Project Mom will be announcing the 2013 speaker lineup soon! In 2013, expect to see some of our top-rated speakers return, but we will have some exciting new speakers as well. Stay tuned! Below are some of our previous speakers.

Featured Speakers:

Katie Hamilton Katie Hamilton is not only the wife of big-leaguer, Josh Hamilton, she is also the mom of 4 girls! Katie is known for sharing her story and how her faith has helped make her into the woman, wife, and mother she is today.

Jenna Marwitz and Nicole Sparks Small-town girls, best friends, and business partners Jenna Marwitz and Nicole Sparks are well-known to their many slow-cooking aficionados as the Crockin' Girls. What started as a fun and fast way to post and share recipes with their family and friends quickly went viral, burgeoning into a highly trafficked website and widely "Liked" Facebook page. Their tagline, "Slow Cookin' Mamas in a Fast-Paced World," perfectly encapsulates their philosophy of helping busy folks spend less time in the kitchen and more time with their loved ones. The Crockin' Girls' first cookbook-which will be brimming with recipes for nutritious, delicious, and easy-to make meals-is due out this spring. Also an avid crafter (besides Crockin', sewing is her favorite pastime!), Jenna and husband Stanton, who works as a coach, are the proud parents of two young children. In addition to her Crockin' Girls duties, Nicole owns a local dance studio, where she works full-time as an instructor. She also is wife to Kris, who owns an insurance agency, and mommy to two precious kiddos. Both Jenna and Nicole live in Brownwood, Texas.

Neale Godfrey Neale S. Godfrey is an acknowledged expert on family and children's finances who has been in the financial field for more than 30 years. Early in her career, Neale became one of the first female executives at The Chase Manhattan Bank. Later, she became the president of The First Women's Bank and founder of The First Children's Bank. Neale was the first to develop money curriculum for children, entitled The One and Only Common Sense/Cents Series and a CD-ROM called Money Town, both created for children Pre-K through High School. As a former Nationally Syndicated Columnist for the Associated Press, Neale has published countless articles in newspapers and magazines throughout the country. Neale is the author of 26 books that deal with money, life skills, and values. She has also been honored with a #1 New York Times Best Seller, Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees: A Parent’s Guide to Raising Financially Responsible Children.

Lisa Lloyd Lisa Lloyd is a professional actor, speaker and as her 4-year-old son calls her, a "silly, crazy mommy." Lisa performs and speaks on a consistent basis for numerous organizations and churches. Past acting credits include, "Prison Break", "Young and the Restless", "Bold and the Beautiful", as well as numerous commercials and industrials. She can currently be seen in a national commercial for the restaurant chain, "Zaxby's" (the brunette in the far, VERY far, back right corner… that's her.) Lisa is a self-proclaimed "mess" and perhaps like you, is just trying to "make it work" each day. She is currently on staff as a children's minister at Legacy Church in Plano, Texas. Lisa and her husband Markus have been married for 10 years and have 2 boys, the aforementioned 4-year-old "Deuce" (Markus, Jr.) and 18 month-old Solomon.

Markus Lloyd Markus has been serving as a Children's Minister at Legacy Church in Plano for the past three years. His mission is championing the involvement of parents in the lives of their kids. In his spare time, Markus is a professional singer and actor. He is also a published writer and serves on the boards of two Plano non-profits, Minnie's Food Pantry and This Side Up Family Fun Center. Markus lives in Frisco with his wife Lisa and two boys, Markus Jr. (Deuce) and Solomon.

Kelly Rohlfs Lyden Kelly Rohlfs Lyden is constantly in search of that new hot idea! She founded The Party Dress ~ Inspirations from the Well-Heeled Hostess in 2009 while in desperate search for a creative outlet. The blog following grew quickly, and she expanded her inspiration umbrella to include The Party Dress Magazine in 2011, a quarterly publication that showcases unique party ideas from top bloggers and event stylists. WH Hostess, her social stationery company, opened its doors in 2010. Kelly is the go-to girl for party planning ideas! Her work has been featured on Martha Stewart, HGTV.com, InStyle Magazine, and numerous on-line publications and blogs including Nesting Newbies, Hostess with the Mostess, Amy Atlas, P is for Party, Celebrations at Home, CupcakeMag, Little Red Bus, and so many more!

