Chris Foster:

Chris specializes in composing songs for other performing artists, individuals, civic groups or causes.  In 2006 Chris and co-writer Stacey Knights won the American Idol Underground songwriting competition (jazz category) with the song titled "Morning Monk".  In 2003 he was recognized by the Government of Key West Florida for his Composition titled "Storm of the Century" and his musical depiction of the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane.  In 2002 his song "Palma De Mallorca" was recognized by the King of Spain.  He is noted for his great guitar playing skills.  For the last seven years he has been a frequent guest speaker for Unity Churches in and around Kansas City and Midwest, providing music and ministry. Chris enjoys using a combination of music and drama to make a statement. He has had a number of songs published through Unity Worldwide Ministries that are in use in "New Thought" churches around the world today.

Richard Mekdeci:

As President and Co-founder of emPower Music & Arts and as Sacred Music Resources Coordinator for Unity Worldwide Ministries,  Richard Mekdeci is at the epicenter of the budding new Posi Music industry supporting positive, uniting and healing music and it's spiritual offshoot, New Thought.  As a Licensed Unity Teacher and president of Itoi Ministries, Richard tours internationally with his interfaith ministry uniting diverse groups of people through the power of positive music. This award-winning songwriter and musician is a 22 year veteran of the Nashville songwriting community producing, writing and recording with such artists as Roseanne Cash, Kathy Mattea, Patty Loveless and others. Richard has spoken and performed at hundreds of churches and spiritual retreats worldwide,  teaching, giving concerts and presenting workshops on peace, self-worth and the uniting power of music. 

Sue K Riley:

Sue is Vice President of emPower Music & Arts with the mission of "Changing the World, One Song at a Time."  emPower hosts the yearly Posi Awards, which recognizes excellence in songwriting for artists who create songs with messages of peace, oneness and joyous living.  A prolific singer songwriter herself, Sue has created 6 CDs of original uplifting Posi music, along with numerous songbooks. She has been involved in the music program of Unity Church of Clearwater, Florida for the past 20 years where she currently oversees a band and a choir and continues to encourage the members of the music ministry to seek out their musical gifts and to find their own voices. Sue has also been the chair person for the Music Ministry Team of Unity Worldwide Ministries for the past 8 years.  Sue tours the country performing in the emPower "PosiPalooza" concerts which bring Posi Award Winning artists together in a unique, uplifting format where the artists swap songs in an organic musical conversation. 

Melinda Allen:

Melinda Wood Allen is a singer/songwriter/actress/choral director who performs in many genres, musical theatre to classical to jazz to gospel to folk.  She has performed with Fort Worth Opera, Southwestern Opera Theatre, toured widely with the Fort Worth Symphony's Best of Broadway series and joined the Texas tour of the Michael Martin Murphy Band, singing country music (and yodeling).  Since 1987, Melinda has served Unity Church of Fort Worth as soloist and then music director.  The all-volunteer choir she began at UCFW presently enjoys a membership of over 65 and has performed at New York's famed Carnegie Hall.  In addition, she teaches workshops and vocal and choral clinics at schools and churches around the country.

She recently completed a CD and songbook of the musical, Greater Things Than These, book by Ed Townley.  The musical had its premier in May of 2010.