Programming Committee

Often called a Midwife to the Soul, Emilah helps people navigate uncertainty, lean into life changing pivots, and simplify day-to-day decisions by listening to and embodying their soul’s guidance.

Once an ambitious, left-brained PhD student and rising higher ed administrator, a rollover car accident cracked open her being, allowing psychic, intuitive, and energy-healing gifts to be revealed. 

Now an intuitive coach, psychic channel, energy healer, speaker, and author, Emilah has guided more than 1,800 clients over 18 years as they refine their life and business to align with their soul.

Her clients include healers, entrepreneurs, business owners, educators, creatives, health care professionals, non-profit leaders, and corporate executives who have worked in organizations as diverse as The Mel King Institute, US Army, Nordstrom, City University of Victoria, and Doctors Without Borders. 

Chad grew up in Vail, Colorado skiing, ranching, and doing bookkeeping for his mother’s retail stores. He moved to Eugene, Oregon in 2004 to begin his college education, but was drawn to the desert and the University of Arizona when visiting his father in 2007. Chad moved to Tucson and finished his degree in Accounting at the UofA in 2010 and has been working in small to mid-sized accounting firms ever since. Chad is fascinated by taxation and helping individuals and business owners maximize profits, while legally minimizing their tax liabilities. In his free time, Chad can be found enjoying Arizona’s wilderness areas with his German Shepherds, Heidi and Klauss, taking day trips on his motorcycle, and volunteering with Rotary International, as well as the Arivaca Community Internet Cooperative. Chad is also a die-hard Arizona Wildcats Basketball fan.

Carly Flagg, ACC, CPIC, CI/CT, CFE (she/her) provides coaching for professionals from many fields, but specifically those struggling with burnout in service professions.  Many helping professionals find themselves exhausted by the work that used to ignite their passions. Integrative coaching and compassion coaching supports clients to renew the joy the find in their work, and free up energy to pursue additional projects. Carly has also completed graduate work in Counseling at Northern Illinois University and is a Certified Compassion Fatigue Educator and Certified Professional Integration Coach. Carly also holds ACC certification through the International Coaching Federation. Carly is training as a Certified Nonviolent Communication educator, and provides coaching for both professional and personal communication. Hands at Heart, LLC, provides coaching, education, and training.

I entered the real estate profession in order to combine my background in urban planning and my strong desire to educate people. I would be happy to help you assess your individual residential, commercial or land needs. I believe that the client′s best interest is paramount. Knowledgeable, personal service is the key toward helping you achieve ownership of real property. Please do not hesitate to contact me with your real estate needs. My email is liane@lianewong.com. My website is lianewong.com Thank you!

I am a native Tucsonan and owner of 3 businesses; Combat Krav Maga Tucson, I-10 Self Storage, and Lacquisrty, an online business where I make and sell nail polish worldwide. I teach Krav Maga, the official hand-to-hand combat system of the Israeli military. October 2023 will mark my 18th year of training Krav. It is my passion, my discipline, and my fulfillment. 
I run my self storage in the day and teach Krav Maga at night. My life's work is showing people what they are capable of and that they are worth protecting. My particular passion is empowering women and showing them their strengths and abilities so they build their confidence. Mentoring and a holistic approach are central to my teaching values as self-defense is 90% mental and only 10% physical. 
 

Featured in the award-winning documentary, CONVERSION, Elena Joy Thurston is an inspirational Diversity & Allyship speaker, trainer, and author through a lens of LGBTQ+ inclusion. Elena Joy inspires her audiences to learn how Inclusive Leadership can improve company morale and productivity, changing members' lives in a practical way.