Event Speaker and Facilitator: Bill Strom (B.A. Wheaton College, M.A. Northern Illinois University, Ph.D. University of Iowa) is professor of media and communication at Trinity Western University in Langley, British Columbia, Canada where he teaches relational and leadership communication. His research focuses on virtue and covenant in close relationships and is published in regional, national, and international journals. His faith perspective textbook, More Than Talk: A Covenantal Approach to Everyday Communication (5th ed., 2018, Kendall/Hunt Publishing) and The Relationship Project: Moving from ‘You and Me’ to ‘We’ (The Foundry Publishing, 2014) continue these themes. In 2012 Bill joined Telecare where he has volunteered on the lines, helped train volunteers, and participated on its board. In 2021 he became executive director.