UYWI 2017

Luma Haddad has been the Young Life Urban Area Director for the last 19 years and is Mutli Ethnic Southwest Divisional Coordinator. Luma works directly with teenagers and teen moms in Junior High and High Schools. She is a San Francisco native, lived in Amman, Jordan, graduated from... Read More →

Mark Charles is a dynamic and thought-provoking public speaker, writer, and consultant. He writes for Native News Online and his personal blog "Reflections from the Hogan". He served on the boards of the CCDA and the CRCNA. Mark also consults with the Calvin Institute of Christian... Read More →

Paul Coty is the Vice President of Young Life in New York. He grew the mission’s personnel from 2 to 45 full-time staff members and increased the organization’s operating budget to $3.5 million annually over a 10-year period. A dynamic team-builder, Coty’s emphasis on personal... Read More →

Arielle Estoria Leda Wilburn is a Writer, Speaker, and Creative. She graduated from Azusa Pacific University in 2015 with a Bachelor’s in Psychology, and focuses on theater integration to be a creative bridge between intellect and creativity, the mind and the heart. Arielle is the... Read More →

Icy Ice is an original member of the world renown DJ group, The World Famous Beat Junkies. He is an artist and entrepreneur, whose resume spans over two decades of performing on the world’s biggest stages, and gracing the airwaves on several of LA’s Top Radio Stations. Icy Ice’s... Read More →

Joshua Chavez Band leads worship at conferences, churches, and camps throughout Southern California and the USA, including UYWI, RELOAD, Turn Your Campus, Promise Keepers, and Franklin Graham's Festivals of Hope. Described as dynamic, eclectic, passionate, and energetic, they engage... Read More →