Speakers & Team

Janet Newberry is an educational consultant and an unshakeable believer in the transforming power of love. Janet is the founder and curator of John 15 Academy, a 501c3 not-for-profit answer to the call of redeeming childhood and revolutionizing education. After serving almost 30 years in public and private education, Janet has spent the past fifteen years studying educational philosophy, adolescence, neurology - specifically how the brain responds to fear and love, and theology - specifically the power of grace. She is a self-proclaimed love researcher. Her experiences with families and children continue to offer evidence that our current education system is upside down. Performance-obsessed cultures can never promote healing. She helps people live loved instead of afraid. Janet is also a “Bookie” — currently writing a new book with her agent, Cynthia Ruchti at Books and Such Literary Agency. Janet and Doug share the practical hope of brave love on their LOVE IS FEARLESS podcast. Learn more by visiting these websites.

Singer/songwriter Katie Drake is a wife of a cowboy, mom to three amazing kids and a knitter extraordinaire! She is passionate about helping lead women into the presence of the Almighty God through worship and music. Katie’s days are filled with homeschooling those amazing kids, working as a family photographer, leading worship at her local church and connecting with as many friends during the week as possible. Katie loves to create, whether it’s a new pair of earrings, writing a song or thinking up the best use of space in their small two bedroom house, she is most happy when her days include some kind of creative venture. Katie also loves Wanted Campference. Katie led worship at the second Wanted Campference and hasn’t missed a year since! Katie is excited to have the opportunity once again to lead the women of Wanted Campference in worship, and can’t wait to meet each and every one of you!

Child of God, Redeemed Hippy Chick, Creative Entrepreneur, Film Producer, Thankful for my girls Amanda, Shelby, and Ashley, retired homeschool mom, Enneagram 7 with a strong 8 Wing. I love rooftop views, France, beautiful design, smiles, strong convictions, adventures and chasing big ideas. Favorite books of the Bible-Isaiah and the Gospel of Luke. Life verse: Colossians 3:23 Put your heart and soul into every activity you do, as though you are doing it for the Lord himself and not merely for others.

Wife, Mother, Garden Digger, Speaker, Writer, Heart Cultivator, & Faith Founded. Keri Wilt is all these and more. She is a sunshine blower so if you ever need a little of her sunshine she will gladly blow some your way. A creative spirit working alongside her husband cultivating an established business and generating more opportunity with Well Tended Life Properties. She is also the great great granddaughter to Frances Hodgson Burnett author of Secret Garden. She is a delight and always brings an element of surprise when she speaks.

Paige is Barbara Collins' sister and best friend. She is a mom of five and grandmother to sixteen and one of the best teachers of the Word ever. She is an author, worship leader, and homemaker extraordinaire. She is AMI certified in teaching and training teachers in Good Shepherd and Montessori Education. Paige brings a wealth of knowledge and years of experience to camp. She is passionate about her work especially when it comes to teaching women and kids.

A Kerrville, Texas native, Kathleen joins her passion for the Lord and compassion for those in need. Her career as a business owner and educator, eventually led to her calling as an executive director of a nonprofit helping women in need, and later helping young adults establish positive lifestyles. She also served as a development officer of a global nonprofit. She is a speaker, writer and regular columnist for several Texas newspapers and reaches people around the world with her blog and podcast. She is also an author of Thriving Through Seasons of Grief (How to overcome disappointments, loss and change). Kathleen enjoys speaking and is passionate about helping people discover their value and worth. She shares transparently her life challenges, bringing hope, and joy and how to walk each day with God in our lives. She leads a community Bible study in Kerrville, TX, bringing people from various churches together called, The Gathering-Bringing God into Everyday Life. She has spoken internationally, as well as at conferences, churches, and community events, sharing who God is, in a practical way. She also speaks on the topic of grief, and how it has been her best teacher, sharing her personal journey of losses in her life, losing her late husband, and parents, and finding new life again. She and her husband Stephen, have five adult children together, and eight adorable grandchildren. Since their marriage in 2012, they enjoy spending time with family, traveling, dancing, hunting, fishing, entertaining, and the outdoors.