Seth Yelorda is a Pastor, Leadership Coach, and Organizational Consultant. With over eighteen years of senior leadership experience, Seth loves working with churches, schools, nonprofits, and health systems to improve operations, develop leaders, and discover vision so that they can be better positioned to make an impact in the community. His life mission is to help leaders to discover their Kingdom contribution.

International speaker, Entrepreneur, Author and Pastor Kevin Wilson is no stranger to us. Directly prior to his current role as youth and young adult pastor at the Sunnyside Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Portland, Oregon, Kevin was the first Digital/ Social Media Coordinator for the Office of Communications at Andrews, overseeing all social media communication strategies for the University. 

In addition to ministering to his local congregation, Kevin is also known as “Chaplain Chai” to a global online community of around half-a-million “besteas” many of whom are non-Christian. He pastors to them through digital storytelling using chai tea - the beloved beverage of his south-Asian heritage - as a canvas for sharing thoughts about justice, meaningful living, and contextual theology. His content has been featured in Forbes, The New York Times, Yahoo, Bon Apetit Magazine, the Seventh-Day Adventist World Church and other local and global news networks. 

A “Third-Culture Kid” who grew up in multiple countries and the grandson of tea plantation workers in Sri Lanka, Pr. Kevin is also the co-founder of two companies: “Cross Culture Chai” - an ethically sourced tea enterprise that aims to provide fair wages and create opportunities for tea estate workers across the globe, and “Cross Culture Tours” - a humanitarian tour company that seeks to enhance intercultural education while elevating the lives of marginalized people-groups in Sri Lanka. 

Kevin is a published author with Tarcher-Perigee of Penguin Random House - one of the largest publishing houses in the world, with his critically acclaimed first book “The Way of Chai: Recipes for a meaningful Life.” It is a meditation at the intersection of tea, south-Asian culture, and Gospel-flavored existential philosophy. 

Pr. Kevin is currently based in Vancouver, Washington with his wife, Elynn and his two fur-children phoebe and Leo. 

Director of Children's Ministry and Sabbath School for the Central California Conference, Lisa Plasencia brings over 27 years of experience in ministry, emphasizing the integration of effective communication throughout all areas of children’s ministry. With a focus on empowering kids to express their faith confidently, Lisa initiated programs like the Creative Communicators Camp, which equips children with public speaking skills grounded in biblical principles. 

An accomplished author, Lisa wrote "Connecting with Purpose: Small Group Dynamics for Families in the Church," reflecting her dedication to fostering meaningful connections within families and communities. She enjoys collaborating with the North American Division (NAD) Children’s Ministry, contributing to innovative projects such as the Presenters Expo: Step 1, where she serves as both an author and presenter. 

A dynamic speaker on communication, leadership, and team building, Lisa is committed to inspiring the next generation of leaders and change-makers in the Lord's work.