Meet the Instructors
Naokimi Ushiroda
Naokimi Ushiroda is the current president of Family Federation USA. He has served as a leader in various departments of Family Federation, previously as the National CARP President and more recently as the National Youth and Young Adult Ministry Director. Naokimi Ushiroda founded WISER Coaching, a life coaching business to inspire others and guide them to realize their ambitions. He is an International Coaching Federation Certified Coach.
Dr. Mari Curry
Dr. Curry is a wife, mother, and daughter of God. She was blessed in marriage to her husband Richard since 2005 and they have 4 wonderful children. Dr. Curry has served in some form of ministry since 2000 at various levels, from a local church as a ministry leader and later as a pastor, to the national level as the vice president of the Unification Church and the director of education. Her entire life has been focused on following God’s guidance and serving the larger community and her passion is sharing God’s love with others and being a support to those in need. Dr. Curry will share best practices on the theme of spiritual self-care.
Dr. Chung Sik Yong
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Kaeleigh Moffitt
Kaeleigh has a passion for building teams that people enjoy contributing to. She's worked with teams of all demographics and sizes both on the local and national level. Locally she has developed teams as a youth pastor, Sunday service coordinator and assistant pastor in the DMV (DC-Maryland-Virginia) community. Nationally she has developed teams as the director of YAYAM (Youth and Young Adult Ministry) and YCLC (Young Christian Leadership Conference). She is now working for UPF (Universal Peace Federation) as the director of government relations.
Justin Okamoto
Justin Okamoto is a pastor, husband, and father of one. He has also been a teacher, a professional life coach, worked in CARP, and was one of the educators for the Global Top Gun workshops, where he spoke in front of hundreds of young people from around the world. Justin became a pastor because he loves people and wants to see people succeed in life, in their relationships, and in their life of faith. His journey hasn't been easy but it's definitely been a source of growth, which he is grateful for. In his session, Justin will go over effective communication. If you've ever asked yourself "how can I share my ideas in a way that moves, touches, and inspires people to take action?" then you won't want to miss this session.
Tasnah Bercy
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Rev. Kevin Thompson
Pastor Kevin Thompson is Director of Sub Region 5 of FFWPU and has been pastor of Bay Area Family Church for 30 years. Blessed in marriage with Masako Harada in 1982 they have 5 children and 1 grandson. Pastor Thompson has extensive experience teaching seminars around the world and has trained many new pastors, including helping to launch a Pastors Association in Europe in 2021. He will be speaking on the topics of creating a schedule you can live with and sermon-giving.
Rev. Ernest Patton
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Benjy Uyama
Benjy Uyama has been Blessed in marriage for 11+ years and is intensely passionate about helping men and women prepare well for marriage and create a radiant Blessing. Benjy has been doing Matching & Blessing education and support for over 10 years and uses practical methods to make the Blessing make sense to people. He will review resources and insights about blessing education for singles in his session.
Dr. Andrew Compton
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