Andreia Marshall-Netto

Florida

Andreia Marshall-Netto is the Director at Conscious Living Spiritist Group; Secretary of the Board of the Spiritist Federation of Florida; managing director of Leal Publisher (an affiliated branch of Leal Livraria in Brazil in the translation & dissemination of Divaldo Franco’s spiritist books) and FEB Publisher (an affiliated branch of the Brazilian Spiritist Federation’s publisher in the dissemination of spiritist titles).

Beatriz Lopes

Connecticut

Beatriz Lopes is currently the Family Youth & Children Spiritist Education (FYCSE) Director for the United States Spiritist Federation. She is a representative of the US within the International Spiritist Council Youth Committee. Being a Spiritist since childhood, Bia had the remarkable opportunity to represent Spiritism globally at the United Nations at the age of 16. Since then, Bia has actively taken on various roles within the Spiritist community, from leading study groups to delivering lectures and organizing events like the annual Spiritist Youth Retreat.

Brian Vosberg

Florida

Brian Vosberg has been a Spiritist speaker and presenter since 2005, having spoken at centers in NJ, NY, and FL, as well as past Spiritist Symposiums. Brian actively advocates living the principles of the doctrine and living a moral life. Professionally, he is a Licensed Professional Civil Engineer working as a Project Administrator overseeing state roadway construction projects in the Tampa/Sarasota area of Florida.

Dan Assisi

California

Dan Assisi is an author and an international speaker who has delivered hundreds of talks and conferences on spirituality in over 60 cities on 4 continents. Known for a mix of deep thinking and witty humor, Dan takes a unique approach to spirituality that is steeped in reason to remind audiences everywhere of our spiritual nature. He is a founding member of The Spiritist Institute and of the California Spiritist Association and hosts the Spiritist Conversations podcast. Daniel holds a Doctorate degree in Education and a Masters in Public Administration with a Graduate Certificate in Public Policy.

Edward Christie

New York

Edward Christie has been involved with Spiritism for more than 25 years and is an active member of the Inner Enlightenment Spiritist Society. Edward is a classically trained pianist, has taught music in NYC schools as well as computer science courses at NYU. He enjoys learning and uses his love of teaching to share what he has learned with others.

Gabriel Macedo

Florida

Gabriel Macedo is a senior at Olympic Heights in Boca Raton. Gabriel grew up as a spiritist and attends Spiritist Center Chico Xavier in Florida. He is a youth educator, a pass-giver and sometimes opens and closes lectures. Gabriel has been playing piano since he was 7 years old, he loves the divine beauty of classical music, and wishes to spread and inspire people from all ages to listen to classical music. His dream is to compose music and perform just like his idols Beethoven and Mozart. Gabriel is also part of the International Spiritist Council youth group in hope to spread the teachings of Jesus all over the world.

Humberto Schubert

Brazil

Humberto Schubert Coelho is Associate Professor for Metaphysics and Modern Philosophy, and Co-Director of the Research Center in Spirituality and Health at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. Humberto’s research is devoted to the metaphysical ground for meaning and purpose in life, which includes a series of proofs for the existence of God and the immortality of the soul, along with cultural analyses of the relationship between philosophy, religion, and science. As a spiritist, he is a member of the Spiritist Society Primavera, the Brazilian Spiritist Federation (FEB) and the League for researchers of spiritism.

Jana Machado

Forida

Jana Machado was born in Blumenau, SC and moved to US in 2002. In 2007 she was introduced to Spiritism by a friend while visiting, for the first time, the Spiritist Society Seeds of Light in Fort Myers where she is a member since then. At this moment Jana is a board member of the Spiritist Society Seeds of Light, and the Spiritist Federation of Florida. Jana is also part of the Children & Youth Committee of the Spiritist Federation of Florida. Jana considers herself to be an “ongoing learner” and apprentice of the Spiritist Body of Knowledge.