Kara Abrahamsen Kara is the owner, editor, and party designer of www.LillianHopeDesigns.com. She was born and raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and has always had a passion for the creative things in life. In October of 2010 she officially began her journey as a designer. She soon realized that her true passion was designing parties of all types. Kara decided to take a leap of faith and start LillianHopeDesigns, which was named after her daughter who has been her motivation and driving force for starting this business. Kara has a love for photoshop and designs printable party decorations as well. Kara is a sought after party designer through her blog and she gets excited about making beautiful parties at affordable prices. Kara is a single mom to an amazing little girl, Lillian Hope age 7.

Brenda Bird Brenda Bird is an independent consultant providing training and motivation for school districts, education service centers, business groups, and churches. Her audiences have included prisoners, executives, teachers, counselors, ministers, parents, and children. Brenda is humorous, entertaining, and inspirational. Her warm, relational style draws people to her, and audience members frequently say, "I could listen to her all day!" Drawing from her own experiences as the mother of three "awesome" sons, as a former high school teacher and parent involvement specialist, and based on the wealth of information she has gained while working with other parents and teachers, Brenda teaches practical skills with passion and purpose.

Lorraine Brock Lorraine Brock is a professional organizer, family coach, speaker, and founder and president of Get Organized!, a company that helps clients take control of cluttered homes and lives. Lorraine started Get Organized! in early 2007 as a presenter on organizing the home. Since that time, Get Organized! has grown to a team of seven organizers who are all trained by Lorraine herself. Lorraine has been married 23 years to her high school sweetheart and has three teenage boys. When asked if her home is organized, Lorraine says, "Yes, everything has a place, but my goal is not perfection first, it's function."

Rachel Calderon Rachel Calderon is the traffic anchor of Eyewitness News 5 in the Morning. She joined the station in 2011 after working as a reporter on the KTLA Morning News in Los Angeles, where she covered a variety of stories, including entertainment and the Academy Awards. When Rachel is not chasing news, she's either at the gym, planning her family’s next vacation, finding a healthier version of her favorite comfort food, or sifting through her coupon binder. She lives in the Oklahoma City metro area with her husband and their 2-year old son.

Rebecca Carrell Rebecca Ashbrook Carrell has been a radio personality in the DFW area for the last 13 years, spending nearly a decade of that time with the Dorsey Gang on 96.3 KSCS. She left that post in early January 2011 to spend more time at home and also on her ministry, Love, Serve, Shine. Not able to stay out of radio long, she recently accepted a part-time position at 90.9 KCBI. Rebecca founded LSS Ministries two years ago, and her heart's desire is to encourage women. She authors a devotional on her website, LoveServeShine.com. Rebecca and her husband, Mike, have two children, Caitlyn and Nicholas.

Valerie Elizabeth Valerie Elizabeth, founder of Society Stylist® and creator of The Little Black Dress Experiment™ – as seen on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The WB and online at WWD, Yahoo, AOL, USA Today, The New York Times and The Today Show- is a fashion stylist, ambassador for GLAMOUR Magazine, Lucky Magazine Alpha Shopper, spokesmodel, author of the upcoming book The Little Black Dress Experiment™: 31 Days in My LBD, editor of the Society Stylist blog and creator of the Society Stylist® Survival Kits. In June 2009, she was announced “Face of Dallas” by D Magazine and Max Factor Cosmetics; in August 2009 she was featured in Glamour magazine, in December 2009, she was named finalist in AOL, BlueFly & StyleList’s “America’s Most Stylish Blogger” competition and in August 2010 she was recognized in WWD Women’s Wear Daily: “Marketing’s New Rage: Brands Sponsor Influential Bloggers.” Valerie Elizabeth is a regular style contributor on ABC’s Good Morning Texas.

