presents

EAGLE COUNCIL XLVII September 27-30, 2018 – Washington, D.C.

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

Adams, Cathie – Cathie served as the developed a skillset which allows her to President of Texas Eagle Forum from 1993- effectively teach government, politics, 2015. She is the International Issues economics, American and world history. Chairman and is on the board of Eagle Frances frequently serves as judge for local Forum (www.eagleforum.org). She was speech and debate tournaments. elected Republican National Committeewoman for Texas in 2008 and In 2010, she began working part time for stepped down after being elected Chairman Tennessee Right to Life as a church of the Republican Party of Texas from 2009- outreach associate, lobbyist at the capitol, 2010. She was named by Campaigns and and high school oratory contest chairman. Elections magazine’s August 2010 issue as Since 2014, Frances has served as an elected one of the top 50 Republican influencers in member of the State Executive Committee Texas. of the TN Republican Party representing the 16th Senate District. She has served as the Cathie serves as editor of the Eagle Forum First Vice-President of the TN Republican Report, a monthly publication and successor Assembly since 2015. to the Report. Frances has led the Teen Eagles as Director Arthur, Frances – Frances has taught high for Tennessee Eagle Forum, teaching high school, middle school, and elementary school students across the state how to school in public, home school, and participate in their government effectively. homeschool cooperative settings over the She now also serves as Eagle Forum’s last 30 years. As a lifelong learner she has National Teen Eagles Chairman.

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prestigious W. Glenn and Rita Ricardo Frances is married to Dale and they have Campbell Award in recognition of her work two amazing sons who were homeschooled fighting for expanded education choice through their graduation from high school. options and against Common Core national Both sons currently serve in the US Armed standards and tests. Burke also serves as a Forces. fellow at EdChoice, the namesake foundation of Milton and Rose Friedman. Bradford, Trayce –Trayce was given the reins of Texas Eagle Forum as President at Burke holds a bachelor's degree in politics the beginning of 2016 but previously served from Hollins University in Roanoke, Va., as president of the Dallas Eagle Forum for and a Masters’ of teaching degree in foreign four years. Additionally, she founded the language education from the University of Tarrant County Eagle Forum group in 2012. Virginia. She is a doctoral candidate at George Mason University, where she As a graduate of Texas A&M, Trayce examines the intersection of education earned a Marketing Degree leveraging those choice and institutional theory. skills to influence her children and friends to get involved and make a difference in this Cori, Anne Schlafly – Anne Schlafly Cori world. Currently, she home schools her three is Chairman of Eagle Forum and has served youngest children, ages eight to eighteen, on Eagle Forum boards of directors for ten and has graduated her four oldest children, years. From 2012-16, Anne Cori was the ages twenty to twenty-seven. She has been regular guest host for “Eagle Forum Live”, a married to Scott for twenty-eight years weekly radio show on the Bott Radio Network. She is the daughter of Phyllis Burke, Lindsey – Lindsey is the Director of Schlafly. Anne has a B.A. in history from the Center for Education Policy and Will Georgetown University and her hobby is Skillman Fellow in Education, The Heritage teaching people how to cook. Foundation. She oversees the foundation’s research and policy on issues pertaining to Cretella, Michelle A., MD – Dr. Cretella is preschool, K-12, and higher education a pediatrician and President of the American reform. Burke’s commentary, research, and College of Pediatricians. She was elected to op-eds have appeared in numerous the College’s Board of Directors in 2005. magazines and newspapers, and she is a Prior to being elected President in 2015, Dr. frequent guest on radio and television shows Cretella chaired the Adolescent Sexuality and speaks on education reform issues Committee, Pediatric Psychosocial across the country and internationally. She Development Committee, and Scientific has published evaluations of education Policy Committee. In these roles she became choice options for public policy foundations one of the College's chief researchers, such as the Virginia Institute for Public writers and spokespersons on issues of Policy and EdChoice and has done extensive pediatric mental and sexual health. She is work developing and evaluating education regularly consulted by , FRC, savings accounts (ESAs). One News Now, Relevant Radio and many others. Her article Gender Dysphoria in In 2013, Burke was also named the Will Children and Suppression of Debate was Skillman Fellow in Education Policy, published in the 2016 summer issue of devoting her time and research to reducing Journal of American Physicians and federal intervention in education at all levels Surgeons. and empowering families with education choice. In 2015, Burke won Heritage’s

