Workshop Speakers

Registered Nurse since 1996, Board Certified Nurse Coach since 2023, Connected Families Certified Parent Coach since 2023, and lots of experience with difficult teenagers, exhausted/frustrated parents, teen suicide, ADHD, & Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Connected Families Certified Parent Coach since 2022
Licensed Early Childhood Teacher
Certified in ARC Trauma Treatment for Children and Adolescents
Additional training in TBRI, Conscious Discipline, and Interplay Play Therapy
Mom of two adult children
Helped raise two girls with extensive developmental trauma

I have been a certified Connected Families coach since 2023, offering individual coaching, virtual groups, and workshops. I am an adoptive mama of three kids, and a former foster and Safe Families parent. I have a Master of Social Work, having worked with kids through trauma counseling and with new parents through parent counseling. I have led mom groups and teach classes on the moms of the Bible. I am also the host of the podcast Moms Take Ten.

BA in Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education
Certified Parent Coach

Corrie: M.A. Marriage and Family Counseling; Alan: Licensed Architect
Connected Families Certified Parent Coaches since 2021
Connected Families Parent Coach Trainers
Homeschool family with 4 kids
Served overseas

Master’s of Science in Nursing, Pediatric Primary Care
Bachelor’s of Science, Biology
SPACE-trained (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions)

-Certified Parent Coach
-Certified Speaker
-Certified Elementary Educator turned Homeschool Veteran
-Mom of two young adults and one teen
-Experience with adoption, ADHD, and Learning Challenges
-An enthusiastic, engaging, and warm presentation style

ICF ACC Certified Coach , Bachelor music education

Born and raised in Hong Kong, I earned my Bachelor of Social Work from Hong Kong Baptist University and worked in a special school for children with cerebral palsy before moving to the United States. I later completed both a Master’s in Family Studies and a Doctor of Education in Counselor Education and Student Personnel Services at Virginia Tech.

For 25 years, I devoted myself to raising and homeschooling my children while also supporting my husband’s ministry at Blacksburg Chinese Church through worship, women’s Bible studies, and small group leadership.

As an empty nester, God opened new doors through my work with Connected Families, where I became a certified parent coach and workshop speaker. This encounter reshaped my calling, leading me into a ministry of reconciliation—especially between parents and children.

Deeply grateful for the bonds I share with my husband, three grown children, and six grandchildren, I carry a special passion for Asian families. While Asian parents love deeply, cultural patterns of shame and honor often distort the message of love. My heart is to help families experience grace, truth, and the freedom of God’s redeeming love.

I have a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and a certification in Early Childhood education. I have taught overseas in private education as well as in public education in the States. I have served in Children and Family Ministry for over 15 years and I am currently the Director of Church Ministries, a Connected Families Parent Coach and have a Connected Families partnership with our church in Murrells Inlet. I teach Connected Families courses and speak in workshops around the region. I partner with Motorvate Kids, a pediatric occupational therapy group in Myrtle Beach; HopeDiscipleship a Biblical counseling 503c non-profit and various other schools and churches in the area.

In addition to being a CF Certified Parent Coach, I am also the Women’s Ministry Director at Kenmore Alliance Church, and mother of three young adults. My parenting journey was a bumpy one, eventually landing me on my face before God. I have found a tremendous amount of hope and guidance from Connected Families, and it is my desire to pass that on to other parents who are looking for the same thing!