two sons, Lot and Silas.
Trevor and Abigail have been married for 6 years and have been involved in music and ministry for the majority of those years! Both raised in Christian homes, they are passionate about furthering the Kingdom of God in any way He chooses to use them! While not currently serving in ministry vocationally, they both volunteer at their home church on the worship team and are leaders of the Youth Group!

Trevor & Abigail Stockman (our worship leaders)

Trevor and Abigail have been married for 6 years and have been involved in music and ministry for the majority of those years! Both raised in Christian homes, they are passionate about furthering the Kingdom of God in any way He chooses to use them! While not currently serving in ministry vocationally, they both volunteer at their home church on the worship team and are leaders of the Youth Group!
Rebecca has been in the disability space since 2012 when she started and led rEcess, a respite ministry, and a siblings support group ministry in Dallas. Rebecca is the the Programs Director at 99 Balloons, a non-profit ministry out of Fayetteville, Arkansas, where she seeks to educate, equip, and train churches on 99 Balloons' ministry models for respite and adults. She desires to see the church embrace, include, and celebrate each and every person made in the image of Christ.

Rebecca Wall

Rebecca has been in the disability space since 2012 when she started and led rEcess, a respite ministry, and a siblings support group ministry in Dallas. Rebecca is the the Programs Director at 99 Balloons, a non-profit ministry out of Fayetteville, Arkansas, where she seeks to educate, equip, and train churches on 99 Balloons’ ministry models for respite and adults. She desires to see the church embrace, include, and celebrate each and every person made in the image of Christ.
Daniel serves as the Minister to Special Needs Families at Houston’s First Baptist Church. Prior to entering the ministry, he worked for several decades in the legal and corporate worlds. He and his wife of over 30 years, Mary Lynn, have two daughters and a son, who also happens to have Autism. After living the life of a special needs parent for 15 years, Daniel heard the call to work with special needs friends and their families full-time. He views disability as a platform to display the works of God (John 9:3).

Daniel Williams

Daniel serves as the Minister to Special Needs Families at Houston’s First Baptist Church. Prior to entering the ministry, he worked for several decades in the legal and corporate worlds. He and his wife of over 30 years, Mary Lynn, have two daughters and a son, who also happens to have Autism. After living the life of a special needs parent for 15 years, Daniel heard the call to work with special needs friends and their families full-time. He views disability as a platform to display the works of God (John 9:3).
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