List of Events
Saturday, June 7th, 2014
last updated - June 2nd, 2014
Family Awards Ceremony:
Remembering Dr. Sun Yat Sen:
Artistic Performances:
- Billy Davis Jr, feat. Marilyn McCoo and "The Soldiers For The Second Coming"
- Oneonta's Contemporary Worship Band led by Aaron Barnhart
- Calvary CME “Voices of Praise Choir”
- Oneonta Chancel Choir Solos & Pipe Organ performances
- Vocalist Jeanette Parsadanian
- Teen Drama Team- Canyon Breeze Youth Ministries of San Dimas, CA
- "Roadies" Musical Improv Comedy Team
Community Workshops and Demonstrations:
- South Pasadena Police Det. Richard Lee
- South Pasadena Fire Chief Jim Frawley
- Paul Dutton, Head of Crescenta Valley Community Emergency Response Team (CV CERT)
- Margaret Vinci, CalTech Seismological Laboratory
- Leslie Luke, Los Angeles Emergency Management Department (EMD)
- John Keating, Okinawan Go Jyu Karate Instructor
- Corinna Cechi, Muai Thai - Kick Boxing
- Christina Chen, Yoga Instructor
- '3 on 3' Basketball hosted by the South Pasadena/San Marino YMCA
Therapy and Counseling:
- Dr. Alan Unell, Compassionate Rescue
- Joe Whitcomb, Reboot Your Relationship
- Savannah Ellis, Infidelity Recovery
- Jennifer Whitcomb, Love Maps
- Ryan Montague, Emotion Coaching Parenting with Improv Comedy Training
- Linda Esposito, Adult and Teen Therapist
- Quincee Gideon, "Trauma and Resilience: A Journey in Healing"
- Alessandra Giampaolo, Grief/Loss. Children/Adolescents: Depression, Anxiety, Self Harm.
Parenting. Family & Couples Counseling. Phototherapy. - Jeremy Mast, "Caring for Yourself After Divorce"
- Carol Wong, "How Grownups Can Help Kids After a Disaster"
- Shelia D. Sutton , "Cultivating Joyful Relationships"
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Family Awards Ceremony
A ceremony honoring families of the community.
Our key note speaker is Rev Dr. Jannah Scott from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Rev. Scott guides the engagement of Faith-based and community groups on issues of emergency preparedness, community resilience, incident response, immigration and other issues within Homeland Security. Her most recent endeavors include: intensive engagement projects with Cities and Counties to model “Whole Community” involvement in DHS issues; and development of policies, standards and protocols for government work with Faith-based and community groups.
Jannah serves on several national government committees, to ensure inclusion of Faith-based perspectives, including the White House National Security Council’s Community Partnerships Committee; National Engagement Task Force; DHS National Resilience Integration Committee; DHS Working Group on Countering Violent Extremism and Federal Emergency Agency (FEMA) Policy Committee. Jannah received undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of California at Berkeley and an honorary doctorate from Graduate International Bible Institute. She is mother of five with grandchildren.
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Remembering Sun Yat-Sen
A special remembrance of Sun Yat-Sen co-organized by World Kwong Tung Community Association 廣東同鄉會
- Guest speaker Robert K.H. Cup Choy,
Historian of Sun Mei 孫眉 (elder brother to Sun) - Leland Sun, great grandson to Sun Yat-Sen
- Recordings of Sun Yat-Sen
- Historic guided tours of where he visited and
prayed on the grounds of Oneonta Congregational Church - Free Chinese Buffet
- Chinese musical performances.
- Guest speaker Robert K.H. Cup Choy,
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Billy Davis Jr, feat. Marilyn McCoo
and "The Soldiers For The Second Coming"
This Talented and Dynamic Gospel Group brings together a powerful medley of Music, Testimony, Fellowship and most importantly, "The Word of GOD."