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Dr. Cretella serves on the Medical addition, she is a member of the Georgia Committee of the Alliance for Therapeutic Republican Assembly and served as a Choice and Scientific Integrity (a national delegate to its recent state convention. In organization of health professionals who 2016 she was a candidate for the Georgia advocate for psychotherapy for ego-dystonic State Senate. Active in pro-family issues homosexuality and gender dysphoria). Dr. since 2009, Pat has specifically worked in Cretella served on the Board of Directors of the areas of education, privacy rights against the National Association for Research and intrusive governmental data collection, and Therapy for Homosexuality (NARTH) from religious liberty. 2010-2015. In 2017, Pat took on the role as state Dr. Cretella received her medical degree in president of Georgia Eagle Forum. 1994 from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. She completed her DiGenova, Joseph E. JD - Joseph E. internship and residency in pediatrics in diGenova, founding partner of the 1997 at the Connecticut Children’s Medical Washington, D.C. law firm of diGenova & Center in Hartford, Connecticut. She Toensing, LLP represents individuals, completed a fellowship in College Health corporations and other entities before the through the University of Virginia in 1999. Federal courts, Congress, and U.S. cabinet After 15 years practicing as a board-certified departments and agencies on criminal, civil, pediatrician in Connecticut and Rhode administrative and investigative matters. In Island, she left clinical practice to engage in December 1992, he was appointed full time administration of the College. Dr. Independent Counsel in the Clinton Passport Cretella and her husband have three teenage File Search matter. He was appointed sons and one daughter. Chairman of the Grievance Committee of the D.C. District Court in 1995 by the judges Daugherty, Pat, PhD – Pat has worked in of that court. In 1997, he was named College Student Affairs for 36 years before Special Counsel by the U.S. House of recently retiring from the University of Representatives to probe the International Georgia. She has a bachelor’s degree from Brotherhood of Teamsters. Because of that Clemson University, a Masters’ degree from assignment, he was appointed by the U.S. Ohio State University, and a doctorate from District Court, Southern District of New the University of Alabama. In addition to York, to sit on the Independent Review her years of working with college students, Board, which oversees the Teamsters she was a consultant in leadership and pursuant to a 1989 Consent Decree. He is management training, organizational on that Board with former FBI and CIA development, interpersonal communication, Director William Webster and former U.S. and public speaking. Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti. In 2007, Mr. diGenova was retained by the Pat is Past President and current Program New York State Senate to investigate then- Chairman for Conservative Republican Gov. Eliot Spitzer in the Troopergate matter. Women of Northeast Georgia. She is the Georgia liaison with FreedomWorks in His practice emphasizes representation to Washington, DC and serves on its Activist resolve disputes with various branches of the Advisory Council. Pat has been a delegate Federal government through negotiation, for several years to the Georgia Republican litigation, and/or legislation. Party state convention, a member of the convention planning committee, and the For four years, diGenova was director of convention volunteers. In Attorney, District of Columbia, which is the

3 largest such office, having more than 400 public policy organization that specializes in attorneys. He supervised complex Federal military/social issues. Founded in 1993, criminal and civil matters including CMR advocates high, single standards in all international drug smuggling, public forms of military training and sound corruption, espionage, insider trading, tax priorities in the making of military/social fraud, extradition, fraud, RICO, export policies. Secretary of Defense Caspar control and international terrorism. Many of Weinberger appointed Mrs. Donnelly to be a these prosecutions involved negotiations member of the Defense Advisory with foreign governments. He conducted a Committee on Women in the Services wide-ranging probe of corruption in the D.C. (DACOWITS) for a three-year term (1984– government, which led to the conviction of 1986). In 1992, Pres. George H. W. Bush two deputy mayors. He led the prosecution appointed her to the Presidential of Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard. He was the Commission on the Assignment of Women Principal Assistant U.S. Attorney during the in the Armed Forces. prosecution of attempted Presidential assassin, John W. Hinckley. She is the author of a chapter titled “Defending the Culture of the Military,” DiGenova has extensive experience on which was published by the Air Force Capitol Hill. He was Chief Counsel and University Press in the book Attitudes Are Staff Director of the Senate Rules Not Free – Thinking Deeply About Diversity Committee and Counsel to the Senate in the U.S. Armed Forces, released in May Judiciary, Governmental Affairs and Select 2010 and now in its third printing. In May Intelligence Committees. He has conducted 2007, the Duke University Journal of confirmation, investigative, legislative and Gender Law & Policy published her oversight hearings, drafted legislation and comprehensive, peer-reviewed article titled testified before both Houses of Congress. “Constructing the Co-Ed Military.” She He also served as Administrative Assistant attended Schoolcraft College and the and Legislative Director to U.S. Senator University of Detroit. She and husband Charles Mathias. Terry are the parents of two grown daughters, and reside in Michigan. Mr. diGenova has published articles on criminal law, terrorism, and Congressional Effrem, Karen, MD – Dr. Karen Effrem is oversight and has spoken on those and other president of Education Liberty Watch. She issues to various organizations throughout is a pediatrician, researcher, and conference the United States. As part of his advocacy speaker. Besides Education Liberty Watch, approach, he has appeared on Court TV, Dr. Effrem serves on the board of the Lehrer News Hour, Meet the Press, Face the Alliance for Human Research Protection, Nation, Nightline, 60 Minutes, Crossfire, and she is also the co-founder and executive This Week with David Brinkley, John director of the Florida Stop Common Core McLaughlin’s One On One, Today Show, Coalition. Dr. Effrem’s medical degree is Good Morning America, and other national from Johns Hopkins University and her television programs. He received his pediatric training from the University of undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota. She has provided testimony for Cincinnati and his law degree from Congress, as well as in-depth analysis of Georgetown University. numerous pieces of major federal education, health, and early childhood legislation for Donnelly, Elaine – Elaine Donnelly is congressional staff, state legislatures, and president of the Center for Military many organizations. Dr. Effrem has spoken Readiness, an independent, nonpartisan

