Annie Vining received a bachelor's degree in Philosophy with minors in Religious Studies and Spanish from Texas A&M University. She holds a masters degree in Theology from the University of Dallas, where she focused on marriage and the family particularly as they are presented in the writings of Pope John Paul II. An internationally published author, Annie has years of experience giving presentations to different religious organizations. She is the president of the Theology of the Body Evangelization Team, a non-profit organization formed to spread Pope John Paul II’s explanation of the Church’s teaching on sex and marriage. Annie and her husband Steven are proud parents three children.

Steven Vining, a loving husband and father of three, is a founding member of TOBET, the Theology of the Body Evangelization Team. He has served as both treasurer and technology director and was key in TOBET becoming a non profit organization. Steven has been teaching the Theology of the Body in small group settings for about five years and has helped to bring many people to a greater understanding of Pope John Paul the Great's exquisite teachings. Steven is an information technology expert for Aviall Inc in Dallas and specializes in Project Management. He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1999. To learn more TOBET, or any aspect of TOBET's ministry and team, please visit them at www.tobet.org. Steven can also be reached at svining@tobet.org.

Monica Ashour is a co-founding member of TOBET, the Theology of the Body Evangelization Team. Ms. Ashour holds two Masters from the University of Dallas, one in Theological Studies and one in Humanities. She has traveled throughout Texas, giving talks about the Pope’s revolutionary Theology of the Body. As an author of a curriculum on the Theology of the Body for religious education and Catholic schools, Monica seeks to spread the Gospel in the light of the Holy Father’s profound understanding of the dignity of the human person. She teaches Theology and English at The Highlands School in Irving, TX.