Angela is known for her work as a Co-Founder and Senior Partner with Mission Advancement Partners, Director of Mission Advancement with Endow, and her integral role in scaling FOCUS, The Fellowship of Catholic University Students. During her work as a missionary and respected business professional, she experienced a mental health crisis that lead her to ask the question, “What are the truly vital ingredients to human flourishing?” This launched her into a passionate study of cultural ecosystems and the necessary conditions for human thriving. She has since become a thought-leader and highly sought after speaker for her vulnerable, heartfelt message on sustainable living in the heart of the Father. Angela and her husband Bill have left city life to build a self-sustaining permaculture ranch in Montana on Flathead Lake near Glacier National Park.

After growing up in Southern California, playing college football and tasting startup success, putting in 60 hour weeks at Cisco Systems and other tech giants, Bill Schnieders found himself exhausted, cynical, and unfulfilled. Dissatisfied with the fast paced lifestyle of Silicon Valley, he began to ask the question: How did God create us to live in the beginning? His search for answers to this question lead him to encountered God in the cultivation of permaculture ecosystems. He is passionate about helping humanity to rediscover the peace and fulfillment that come from reintegrating into its own natural habitat: the Garden. Married in August of 2018, Bill and his wife Angela have since left behind lives driven by the American culture’s insatiable need for accomplishment and have settled on Flathead Lake near Glacier National Park in Montana to grow a more sustainable life.

Samantha Kelley is a former Division 1 soccer player for UConn. After college she worked with student athletes for five years through FOCUS and Varsity Catholic. She currently holds a Masters in Catholic Psychology from Divine Mercy University and is pursuing Theology of the Body teaching Certification through the Theology of the Body Institute.
Samantha speaks nationally on topics of Sport, Femininity, Theology of the Body, Prayer, and any other topics that fit within the mission of FIERCE Athlete, Inc. You can check out some of her past talks for Oakcrest High School and FOCUS Greek.
 

Dr. John Bergsma is Associate Professor of Theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio. He holds the M.Div. and Th.M. degrees from Calvin Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and a Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Notre Dame. He served as a Protestant pastor for 4-years before entering the Catholic Church. He specialized in the Old Testament and the Dead Sea Scrolls. An author, guest on EWTN, and Faculty of the year- he is a popular teacher who inspires his students with a love of Scripture.

Koren Ruiz has served over the past seventeen years as Youth minister, Multicultural Educator, School Administrator, Loan Officer, Music Composer, Professional Translator, Choir Director, Liturgical Presenter, and Fundraising Consultant.  He is a bilingual/bicultural native Spanish speaker originally from Sinaloa Mexico; but he has resided in the United States for the past 17 years.