Melissa Garcia Melissa Garcia is a mom of two and savings specialist who enjoys getting a good deal. She uses her site, ConsumerQueen.com, to show moms ways to cut costs through couponing, shopping for sales, and frugal tips. Melissa has been married to her husband, Daniel (aka, the Consumer King), for almost 15 years, and her family is very much involved in her blog. Melissa is featured as a Wal-Mart Mom, Savings.com Deal Pro, and All You magazine Savings Star.

Sandra Hanna Sandra Hanna is the co-author of two best-selling books, The Smart Cookie's Guide to Making More Dough and The Smart Cookie's Guide to Couples and Money. She is the host of The Smart Cookies TV show, which airs on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network Canada and the Halogen Network in the U.S. She is also the creator of SmartCookies.com, a comprehensive personal finance website best described by members as "Weight Watchers for your money!" This dynamic money maven has shared the Smart Cookie system for success with the Oprah Winfrey Show, Today Show, CNN, New York Times, FOX, Money magazine, and many more. Cutting through the jargon, she's become the go-to girl for breaking down personal finance like your best no-nonsense girlfriend would.

Rachel Holland Rachel Holland is the author of the popular money-saving website SurvivingTheStores.com and has a passion for helping others bring more of their money home! Rachel, along with SurvivingTheStores.com, has been featured on Good Morning America, the CBS Evening News, NBC-DFW, MSN, Yahoo Finance, Lifetime Moms, and AllYou.com. As a homeschooling mom of four little ones, Rachel understands the challenges of balancing time, finances, and family and strives to help others achieve healthy, family meal-planning.

Shari Henson Shari Henson has had a passion for photography since her dad gifted her first Polaroid camera when she was 6 years old. She now runs her own family photography business and teaches photography classes online and in-person to busy moms. She currently lives in North Richland Hills, Texas, with her husband, Dane, and 1-year old son, Caleb.

Melissa Jennings and Shelly King Since 2009 Melissa Jennings and Shelley King have blogged at StockpilingMoms.com and made it their mission to save money for their families and help others do the same. Prior to leaving their careers, Melissa taught Home Economics on the high school level for 11 years and holds a Masters Degree in Education. Melissa and Shelley are best friends who met through International Adoption. They have three boys, who were born in Guatemala. As stay-at-home moms for six years, they know what it takes to live a savvy lifestyle and to live within a budget. They have worked with top brands including EucerinUS, Kraft Foods, Sam's Club, Smucker's, Ebates, The Blog Frog and Johnsonville. They have been featured in All You Magazine, NKY Family Magazine, MSN Money and named as Top Ten Blogs for Frugal Deals.

Howard Lindsay Howard Lindsay, MS, is a licensed professional counselor (LPC). He has been working in the mental health field for more than 12 years. In June 2011, Howard joined the Phoenix House Foundation as program director of the Dallas Academy with the goal of ensuring the highest-quality chemical dependency care to adolescents and their families across a variety of specialized populations and needs.

John Lanza John Lanza is the Chief Mammal of Snigglezoo Entertainment and creator of the award- winning “Money Mammals” DVD. John’s mission is very personal in its inception—he and his wife, Eileen, wanted to impart money smarts on their two young girls. John leveraged more than 14 years of management, marketing, and sales experience in entertainment and media to create and produce the DVD, book, and kids club. John produced the Emmy award-winning hit children’s television show “Life with Louie,” the pilot for the Disney Channel hit TV show, “The Proud Family,” as well as the DVD Premiere Award-nominated animated feature, “The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina” for Miramax.

Kat Lee Kat Lee is a writer, speaker and the reigning CandyLand champion in her home. She blogs at InspiredtoAction.com where she helps overwhelmed moms become focused and purposeful. She has traveled with and writes for Compassion International. Kat is also a contributor for SimpleMom.net and Motherhood.Your Way.net. Her ebook Maximize Your Mornings has been downloaded over 15,000 times. Kat and her husband Jimmy live in Texas with their three children. She loves running, God, and Tex Mex food, not necessarily in that order.