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Oneonta's Contemporary Worship Band led by Aaron Barnhart
Aaron Barnhart has been creating original music for the past decade. Born in Morgantown West Virginia, Barnhart moved to Los Angeles shortly after signing his first record deal with Universal Music Group, where he released his self-titled debut album. With a new direction and a fresh start, Aaron’s sophomore release, entitled “Many Rooms,” was funded entirely by his loyal fans and recorded with his friends at Brick and Mortar Studios in Hollywood, CA. The album looks at love and loss from different perspectives and different points in time. www.aaronbarnhart.com -
Calvary CME “Voices of Praise Choir”
In 2009, under the pastoral leadership of Rev. Oliver E. Buie, Alicia Lawrence was selected as Minister of Music at Calvary CME Church. Alicia is a woman of God, who has been blessed with a Divine understanding of Praise and Worship. Quickly after being appointed, Alicia formed a choir and invited all who desired to sing to be a part.
In 2010, Pastor John Deron Johnson was appointed as Pastor of Calvary CME Church. He has served in our ministry as a strong leader, preacher, and teacher. Being a musician himself, he understood the importance of the music ministry in a church and gave Alicia full reign to take the choir in the direction in which the spirit led her. Calvary’s Choir became Calvary Voices of Praise. Alicia, using her musical talent not only inspired the members of the choir but also assisted encouraging the church collectively to move to a higher level in their worship experience. During this transition our choir and congregation has had the pleasure of knowing a true connection with God that comes through being true worshipers (John 4:23).
Calvary CME "Voices of Praise Choir"
"Whose music heals and builds lives for Christ Jesus Our Lord and Savior!" -
Oneonta Chancel Choir Members
Solo performances by Oneonta Chancel Choir Members Florence Agcawili and Nazani Ashijian.
Florence Agcawili, mezzo soprano, began her musical studies standing at the piano surrounded by uncles, aunts, and sisters singing popular songs of the day. Music was an integral part of her elementary education and Florence delighted in the varied types of songs she learned and performed throughout her grade school years. With high school came choral music and membership in the El Monte High School A Cappella Choir under the direction of Greg Larkin. High school also marked the beginning of her formal vocal training with Lois M. Wells. Both choral and vocal training continued at Rio Hondo College in Whittier. A member of the William Hall Master Chorale from 1969 to 2005, Florence performed many major choral works and toured with the Chorale throughout Europe, China, Australia, and New Zealand. Florence has been with the Oneonta Chancel Choir since 1989. In addition to her weekly responsibilities as alto section leader, she was a featured soloist in works as varied as Rossini’s Stabat Mater, Gloria by John Rutter, and the Nativity According to St. Luke by Randall Thompson. One of the high points of her tenure at Oneonta was portraying the Mother in Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors. Florence currently studies voice with Diane Thomas in Glendale.
Nazani Ashjian, mezzo soprano, is of Armenian descent, and made her professional opera debut in the role of a student in 'The Bourgeois Gentleman' with the Pasadena Symphony. Nazani is a UCLA graduate where she performed the roles of "Nancy" in Albert Herring; "L'Enfant and L'ecureuille" in L'Enfant et les Sortileges; and "Ramiro" in La Finta Giardiniera. Nazani has performed the role of "Sondra Finchley" in the West Coast premiere of An American Tragedy. Nazani is the recipient of many awards and scholarships, and has studied voice with prominent voice coaches such as with Lisa Stidham, Dennis Parnell, Judith Natalucci, and Gail Gordon.
Both soloists will have accompanments featuring Oneonta Congregational Church's Pipe Organist, Bill Schimidt. Mr Schimdt will also be performing other musical works throughout the event.
Oneonta Congregational Church's Pipe Organist
William R. Schmidt has served as organist at Oneonta Congregational Church since January 1993. He has accompanied choirs in the Los Angeles area for the past 29 years, touring to San Francisco, New York, Vancouver, Honolulu and Great Britain. He played organ continuo at Carnegie Hall under the baton of British composer/conductor John Rutter, and accompanied the featured choir at the International Church Music Festival at Coventry Cathedral in England in 1994. William continues to accompany the Glee Clubs and Chamber Singers at Caltech and also the Glee Club at Occidental College, and is the staff accompanist at Flintridge Preparatory School in La Cañada. He also coaches cantorial students at the Academy of Jewish Religion for their liturgy classes and is the organist for the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus. Mr. Schmidt holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Organ performance from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln and furthered his studies in Los Angeles under Brooks Smith while working on a Masters of Music degree in Accompanying at the University of Southern California.
