Speakers

Thursday, May 20

Wendy Brunner

Leaving a Legacy

As a trained Actress, Wendy ministers to Women’s hearts through story telling, drama, comedy, and poetry.
 
During her career in Hollywood, she was on shows such as JAG, Melrose Place, Star Trek Voyager, and Roswell.  She now writes and performs dramatic pieces to many womens’ groups.
 
Wendy and her husband Matt reside in Southern California with their 3 busy little boys, all under the age of six.

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Thursday, May 13

Lose the Baby Weight

Arlene Pellicane

An energetic speaker and writer, Arlene Pellicane has been featured on The Hour of Power, The 700 Club, and Turning Point with Dr. David Jeremiah.  Her book, Look Younger, Feel Younger: 31 Days to Rejuvenate Your Body and Soul is planned to release January 2011 with Harvest House Publishers. 

Arlene has created a website www.LosingWeightAfterBaby.com to encourage moms with podcasts, videos, articles, eBooks, and the audiobook, Losing Weight After Baby: 31 Days to a New You.  Before becoming a stay-at-home mom, Arlene worked as the Associate Producer for Turning Point Television with Dr. David Jeremiah.  She has also been an on-air features producer for The 700 Club.  Arlene earned her BA in Intercultural Studies/Communication from Biola University and her Masters in Journalism from Regent University.  She loves speaking to women at moms groups, seminars, and retreats.  Arlene lives in San Diego with her husband James and three children, Ethan, Noelle, and Lucy. 

 

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April 29 Suzanne Caverly

How to Love Your Husband One Day at a Time

Suzanne is the proud mother of two boys (11 and 8 years old), and she has been married for 16 years.  Suzanne has been teaching in Long Beach Unified for 16 years.  She currently teaches part time at the Long Beach School for Adults so that she can be more available to her family.  Suzanne is currently finishing her Masters Thesis in contemporary American History at CSULB.  Suzanne serves on the PTA, leads a Cub Scout Den, and serves in the Celebrate Recovery ministry at Bethany Church.  Her son, Owen, plays the clarinet and the bass guitar, plays soccer, and holds a 4.0 grade point average in middle school.  Her son, Miles, is a cub scout, plays the violin and soccer, and is a budding scientist

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March 11th Mary Purucker

Book and Bagel Bar

Mary Purucker grew up in Lynn, Massachusetts near the Houghton Branch Library where she had her first library job at age 14 as a page. She received her BA and Master of Library Science from UCLA where the noted children’s librarian and author, Frances Clarke Sayers, was professor of Children’s Literature. After a semester with her, Mary decided that working with children was what she wanted to do.

 

             After library school, Mary worked for the Los Angeles Public Library in the Central Children’s Room and on the bookmobile and then for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District for over thirty years as a school librarian at the elementary, middle school, and high school levels. She also taught English at John Adams Middle School for two years.  At the same time, she taught Children’s Literature and Literature for Young Adults principally at UCLA but also at CSULB, Loyola, and Pepperdine.

           

Mrs. Purucker has served on several of the American Library Association’s Young Adult Services Division committees as well as the Association of Library Services for Children. She also served on the California Literature Project and the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing Advisory Panel. She was a member of the state’s Library of California Board until 2002 and was the recipient of the Children’s Literature Council of Southern California, Dorothy C. McKenzie Award for contributions to the field of Children’s Literature.

 

She has been married for more than 50 years to Frederick J. Purucker (who grew up in Long Beach).  They have two children, seven grand children and two great grand children.

                         

 

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March 4th Carol Scheevel

Boredom Busters

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

Carol Scheevel grew up right here in Southern California. She has 2 children, Emily, age 17 and Stephen, age 18. She served as a missionary in Argentina, and attended Biola University and Talbot Seminary, majoring in Christian Education. She has been a Preschool Teacher, a music teacher, a Kindergarten Teacher, and a home day care provider, but the love of her life and the passion that keeps her awake at night is the  Children’s Ministry at First Baptist Church of Lakewood where she began serving in 1982.  She also spent 12 years living in Atlanta Georgia. Her favorite hobby is stamping and making handmade cards for the people she loves.  After 30 years of working with children, she has a lot of fun ideas to share with us in her “bag of tricks.”

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Judy Copenbarger will be speaking at MOMS January 28th

 

Judy Copenbarger is the Founder and President of Comprehensive Financial Services, based in Irvine, California.

She holds a Juris Doctor Degree, with a Taxation Emphasis, is FINRA Registered and maintains various Securities and Insurance Designations.  Her professional expertise is in Estate Planning, Retirement and Education Planning.

A busy mother of five, Judy is a sought after Speaker throughout the Country for such organizations as: MOPS Organization, MOMS Organization, Parenting Seminars, Churches and Mothers of Twins Clubs.

Ms. Copenbarger has consistently served on boards and/or volunteered for various philanthropic organizations, such as:  Kingdom Advisors, Crown Financial Ministries, General Federation of Women’s Clubs, KidCare International, MOPS, MOMS, Olive Crest Treatment Center for Abused Children, and Mothers of Twins Clubs.

Ms. Copenbarger has been a member of Delta Theta Phi, International Law Fraternity, for over 18 years.  She is currently serving as State Chancellor for the states of California and Colorado.

With Larry, her husband of nearly 25 years, Judy enjoys spending time with their five children, involving herself in their music performance tours, sports team events and field trips.

Ms. Copenbarger is the Founder of “Money Seeds, Unlimited” financial instruction programs for children.

  

Judy L. Copenbarger, JD

Comprehensive Financial Services

18101 Von Karman Avenue  Suite #330

Irvine, California  92612

(949)  551-3551

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October 1 - Suzy Martyn

 

Suzy has been married to Dave for 15 years and has three daughters, ages 7, 11, and 13. She is also legal guardian to a 13 year old Korean girl whom she will parent for the next 5 years.

 

Suzy has a daycare family consisting of 5 infants and toddlers. She is a credentialed teacher with a Masters in Education, a parenting consultant, and author and speaker with 25 years of experience working with children. She has a monthly parenting newspaper column and is a parenting expert contributing to magazines such as Real Simple, Family Fun, and Woman’s Day.

 

Suzy is also an active PTA mom, avid baker and scrapbooker, and loves biking and playing tennis. Her passion is to walk alongside young parents so they know that they are not alone. She offers personalized parenting consultation, specializing in newborn care and challenges like “sleep issues” and “limit-setting.” She has written an award-winning parenting book entitled, Enjoy the Ride: Tools, Tips, and Inspiration for the Most Common Parenting Challenges. Not only does it cover what to do in those first crucial days after coming home from the hospital but it walks you through the next several years of parenting covering topics like potty training, sibling rivalry, and chores and responsibilities. Her next book entitled Sleep Tight  is due to be released in February of 2010.

 

You can find all her services, resources, blog, and articles at http://www.mothersfriendsos.com or email her at suzy@mothersfriendsos.com

 

 

 

 

October 29 - Nicole Bennett

Nicole Bennett is a wife and stay-at-home mom who wears a lot of hats. She has a Master’s in Spanish and has temporarily retired from teaching to chase around her toddler and dabble online in writing and blogging.  Nicole can be found online primarily at GidgetGoesHome.com, where she writes about daily life on subjects ranging from faith to green living to crafts. She’s passionate about seeking to live a natural, handmade lifestyle, and loves to read, surf, travel, and watch baseball.