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Our speakers are certified by Creation Training Initiative to

teach classes in and speak on topics related to Creation

Apologetics. We would love to work with you to schedule

one of them, or another creation speaker for your event

or organization!

Contact us at Phone: 563-370-5990 or Email:

info@denversocietyofcreation.org .

Our DSOC Speakers

Mrs. Judy Finnessy - President, Denver Society of Creation

Judy Finnessy is a “grandma grizzly” when it comes to teaching our children how

to defend their faith. (She has three grown children, and six grandchildren.) She

holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Accounting from Wartburg College.

Judy has spent over forty years holding various positions in IT Architecture and

Project Management with John Deere, and now that she has retired, has devoted

herself to studying creation apologetics and its impact on the faith of our

children. For the past two years, she has been intensely involved in creation

apologetics, culminating in a week-long Creation Apologetics Teachers College

taught by Creation Training Initiative in 2016. She has facilitated a small group

study of Genesis 1-11, taught Sunday school classes on creation and been a

speaker for adult Bible study classes. She is the founder and President of the

Denver Society of Creation.

Judy is a member of Ascension Lutheran Church in Littleton. She is involved in

Lutherans for Life, Denver, and has served as a past Secretary. She has a love

for Christian music and serves as the music director and pianist for the Tin Cup

Community Chapel during the summer months. She has also assisted with fund

raising events for Love INC, Littleton.

In addition to being certified by CTI, Judy has also been certified as a

“Biblical Creation Ministry Professional” by the International Association

for Creation.

Website: www.denversocietyofcreation.org

Mr. Don Gilbreath - Director, Denver Society of Creation

In the Beginning, God…

Mr. Don Gilbreath is a Senior Process Development Engineer at Gates Corporation. He has been with Gates Corporation for 27 years, and is a mechanical engineer who holds twelve granted patents. Don enjoys working on breakthrough products that no one else in the industry has marketed. He has developed products such as crimp fittings for large ID high pressure oil rig hoses and hose connectors such as sthe inovative Gates iLok. Don received both a B.S and an M.S in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He has had a passion for creation apologetics for most of his adult life, and attended the CTI Creation Apologetics Teachers College in 2017. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Denver Society of Creation. Don lives in Castle Rock, CO, with his wife of 34 years. He is a father of four and a member of Epiphany Lutheran Church in Castle Rock.

Mr. Jim Finnessy - Special Advisor to the Board

Jim Finnessy is a father of three and a grandfather of six. He enjoys family and life. Prior to retirement, Jim worked as a Supervisor and Production Engineer with the John Deere Harvester Works in Moline, Illinois. He was also a realtor for several years. Jim holds a degree in History and Education from the University of Northern Iowa, and taught junior high students in Lakewood, CO, for three years. He has joined Judy to assist with the formation of the Denver Society of Creation, out of concern for our culture and society, and a desire to be an example of love and faith to his children and grandchildren. According to his oldest grandson, “He really loves God, and that’s for sure!” Jim completed the CTI Creation Apologetics Teachers College in 2017. He is a member of Ascension Lutheran Church in Littleton, CO.

Dr. Barbara S. Helmkamp has a Ph.D. in physics from Louisiana State University and a B.S. Engineering in physics from Colorado School of Mines, and she worked as a petrophysical engineer for the Shell Oil Companies between undergraduate and graduate studies. She completed the Lutheran Teacher Colloquy from Concordia University Texas while teaching at St. Mark Lutheran Church & School in Houston, where she was subsequently called. She is currently on the faculty of Veritas Scholars Academy (V.S.A. is an online school out of Lancaster, PA). She also taught at Credo Academy (Credo is a home school co-op in Lone Tree, CO) as well as having overseen her daughters’ high school educations from home. Her older daughter graduated with Honors from VSA in 2015 and is currently a senior at the University of Iowa, and her younger daughter graduated Highest Honors from VSA in 2017 and is currently a sophomore at the University of Wyoming. Barbara, her husband Bob, and their daughters are members of Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church in Elizabeth, Colorado.