2004 Conference Speakers

Susan Davinger
Susan Davinger has served as president of PASS pregnancy care centers for more than 12 years. Susan believes that lives are best saved when the perceived need for abortion is removed or reduced through crisis intervention, and better still, prevention. Susan has recently founded the Parents' Awareness Project, a non-profit organization that is aimed at mainstreaming the message of abstinence until marriage.
Erika Harold
A native of Urbana, IL, Erika Harold has used her position as Miss America 2003 to preach the message of chastity to American youth and to encourage adults to have hope that young people will be receptive to the chastity message.
Karen Hayes
Bio coming soon . . .
Elaine M. Kindler
Bio coming soon . . .
Mary-Louise Kurey
Former Miss Wisconsin, Mary-Louise Kurey is the Respect Life Director of the Archdiocese of Chicago, author of Standing with Courage: Confronting Tough Decisions about Sex and a noted speaker on chastity and pro-life.
Anthony Levatino
Dr. Anthony Levatino, M.D. performed abortions for the patients in his OB/Gyn practice for five years before quitting abortion and converting to pro-life.
Margie Manczko
Margie Manczko is the Assistant Director of the Arhdiocese of Chicago Respect Life Office and a seasoned sidewalk counselor and Chicagoland pro-life activist.
John Morales
A radio sports announcer since 1985, John Morales is the Sports Director for Relevant Radio on the Starboard Network, and a bilingual Catholic evangelist. John unites his passion for sports and faith through sports updates and interviews on Relevant Radio's Morning Air with Jeff Cavins, and as a popular Catholic speaker.
Sandy Rios
Sandy Rios is the president of Concerned Women for America, the nation's largest women's public policy organization. For eight years she hosted the popular radio program Sandy Rios Live on WYLL in Chicago, and now hosts CWA's national radio program, Concerned Women Today, with an audience of one million listeners. For the past ten years she has served as Master of Ceremonies for SpeakOut Illinois.
Annie Scheidler
After four years in youth ministry and a life-long involvement in pro-life activism, Annie Scheidler founded Generations for Life, the youth outreach of the Pro-Life Action League. Through frequent speaking engagements, the Generations for Life curriculm and the founding of teen pro-life clubs, Annie is nurturing a new generation of pro-life leaders.
Joe and Ann Scheidler
Joe Scheidler has been called the "Godfather" of pro-life activism. He is the author of activist handbook, CLOSED: 99 Ways To Stop Abortion. He and with his wife Ann Scheidler founded the Pro-Life Action League in 1980. Last year Joe and the League were cleared of racketeering charges by the U.S. Supreme Court's 8-1 decision in NOW v. Scheidler..
Yvonne Florczak-Seeman
From age 16 to 20, Yvonne Florczak-Seeman had five abortions. Finally abandoned by the boyfriend who had taken her to the abortion clinic so many times, Yvonne found forgiveness and healing in the arms of Jesus Christ. She now heads Love from Above ministries, helping women victimized by abortion.
Elizabeth Verchio
Elizabeth Verchio became involved with Victims of Choice, Inc. during post-abortion counseling in 1991. She became executive director of Victims of Choice in 1994. Elizabeth has presented her personal experience with abortion and healing to audiences across the United States and has prepared hundreds of men and women for abortion recovery ministry, in which she remains active herself. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer and Imago Dei Foundation/National Memorial for the Unborn. She lives in Bolingbrook with her husband Gene.
Joe and Carol Walsh
Bio coming soon . . .
Updated 1/12/04