FGO Speakers
Jenny Simmons of Addison Road: @ARoad_Jenny
Jenny Simmons travels the country with her husband Ryan, daughter Annie, and her good friends in the band Addison Road. When she is not performing, she’s eating. Or talking to someone. Watching football. Reading a book. Taking pictures. Or playing with her little girl. She loves meeting new people and listening to their stories over a good cup of coffee. She values her faith, her family, her friends, and her platform. Jenny’s niche is her raw honesty, uncomfortable vulnerability, whimsical storytelling, and her deep love for people. Her blog, Cupcakes, Sprinkles, and Other Happy Things, attracts readers from all over the world and her band has been making music for over ten years. Jenny and Ryan live with their daughter in Irving, Texas.
Charie King: Twitter - @CharieJKing
Charie King is a wife, mom, artist, and author. When she is not at home raising her two boys, she speaks at different events for students and women. She became a Christian at age 11 and sensed a call into ministry at age 12. Charie has traveled in India, Malaysia, Poland, Romania, and the Himalayas. Charie shares the stage with her husband, Clayton, as they speak about the challenges and blessings of ministry and marriage, as well as speaking herself about issues that women face. She is passionate about teaching Biblical truth and speaks on issues of holiness and purity, finding your identity in Christ instead of appearance, giving and receiving forgiveness, building Godly character, and being a person of true worth and beauty.
She has co-authored a book with Clayton called The Beauty and The Mystery and has written a book called Behind The Veil; A Journey Toward Grace. She is a graduate of Appalachian State University with a degree in Outdoor Education.
Charie also loves to teach with her husband when he travels, giving a woman’s perspective on marriage, kids, relationships, and the pitfalls and challenges that couples face when one or both of them are involved in church work or ministry.
Cory Cooper: Twitter - @Cory_Marie
Cory Cooper lives in Clemson, SC with her husband, Brad, the Student Ministry Director at NewSpring Church in Anderson, SC. They were married in September, 2010, after she graduated from Clemson University with degrees in Health Science (Promotion and Education) and Communication Studies. Cory makes living full and fun by leading a discipleship group for young women, volunteering with NewSpring's children and student ministries, working at Starbucks, drinking coffee (of course), running, cooking, attending Clemson football games (Go Tigers!), traveling (she has previously visited Europe, Australia, and Kenya) and making "to do" lists for everything.