Breakout Speakers
Dr. Jason Karampatsos
Relational Wholeness- What are your Interpersonal priorities?
Dr. Jason Karampatsos is the lead pastor of Capital Church, the co-founder of the City of Refuge Counseling Network and author of The Elephant in the Marriage: Discover What Is Trampling Your Marital Satisfaction and How to Enjoy a Thriving Marriage. As an ordained minister and a licensed counselor with a Ph.D. in pastoral counseling, he has been able to help individuals and churches navigate spiritual and mental health challenges. He writes extensively on the impact of perspectives and perceptions upon everyday realities and gets particularly excited to discuss their impact upon marriages.
Dr. Karampatsos and his wife Jennifer have been married for over 25 years and have three ever-growing children of their own still at home. Together, they have both worked to help thousands of couples across the country realize that God not only wants them to survive their relationships, but to thrive in them.
Dr. Jon Whiteway
Intellectual Development- A leader’s dedication to thinking clearly, creatively and critically
Dr. Jon Whiteway is an executive leadership coach, a team and organization development consultant, leadership scholar/practitioner, Marine Corps Veteran, and entrepreneur. Dr. Whiteway’s career experience includes 13 years in the Marine Corps Infantry where he served two combat tours and was selected for the rank of Major. He has also spent 10 years in local church ministry leadership as an Assistant Pastor at North Central Church, a local church in Syracuse, New York.
He is married to Julianna and they have two little rugrats they get to chase around named Kennedy (3) and Kaius (1).
Rev. Annie Bullard
Vocational Excellence- I was created for___________.
Annie faced brokenness, loss and pain at a young age. Coming to Christ in her early 20’s she fell so radically in love with Jesus that she desired her life to reflect His love. Annie’s greatest passion is to see lives made whole by the amazing love of Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit. She has previously served with women in the community with MOPS, Forgiven & Set Free (healing from abortion) and Pre-Marital counseling. She is a local speaker to women’s groups. She currently serves as a Team Lead at Word of Life AG in Baldwinsville, NY. She is recognized with the Assemblies of God as a local missionary; her ministry is 99ONE, exposing God’s love to women in the sex industry... ministering to women in 5 local strip clubs (social media @99_one)
She is married to the love of her life, Rob. She has 3 children Amber, Matt and Amanda and three grands, Isaiah, Gavin and Savannah.
Rev. Kara Bocchino
Emotional Maturity- Understanding, Expressing, and regulating Emotions as an individual and as a leader
Kara Bocchino serves at AXIS Church in Medford as the Executive Pastor. Kara graduated from Zion Bible College with a 4 year degree in Bible and is also a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who received her Masters degree from NYIT in Mental Health Counselling. Kara, representing AXIS Church, is a member of SCATI (the Suffolk County Anti Trafficking Initiative) as well as the Chair of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Interfaith Council. She and her husband Joe live on Long Island and have 2 adult daughters and one amazing granddaughter.
Rev. Keith DeMent
Physical Vibrancy
A graduate from Southeastern University with separate Bachelor Degrees in Church Ministries & Finance, as well as a Master’s Degree in Ministerial Leadership. He is an Ordained Minister with the Assemblies of God and serves as the Executive Pastor at The Mission Church. As the Executive Pastor, Keith enjoys balancing the administrative duties of the church with the pastoral calling he has on his life.
Pastor Keith and his wife have a son & daughter who bring great joy to their lives. As a family they enjoy each stage of life and love to go on adventures.