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Vocalist Jeanette Parsadanian
Jeanette Parsadanian has been gifted ever since she was 5 years old with a beautiful singing voice. Along the years she sang in the chorus group in Jr. High School. She went from there to taking 7 years of voice training in Hollywood, California from music teacher, George Carr. She then became born again in 1973 at Pastor Shock's Church, Faith Center, located in Glendale California. She started singing in 1975 at the Full Gospel Bus. Men's Fellowship in the Wilshire, Los Angeles area, broadcast on KFSG. In '76 she sang in the Choir at Christ Church where later she met Pastor Eddie Parsadanian. She sang on TBN at Christ Church which was televised on Sundays. From 1977-1982 Jeanette continued her singing career at the Full Gospel Bus Men's Meeting which was broadcast on radio stations KFSG and KGER. In 1978 at TBN she performed on the French PTL with Jock and Gladys Forcan. The programs (videos) went to Haidi. In 1982 she sang the National Anthem at Dodgers Stadium. In 1980 she performed for the Mario Morillo Crusades in the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium, and Long Beach Auditorium.
Then in 1986 while performing at Christ Church she met Eddie Parsadanian, then Assistant Pastor. And married on May 2nd 1987. In 1988 they had their first child Elizabeth, to be followed in 1990 by their second child Jeanetty.
On November 19th, 1995 Pastor Eddie and Jeanette were blessed in having their own church. Televised on Charter channel 282 in the Glendale and Burbank California areas and globally on the internet at www.icfn.tv every Friday from 4:00pm - 4:30pm and every Sunday between 8:30am - 9:00am. She has a number of songs released on CD. Including the 2002 song "I Love You for Who You Are" released also heard on iHeartRadio 750 radio station. In 2009 she released a music video available on DVD "Everlasting Kindness". With having such an anointed voice, she continues to bless the world with her talent while occasionally doing voice overs for fun.
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Teen Drama Team
Canyon Breeze Youth Ministries of
San Dimas, CA
At the 2014 SoCal District Fine Arts Festival, Canyon Breeze Youth Ministries, San Dimas, earned 1st Place in Human Video Large Ensemble, with a score of Superior and with an invitation to the Nationals Fine Arts Festival. It features a powerful message of what Jesus has done for us, and how we ought to Take Courage for the Harvest is ripe. Take Courage is performed and ministered in a unique and creative artistic manner that includes stunts, body lifting, and much more.
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"Roadies" Musical Improv Comedy Team
Musical mayhem at it's finest! The Roadies team takes a single suggestion from the audience and turns it into a 30-minute musical long-form. Nothing is pre-scripted or rehearsed. If you haven't experienced the magic of improvised harmonies, rock ballads, and group choruses, then you haven't truly lived. www.roadiesimprov.co20
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South Pasadena Fire Dept.
Workshop Presenter - South Pasadena Fire Chief Jim Frawley
Fire Safety presentation
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South Pasadena Police Dept.
Workshop Presenter - South Pasadena Police Det. Richard Lee
Neighborhood Watch presentation
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Crescenta Valley Community Emergency Response Team
Workshop Presenter - Paul Dutton, Head of Crescenta Valley Community Emergency Response Team (CV CERT)
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CalTech Seismological Laboratory
Workshop Presenter - Margaret Vinci, CalTech Seismological Laboratory
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Los Angeles Emergency Management Department (EMD)
Workshop Presenter - Leslie Luke, Los Angeles Emergency Management Department (EMD)
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Okinawan Go Jyu Karate Demonstration
Workshop Presenter - John Keating, Okinawan Go Jyu Karate Instructor
Demonstration and brief history of Okinawan Go Ju Ryu Karate. Including “Kata” (imaginery opponent practicing techniques), “Bunkai Kumite” analysis of Kata, “Kiso Kumite” one-step sparring”, and board breaking techniques.
