Announcing Karen Neumair, Kelly Harrel, Lainey La Shay, and Leann Barna as 2025 Faculty

We are thrilled to announce the following faculty for the 2025 conference:

  • Karen Neumair, Mentor Faculty: senior literary agent with Credo Communications
  • Kelly Harrel, Adjunct Faculty: homeschooler, novelist, and nonfiction writer – first time teaching at VCWC
  • Lainey La Shay, Adjunct Faculty: author and writer for Focus on the Family
  • Leann Barna, Adjunct Faculty: formerly worked with studios like Disney, NBCUniversal, and Affirm/Pure Flix, currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Strategic Media
Karen Neumair
Karen Neumair
Kelly Harrel
Lainey La Shay
Leann Barna