João Korngold

New York

João Korngold is one of the founders and directors of the Spiritist Group of New York and the Spiritist Alliance for Books. He began studying Spiritism more than 30 years ago and has been one of the directors of the mediumship meeting at SGNY for the past 20 years. He is also responsible for study groups that focus on the basic books of Spiritism and on the Andre Luiz Collection. He gives talks on Spiritism in Portuguese and in English. Joao Korngold is an Engineer and works as a banker.

Jussara Korngold

New York

Jussara Korngold is currently the General Secretary of the International Spiritist Council, former president and current Vice-President of the United States Spiritist Federation. She is the founder and president of the Spiritist Group of New York and the Spiritist Alliance for Books Mrs. Korngold is fluent in Portuguese, English, French and Spanish. She is an international speaker, a published author, and a translator. Mrs. Korngold works for Brazil Child Health/Dara Institute as its main executive.

Luiz Lima

Florida

Luiz Lima has begun his journey in Spiritism since 1990. As a serious researcher on the scientific aspect of Spiritism, Luiz has been facilitating the studies of how to bridge science and Spiritism in both languages: Portuguese and English. Mr. Lima is a renowned lecturer in the Spiritist movement and participates in local and national seminars and events all year around. Luiz Lima holds a degree in Electronic Engineering, and he works in the computer network industry.

Marcelo Netto

Florida

Marcelo Netto holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical engineering. He is currently the Vice-President of the Spiritist Federation of Florida, the President of Leal and FEB Publisher, and the Vice-President of Conscious Living Spiritist Group in Florida.

Marcia Trajano

Tennessee

Marcia Trajano is the president and one of the founders of the Solitude Center for Spiritual Living. She is also one of the co-founders of the Christian Spiritist Community of Atlanta and a former board member of the US Spiritist Federation. She is a Spiritist for more than 25 years and has participated in giving talks and leading study groups in English and Portuguese. With a Master’s Degree in Management of Technology, Marcia currently works in the Healthcare industry.

Peter Hays

New Jersey

Peter Hays is a worker at Spiritist Group Love and Light in Newark, New Jersey. He is also the current Outreach Director of the United States Spiritist Federation (USSF) and an active participant in the Tri-State Spiritist Federation (TSSF). Peter has published several children’s books with his wife, Beti Rozen, through their company Sem Fronteiras Press, and with other publishers in Brazil, Colombia, and the U.S. Having a long background in theatre, he holds an MFA in Dramatic Writing from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Rafael Rezende

Massachusetts

Rafael Rezende is a Pharmacist and Biochemist, with a Master’s and Ph.D. in Pharmacology from Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil, with two post-doctoral fellowships in Immunology: one from UFMG and another from Harvard Medical School. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He is currently an active and contributing member of the Allan Kardec Spiritist Society of Massachusetts and the U.S. Spiritist Medical Association.

Sophia DeOliveira

Texas

Sophia DeOliveira is a junior at Clements High School in Sugarland, Texas. Sophia is bilingual in English and Portuguese and is currently learning American Sign Language and Spanish. In the future, she hopes to seek a psychology degree from the University of Houston. Currently, Sophia is involved in the youth group of Sunrise Spiritist Society of Texas. She believes that Spiritism makes her feel more fulfilled and see more opportunities in her life.

Suzana Simões

Florida

Suzana Simoes is an active worker of the Spiritist movement. Dr Simoes spends her time between her professional work as a Doctor of Physical Therapy, her family, and the dissemination of Spiritism. Suzana has worked as a member of the Spiritist Federation of Florida and the United States Spiritist Federation. She is one of the founders of the Conscious Living Spiritist group in Miami where she works primarily overseeing the work in English. She is an active speaker in the US and abroad.

Yuri Castro

Florida

Yuri Castro is a licensed clinical psychologist specialized in the treatment of severe and persistent mental illnesses in adolescents and adults. He has been residing in Florida since 2013, is married and has two sons. Yuri has been involved in Spiritism since an early age, and started giving lectures in 2012. He is a volunteer at Conscious Living Spiritist Group in North Miami, Florida.