2024 Plenaries
Michael Aitcheson, MDiv
Michael Aitcheson, MDiv, serves as the Senior Pastor of Christ United Fellowship in Orlando, FL. He received a B.S. in Social Work from the University of Kentucky where he played football on scholarship from 2002-2006 and has also served in several ministry capacities since 2004. After completing the Master of Divinity at Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando, in 2011, he was ordained a PCA Teaching Elder in 2013. He serves on the board of Grace Medical Home and is currently the co-host of the “As In Hvn” podcast.
He is married to Lucy Burgin Aitcheson of Birmingham, Alabama. They have four beautiful daughters: Leah (13), Annie (10), Carissa (8), and Hannah (5). Mike and Lucy serve together as Family Life: Weekend to Remember retreat speakers. Mike enjoys people, good food, and fun conversations!
Ngozi Ezike, MD
Ngozi Ezike, MD, began serving as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sinai Chicago, the largest private safety net health system in the state of Illinois, in June 2022. Dr. Ezike is the immediate past Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), where she valiantly navigated the state through the Covid-19 pandemic.
Dr. Ezike is a board-certified internist and pediatrician, who worked at Cook County Health, serving for more than 15 years in various direct patient care and administrative roles, including medical directorships at the Austin Health Center and the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center. She also delivered inpatient care at Stroger Hospital and primary and preventive care in community and school-based clinics.
Dr. Ezike is a nationally recognized healthcare and public health leader fueled with passion for health equity. In addition to her degrees from Harvard University and the University of California - San Diego School of Medicine, Dr. Ezike holds honorary doctorates from Knox College, Southern Illinois University, and Rosalind Franklin School of Medicine. She earned a business management certificate from Harvard Business School.
Dr. Ezike is the recipient of dozens of awards and accolades including the 55th Annual Harvard Club of Chicago Award, the Lester H. McKeever Individual Service Award from the Chicago Urban League, Motorola Civic Service Award, the Jane Addams Medal of Freedom, and USA Today’s Inaugural Women of the Year Award for the State of Illinois.
An advocate for promoting self-care and healthy living, particularly in challenging times, Dr. Ezike loves spending time with her husband and four children, playing tennis, and traveling.
Breanna Lathrop, DNP, MPH, FNP-BC
Breanna Lathrop, DNP, MPH, FNP-BC, is Chief Operating Officer and nurse practitioner at the Good Samaritan Health Center in Atlanta, GA where she provides executive leadership and direct patient care. She has spent over fifteen years providing health care to individuals and families who lack health insurance. She earned her Doctor of Nursing practice from Georgia Southern University, Master of Nursing and Master of Public Heath from Emory University, and Bachelor of Arts in nursing from St. Olaf College.
She writes, speaks, teaches, and provides consulting services on the topics of health equity and social determinants of health. She is the co-author of How Neighborhoods Make Us Sick: Restoring Health and Wellness to Our Communities and is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Leader. She is honored to serve as Board Chair for Christian Community Health Fellowship.
Sueihn Lee, LCSW, MDiv
Sueihn Lee, LCSW, MDiv, has been a Behavioral Health Consultant at Esperanza Health Center for over 10 years. She had moved to the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia in 2012 for a residency program at The Simple Way, a Christian intentional community that evolved into a non-profit organization, where a neighbor recommended Esperanza for compassionate healthcare.
After receiving her MSW from the University of Pennsylvania in 2004, Sueihn worked in community mental health in Essex County, NJ until she transitioned to youth ministry at her home church (The Korean Presbyterian Church of NJ) while completing her Mdiv at Alliance Theological Seminary with a focus on cross-cultural ministry. She was trained in spiritual direction through the Kairos School of Spiritual Formation.
Sueihn is passionate about seeing the Gospel manifested in every aspect of life- spiritual, physical, emotional, social, and economic shalom, and caring for all of God’s creation. To practice self-care, she enjoys contemplative retreats, camping in the mountains, outdoor activities, Zumba classes, eating various ethnic foods, and watching musicals.