Mark Yaconelli | Event Leader, Storycatcher, & Emcee

As founder and director of The Hearth nonprofit, Mark has worked with numerous organizations such as The Ford Family Foundation, Compassion International, The Greenbelt Arts Festival, The Eli Lilly Foundation, The American Burn Association, and The Mexican-American Center of Austin. Mark holds an MA in Spirituality from the Graduate Theological Union and a spiritual direction diploma from San Francisco Theological Seminary. Interviews and profiles of Mark’s work have appeared in many well-known media sources, such as the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, BBC Radio, and ABC World News Tonight. He and his wife have three grown children and live in Ashland, Oregon.