4 at numerous state and national conferences. U.S. Army Air Forces sergeant who earned She has been interviewed by and the Medal of Honor in World War II. He interviewed by or quoted in the Wall Street was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and Journal, the British Medical Journal, graduated from Ensley High School in 1967, National Journal, Bloomberg News, before going on to earn degrees at Troy Politico, WorldNetDaily, , State University (1972), Southeastern Bible CNSNews.com, newspapers, radio and College (1974), and the Dallas Seminary television stations across the country. (1981).

Erwin, Andy – Andy, and his brother Jon He started in broadcasting in the 1970s and Erwin are a directing team that focuses on served radio and TV stations in Dallas, creating faith- based and inspirational Texas, and Birmingham, Alabama, for feature films. The duo began their career as almost 35 years. teenagers, working as camera operators for ESPN in their hometown of Birmingham, He was elected to the Alabama Senate in AL. They soon embarked on full time 2002 and re-elected in 2006. He was named careers as sports cameramen covering "Legislator of the Year" in 2005 by the University of Alabama games all over the Veterans of Foreign Wars. country. The brothers had the opportunity to work with ESPN College Football Primetime, FOX NFL, and the NBA Erwin and his wife, Sheila, have two sons, covering events like the XGames and the Andrew and Jon Erwin. Before their sons Superbowl. could drive a car, they wanted to make movies. Erwin and wife, Sheila, bought those video cameras and Erwin Brothers In 2002, the Erwin Brothers started their Motion Pictures began. Erwin says his two own production company. They ventured sons, four years apart in age, were only in into creating commercials, documentaries junior high school. As teenagers, Jon and and music videos. They found their greatest Andy Erwin honed their skills by shooting success in the world of music. Soon they short films for a youth camp in New York were directing music videos and producing and operating video cameras for ESPN. concerts and television programs for platinum artists like Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Casting Crowns, Switchfoot, Skillet, Sen. Erwin received an Eagle Media Award and others. The brothers received 11 presented at Eagle Council in 1981. nominations and were honored with wins for Music Video of the Year at the GMA Dove Evers, William, PhD - Williamson M. Awards for three consecutive years. Evers, a research fellow at the , specializes in research on In 2010 the Erwin Brothers shifted their education policy especially as it pertains to focus and began exclusively developing curriculum, teaching, testing, accountability, dramatic feature films including October and school finance. Evers was head of the Baby, Mom’s Night Out, and Woodlawn “agency action team” for the U.S. and the brothers’ fourth feature film, I Can Department of Education in the Trump Only Imagine, which is based on transition from early September 2016 MercyMe’s #1 hit song of the same title. through January 2017. He was the US assistant secretary of education for planning, Erwin, Sen. Hank (AL) – Erwin was the evaluation, and policy development from son of Henry Eugene "Red" Erwin Sr., a 2007 to 2009. From July to December 2003,