John Keating - Karate Instructor
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Muai Thai - Kick Boxing
Workshop Presenter - Corinna Cechi, Muai Thai - Kick Boxing
Performance in the art of Muai Thai - Kick Boxing, showcasing techniques in punching, kicking and sparring drills. Kali / Escrima will also be showcased. This art form features the use of sticks, knifes and hand.
Includes a self-defense demonstration.
Corinna Cechi -
Yoga Workshop
Workshop Presenter - Christina Chen, Yoga Instructor
Christina Chen first touched base with yoga 20 years ago. It was merely a stretching routine for her on top of her regular kick boxing and weigh training workout. It was not until 7 years ago, when it was yoga that helped her gain back the health, mental strength, and center focus she had lost through a personal trauma, had she realized what a great blessing it is to make yoga a very essential part of her daily life, and how grateful she is to have started teaching 3 years ago as her yoga knowledge and practice deepens. As her body becomes stronger and more flexible, so does her mind, perspective, and life! She practices Hatha, Ashtanga, and Vinyasa Flow yoga. She is a Yoga Alliance RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher) 200 and has completed her Ashtanga teacher training course with world renowned Ashtanga yogi Mr. David Swenson. Christina now teaches at studios and offers private lessons.
On June 7th, 2014 she will be giving a brief history and description on the essence of Hatha, Ashtanga, and Vinyasa Flow yoga. You will also be shown a demonstration of various yoga poses with a brief description on the health benefits each of the poses have on the human body and mind.
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'3 on 3' Basketball
'3 on 3' Basketball hosted by Jason Ramos, of the South Pasadena / San Marino YMCA
- ages 9-10, 9:00am - 1:00pm
- ages 11-12, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
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Dr. Alan Unell, Compassionate Rescue
Workshop Presenter - Dr. Alan Unell, will speak about compassionate rescue.
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Joe Whitcomb, Reboot Your Relationship
Workshop Presenter - Joe Whitcomb, will speak about rebooting your relationship.
Joe Whitcomb, MA, LMFT, CEO and Founder of The Relationship Society and Imago Dei Relationship Institute
Joe Whitcomb brings more than 20 years of relevant experience to his work as a relationship coach and therapist. With a focus on helping couples connect and communicate at deeper levels, Joe provides effective tools for putting the fun and excitement back into relationships using his proven multidisciplinary approach. Joe earned a B.S. in Psychology with an emphasis in Neuroscience from the University of Maryland College Park. He holds a M.A. in Clinical Psychology and Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University and a Doctoral Candidate in Psychology and Marriage and Family Therapy from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
Joe’s understanding of the complex nuances presented in modern relationships makes him a respected expert on personal development and interpersonal relationships. Building on his belief that everyone is entitled to the power and freedom that come from a healthy relationship, Joe delivers a customized program filled with techniques that couples can use for the rest of their lives. By combining his formal education with his real world experiences, Joe guides couples through his signature E3 process, which is Experiential, Empowering, and Entertaining. Expanding beyond traditional methods, Joe assists clients facing a variety of challenges including infidelity, communication blocks, blended families, empty nest syndrome, and more.
Couples work with Joe to honestly assess their relationship and learn new behaviors and techniques for relating to each other. After helping more than 2,000 couples navigate their relationship challenges, Joe wanted to find a way to support even more people who want to experience the joy of authentic, loving relationships. His vision came alive when he created The Relationship Society, a progressive community designed to address the loss of social capital and relational connectedness in today’s society. As a safe space for successful individuals to find relationship strategies and resources, The Relationship Society is a premier collective of subject matter experts and thought leaders assisting members with their personal and relational growth. The Relationship Society’s flagship seminars include the WE2 and WE3 programs which are multiple day intensives for couples who want to experience more intimacy and address any challenges in their relationships. Couples consistently report enjoying more intimacy and better communication after experiencing these events.