Paige McCoy Smith Paige McCoy Smith is a television host, radio personality and professional speaker who has entertained and educated audiences with content that is informative, compelling and fun. She currently serves as the parenting host for the Good Morning Texas and has recently launched the Not-So-Perfect Radio Show. Paige is married and has three children. Colt, age 12, Luke age 8, and little Victoria, age 2 (whom they recently adopted from Colombia).

Creel McFarland Creel McFarland has been creating portraits professionally for 22 years, the past 8 years as LimerickStudio. Creel began teaching photography in 2008 and hundreds of entry and intermediate level photography students have experienced his classes. He is passionate about God, his family, his craft, and teaching. As the founder and Executive Director of PhotoLifeConferences.com, his dream of sharing photography and life truths to a larger audience has become a reality.

Lynley Phillips Lynley Phillips holds a master's degree in clinical child psychology. She speaks to various groups about parenting issues, home organization, household management, and homeschooling. She also is a freelance writer and blogs at SaveThePhillipsFamily.com. Her work has been featured in various publications, as well as on Fox 4's Good Day Dallas. Aside from being a writer and speaker, Lynley is also mommy to 6-year-old Isaac and 4-year-old Evelyn and wife to husband Tobe.

Jeff Potts Raised on a large working ranch in the Texas Hill Country, Jeff Potts, Ed.D., grew up learning the importance of hard work and family values. A graduate of Baylor University, he has master’s degrees from two universities and earned his Ed.D. in teaching and learning from a fourth institution. Potts launched his pedagogical career in the 1990s, working full-time with students and parents. A published author, as well as the subject of numerous articles written by educators, Potts has founded multiple nonprofits and serves on various corporate boards. An active member of 121 Community Church in Grapevine, Texas, he also teaches a weekly Bible study for young married couples. He and Kristin, his wife of 15 years, are the proud parents of three ever-active boys: JD, Jackson and Justice.

Cheryl Rischer Cheryl Rischer is a certified speech teacher who holds a master’s degree in educational administration. She is an educational consultant and works mainly with schools in need of improvement. Her passion is for teachers seeking tools and techniques to increase student motivation, student engagement, and student success. In her spare time, she works as a cognitive coach and parent educator for parents needing tips, tools and strategies for rearing kids with wisdom and accessing educational environments to meet their family’s needs. Her passion for successfully educating all children comes from her most notable role as mother to 7-year-old Ashton and 3-year-old Aidan James. She and husband Roderick along with the awesome ‘A-Team’ live and play in DeSoto.

Victoria Snee Victoria Snee is an AP Award winning journalist. She joined MIX 102.9 in 2007 as co-host of the morning drive radio show "The Morning Mix." Prior to joining the show in a full-time capacity, she was a regular weekly contributor of fashion and entertainment segments. In 2009, she was named one of Dallas’ Ten Most Beautiful Women by D Magazine. Victoria has covered lifestyle, fashion and entertainment stories in DFW for more than a decade working as a reporter on CW33 News at Nine. Victoria is a graduate of Southern Methodist University in Dallas with a BA in Broadcast Journalism. Victoria lives in Plano with her husband, former FOX 4 News reporter, Jeff Crilley.

Tracie Stoll Tracie Stoll is a mom, wife, and the author of the blog, Cleverly Inspired. Tracie's blog that encourages you to be inspired to be clever in your own home! She is a graduate of the University of Dayton where she studied communications and visual art. Tracie lives in Prospect, Kentucky with her husband Bill and their 11-year old twins , Emily and Conner. Tracie specializes in reforming thrifty finds into new pieces. She inspires her readers to re purpose items to make something old new again. Her mission is to inspire others to be clever in their own home and become familiar with that feeling of satisfaction that comes when you create something yourself.