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Evers served in Iraq as a senior adviser for plaintiff in the successful lawsuit education to Administrator L. Paul Bremer challenging the constitutionality of the of the Coalition Provisional Authority and state’s NLCB Waiver-forced membership in ran, with colleagues, the K-12 system in that the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortia. country. He was a member of the Hoover This lawsuit precipitated the ultimate Institution’s Koret Task Force on K-12 collapse of the assessment consortia. Education from its beginning in 1999 until it wrapped up in 2014. Prior to her grassroots work, Anne worked for the Engine Manufacturers Association Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed where her Bachelor of Science degree from Evers to the California State Academic Northwestern University came in handy for Content Standards Commission in 2010. In comprehending EPA regulation of emissions 1996 Governor Pete Wilson appointed Evers and fuels. She also tracked the joint to the earlier California State Commission industry/government sponsored research for the Establishment of Academic Content into the health effects of engine emissions. and Performance Standards. He is the only She continues to be interested in science individual to have served on both standards delving into studies of the mind and commissions, both of which proposed the cognitive function and how it relates to how subject matter that students should learn in children learn. each grade. Anne currently works part time for Junior Evers was elected in November 2004 to the Achievement which helps teach children in Santa Clara County Board of Education, on K-12 financial literacy. She lives in the St. which he served until February 2007. He is Louis area with her husband Matt and her the immediate past president of the board of two millennial children. directors of the East Palo Alto Charter School on which he served from 1997 until Green, Jackie – Jackie Green is co-founder 2004. of the Museum of the Bible and co-author with her husband, Hobby Lobby president He has written opinion columns that have Steve Green of This Dangerous Book: How appeared in Education Week, the New York the Bible Has Shaped Our World and Why It Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Still Matters Today (Zondervan, 2017), She Times, and Christian Science Monitor. has written a new book with daughter, Lauren Green McAfee, the oldest of their six Evers received his BA (1972), MA (1978), children, called Only One Life: How a and PhD (1987) degrees in political science Woman’s Every Day Shapes an Eternal from Stanford University. Legacy (Zondervan, June) which is primarily a collection of vignettes of 36 Gassel, Anne – Anne Gassel has been a co- women, as famous as Harriett Tubman or editor on the Missouri Education Watchdog little known as a nameless woman at an blog for seven years, covering a wide range ancient well, who changed others’ lives of issues impacting public education. She through their actions as mothers, teachers, was a founder of the Missouri Coalition and activists. Against Common Core in 2011 and lobbied for 5 years in Missouri’s capital to remove Jackie received Eagle Forum’s prestigious the worthless CC standards and stop the Homemaker of the Year Award in 2013. associated collection of student data by the state. Along with Gretchen Logue, she was a

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Hagelin, Rebecca – Rebecca has been operation, Kristan has helped more than active in the conservative movement for triple the number of campus pro-life groups over 30 years, advocating for faith, family in the United States, from 181 to almost 800 and freedom in Washington, D.C. and in 49 states, and grow the SFLA National around the nation. Her popular weekly Conference from 450 in 2007 to 2,000 in column, "Inside the Culture" appears in the 2012, making the event the largest pro-life Washington Times every Monday. She conference in the nation. In 2013, she served as a vice president of The Heritage authored SFLA’s first book Courageous: Foundation for seven years (2002-2009) Students Abolishing Abortion in this where she oversaw marketing, Lifetime. communications, public information and public relations, and served as a member of As President, Kristan directs the mission and the senior management team that directed strategy of Students for Life of America. In the vision, strategic planning and work of addition, Kristan serves as the organization’s the institution. official spokeswoman and has appeared on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, EWTN, Family Rebecca is the author of several books on Talk with Dr. and the the culture, media and family, including, "30 Christian Broadcasting Network. She is Ways in 30 Days to Strengthen Your frequently blogger for LifeNews.com and Family" (2016), "30 Ways in 30 Days to .com and has also been quoted in Save Your Family” (2010), and "Home numerous national and regional newspapers Invasion: Protecting Your Family in a such as , Washington Culture That's Gone Stark Raving Mad" Post, FoxNews.com. A dynamic speaker, (2005). She serves on the Executive Kristan travels the country talking to Committee of the Council for National students and adults alike on a wide range of Policy and is the secretary of the topics including Planned Parenthood, Real organization. Feminism, Real Social Justice, Pro-Life Activism and Leadership.

Rebecca and her husband, Andy (a graduate Kristan’s work and passion for the unborn of the US Naval Academy and retired senior has been featured in numerous publications, naval officer) enjoyed serving their country most recently in Online, as a military family and have three adult the Washington Times and Citizen children. Magazine.

Hansen, Janine – Janine has been the Hemingway, Mollie - Mollie Ziegler president of Nevada Eagle Forum since Hemingway is a senior editor at The 1974 and a volunteer lobbyist at the Nevada Federalist. A longtime journalist, her work Legislature since 1971 for Nevada Eagle has appeared in , Forum and the Independent . USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, the She is the founder, publisher and editor of Guardian, the Washington Post, CNN, the Nevada Families Voter Guide published National Review, GetReligion, Ricochet, every general election since 1988, and was Christianity Today, Federal Times, Radio & the Nevada Chairman of STOP E.R.A. from Records and many other publications. 1974-1978. Mollie was a 2004 recipient of a Phillips Hawkins, Kristan - Kristan was hired in Foundation Journalism Fellowship. 2006 to lead Students for Life of America (SFLA). Since launching SFLA’s full-time 7

