Religion/Spirituality

Gomez King, Royce

Birth City
Colorado Springs
Birth State
CO
Current Location
Colorado Springs, CO
Occupation(s)
Author - speaker - consultant
Biography

Royce Gomez King has been a serial entrepreneur for more than 25 years and is an SBDC Certified Coach, Certified Direct Response Copywriter, and frequent trainer on online marketing strategies. Her education in Nonprofit Management and working with executives extends internationally through speaking and consulting. Her columns and business advice have been published in the Small Business Expert Forum, Huffington Post, Carol Roth, Charity Magazine, and more. 

With the release of Unwrapping Your Worth in Christ: Relishing Moments With God, Royce is serving missionaries around the world and is committed to helping others develop a relationship with Jesus. In addition, Royce has served in volunteer ministry for nearly 30 years. She’s held leadership roles within the church, including youth group leader, Bible study leader, retreat speaker, and others. Her heart for at-risk populations has always spurred her to serve and mentor women and young girls.

Today Royce and her husband reside in Colorado, and have two grown children and a precious granddaughter. She enjoys hiking, traveling, good food, and reading.

Organizations
Toastmasters
Speaker Availability
Yes
Speaker Topics
* Empowering women
* Adversity
* Communication
* Healthy boundaries
* Social enterprise
* Travel hacking

Anderson, John

John Anderson
Current Location
El Paso County, CO
Occupation(s)
Retired El Paso County sheriff - Historian and writer
Biography

John Wesley Anderson, MBA, is a published author, storyteller, and TEDx speaker. He enjoyed a 30-year law enforcement career, retiring at the rank of sergeant after 22 years with the Colorado Springs Police Department, followed by 8 years serving as the elected sheriff for El Paso County, Colorado. After being term-limited as Sheriff, John retired from public safety and was employed in homeland and corporate security for ten years in the private sector. He retired from the Lockheed Martin Corporation in 2012 to launch a consulting business allowing him the freedom to pursue his love of history, writing and the arts. In 2022 John was honored to receive the Golden Quill Award from the Friends of the Pikes Peak Library District. Although John has traveled around the world, including several adventures on a catamaran sailing the Caribbean, three corporate security assignments into a combat zone on the Horn of Africa and landing on an aircraft carrier at sea in the Pacific Ocean, he remains most fascinated by the rich history and art discovered in his own backyard in the American Southwest.

Awards/Honors
2022 Golden Quill Award (Friends of the Pikes Peak Library District)
Published Works Book Jackets
Speaker Availability
Yes
Speaker Topics
John is available to give presentations on his books or short talks for book clubs (either virtually or in-person).

Sopp, Minister Raymond D.

Sopp, Minister Raymond D.
Current Location
Colorado Springs, CO
Occupation(s)
Minister | Watchman
Biography

I have been a born-again Christian for more than thirty years. I am not affiliated with any organization, nor a denomination. I, like Paul in Philippians 3:7-8, "Counted all things lost in order that I may gain Christ." The past thirty plus years were used to know God and NOT for the study of religion. I truly counted all things as rubbish to gain the knowledge of Christ. My passion was single in focus; I wanted to know Christ Jesus, my Lord and Savior, and the God (Father) who sent Him. This has given me a love for all who love God and the truth, regardless of their affiliation. Therefore, I endeavor to minister to anyone who is willing to listen.

Education/Training
Minister
Local Authors Genres
Published Works Book Jackets
Organizations
Non-Profit: Raymond D. Sopp Internationl Ministries -- A.K.A: Sopp Ministries
Speaker Availability
Yes
Speaker Topics
Christianity

Brummett, Nancy Parker

Nancy Parker Brummett
Current Location
Colorado Springs, CO
Occupation(s)
Freelance writer and author
Biography

The author has lived in Colorado Springs since 1977.

Education/Training
Master of Science Degree in English Education, University of Tennessee
Bachelor of Science Degree in Journalism, University of Tennessee
Published Works Book Jackets
Organizations
Sustaining Member, Junior League of Colorado Springs - Past President, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern Colorado - Past President, National League of American Pen Women - Alumnus, Delta Delta Delta
Speaker Availability
Yes
Speaker Topics
Please visit the author's website for a listing of speaking engagement topics.

Alexander, A. F.

Current Location
Colorado Springs, CO
Biography

The author was born in Colorado Springs and has lived here all her life.

Education/Training
BSBA, BA Sacred Theology
Published Works Book Jackets
Speaker Availability
Yes
Speaker Topics
Yes, on the Religious Right in current events and politics.

Bergren, Lisa T.

Pseudonym
Lisa Tawn Bergren
Current Location
Colorado Springs, CO
Occupation(s)
Writer and editor
Biography

I came to Colorado Springs as an editor on the team that founded WaterBrook Press/Random House. After four years with the company, I decided to go freelance, but we had fallen in love with Colorado--it's home now.

