Upper School Chapel at Mount Vernon provides students with the opportunity to connect with Christian professionals who are living and working as servant leaders in vocations within the home, the marketplace, and the church.
With an emphasis on marketplace theology, chapel speakers discuss their Christian faith, explore intersections of work and spirituality, and share what inspires them to work with professionalism and excellence. Chapel speakers are usually Atlanta-based professionals and represent a myriad of professions such as doctors, restaurant owner/operators, lawyers, comedians, entrepreneurs, pastors, and internet technologists.
Featured Speakers This Year Include…
TYLER STANTON
Comedian, Emcee, & Blogger at tylerstanton.com
You might have seen Tyler before in this or this. When people ask him, “What exactly do you do?” Don’t be surprised if Tyler answers, “Great question. Unfortunately I’m not great at answering it. I write some, act some, emcee some. Mostly in the comedy realm. I also watch copious amounts of television.” Author of Everyday Absurdities, tylerstanton.com, and ReluctantRunners.com, Tyler is husband to Amy, father to three boys, and the shorter of the trippandtyler.tv duo. Tyler and his family attend church at Grace Fellowship Church in Snellville, GA.
ALEX MAELAND
Founder / Entrepreneur at Alex Maeland Design
Alex specializes in fashion design, identity & marketing, and product photography. His background in e-commerce, design, and retail management has given him a well-rounded skill set in creative and administrative work environments alike. His personal passion for art, fashion, and music leads him to think outside the box on creative design marketing projects and viral campaign advertising. Alex blogs at blog.alexmaeland.com attends Midtown Community Church near Georgia Tech University in Home Park (Atlanta).
EMILY NEWMAN
Founder, CEO, & Editor at OnceWed
Emily Newman, 25, launched www.OnceWed.com in March 2008 as the only free listing service for wedding dresses after buying and selling her own wedding dress online. With over 4 million pageviews a month, the site has grown into one of the top wedding resources on the internet today. Once Wed parades the world of unconventional weddings—artistically innovative or effortlessly beautiful. Featuring real weddings, bouts of inspiration, used wedding dresses and more, it celebrates love, beauty, art and the sweet day that weaves them together. Once Wed has received critical praise in many major media outlets including – Good Morning America, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NBC.com, and was recently honored as running one of America’s Best Home Based Businesses by MSN.com for 2010.
She is married to Brett, the most kind, forgiving, and selfless man she has ever known. They attend North Point Community Church in Buckhead.
For questions about Upper School chapel, contact Derek McCloud at DMcCloud@mountvernonschool.org