Jenks, Rosemary, JD – Rosemary Jenks is issues. In 2009, he introduced the only Director of Government Relations for balanced budget alternative to President NumbersUSA, a non-profit immigration- Obama's budget. In the 112th Congress, reduction organization with more than eight Jordan served as Chairman of the House million members across the United States. Republican Study Committee, the largest Ms. Jenks has worked on immigration issues caucus of conservatives, advancing since 1990. Prior to her work with conservative ideas and solutions on Capitol NumbersUSA, she spent two years as an Hill. In the 114th Congress, Jordan helped independent immigration consultant found the House , and providing research and legislative analyses served as its first Chairman. to immigration-reform organizations across the country. Before that, she was Director He serves on the House Judiciary of Policy Analysis at the Center for Committee and the House Oversight and Immigration Studies, a Washington, D.C.- Government Reform Committee, where he based immigration think tank. serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits, and Administrative Ms. Jenks received her J.D., with honors, Rules. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. in Political Science from The Colorado As one of the most conservative members of College, and she is a member of the Virginia Congress, his efforts have earned him State Bar. recognition from Citizens against Government Waste, Family Research Jordan, Congressman Jim – Congressman Council, ’s Jordan was raised in Champaign County, Friend of the Taxpayer Award and the 2012 Ohio, graduating from Graham High School Weyrich Award for “National Legislator of in 1982, where he was a four-time state the Year.” champion in wrestling with a career record of 150-1. He went on to earn a Bachelor’s Koehle, Orlean – Orlean has been serving Degree in Economics from the University of as the State President of Eagle Forum of Wisconsin, where he was a two-time NCAA California since 2002. She is the Founder wrestling champion. He later earned a and Director of Californians United Against Masters’ degree in Education from the Ohio Common Core and has written two books State University and a Law Degree from about Common Core. She also started a Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. group in 2006 to stand up for property rights, Sonoma County Land Rights Jordan is a fiscal conservative who believes Coalition, which opened her eyes to Agenda that families and taxpayers, rather than 21. She helped lead the battle against Smart government, know best how to make Meters in her state and won an opt out from decisions with their money. Throughout his them, which she wrote about in her book career, Jim Jordan has led the fight against Just Say No to Big Brother’s Smart Meter. tax hikes, including those proposed by his She leads her local chapter of Sonoma own political party. He believes that cutting County Eagle Forum, is a 4th-term member taxes and letting families keep more of what of the Sonoma County Republican Central they earn helps build strong communities Committee, and past Vice President of Santa and a vibrant economy. Rosa Republican Women Fed. She is the author of six published books and many In Congress, Jordan has also emerged as a articles. prominent defender of the taxpayer’s pocketbook through his work on spending

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Kurtz, Stanley, PhD - Stanley Kurtz is a others, Breitbart, Christian Post, Crisis, Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Daily Caller, , FoxNews.com, Policy Center. As a contributing editor at , Public Discourse, The Hill, National Review Online, Mr. Kurtz has Townhall, USA Today, The Washington written on a wide range of public issues for Times, and . He has nearly two decades. Mr. Kurtz is also a co- testified before numerous state and federal author of the model campus free speech bill legislative bodies. Mr. McGroarty received published by Arizona’s Goldwater Institute. an A.B. from Georgetown University and a That model received the State Policy J.D. from Fordham School of Law. Network’s Bob Williams Award for Outstanding Policy Achievement in 2017 Moffit, Robert, PhD – Dr. Moffit is a and has been the basis of legislation in senior fellow at . several states. Mr. Kurtz has also testified on Moffit long has specialized in health care campus free speech before the House and entitlement programs, especially Judiciary Committee, and several state Medicare. He brings to the health reform legislatures as well. effort his government experience as a Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary at the McAfee, Lauren Green – Lauren Green U.S. Department of Health and Human McAfee is the oldest child of Hobby Lobby Services (HHS) and a senior official of the president, Steve Green and Museum of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Bible co-founder and wife, Jackie Green. where he served during the Reagan Lauren is the brand ambassador for the administration. In 2010, Modern Healthcare Bible museum and a doctoral student at magazine named Moffit as one of the 100 Southern Seminary. most influential Americans in health care. He has testified frequently before McGroarty, Emmett, PhD – Emmett congressional committees. McGroarty is a senior fellow at American Principles Project. He is a Faculty Fellow at Moffit’s articles have appeared in The Wall The Catholic University of America’s Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Institute for Human Ecology. He previously Hill, Fortune, The Irish Independent, The served on the Trump transition team and as National Interest and National Review. He General Counsel of Phil Gramm for has also published in numerous professional President. He is co-author of and specialty journals, among them Health Deconstructing the Administrative State: Affairs, Health Systems Review, Harvard The Fight for Liberty. He is co-author of Health , Inquiry, Journal of Controlling Education from the Top: Why Law, Medicine and Ethics, , Common Core Is Bad for America, Pioneer New England Journal of Medicine, Institute, No. 87 (May 2012); and Cogs in Postgraduate Medicine, and Journal of the Machine: Big Data, Common Core, and Medicine and Philosophy. National Testing, Pioneer Institute, No. 114 (May 2014). Moffit holds both a master's degree and a doctorate in government from the University Dr. McGroarty is co-founder of of Arizona. He received his bachelor's truthinamericaneducation.com, a nationwide degree in political science from LaSalle network of individuals and organizations University in Philadelphia. His essays on that sheds light on the progressive education political science have appeared in The reform efforts and the collection of private Catholic Historical Review, Law and Liberty data on children and their families. His Review, Modern Age and The Political published works have appeared in, among

