ICDF Steering Committee

 

ICDF Joint Co-ordinator, JOHANNA CARDINAL, Johannaresides in Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada and spent 5 years as National Co-ordinator for CDF Canada and a total of 8 years on its National Committee before being elected to the international position in July 2006. She has training in classical ballet and interests in modern dance, free-form worship dance, choreography and teaching. She enjoys the support and presence of her French-Canadian husband Rob.

ICDF Joint Co-ordinator, MARY JONES, Marywas Founder of CDFA and ICDF and Coordinator of each for a number of years. She became involved in dance as an adult and trained in the United States while living there for ten years. She is Dean of Dance Studies at Wesley Institute where she teaches Dance Ministry part-time in her home town of Sydney, Australia. Mary has co-authored "God's People on the Move - a manual for leading congregations in movement". She and her husband Peter have three adult children who are also involved in the arts.


 

Committee Member, THEA SOLTAU, Thea lives in UK, ex national coordinator, now serves on ICDF SC and on the national committee for the CDFB as UK and overseas ambassador. She is the artistic director of Dunamis Dance and Physical Theatre Co and has been a member of the dance fellowship since it's inaugural conference in Britain in 1990.

Committee Member, REBECCA JEAVONS, Rebecca currently serves on the ICDF Steering Committee, as well as being Co-ordinator for the ICDF Prayer Network. She has been actively involved with CDF Australia and ICDF for over 20 years. She lives in Sydney with her husband, Mark, and their three children and is a member of an evangelical Anglican church.



Committee Member, KAREN LIEW (Malaysia), Karen is the founder and national Coordinator of the Christian Dance Fellowship of Malaysia (CDFM) and has been an ordained minister serving in fulltime ministry for more than 25 years. Specializes in promoting intercultural dance exchange program on redeeming the arts for Christ from an Asian Christian perspectives and biblical worldview. She is married to Rev Daniel Ong and they have 3 wonderful children namely Joshua, Caleb and Charity.

Committee Member, BARBARA WOOD (Ireland) Barbara served as National Coordinator for the Christian Dance Fellowship of Ireland (CDFI) before joining the ICDF Steering Committee in 2003. She resides in Dublin, Ireland as wife, mother and grandmother.



Committee Member, SHELAGH INNES (Qatar), Shelagh was involved with CDFSouth Africa for 15 years and served as Regional and then as Assistant National Co-ordinator. She moved to Qatar in 1998 and is now ICDF Rep for Qatar. Shelagh lives in Doha, Qatar with her husband and youngest daughter. Her two older children live in England. She has formed life-long friendships with wonderful Christian, talented and creative people thoughout her involvement with Christian Dance."

Committee Member, KRISTINA RAGE (Sweden), Kristina lives in Gothenburg, Sweden, ex National Co-ordinator of CDF Sweden (CDFSw) for 8 years. Today she is involved in the prayer and supportgroup for CDFSw. She is a professional Socialworker and Counsellor and her heart is to combine Christian Counselling and Dance in practice. She and her husband, John are members of the Lutheran Church where they minister together through dance.



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