Speaker Availability
No

Clewley, Carol

Clewley, Carol
Birth Year (-Died Year)
1940
Birth City
Colorado Springs
Birth State
CO
Current Location
Guffey, CO
Occupation(s)
Retired Federal Employee
Biography

The descendant of Colorado pioneers, I was born into a family of eight when my father owned the Pine Valley Dairy, now part of the U.S. Air Force Academy. After surviving bulbar polio (90% deadly), I managed to grow up in 1950s Colorado Springs, an innocent, fun time of my life. I went to work for HQ NORAD at age 17, married the love of my life when I was 21, and lived happily ever after until I was 40. Then my world crashed and burned.

My life descended into hell and, had I not been made of the tough, inner core of my ancestors, I'd have given up. Drawing upon the strength of lessons learned from my roots, my divorced parents, and the dogs in my life, an unexpected but lonely blessing occurred when I was 58 years old. It all began in 7th grade at East Junior High School on Union Boulevard.

Awards/Honors
2004 Heart Award - YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region
Education/Training
CSHS Class of 1958 - The School of Hard Knocks
Local Authors Genres
Organizations
Member of the Colorado Natives Club - Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region - Teller County Animal Shelter - First Presbyterian Church of Colorado Springs - Fourmile Community Church of Guffey, CO
Speaker Availability
Yes
Speaker Topics
1950s Life in Colorado Springs - Early HQ NORAD From a Peon's Perspective - The Heartbreak of Divorce - Living Life Without Greed (pretty much today's No. 1 cause of evil)

Williams, Gaylyn

Williams, Gaylyn
Birth Year (-Died Year)
1956
Birth City
Colorado Springs
Birth State
CO
Current Location
Colorado Springs, CO
Occupation(s)
President of Relationship Resources, a writer and a speaker
Biography

Gaylyn Williams is the director of Relationship Resources, Inc., a nonprofit corporation; a published author of twenty-four published books; a magazine writer with numerous published articles in various magazines; and an international speaker and seminar trainer for communication and people skills.

Gaylyn inspires people to be all they can be spiritually, personally and relationally. She is a transparent and engaging author and speaker who creates an intimate rapport with her audience. Her insights are poignant and powerful as she encourages people in every area of their lives.

Gaylyn has spoken to hundreds of organizations nationally and internationally, and has been featured on dozens of radio and television programs. A former missionary with Wycliffe Bible Translators and the Navigators, she is now the CEO of Relationship Resources, a non-profit organization equipping people to apply biblical principles to their relationships.

Local Authors Genres
Speaker Availability
Yes
Speaker Topics
Gaylyn focuses her books, teachings, and workshops on providing people with simple, yet powerful tools to enhance and deepen their relationship with God. She empowers her audience to develop dynamic and healthy relationships with family, friends, and co-workers. Workshops include topics on practical, biblical skills to manage stress, discover and maintain joy, enhance communication and problem solving skills, transform relationship with God,
and deal with anger, fear, depression, and loss.

Having experienced heartbreaking losses as a child on the mission field and later as a woman and mother, Gaylyn’s stories and illustrations beautifully
reflect the power of God’s sustaining grace. Today she is passionate about equipping and encouraging people toward rediscovering joy, experiencing
God’s love, de-stressing their lives, building strong relationships, turning conflict into intimacy, and embracing new perspectives for a
transformed life. Gaylyn offers practical, biblical insights that make a difference in lives and relationships.

Hamel, Mike

Author Mike Hamel
Birth Year (-Died Year)
1952
Birth City
Ellis
Birth State
KS
Current Location
Colorado Springs, CO
Occupation(s)
Professional writer
Biography

Mike Hamel is a storyteller by trade and the author/editor of more than 40 books on topics as wide-ranging as business, finance, political theory, healthcare, nonprofits, theology, and children’s books. He is a cancer survivor who has chronicled his physical journey toward the Valley of the Shadow of Death in Stumbling Toward Heaven, and his spiritual musings along the way in We Will Be Landing Shortly: Now What?

For younger audiences, Mike has written the juvenile chapter book series Matterhorn the Brave and The Lighthouse Company, and the illustrated books Lady Allium, Lizzy the Leatherback, Queen Quillabee, and The Legend of Songa Ping.

Mike's books are listed on his Amazon Author Page

To learn more about Mike, check out his blog OPEN Mike and his Wikipedia entry.

Speaker Availability
No

Johnson, Jackie M.

Author Jackie M. Johnson
Birth Year (-Died Year)
1961
Birth City
Milwaukee
Birth State
WI
Current Location
Colorado Springs, CO
Occupation(s)
Author and content creator
Biography

Jackie M. Johnson is an accomplished author and content creator who inspires, encourages, and equips readers worldwide with faith-based resources for personal and spiritual growth.

Education/Training
Bachelor of Arts Degree in English/Communications, Trinity International University (Deerfield, Illinois)
Organizations
* Member of AWSA (Advanced Writers and Speakers Association)
* Member of CAN (Christian Authors Network)
Speaker Availability
Yes
Speaker Topics
How to Get Your Nonfiction Book Published: The Basics - Getting Over a Dating Relationship Breakup - Restoring Confidence and Self Esteem after a Breakup or Divorce - Finding Hope When You Need It Most - Surviving Hard Times: Help, Hope, and Encouragement - Dealing with Changes and Transitions in Life - Single at Christmas? Getting Through the Holidays with Joy