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Science Reviewer. He was appointed to the Marion County Moffit serves on the advisory board of the Florida Regulatory Review Advisory Board Buckley School of Public Speaking in and served on Governor Rick Scott’s Camden, South Carolina. Recognition for Education Standards Task Force. his work includes public service awards from diverse organizations such as the Randy received a BS from Tennessee American College of Eye Surgery, the Temple University, a BA from Western International Hyperbaric Medical Illinois University, and has studied at Regis Association, and the National Hispanic University’s MBA program. Randy Osborne Family Against Drug Abuse. and his wife Ann have two children and live

in Ocala FL. Dr. Moffit is married and lives with his wife, Barbara, in Severna Park, Maryland. Payne, Benjamin – Benjamin Couch Payne Mooney, Gaston - Gaston Mooney is a is a Project Officer for the Barney Charter former Senate staffer and currently serves as School Initiative (BCSI) at Hillsdale the president of CRTV and Executive Editor College. Benjamin transitioned from a of . He lives in South career in architecture to education by Carolina with his wife and three boys. accepting a position to teach at Highlands Latin School, which is one of the top-rated Osborne, Randy – Randy Osborne is the schools in Kentucky founded by Memoria President of a political consulting firm, Press, a leader in classical homeschool Victory 360 Inc. He is a lobbyist for Florida curriculum. Benjamin then became a Eagle Forum and serves as Director of teacher, administrator, and dorm parent at Education for Heartland Research. Randy is West End School: a free, private, college- co-founder of Stop Common Core Coalition, prep, boarding school for preK-8th grade an organization made up of over 50 boys from Louisville’s underserved organizations. He co- authored “Florida’s population. Prior to his current position in Common Core Standards, Policy Analysis”, Washington, Benjamin was the founding and “Our Children at Risk”. Randy has School Director at Savannah Classical appeared on PBS Round Table, twice on Academy, one of the BCSI’s first four ’s The Blaze, and has a weekly schools. Benjamin holds a Bachelor’s in radio appearance on a central Florida Fox Economics from the University of Virginia affiliated network. and a Master’s in Architecture from the University of North Carolina in Charlotte.

He has integrated digital data systems and Pillsbury, Michael, PhD – Born in call systems for the Republican Party of California in 1945, Pillsbury was educated Florida. He leads the faith-based initiative at Stanford University (B.A. in History with against Florida’s marijuana amendment. Honors in Social Thought) and Columbia University (M.A., Ph.D.). Major academic The Nehemiah Plan is an organization he advisers to Pillsbury at Columbia were founded which is an educational and get out Zbigniew Brzezinski and Michel Oksenberg, the vote network with over 1200 churches who later played key roles in the Jimmy across the State and has spoken in over 300 Carter administration on policy toward both churches about various topics, including the China and Afghanistan. Pillsbury studied the Church's interaction with government and art and practice of bureaucratic politics with developing a biblical worldview Roger Hilsman, President John Kennedy's

