2007 Steubenville North Dynamic Speakers and Musicians

SPEAKERS SONAR SONAR is an inspired Catholic band from the Twin Cities, entering its fifth year of making vibrant, vocally driven music. Over the past several years, SONAR has played numerous concerts and led thousands in worship at events across the country. Lisa Militello Lisa was born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina, where she still resides with her husband Tom, and their three incredible children: Meghan, Nicholas, and Sam. Lisa is a dynamic and captivating Catholic convert who weaves the tragedies and triumphs of her story with the undeniable truths of our God. This has allowed Lisa to convince many young people around the country to open their hearts to Jesus. Lisa has been actively involved in youth ministry in her own parish for fourteen years. For the last twelve years, she has traveled throughout the U.S. and Canada speaking to youth and young adults about the experiences that led to her own remarkable conversion. She is currently writing a book for young women called Princess Warriors. She is a ten-year veteran of the Franciscan University Youth Conferences and feels blessed to be a part of this holy mission. Ralph Poyo Deacon Ralph has been in Ministry for over twenty years and has just founded a new ministry based out of Ohio called the New Evangelization Ministries. This ministry is available to Pastors and Church Staffs to equip them with training, resources, and strategies for evangelization that could be easily adapted to the charism of their parish. He is married to his high school sweetheart, Susan and they have five daughters. Deacon Ralph’s enjoys spending time with the all his girls in various outdoor activities, like hiking, soccer, and tennis. Caroline Gambale Caroline is a dynamic and passionate youth evangelist. She has been active in youth ministry for 14 years serving in diocesan and parish positions. She is currently the youth minister for St. Joseph’s Parish in Hillsborough, NJ and the LIFE TEEN area contact for NJ and Eastern PA. In 1993, she graduated from Franciscan University of Steubenville with a bachelor’s degree in theology and psychology. Nationally known, Caroline has spoken at numerous rallies, retreats, conferences, schools and many other venues including the Steubenville Youth Conferences, LIFE TEEN Conferences, NCYC, and diocesan events. She enjoys parachuting and jamming on the guitar but not at the same time. She has a passion for letting teens know that God loves them right where they’re at. John Beaulieu John is a graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville. After working with teens at a drug rehab hospital, he realized he could do more good helping young people come to know Christ. He served in youth ministry for thirteen years at parishes across the country. His extensive background includes traveling with the National Evangelization Team for two years, speaking at hundreds of retreats and conferences for high school students, and building a vibrant Life Teen program from the ground up. He truly loves teens and loves introducing them to Jesus. He has served as the Director of the Youth and Young Adult Outreach Office at Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio for the past four years. John and his beautiful wife Lisa have been blessed with four children: Andrew, Madeleine, Catherine, and John Paul. Fr Andrew Cozzens Fr. Drew grew up in Denver, Colorado and graduated from Benedictine College in 1991. After college, Fr. Andrew served as a member of NET Ministries Team before entering the seminary and being ordained a priest in 1997. A member of the priestly fraternity the Companions of Christ, in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, he spent the first five years of his priesthood serving in parishes and was often seen at the NET Center Lifeline Masses. Fr. Andrew finished his doctoral studies in Rome in June of 2006 and currently he teaches sacramental theology at the Saint Paul Seminary at the University of St. Thomas, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Fr. Larry Richards Father Larry Richards was ordained to the priesthood on April 21, 1989, for the Diocese of Erie, Pennsylvania. He is the Pastor of St. Joseph Church/Bread of Life Community, also in Erie, and for the last eight years was the Director of Campus Ministry, teacher, and counselor at Cathedral Preparatory High School for Boys. In addition, Father is the spiritual director of the TEC (To Encounter Christ) Retreat Program for the Diocese of Erie. He is a charismatic teacher, preacher, and retreat master, as well as a gifted speaker. In August 2004, Father Larry founded “The Reason For Our Hope Foundation,” a non-profit organization dedicated to ‘spreading the good news’ by educating others about Jesus Christ and the Catholic faith through cassette tapes, CDs, DVDs and other multimedia products, as well as promoting Catholic speakers who are effective instruments of evangelization. He has directed hundreds of youth retreats and many Parish Missions and Conferences, and he continues to accept invitations for speaking engagements all over the United States and in Canada. Righteous B Bob, whose “rapper name” is Righteous B, is a full time suburban gangsta. His mad thuggish ways combined with his passion for Christ make this dunny dun the “Cadillac” of Christian hip hop. B worked for 7 years as a youth minister before recording 3 fresh to death CD’s, including his newest smash hit album, Sweatshop Sessions. On top of terrorizing the rap game, Bob has recently started a non-profit group, Dirty Vagabond Ministries, for the development of quality urban youth ministry. And he can do the robot like nobody’s business. You can peep out his adventures in music and ministry at www.RighteousB.com . Paul George Paul has been in the trenches of ministry for the past eleven years. He has run parish youth ministry programs in both Louisiana and Arizona. He is the former Director of Parish Programs/Southern Regional Director for Life Teen International. Gifted in developing a Gospel relevancy for young adults and channeling his message through stories and humor, Paul George shares his passion for God and his vocation in leading worship. Co-founder of ADORE ministries, Paul travels around the country speaking at rallies, retreats, conferences, schools and many other venues. He had the honor of speaking in Rome, Italy for the World Youth Day Celebration in August of 2000. He also started a city-wide worship night (XLT) which draws over 600 hundred teens each week in Atlanta, GA. Paul currently resides in Houma, LA where he serves the diocese of Houma/Thibodaux, and ADORE ministries (a ministry of worship and evangelization). ADORE’s worship nights draw over 1000 people of all ages. Paul’s desire is to be all for Jesus. www.ADOREworship.com Paul is married to his college sweetheart Gretchen; they have zoo animals or three children named Marie, Jacob and Sarah.

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