Meet the Women of AWAKE: 2010
Jodie Howerton, a Southern California native, graduated from th
e University of California, San Diego and did her graduate work at the University of California, Irvine. She taught high school English and Spanish in the inner city and is passionate about issues of social justice in the world. She is very involved in her local community and LOVES Jesus. She is a writer, speaker, pastor’s wife, avid jogger, and mom to two awesome kids. She is a featured blogger at ConversantLife.Com and writes daily for her personal blog: Sun Breaks in the Rainy City.
AWAKE: 2010 Workshop Leaders
Daniele Ott is an organizing expert, speaker and family life coach. Her mission is to help families live more simple, productive, and less stressed lives. She and her husband have lived in Seattle their entire lives, and are now raising their five children here. The whole family has been attending OverlakeChristian Church for more than 17 years. When she is not working in her business, “Ott to Get Organized,” she is counseling K-12 students, and teaching Life Skills at ShorelineChristianSchool.
Daniele graduated from SeattlePacificUniversity with degrees in Psychology and Human Environmental Sciences, with an emphasis on Child and Family Studies and Interior Design. She believes that our physical surroundings greatly impact our emotions and the way we live; so she has developed easy organizing systems to help you save time, energy and money. Daniele knows that without God’s grace, strength, and wisdom working in us, we couldn’t juggle all that we do.
Kathleen Hamer has been married to her very best friend for almost 33 years and is the mother of 5 children and one darling daughter in law. She graduated from CaliforniaStateUniversity at Long Beach and received her Master’s Degree in Marriage, Family and Child Therapy from AzusaPacificUniversity. Kathleen’s family recently moved to the Seattle area where her husband Dan joined the Overlake Christian Church staff as a Senior Associate Pastor.
Before the Seattle move, the Hamers lived in Southern California where they ministered at SaddlebackChurch for more than 20 years -- volunteering in children’s and high school ministry, and most recently leading the global orphan care initiative. The entire Hamer family is passionate about Africa, orphans and street children, helping churches around the world expand their capacity for caring for the orphans in their community, and serving God wherever He calls us.
Neely McQueen is a hopeful world changer, communicator, youth worker, Aspiring comedian, champion of impoverished women and children, Africa lover, pastor's wife, and most importantly a mom of three young Kids. She writes regularly for her personal blog...plus she really likes talking about SEX!
Lynne Ellis has been on staff at Overlake Christian Church for over nine years helping mobilize people to use their gifts to serve the Kingdom of God. She is the mother of Jadyn, lover of chocolate and life, enjoyer of friends, laughter and summers in Washington State...and hopeful world changer.
Elaine Morse is a wife and mom to six amazing young people. She's been a part of the OCC staff for nine years. Her passion and ministry focus is connecting people to one of 300 life groups where they can grow in the love and knowledge of Christ and thrive within the safety and friendship of community!
Shannon West is a Licensed Family Therapist working with adolescent and adult women in Kirkland and is a member of the Overlake Christian Church family. She works with college students at NorthwestUniversity and teaches graduate students at SeattlePacificUniversity and PacificLutheranUniversity. Shannon is also a columnist for a local newspaper. In all of these spaces, Shannon is passionate about the powerful ways our culture and our relationships shape and inspire the lives of women. MORE
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