10 intelligence director at the State Department of Defense, reporting to Andrew W. and the author of Politics Of Policy Making Marshall, Director of Net Assessment. In Defense and Foreign Affairs. At Stanford, Michael Pillsbury is a member of the Pillsbury's academic mentor was Mark Council on Foreign Relations and the Mancall, author of two books on the International Institute for Strategic Studies. influence of ancient traditions on Chinese foreign policy. Pry, Peter V., PhD – Dr. Peter Vincent Pry is Executive Director of the EMP Task In 1969-1970 Pillsbury was the Assistant Force on National and Homeland Security, a Political Affairs Officer at the United Congressional Advisory Board dedicated to Nations. From 1971-72, he was a doctoral achieving protection of the United States dissertation Fellow for the National Science from electromagnetic pulse (EMP), cyber- Foundation in Taiwan, and in 1973-1977, attack, mass destruction terrorism and other Pillsbury was an analyst at the Social threats to civilian critical infrastructures on Science Department at RAND. In 1978, an accelerated basis. Dr. Pry also is Director Pillsbury was a research fellow at the Center of the United States Nuclear Strategy for Science and International Affairs at Forum, an advisory board to Congress on Harvard University. policies to counter Weapons of Mass Destruction. During the Reagan administration, Dr. Pillsbury was the Assistant Under Secretary Dr. Pry served on the staffs of the of Defense for Policy Planning and Congressional Commission on the Strategic responsible for implementation of the Posture of the United States (2008-2009); program of covert aid known as the Reagan the Commission on the New Strategic Doctrine. In 1975-76, while an analyst at the Posture of the United States (2006-2008); RAND Corporation, Pillsbury published and the Commission to Assess the Threat to articles in Foreign Policy and International the United States from Electromagnetic Security recommending that the United Pulse (EMP) Attack (2001-2017) as Chief of States establish intelligence and military ties Staff. with China. The proposal, publicly commended by , Henry Dr. Pry served as Professional Staff on the Kissinger, and James Schlesinger, later House Armed Services Committee (HASC) became US policy during the Carter and of the U.S. Congress, with portfolios in Reagan administrations. nuclear strategy, WMD, Russia, China, NATO, the Middle East, Intelligence, and Pillsbury served on the staff of four US Terrorism (1995-2001). While serving on Senate Committees from 1978-1984 and the HASC, Dr. Pry was chief advisor to the 1986-1991. As a staff member, Pillsbury Vice Chairman of the House Armed drafted the Senate Labor Committee version Services Committee and the Vice Chairman of the legislation that enacted the US of the House Homeland Security Institute of Peace in 1984. He also assisted Committee, and to the Chairman of the in drafting the legislation to create the Terrorism Panel. Dr. Pry played a key role: National Endowment for Democracy and the running hearings in Congress that warned annual requirement for a DOD report on terrorists and rogue states could pose an Chinese military power. EMP threat, establishing the Congressional EMP Commission, helping the Commission In 1992, under President George H. W. develop plans to protect the United States Bush, Pillsbury was Special Assistant for from EMP, and working closely with senior Asian Affairs in the Office of the Secretary

11 scientists who first discovered the nuclear With Emmett McGroarty, she co-authored EMP phenomenon. the APP/Pioneer Institute report, Controlling Education from the Top: Why Common Core Dr. Pry was an Intelligence Officer with the Is Bad for America; with McGroarty and Joy Central Intelligence Agency responsible for Pullmann, the Pioneer Institute report, Cogs analyzing Soviet and Russian nuclear in the Machine: Big Data, Common Core, strategy, operational plans, military doctrine, and National Testing; and with Anthony threat perceptions, and developing U.S. Esolen, Dan Guernsey, and Kevin Ryan, the paradigms for strategic warning (1985- Pioneer/APP report, Rendering unto Caesar: 1995). He also served as a Verification How Common Core Undermines Catholic Analyst at the U.S. Arms Control and Education. She has written numerous Disarmament Agency responsible for articles about the problems with Common assessing Soviet compliance with strategic Core, threats to student privacy, and and military arms control treaties (1984- usurpation of state sovereignty over 1985). education and has testified about these issues before the legislatures of eleven Dr. Pry has written numerous books on states. national security issues, including: The Long Sunday…Nuclear EMP Attack Scenarios; She is a graduate of Clemson University and Blackout Wars; Apocalypse Unknown: The the Harvard Law School. Struggle To Protect America From An Electromagnetic Pulse Catastrophe; Electric Ruzicka, Gayle is the president of Utah Armageddon: Civil-Military Preparedness Eagle Forum and has played a major role in For An Electromagnetic Pulse Catastrophe; the battle to protect traditional marriage in War Scare: Russia and America on the Utah. She is the leading spokeswoman for Nuclear Brink; Nuclear Wars: Exchanges pro-family and conservative issues in her and Outcomes; The Strategic Nuclear state. She and husband Don are the parents Balance: And Why It Matters; and Israel’s of 10 children. Nuclear Arsenal. Dr. Pry often appears on TV and radio as an expert on national Sanders, Dexter – Pastor Dexter Sanders security issues. The BBC made his book has served in ministry for 12 years. He War Scare into a two-hour TV documentary earned a B.A. from Wilberforce University Soviet War Scare 1983 and his book Electric of Ohio, a M.S. in Secondary Education Armageddon was the basis for another TV from Nazareth College of New York, a M.S. documentary Electronic Armageddon made in Educational Administration from the by the National Geographic. State University of New York at Oswego and studied at Colgate Rochester Divinity Robbins, Jane, JD – Jane is an attorney and School. He was a teacher and administrator a senior fellow with the American Principles in NY Public Schools. He served as Director Project in Washington, DC. In that position, of Evangelism at New Covenant Baptist she has crafted federal and state legislation Church in Orlando, Florida and was the designed to restore the constitutional founding pastor of Rock Orlando: Center for autonomy of states and parents in education Transformation. He speaks for: Next policy, and to protect the rights of religious Generation Alliance, Compassion freedom and conscience. Her essays on International, Zero Gravity Action Sports, these topics have been published in various and Life Promotions. He is currently print and online media. leading a national initiative called “Back 2 God.” He joined Vision Orlando in 2015 as Evangelism Director.

