2011 Karitos Faculty Bios and Workshops
- Worship & Vocal Track
- Film Track
- Dance Track
- Theatre Arts Track
- Visual Arts Track
- Literary Track
- Signing
Karitos Faculty Listing
God continues to bring to Karitos talented, gifted people with a passion for what they do and what they have to present.
Dance Faculty
- Dance Eternal - Kim Brunner & Linda Wade - teachers, choreographers, and evangelistic ministers.
- Innovo Physical Theatre (formerly Mimeistry) - Theo and Jolie Williams travel internationally as ministers & teachers in the art of mime and arts theology. Known for their excellence in performance, directing and choreography, they are Directors of Innovo’s Conservatory of Physical Theatre.
- Cory Ratliff - Assistant Liaison and Creative Production Pastor at Sign of the Dove Church, Waukegan IL., Director of a boy’s movement ministry “Bring It On”
- Alyce Roeder - National and international dance minister, danced with Nashville Ballet for 3 seasons and Milwaukee Ballet from 1991- 2002
- Rhemadance (Pronounced Ray-mah-dance) Founded in 2005 by the dynamic husband and wife dance duo of Louis and Lakeisha Hurd.
- Pastor Karen Williams Director of Waves of Glory at Glorious Life Worship Center, Chicago IL.
- Rosalita Villa Her dance training includes the basics of ballet, jazz, and tap as well as a variety of traditional ethnic movement. Presently Rosalita is teaching Ballet and Latin Social Dances at Core El Centro, and Alverno Telesis as well as Interpretive dance and Caribbean Praise for Above the Clouds Inc. Rosalita is the leader of Sacred Movement Ministry of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Milwaukee, WI.
Dance and Movement Schedule »
Worship & Vocal Faculty
- Vivien Hibbert - worship leader, author, teacher, faculty member of the International Worship Leaders Institute
- Pastor Cory Ratliff - Director of Fine Arts and Minister of Music at Sign of the Dove Church in Waukegan, IL
- LeAnzar Stockley is the founder of Into God Network is Assistant & Youth Pastor, also Worship Minister at The House That Love Built. Holding an Associate’s Degree of Worship Arts, LeAnzar serves nationally and internationally as spirit-filled consultant, worship leader, and workshop clinician.
- Pastor Don Clark is not only the host of the “Seekers of His Heart” Praise & Worship Conference, but also the founder of The Eagle’s Nest Worship Center in the South Suburbs of Chicago.
- Charl'z L. Kay is the Vice President of Performing Arts with Into God Network (N2G), specializing in Vocal Performance, Theatre, and Pantomime.
- Pierre Robinson – A much sought after speaker and author of the books Going Behind the Mask of Praise & Worship and Prophetic Power of Praise Worship and Warfare, and is also the founder and CEO of Healing Place Ministries International.
Vocal/Worship Schedule »
Theater Faculty
- Nancy Hanna was a Eugene O’Neill Playwrights’ Conference finalist with her play Tinker and Sherrit, and has also won awards for Away the Bear and The Psalm of Edie Katz.
- Alan Atwood - He is a co-founder of Acacia Theatre Company, a Christian theatre company in Milwaukee, and served as its Artistic Director for nine years. He currently serves as Pastor of Drama at Eastbrook Church where he writes and produces full-length plays for the community. He also tours several one-man plays around the country to churches, conferences, Christian schools and camps.
- George Halitzka is a freelance theatre artist in Louisville.
- Laura Holland is the Chair of Communication, Arts, and Media at Oral Roberts University.
Visual Arts Faculty
- Lynn Zuk-Lloyd - Speaker, artist, and author
- Michael Barton - Photographer
- Dan Stultz - Photographer
- Justice Carmon - Graphic designer and illustrator
- Linda Harris-Iorio - Her last name is pronounced "eye- oreo" and she has a driving passion to create for the Lord. She took private art lessons starting at age 7, went to art college, worked in ad agencies, and eventually started her own graphic design business in 1991.
- Zahava Raz - Portrait artist
- Kathleen Sullivan Isacson is an award-winning artist and writer who leads the McHenry visual arts team at Willow Creek community church.
Literary
- Jane Rubietta - is a prolific writer and dynamic public speaker
- Keri Wyatt Kent - Speaker, retreat leader and the author of seven non-fiction books, Keri is a regular contributor to several magazines, websites and blogs
- Chrystal Hansen - Author, speaker, and on the pastoral staff of Living Waters Community Church in Bolingbrook, IL
Film
- Guy Silagi - an independent filmmaker, visual storyteller, scriptwriter, director and producer of dramatic and documentary films for over 18 years. He approaches storytelling as a visual artist from a journalistic perspective to capture story essence without promotional bias.
- Michael Spooner - has worked in the animation industry for twenty-five years with such notable studios as Walt Disney, Warner Brothers and DreamWorks.
- Craig J. Harris - (SAG/AFTRA) is a Film & TV actor, voiceover artist and screenwriter, whose scripts have produced movies, which have won numerous honors, including FiveEmmy Awards
- Mimi Sagadin - Actress
- Butch Hartman - Producer/Animator - Nickelodeon
- Sharon King - Producer/Casting Director for music videos, short films, feature films, and commercials
Signing
- Rev. Donald L. Bester will once again be offering two workshops on signing.
