Topic: “Common Ground for Common Good – Bringing Healing to Polarization and Civility to Conversations” About Our Speaker: As the Co-Founder and CFO of the Common Ground Committee, Erik Olsen provides thought leadership to the issues of incivility and polarization in civil discourse in the US, and manages the organization’s operations and finances. Erik has […]

Topic: “The Challenges and Victories that Taught Me to Put God First” About Our Speaker: Signed by the San Francisco 49ers’s after graduating from Principia College with a BS in Biology, John spent 5 years pursuing his dream to play in the NFL. Since then, he has built a successful sales career that spans 30 […]

Topic: “Follow Her Career Path From Summer Camp Counselor to White Water Rafter to Marine Scientist!” About Our Speaker: This week on the Net Effect we welcome Holly Valentine, Aquarist with Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut. Holly’s work as a marine scientist focuses on conservation, education, and research, through which she inspires people to care for […]

Topic: “A Christian Science Journey from Consumer Packaged Goods to a Volunteer Prison Chaplain” About Our Speaker: Bob transformed a marketing career with international consumer brands into a consultancy that specializes in everything from product development to advising senior level management. In addition to his extensive professional resume, Bob considers himself blessed to work as […]

Topic: “Racism–Building Bridges, Seeing Innocence through Soul” About Our Speaker: As an African American and dedicated Christian Scientist, our Net Effect guest, Larry Patterson, is uniquely qualified to speak on the topic of how to participate in a thoughtful, meaningful, spiritually-based conversation about race! In his role as an Ambassador/Specialist in Diversity and Leadership Development […]

Topic: “Marivic’s coming to America journey from the Philippines to study at Wellesley College, the experiences that have shaped her as a social entrepreneur, and what it has meant to her to find Christian Science and serve our movement.” About Our Speaker: Marivic has over 35 years of experience working for the nonprofit, public and […]

Topic: “Optimizing Your Network–Start With the People Who Know Your Value” About Our Speaker: Rupert attributes his constant desire to learn and grow to his success across several industries, including cyber security, sports technology, and theatre production. His LinkedIn profile describes him as a “dynamic problem solver with the ability to excel in growth scenarios […]

Topic: “The changing needs of students, distance learning, and how ABF is helping students navigate through these challenging times” About Our Speaker: Dr. Ritter is an accomplished college educator and administrator with extensive experience developing innovative programs and services for students. He is well-known to the Christian Science community through his 23-year career at Principia […]

Topic: “Working Remotely from Boulder to Boston–How Limitations Turned into Amazing Career Opportunities” About Our Speaker: Emma Schaefer, Summer Intern at The Mother Church, Multi-Media Storyteller, and Singer-Songwriter This summer, Emma was a collaborator and singer-songwriter on a new Daily Lift video for Christian Science Sunday School students, “A Psalm for You.” She is a […]

Topic: “How A Calm Trust Guides a Student’s Education and Career Journey” About Our Speaker: Boudicca Hawke, ABF 2020 Law Student and Intern in the UN Human Rights Office in Geneva, Switzerland Boudicca is about to complete her LLM (equivalent of a Master’s Degree) in Human Rights law at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland […]