2025 Speakers
Deb "Danny" Glenn
Founder/President of Yonder Star Ministries
Deb “Danny” Glenn is an acclaimed author, adventurer, and inspirational Christian speaker whose mission is to help spread hope, foster love, nurture care, build strong character, encourage inner peace, and strengthen faith by entwining her stories with God’s promises.
As a success strategist, her dynamic presentations inspire and challenge listeners to value who they are and to serve a greater purpose outside of themselves – that for the cause of the Kingdom. Together she and her audiences connect, explore, and discover ways to unlock “The Potential and Power of the Human Spirit: A gift from the Holy Spirit” available to all of us.
Danny is an ordained minister and founder/president of Yonder Star Ministries. She holds a Doctor of Divinity after God inspired her to leave the University of Wisconsin Medical School; He had other plans. Her truth pours out of the Word in ways that are raw, real, and relevant because she knows her Redeemer lives, and that hope, and love are alive.
Her career has been eclectic and her journeys vast. They have taken her to the White House as a singer, the Pentagon as a presenter, the Equestrian World Championships as a rider, and into the Supreme Court as a child welfare advocate. As a pro se litigant she prevailed in her case of fraud against an international lending institution, the sixth largest issuer of Mastercard and Visa. She is a gold medal sculler and is featured in the Wisconsin Hall of Fame as founder of the Wisconsin Lacrosse Federation. She has been part of corporate America as V.P./CVO of a billion-dollar real estate development firm.
Danny’s most recent foray is based on her adventures as a long-distance musher who has logged over 25,000 miles in the back country of America with her 60 Alaskan Husky rescues. She has written a full-length animated feature film based on their antics and their journeys together. The movie manuscript is steeped with scriptural overtones and rich in moralistic virtue. The Disney artist who created the characters for “Beauty and the Beast”, “Mulan” and “The Lion King” will be the Director of Animation. The scenery will be magical. The suspense will have you holding your breath, and the comedy and frivolity will make your jaws hurt.
Karen Klemp
RN, MA
Karen Klemp is a NICU nurse at UnityPoint Health–Meriter Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, where she has served since 1976. She earned her BSN at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and completed her master’s degree in Collaborative Education and Leadership with a focus on Global Health and Education at Fielding Graduate University in 2010. In addition to mentoring nursing students locally, Karen has led medical mission teams to Guatemala, Tanzania, the Philippines, and beyond, training nurses, midwives, and physicians in newborn and maternal care.
Karen and her husband Rick co-founded Hope 2 Others, a nonprofit ministry dedicated to improving maternal and infant health globally while sharing the love of Jesus. Together, they are Master Trainers in the World Health Organization–recognized programs Helping Mothers Survive and Helping Babies Breathe. For over a decade, Karen and her teams have provided HMS and HBB training to local nurses, doctors, and Maasai tribal midwives in Tanzania, as well as Muslim midwives on Zanzibar Island. She also teaches regularly at the African Neonatal Conference in Arusha and at ALMTC Nursing School in Arusha.
Currently, Hope 2 Others is in the process of building a birthing center and medical clinic near the village of Mto Wa Mbu, Tanzania, to help mothers and babies survive and thrive. By God’s grace, the walls are up, and the next critical step is raising $94,000 to complete the roof before the rainy season in November. Karen and Rick continue to trust God to provide for this life-saving project.
Karen and Rick were married in 1975 and have been blessed with three children—Jesse (Lindsey), Kaitlyn, and Jason (Mary) — and are the proud grandparents of twin grandsons, Miles and Lennon, who are 10 years old. Their children and grandchildren are their most valuable and treasured gifts from God.
Karen’s life and ministry have been shaped by faith through trials. In 1985, when their young daughter Kaitlyn experienced a near-drowning accident, doctors gave little hope for her recovery. Instead of giving in to fear, Karen and Rick chose to trust God for a miracle. Through prayer, persistence, and God’s grace, Kaitlyn survived and continues to be a living testimony of faith and perseverance.
Karen’s passion is to serve others with compassion, bring hope in the midst of challenges, and encourage women to trust God fully. She lives out her calling to be the hands and feet of Jesus, bringing Faith Over Fear into every area of her life.
Dave Gerry
Founder & CEO of Princeton Clubs and SaltCo, Entrepreneurial Coach and author of "Will You Put Me First?"
Dave Gerry has been a Madison area businessman for 37 years. He is the Chairman of the Board of The Princeton Club – a health club he founded in 1987. Today the Princeton Club has 11 locations and over 50,000 members. He is also the Chairman of the Board of SaltCo – an up-and-coming venture disrupting the water softening salt delivery market.
Dave describes himself more as a “coach”. His desire is to help lead, inspire and encourage the next generation in their own entrepreneurial endeavors. He wants people to understand the value of their role in the marketplace and how God wants to use them in whatever arena they are called to function in.
Jessie (Gerry) Czech
Retired LPGA Pro, Wife, Mother, and Co-Author
Jessie (Gerry) Czech is a retired LPGA Pro, wife, mother and co-author of her dad’s book.
Sarah Schultz
Speaker, Trainer & Avid Kingdom Worker
Sarah Schultz is a speaker, trainer, & avid Kingdom worker. She facilitates trainings for Dignity Revolution, an organization whose mission is to “Educate & Empower Youth to Stand Up for the Value of Every Person.” She serves as a board member, speaker & emcee for Known Women’s Conference. Recently, Sarah explored keynote speaking & training internationally as well as crafting & leading Women’s Retreats. She is passionate about connecting through authentic relationships, cultivating others potential, & exhorting others to live in relationship with God. She is a die-hard Green Bay Packers fan, adores her role as “auntie,” spoils her dog, Toby, & thrives in sharing & showing Jesus.
Kristi McMorris
Born and raised in Southern California, she’s a proud pastor’s wife, married for 20 years, and a mom to three amazing kids. She works full time as a dispatcher in the reactive service industry, she helps manage the chaos and keep things moving—something she’s learned to do with grace and grit in every area of her life.
Kristi lives with autoimmune disease and chronic illness, and while it’s a daily battle, it’s also deepened her faith and strengthened her resolve to live with purpose. She absolutely loves people, ministry, and serving Jesus in every season—whether it’s in the church, at work, or in the everyday moments of life.
Project Brave Band
Waunakee Project Brave is a faith-based, community-driven organization dedicated to spreading light and hope through the power of music, storytelling, and connection. Founded on the belief that sharing our stories—through speaking, singing, or acts of courage—can help heal individuals and strengthen communities, Project Brave creates spaces where people feel seen, heard, and supported.
Through inspiring live music performances, “Broken to Brave” community events, and an annual spring gathering that unites spiritual, physical, and mental health resources, Waunakee Project Brave empowers individuals to discover bravery in their own journeys. Rooted in faith, we believe that every voice and every act of courage has the power to transform lives.