Speaker Biography

Weekly Guest Speakers



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

Professor Donald Camp

Professor Donald E. Camp is a resident of Philadelphia and professor emeritus at Ursinus College since 2011. He moved to Philadelphia in 1972 where he was a Staff photographer for, “The Evening and Sunday Bulletin,” until his resignation in 1981. He received his BFA and MFA from Temple University’s Tyler School of Art in 1987 […] Read More

Ms. Eileen Maddocks

Biography Eileen Maddocks grew up in Maine and graduated from the University of Kansas with a liberal arts degree. She was a seeker half her life until she discovered and embraced the Bahá’í Faith. When first introduced to the Bahá’í Faith, she was seized by the fact that God has always been active in human […] Read More

Mr. David Langness

Speaker Biography: David Langness is a staff writer and editor at BahaiTeachings.org.When Payam Zamani started the website BahaiTeachings.org in 2012, and brought David Langness on as its first editor, they wanted to utilize the vast reach of the online medium through the written and spoken arts to spread the teachings of Baha’u’llah:O ye beloved of […] Read More

Mr. Scott A. Kinsey, Esq

Speaker Biography: Mr. Scott A. Kinsey, Esq. is an evaluative consultant for families and businesses, focusing on relationships. He is married and the father of five adult children.This week’s topic: Nine Rules Of The Game Of Life For Aspiring Angels And SaintsWe’re all playing a game. It’s called the “Game of Life,” and it has […] Read More

Mr. Jamshid A. Afnan

Speaker Biography: Jamshíd Afnán is a Bahá’í author and historian. He was born in Shiraz to a Bahá’í family as a fifth generation Bahá’í. To further his education, he moved to the United States in the mid-1970s, where he studied Computer Science and Applied Mathematics. He has been married to his wife Názly for 33 […] Read More

Ms. Sepideh Eskandari, Esquire

Speaker Biography: Ms. Sepideh Eskandari, Born in Tehran, Iran, and immigrated to the US at age nine. She has a BA in Communications from the University of Tampa, and JD from Stetson College of Law. She has been an Immigration Law practitioner from 1996 to the present. She served as a Florida Bar Investigative member […] Read More

Mr. Kamran Hakim

He has been married for 40 years. He has three children (two daughters and one son), and four grandchildren. Mr. Hakim currently lives in Northborough Massachusetts. Kamran Hakim and his wife are members of the Worcester Bahá’í Community.Mr. Hakim was born into a Bahá’í family. Mr. Hakim’s religious ancestry is from Jewish descent on his […] Read More

Mr. William Varner

Speaker Biography: Mr. William Varner is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, a husband of 48 years, a father, grandfather, and great grandfather. He has been a Baha’i for 57 years, serving as an international pioneer to Zambia and Canada, and in various administrative capacities. While in Canada he facilitated workshops on diversity and overcoming racism […] Read More

Ms. Bahji Varner

Speaker Biography: Ms. Bahji Varner is a Bahá’í middle school teacher and mother of three from Atlanta. She has been involved in Bahá’í community-building activities and serves on the Community Engagement Committee for the National Race Amity Institute. She has been leading diversity efforts at her school, which serves the culturally transitioning neighborhood of the […] Read More