Joy Freschly
Job: Bible Study Coordinator
Hometown: Rockport, IN
Education: Bachelor of Arts in Music, Grace College, Winona Lake, IN
Discipline/Area of Specialty: Voice, Soprano
Affiliations/Professional Societies: CPAF
Hobbies: Playing piano, designing greeting cards, cooking, photography
Favorite Quote or Bible Verse: "Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession. For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find help in time of need." Hebrews 4:14-16 and "What is the cheif end of all humanity? To glorify God and enjoy Him forever." - from the Wesminster Confession
Christi Mahan
Job: Publications Coordinator
Hometown: San Angelo, TX
Education: Bachelor of Art in English, San Angelo University, San Angelo, TX
Discipline/Area of Specialty: Theater
Affiliations/Professional Societies: CPAF, International Thespian Society
Hobbies: Reading, Writing
Favorite Quote or Bible Verse: “If any man among you thinks himself wise, may he become a fool, that he may be wise.” 1 Corinthians 3:18Ellen Shearer
Job: Office Manager and Intern Supervisor
Hometown: Birmingham, AL
Education: Bachelor of Music Education, Samford University; Master of Church Music, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Discipline/Area of Specialty: Piano
Affiliations/Professional Societies: CPAF, MTNA (Music Teachers National Association), IMTA (Indiana Music Teachers Association), Symphony of the Lakes
Hobbies: Accompanying on piano, singing in a choir, walking on a beautiful trail, reading in a quiet place, enjoying my husband, two sons and friends
Favorite Quote or Bible Verse: "This is how we know we are in Him; Whoever claims to live in Him must walk as Jesus did." 1 John 2:5b, 6; Psalm 91
Amanda Shine
Job: MasterWorks Europe Festival Administrator
Hometown: Lima, OH
Education: Bachelor of Music, Houghton College, Houghton, NY
Discipline/Area of Specialty: Flute
Affiliations/Professional Societies: CPAF, National Flute Association, Phi Kappa Lambda, Lima Symphony Orchestra, Houghton College Alumni Association, Warsaw Symphony Orchestra
Favorite Quote or Bible Verse: “But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in the most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit. Keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. Be merciful to those who doubt; snatch others from the fire and save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear – hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh. To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy – to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen” Jude 20-25
Eric Squires
Job: Audio/Visual Recording Technician/Webmaster
Hometown: Columbia City, IN
Education: Grace College
Discipline/area of Specialty: B.S. Business Administration Minor in Music
Affiliations/Professional Societies: CPAF
Hobbies: Guitar (playing and building), songwriting and recording
Favorite Quote or Bible verse: "I never forced devotion in myself and never compose hymns or prayers of that kind unless it overcomes me unawares; but then it is usually the right and true devotion." - Franz Schubert
Leilani Wells
Job: MasterWorks USA Festival Administrator
Hometown: Roanoke, Indiana
Education: Bachelor of Arts in Professional Writing, Taylor University Fort Wayne, Indiana
Discipline/area of Specialty: Writing/Screenwriting
Affiliations/Professional Societies: CPAF, Graduate of Act One: Writing For Hollywood screenwriting school in L.A., Graduate of the Focus on the Family Institute.
Hobbies: Writing, watching/critiquing movies or TV shows, reading, creating, horseback riding, cooking, hiking
Favorite Quote or Bible verse: "Nothing bad ever happens to a writer, it's all good material."
Psalm 91 and Revelation 21:5
Job: Writing and Journalism Intern Stephanie McKenzie Job: Membership Coordinator & Director of Alumni Services Lindsey Rock Job: Community Relations Stephanie Terranova Job: Marketing and Publicity Intern
Lindsey Frederick
Hometown: Frankilin, PA
Education: Clarion University, Pennsylvania; Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
Discipline/Area of Specialty: Bachelor of Science in Speech Communication/Theatre; Concentration in Interpersonal Communication and Dance
Affiliations/Professional Societies: CPAF, Phi Eta Sigma Academic Fraternity
Hobbies: Dancing, running, reading, writing/blogging, photography, digital collage making, knitting, drinking coffee and saying outrageous things that land on various quote boards. Newest hobby: making friends with Winona Lake boat owners!
Favorite Quote or Bible Verse: "Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond all measure. We ask ourselves "Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?" Actually, who are you not to be? We were born to make manifest the Glory of God that is within us. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same" - Marianne Williamson
"The abscence of flaw in beauty is, itself, a flaw" - Havelock Ellis
Psalm 34:18 and 1 Corinthians 2:9
Hometown: Newland, NC
Education: Highschool Graduate
Discipline/Area of Specialty: Dance - Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Lyrical
Affiliations/Professional Societies: CPAF, Arts Evangelica
Hobbies: Reading, listening to music, cooking, watching movies, volunteering at my ministry at home
Favorite Quote or Bible Verse: "Pray and let God worry" - Martin Luther.
"But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us." 2 Corinthians 4:7
Hometown: Oakmont, PA
Education: Geneva College
Discipline/Area of Specialty: BA in Technical Theatre
Affiliations/Professional Societies: CPAF and Alpha Psi Omega - National Theatre Honorary Society
Hobbies: Scrapbooking, reading, sleeping, theatre and painting
Favorite Quote or Bible Verse: 1 Peter 4:10
Hometown: Hard one to answer, actually. I moved around so much growing up that no one place in particular is a hometown- so I've adopted Peconic, NY, a small bayside town on Long Island where my Italian grandparents had a house.
Education: After four years of college, each year being at a different school, I finally graduated with an Associate in Arts, emphasizing Business, Marketing and Art.
Discipline/Area of Specialty: Marketing, Art, Small Business Ownership, Photography
Affiliations/Professional Societies: Focus on the Family Institute Alum, CPAF
Hobbies: Inter-cubicle communication, photography, making messes and calling it artistic happenings, cooking, getting myself lost for the express purpose of having a mini-adventure in finding my way back, road trips, trying new things.
Favorite Quote or Bible Verse: "There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered." - Nelson Mandela
Psalm 34, 66, Isaiah 40, 43.