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Savannah Ellis, Infidelity Recovery
Workshop Presenter - Savannah Ellis, will speak about infidelity recovery.
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Jennifer Whitcomb, Love Maps
Workshop Presenter - Jennifer Whitcomb, will speak about love maps.
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Ryan Montague
Emotion Coaching Parenting with Improv Comedy Training:
Practical Communication Skills for Play
and Disciplinary Moments with Children
Workshop Presenter - Ryan Montague, will speak about parenting with improv.
Ryan R. Montague, PhD is an assistant professor of communication studies at Azusa Pacific University. Ryan is an interpersonal communication scholar; he focuses on the initiation, development, and sustainability of personal relationships. Ryan teaches interpersonal communication, family communication, persuasion and attitude change, and research methods.
Ryan has a deep passion for researching, teaching, writing, and speaking about genuine dialogue, divine appointments, marital communication, and emotional intelligence. His passion for such topics has both personal and professional implications.
For selfish reasons, he wants to learn about and understand key interpersonal communication techniques, concepts, and theories that will help ensure a happy and healthy marriage for himself, his wife Debra, and his children. For non-selfish reasons, he wants to share those same interpersonal communication techniques, concepts, and theories with others so that they too can enjoy happy and healthy relationships.
Ryan became a professor because he experienced a calling to help the next generation of college students discover their true passions and desires in life. Furthermore, Ryan strives to help students find a way to set themselves up for a promising career that capitalizes on their unique strengths, passions, and desires.
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Linda Esposito, Adult and Teen Therapist
Workshop Presenter - Linda Esposito, Adult and Teen Therapist
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Quincee Gideon, Trauma and Resilience: A Journey in Healing
Workshop Presenter - Quincee Gideon, will speak about the journey in healing through trauma and resilience.
My journey in becoming a therapist started in a village in Zambia, Africa when I discovered and experienced the vast possibility of the human spirit to heal and transform after significant trauma and loss. This transformation happens within relationship with someone that cares and speaks worthiness into the life of the hurting. This is a process that transforms individuals and couples all across the globe and can happen within the safety of a therapeutic setting. I began my training at Vanderbilt Psychological and Counseling Center while studying Professional Counseling at Lipscomb University and continued my training in a doctoral program for Clinical Psychology at Fuller Graduate School of Psychology. I work with adolescents, adults and couples in order to address the long-term issues of depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress, relationship issues, and grief. My hope is to journey together to find a more integrated sense of self and purpose within your life.
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Alessandra Giampaolo
Grief/Loss. Children/Adolescents: Depression, Anxiety, Self Harm. Parenting. Family & Couples Counseling. Phototherapy.Workshop Presenter - Alessandra Giampaolo MSW, will be speaking about Grief/Loss; Children/Adolescents: Depression, Anxiety, Self Harm; Parenting; Family & Couples Counseling; and Phototherapy.
Alessandra is passionate about her therapeutic work and privileged to give her clients a voice. She loves seeing healing in action and being a part of her clients’ growth towards healing, resilience, and thriving. As one of her focuses is grief, she believes that all of us experience grief in our lives in one way or another. Transitions from a new home, new school, new city, new state, and/or new family structure cause grief. A parent or child who has to battle cancer or another major illness has loss associated with changes in lifestyle. There is immense grief through a divorce for not only the parents, but also the children and rest of the extended family as well. Grief is found in depression and anxiety, and manifests itself in eating disorders and self harming behavior. It surrounds us and we could all use some support and healing through our grieving process.
By using any means necessary for connection (art, photography, music, sand tray, play, dance, etc.), she has worked with children/adolescents who suffered from depression, anxiety/panic attacks, eating disorders, developmental disabilities, self harming behavior, anger, bullying, and low self esteem. Through her work with them, she has become a firm believer in the healing power of the therapeutic relationship. Although her focus is on children and adolescents, she believes that the strength and resilience of the family is of utmost importance. Thus, she enjoys working with parents individually and in couples to ensure that they are sensitively attuned to their children’s needs and are offering them an environment in which to thrive.
