Speaker Biography

Anthony A. Lee, Ph.D.

He is a retired professor of African and African American history, who taught most recently at UCLA and West Los Angeles College. He has published a number of books and papers on the history of the Baha’i Faith in Africa and in Iran. He is co-owner of Kalimat Press www.kalimat.com, a small, independent Baha’i publishing […] Read More

Dr. Jay R Miller, DC, DACNB

Jay Miller is a chiropractic physician in practice for over 30 years.  He has been married for 44 years and has two children and five grandchildren.  He was introduced to the teachings of Baha’u’llah as a young child in the early 1960’s.  He has served in various capacities for the Bahá’í community over the years.  […] Read More

Dr. John Woodall

Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.- Hafiz Dr. John Woodall is a Board Certified Psychiatrist formerly of the faculty of Harvard Medical School and the Founder and Director of the Unity Project, a resilience learning system that was developed to promote resilient strengths […] Read More

Mr. Graham R Nicholson

Graduated with LLB (hons) in Uni Western Australia in the mid 60s.  Practiced law briefly as a solicitor before moving to Darwin in 1974 as a public lawyer. First member of the new NT Dept of Law on grant of NT Self-Government.  First NT Crown Solicitor.  Later NT Senior Crown Counsel with NT Department of […] Read More

Mr. Robert Stockman

 Robert H. Stockman obtained his Master’s degree and doctorate in Religious Studies from Harvard University, where he specialized in history of religion in the United States. He is the author of The Bahá’í Faith in America, volumes 1 and 2, which cover Bahá’í events in the United States from 1892 to 1900 and 1901 to […] Read More

Mr. Jay Tyson

Jay Tyson grew up outside of Detroit, Michigan, and graduated from Princeton University with a degree in civil engineering in 1976. He and his wife Eileen spent four years in Liberia, where Jay worked on road construction projects. They also spent seven years in Haifa, Israel, where he assisted with historic restoration at the Baha’i […] Read More

Mr. Wade Fransson

Wade Fransson is the author of a successful trilogy, and the founder of Something or other Publishing (SOOP), which utilizes Social Media and Publishing to provide flexible Author Driven Publishing services. He is a former Worldwide Church of God Minister, with an undergraduate degree in Theology and an MBA. His diverse background includes having lived […] Read More

Ms. Jaime Manfra

Ms. Jaime Manfra is the principal and founder of SLS Micro-school, a registered private school in the state of Florida. She graduated from the Blue Heron Academy of Healing Arts and Sciences (BHA) in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2002, where she completed a 4-year program in Naturopathic Medicine. Her ability to quickly master topics and […] Read More

Dr. Donald Streets

Dr. Donald Streets, was an Assistant Professor at the Center for the Study of Human Potential at the University of Massachusetts, serving as the associate director of the “ANISA Project”. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in business from Indiana University and an M.A. in school administration from Notre Dame. He received his doctorate […] Read More

Mr. Bob Harris

Mr. Bob Harris, discovered the Baha’i Faith in 1968, in the midst of a ruinous war, political riots, racial polarization, assassination, and widespread dread and despair. The Baha’i teachings saved his life. Bob has served as Continental Counselor, Auxiliary Board member and on the Northeast Regional Council. He has found that LOVE is the vaccine […] Read More