November 8th, 2024

Rosemary is the Executive Director of the Center for Healthy Relationships in Siloam Springs, AR. She loves people and is passionate about seeing each person become all they were created to be, living with purpose and joy, receiving and giving love. 

Rosemary has received her Masters of Arts in Christian Counseling and her Doctorate of Ministry in Leadership. She is also the author of two books: A Woman and Her Relationships and A Woman and Her Workplace. 

She has spent two decades helping people build healthy marriages and interpersonal relationships through pastoral, teaching and consultancy work with churches, colleges and universities, government agencies and nonprofit organizations. Her and her husband Norlee live in Siloam Springs, and love the outdoors - hiking cycling, kayaling, and hanging out on the patio with good friends and good food. She is also a lover of gardening, reading, cooking, hospitality and board games. 

  Blake is the Chief Communications and Development Officer for “think and do” tank Heartland Forward based in Bentonville, Arkansas. Since the beginning of her career in public relations, she has dedicated herself to building relationships and enhancing the reputations of others. Whether it’s helping leaders rise to their potential, working with non-profits to raise capital or counseling businesses on how to elevate their brand, she has played an instrumental role in the success of those around her.

Prior to joining Heartland Forward, her 30-year career has included working as a consultant, serving as executive vice president at Mitchell Communications, a public relations agency, and leading as a senior director of development at the University of Arkansas.

Blake is on the Board of Directors for NWA Regional Airport, a sustaining member and former president of the Junior League of Northwest Arkansas, a member of the Delta Dental Foundation and serves in numerous other community service roles. She earned a B.A. from the University of Dallas, a private Catholic liberal arts university. 

 Amy Nelson Hannon is the best-selling author of Gather & Give (October 2022) and Love Welcome Serve (November 2017.) She is the heart and soul of Euna Mae’s – a lifestyle hospitality brand adored by many. Amy has a broad platform that has included owning a one-of-a-kind kitchen boutique, hosting a daily cooking show on Northwest Arkansas’ NBC affiliate, engaging her online community, hosting private dinners, teaching cooking classes, as well as curating culinary travel experiences for guests from coast to coast. 

Amy lives in Rogers, Arkansas in the heart of the Ozark Mountains. She is married to her college sweetheart, Dr. Sam Hannon, ministering alongside him at Fellowship Bible Church NWA where he has pastored for 30 years. They have three married children. Amy will always offer you something to eat. And she can make biscuits and gravy in no time flat.