2026 Seaside Leadership Retreat & Roundtable

Christina Crook is a leading voice in digital well-being and the Founder and CEO of JOMO, a digital flourishing program serving K–12 schools across North America and Oceania. She is the award-winning author of The Joy of Missing Out and Good Burdens, and the host of the JOMO(cast) podcast, where she explores the intersection of technology, formation, and joy.

Through JOMO, Christina partners with Christian schools to help students, educators, and families build healthier, more intentional relationships with technology, grounded in Christian formation and practical behavior change. She has worked with organizations including Oxford University, Adobe, and Shopify, serves on the Advisory Committee for the Baylor Center for School Leadership, and is a contributing author to ACSI’s Leading Insights: Artificial Intelligence. Christina lives in Toronto with her husband and three children.

Joy Roberts is on a mission to teach God's design for Friendship to the next generation of leaders. Hailing from a small town of just 200, Joy's entrepreneurial spirit led her to Co-found Friendzy, a Non-profit serving schools internationally since 2014 with Scripturally based social, emotional and character development programming. Joy has served as an organizational visionary, curriculum designer, author, teacher, mental well-being advocate and platform speaker as Friendzy has grown to serve well over 250,000 students. Joy has an extensive career in business marketing and development and holds a Bachelors of Science in Business Management, Masters in Biblical Theology, and is in the process of completing her Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Marymount University. All of these experiences have undoubtedly prepared her for the role of Friendzy co-founder. Joy will tell you the courage and tenacity needed to propel the vision of Friendzy and the learned skills of resilience after hardship all came through God's grace. Outside of Friendzy, Joy spends time with her husband of thirty years, two adult sons, friends, and the most recent family additions of two Golden Doodles, Jelly and Bean.

Julie Widman has learned that fueled by prayer, coffee and energizing music, anything is possible. She leads with her heart and passionately teaches, equips, and writes about the power of Scripturally-based social emotional character development. Julie's heartbeat is to help others foster authentic, genuine relationships. She co-founded Friendzy, a comprehensive social emotional character development program for schools PreK-12th grade. She thrives when working in partnership with schools to provide direct support in fostering a positive campus climate and culture through Friendzy. Julie believes that teaching the biblical pillars of friendship will give students tools that will benefit them for a lifetime. Julie holds a Masters in Science, is certified in SECD Leadership, and is currently working on her Doctorate in Educational Leadership. Outside of leading Friendzy, Julie is an enthusiastic mother of two children, Shelby and Dan, wife to Travis, keeper of a mini zoo of two energetic dogs, and an avid leader and volunteer of her local National Charity League chapter.  

Andy Lynch is the President & CEO of Tassel, a marketing firm dedicated to helping independent and faith-based schools achieve Healthy Enrollment. With a team spanning 13 states and five countries, Tassel brings a wealth of expertise and diverse perspectives to support schools in an increasingly competitive landscape.

Since founding the company in 2000, Andy has worked with schools to strengthen their positioning strategy, branding, website engagement, inquiry generation, and messaging.

Andy regularly writes and speaks on enrollment strategy, including foundational concepts like The Uncomfortable Commitment to Healthy Enrollment and The Untapped Potential of Your School’s How. He is also one of the Enrollment Marketing Geeks.

At the close of play, Andy enjoys time with his wife, daughter, and two sons. He’s an avid soccer fan (and sometimes player), a sold-out Liverpool supporter (YNWA!), and always up for talking a little smack on the pickleball court.

Ken Schuetz is the CEO and Founder of Aligned Influence Consulting which is headquartered in Longmont, Colorado. Ken is also adjunct faculty at the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder where he teaches business philosophy and corporate governance. Ken is a life-long Christian, serving as teacher and Elder at each church he has attended. Ken's latest book, Aligned Influence: Beyond Governance, was released in March 2021 and reflects the theoretical foundation of the Aligned Influence model.

Weston grew up on the dirt roads of Erie, Colorado in the 80’s. He attended Colorado State University where he met the love of his life, Kristin. They live in Greeley and have been married for over 30 years. He accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior in 1994 at Promise Keepers. He has two adult daughters, a beautiful granddaughter and an ok son-in-law.

He has spent over 30 years of his adult life serving others through relational leadership while at home, the bank, on a board, or as the head of school at Dayspring Christian Academy in Greeley, CO. He is proud of his annual reading through the Bible which has gone on consecutively for over the past 20+ years. He is most proud of his relationships with his wife, kids, and close friends.

Life Verse: “What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?” Mark 8:36