Lisa Cheater

An award-winning writer, Lisa is author of "Conversations with Jesus: 365 Daily Devotions for Teens", and the founding CEO of The Penstock Group, Inc., a communications firm that specializes in film and print. With more than 20 years experience, Lsa is a frequent writer-for-hire for the North American Mission Board (NAMB) and commercial clients. She also received two Emmy(R) Awards as writer for "On Mission Xtra" (2009-11), a faith-based television series, and a television documentary entitled "A New Hope" (2010). Lisa is an active ministry leader for women's events, music, drama, video production, and missions at her home church, Johnson Ferry Baptist Church (JFBC), in Atlanta. A dedicated prayer warrior, Lisa has also served as a Moms in Touch International area prayer coordinator and group leader since 2003, and has taught teens and moms how to improve the effectiveness of their prayer lives using Biblical principles. A summa cum laude graduate from Mercer University with a BA in visual communications and minors in psychology and religion, Lisa studied marketing at Georgia State University. She is a member of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Women in Film Atlanta, Moms in Touch International, Georgia Production Partnership, the Marietta Business Association, and serves on the Advisory Board for Change-R-Hearts, Inc., a non-profit food rescue charity. She and her husband Tom are the proud (and busy) parents of teenage boy/girl twins and a hyperactive dog who all love to hike, swim, and create music. The family resides near Atlanta, Georgia.