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SPEAKER WISH LIST

Speaker Wish List

S.A.F.E. seeks to inspire our local church community to action (James 1:27) and presents the opportunity for sponsorship to host these renowned guest speakers. We are also available to discuss local legends making a great impact in connected care.

Elizabeth Occhipinti

Co-Founder, Miriam's Heart

Elizabeth and her husband, Jim, first developed Miriam’s Heart in 2009. Speaker, author, and co-founder and President of a New Jersey-based non-profit, Miriam’s Heart. Elizabeth has 15 years of experience working with children who have been adopted or placed in foster care and their families. Elizabeth holds a BS in Human Services, has a MS in Child and Adolescent Psychology, and is a TBRI practitioner. In 2021, Elizabeth received a Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute Angels in Adoption® award after she was nominated by New Jersey Senators. Elizabeth sits on the Somerset County Commission on Child Abuse and Missing Children and the Children’s Inter-Agency Coordinating Council (CIACC), the local planning body for the Children's System of Care (CSOC). The CIACC develops & maintains a responsive, accessible & comprehensive system of care for youth with emotional & behavioral health challenges; intellectual & developmental disabilities; and substance use. Elizabeth is also a member of the Faith Leader subcommittee of the Somerset County Office of Youth Services. Elizabeth is a certified life-coach with the Life Coach Training Institute and also has received her Master’s Academy - Christian Life Coach Certification in 2025. Elizabeth and her husband, James, are adoptive parents themselves and were licensed foster parents for a decade. Together, they have 5 children and welcomed a son-in-law in 2023 and their first grandson in 2024. Elizabeth is the author of a children's book about adoption called Adventures of Tiger Lily which can be purchased: https://bit.ly/32IMGdP.

Jason Weber

National Director, More Than Enough | CAFO

Jason Weber wants to live in a world in a world where people build great things together rather than good things by themselves and where there is more than enough for children and families before, during, and beyond foster care.

Jason Johnson

National Director of Church Engagement & Mobilization | CAFO

Jason and his wife Emily met their senior year in college and were married just after graduating. They have four daughters and a long story…and anyone who’s been in the world of foster care and adoption can relate to that…it’s a long story!

Bishop Aaron Blake

CEO and Founder of Harvest Family Life Ministries

Harvest Family Life Ministries was founded by Bishop Aaron Blake, Sr. in Brownwood, Texas in 2004. At that time, Aaron Blake was a bi-vocational pastor of Greater Faith Community Church and an at-risk counselor at Brownwood High School.

Jimmy Wayne

Keynote Speaker, New York Times Bestselling Author, Award Winning Recording Artist

Jimmy Wayne is a former foster kid turned award-winning country recording-artist whose songs and story highlight his mission to raise awareness for children in foster care. Jimmy’s hits include “Stay Gone,” “Paper Angels,” “I Love You This Much” and “Do You Believe Me Now,” which earned BMI’s prestigious Million-Air Award for receiving more than one million radio spins in America. In 2009, Jimmy toured with Brad Paisley and recorded “Sara Smile” with rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame duo Daryl Hall and John Oates.

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