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Alydia loves history, literature and Smith, Eunie – Eunie is the president of discussing public policy with her parents. Eagle Forum. She has served on the Eagle She is a lifelong Ronald Reagan fan. Forum Board since the Board’s inception in 1975 and as First Vice President since 1996 Ullman, Chris – Chris is a four-time on Phyllis Schlafly’s recommendation. national and international whistling grand Eunie is a cum laude graduate of Vanderbilt champion (1994, 1996, 1999, and 2000). He University where she was Vice-President of has performed with orchestras, for the Women’s Student Government Presidents, at major sporting events and on Association. As President of Pro-America The Tonight Show. His repertoire includes (1970), she invited Phyllis Schlafly to speak classical, blues, jazz, Broadway, rock and in Birmingham. In 1972, Eunie co-founded patriotic songs. Every year he serenades Alabama Stop ERA, which she chaired for more than 500 people on their birthdays. In its 10-year existence. She was a founder of June 2017, Mr. Ullman published Find Your Eagle Forum of Alabama (1976) and is its Whistle: Simple Gifts Tough Hearts and longest serving President. Eunie is the Change Lives, and in 2012 he was inducted widow of former U.S. Congressman Albert into the International Whistling Hall of Lee Smith, Jr., the mother of three and Fame. grandmother of six. She was singularly honored by Phyllis Schlafly in 2014 with the By day he is Director of Global Eagle Forum Homemaker of the Year Communications at The Carlyle Group. Award. Ullman, Kris, JD – Kris (Ardizzone) Summa, Mary, JD – Mary Summa is an Ullman began working with Phyllis Schlafly attorney in Charlotte, North Carolina, who in Eagle Forum’s Washington, D.C. office served as Chief Legislative in August 1994. She was promoted to Assistant to U.S. Senator Executive Director in 1995 and worked during the 1980s. Mary is an assistant tirelessly on behalf of the Eagle Forum State professor of Criminal Justice at Belmont Leaders on issues including School-to- Abbey College. She has published many Work, NAFTA, patent reform, family tax articles and papers and received several relief and pro-life legislation. prestigious awards including Eagle Forum’s Homemaker of the Year in 1992. In March 1998, Kris began working as Legislative Director for Missouri Senator Ullman, Alydia – Alydia is the daughter of , where she was able to use former Eagle Forum Executive Director her knowledge gained from Eagle Forum in (1995), Kris Ardizzone Ullman. the US Senate. In early 2001, Kris worked for Attorney General Ashcroft in the She is in her junior year of high school at Department of Justice (Office of Legal Oakcrest, an independent Catholic school Policy) where she focused on 2nd for girls in Northern Virginia. Amendment issues.

She serves as Sister Coordinator on the In December 2001, Kris and her husband Student Council and was the Sophomore Chris, welcomed their first child, daughter Class President. She also enjoys creating Alydia, and Kris has been a full-time mom and decorating the sets for both the Middle ever since. She now volunteers with and Upper School Theater productions. Community Bible Study, her kids’ schools, and The Close-Up Foundation, where she is

13 a regular conservative debater for their Forum Washington, D.C. office and served Domestic Issues Debate program. in numerous roles from 1997 to 2004, including Executive Director. Lori is VanMeter, Garth – Garth Van Meter is married and has two children. Vice President of Government Affairs at SAM, where he serves as chief legislative ______liaison for the organization. Previously, he served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Louisiana Congressman John Fleming, Disclaimer: Eagle Council XLVII speakers M.D., a former addictions treatment center are invited to address specific areas of director and champion of public health- expertise of concern to Eagle Forum. We focused marijuana policies. Van Meter also continue Phyllis Schlafly’s tradition of served as the Legislative Director for working in coalition with other groups on Congressman Chip Cravaack and Deputy specific issues to maximize effectiveness Chief of Staff for Congressman Bob Inglis. and accomplish our policy goals. We do not He received his MBA and BS in Computer agree with or endorse every view of every Engineering from The George Washington speaker or organization represented. University.

Walter, Tabitha – Tabitha is the Executive Director for Eagle Forum in Washington, D.C. She is a graduate of Marshall University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and a master’s in Political Science. During her graduate studies, Tabitha worked with the West Virginia State Legislature in the House Education Committee. Afterward, she worked on disability law with West Virginia Advocates.

Prior to her work with Eagle Forum, she was with where she handled issues of sexual risk avoidance, education, anti-human trafficking, and anti- marijuana policies. She continues to work on those issues and even more pro-family initiatives at Eagle Forum.

Waters, Lori (Cole) – Lori is a teacher at Foundation Academy in Winter Garden, FL.

Before becoming a teacher, she served eight years in local government on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors.

Lori started in politics during her teenage years as a second-generation Eagle. After interning in 1996, she returned to the Eagle

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