Mr. Sam George:
Sam George is the Executive Director of PARIVAR International, serving youths and families of Indian origin worldwide. He is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering and Business Management; worked in the software industries in Asia and USA for eight years, before stepping into Christian Ministry in 1996. He studied at Fuller and Princeton Seminaries. He was one of the first youth worker in the Mar Thoma diocese in North America and has been involved with various churches and campus ministries. He recently authored a book titled Understanding the Coconut Generation: Ministry to the Americanized Asian Indians (available early 2006). He is married to Mary George, Ph.D. - a pharmaceutical scientist and they are parents of two boys. They live in the northern suburb of Chicago and are members of Chicago Mar Thoma Church. 

Rev. Biju S. Cherian:
Rev. Biju S. Cherian is the youth chaplain of the Northeast Regional Youth Fellowship. Achen received his Bachelors of Divinity from the Mar Thoma Theological Seminary in Kottayam. He has worked as a missionary in the Tibetan Border mission and has served as the assistant vicar of the St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church in Santa Cruz, Mumbai. Achen was also the vicar of the Mar Thoma Church in Jhansi, and the Coordinator of the Gram Jyothi Schools of the Mar Thoma Church in North India. We are blessed to have achen, Teena Kochamma, and Angela, serving our youth fellowships across this region. Biju achen will be leading the track "Spiritual Warfare: Are you prepared?" for the 18 and older age group.

Mr. Shino John:
Shino G. John was born and raised in the boroughs of New York City; he holds a Bachelors degree in Religion and Psychology from Rutgers University and a Masters in Divinity from the Alliance Theological Seminary. He serves as Vice President for Institutional Advancement of Nyack College and Alliance Theological Seminary - a Christian college and seminary of 3,000 students centered in Nyack, New York. For the past seven years Shino has traveled across the United States as well as Great Britain, India, Thailand, and Africa, for work and ministry, serving in numerous interdenominational and cross-cultural settings. Shino will be leading the 17 and under track session.