Another one of Alessandra’s passions is photography. In the last few years, she has discovered the incredible power phototherapy that has for healing and helping her clients explore their innermost worlds. By using photography “in” therapy and “as” therapy, she helps her clients delve deeper into their past and their present, and articulate their hopes for the future. Using this medium, she has worked with both kids and adults who have depression, anxiety, developmental disabilities, and eating disorders, and who engage in self harm.
Her research during graduate school focused on the impact art therapy has on a child with autism’s ability to communicate and build relationships with others. Prior to graduating from Smith College School for Social Work with a Masters of Social Work degree focusing on clinical social work, Alessandra immersed herself in Thai culture as she taught English in a small town in Thailand and volunteered her way through Southeast Asia, where she found her calling to social work and social justice. She was also an All-American, National Champion (2005), and two-time team captain for the University of Michigan softball team. She has been a mentor, coach, and role model for aspiring athletes for many years.
I am here to sit with you, be with you, listen to you, and be a part of healing you.
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Jeremy Mast - Caring for Yourself After Divorce
Workshop Presenter - Jeremy Mast, will be speak about caring for yourself after divorce.
Jeremy Mast is passionate about helping clients feel more fully alive and genuinely connected to those they care about. He enjoys helping individuals discover new possibilities and lasting change and helping couples and families cultivate fulfilling, meaningful connection.
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Carol Wong, "How Grownups Can Help Kids After a Disaster"
Workshop Presenter - Carol Wong, will speak about how grownups can help kids after a disaster.
I received my training in marriage and family therapy at Fuller Theological Seminary. I have been a certified instructor of parenting and couple workshops with Family Wellness, and I am a certified counselor in premarital and marital assessment through the Prepare/Enrich Program. In addition, I hold a master degree in educational psychology and PPS credential in school psychology from California State University, Long Beach.
An area of special interest for me is helping families with children who have special needs. I previously worked as a school psychologist for 12 years as part of an IEP team that assessed and provided services for special needs students through the IEP process. Altogether, I have worked in public and private schools in school counseling for 20 years. Also, I am a parent of both a gifted child and a special education child, and deeply empathize with other families who share a similar journey. I love to support parents.
We are created for relationships. We have been created by and for relationship with God and with others. When we are understood and known by another, we are able to understand and know ourselves also. I believe therapy is a unique relationship in which a person can be listened to and understood, providing a context that facilitates growing and knowing oneself. I believe therapy is a healing and enriching experience that helps people find wholeness and integration in physical, emotional, social, and spiritual aspects individually and within the family. When clients are open to engage in therapy with me, I consider it a priviledge. I respect my client's trust whether I am working with an individual, couple, family, child, or adolescent, and I want them to know they belong and are loved.
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Shelia D. Sutton , Cultivating Joyful Relationships.
Workshop Presenter - Shelia D. Sutton MA. and M.A., will spaek about cultivating joyful relationships.
Shelia Sutton is a National Board Certified Teacher, UCLA Writing Project Fellow, adjunct professor, and a Marriage, Family Therapy Intern.
Shelia earned her bachelor's degree in English Education from the University of Texas at Austin. Additionally, Shelia holds two master’s degrees, one in English with an emphasis in Rhetoric, Composition and Language from California State University at Los Angeles and one in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. Shelia also studied Spiritual Direction at Pecos Benedictine Monastery in Pecos, New Mexico; Spiritual Formation at the Stillpoint Center for Spiritual Direction; "The Converging Religions of the Area" at Tantur University in Jerusalem; and Thriving and the Life Model at the Shepherd's House. Dr. Jim Wilder has mentored Shelia since 2003.
Shelia's interests include propagating joy through mutual bonding and attachment; brain functioning and its impact on relationship to self and others; maturity and individuation; trauma resolution through Immanuel prayer practices; empathic attunement as an artistic life skill; and writing and story-telling as paths to deeper healing and connection to others.
