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… Board Member Michael Whitehead has nearly 50 years of experience as a Kansas City trial attorney defending churches and ministries from trial courts to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1981, Mike was co-counsel in a landmark case before the …

… efforts. Charles graduated from Union University in 2014 with a degree in history. A Tennessee native, Charles and his family now live in the Phoenix, Arizona, area. … Charles serves as Content …

… for the Center for Life at Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, Kelley helped defend pro-life legislation and … every state’s abortion laws for ADF attorneys and allies to support and advise pro-life states, medical professionals, …

… LLP, representing clients ranging from individuals to Fortune 500 companies, including support for ADF’s litigation in College of the Ozarks v. Biden . Garrison was a federal …

… Kyle Barthelson Sr. Director of Transformational Partnerships Kyle Barthelson serves as … He interacts with a variety of strategic relationships in translating the mission of the organization while … he has driven various programs and strategies growing the support base well. An avid outdoorsman and Hokie fan, …

… Denise Harle Senior Counsel, Director of Center for Life Denise Harle serves as senior counsel with … Life and leads her team’s litigation and advocacy efforts to defend pro-life laws around the nation. She also works … centers. Since joining ADF, Harle took the primary role in drafting briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court in NIFLA v. …

… role on the Allied Legal Affairs Team. Since joining ADF in 2010, Abramson has supported more than 4,000 attorneys … Abramson earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School, graduating cum laude. He is a … bars of Arizona and Colorado, Abramson is also admitted to practice before multiple federal appellate and district …

… on parental rights and advocacy strategy. She joined ADF in 2021 to support its strategic initiatives for influencing culture to …

… with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. Before joining ADF, Vrdolyak served as a law clerk to Judge Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Portland, Oregon. Vrdolyak earned her J.D. from Notre Dame …

… for Christian Ministries. Hirsch primarily advises members of ADF’s Church and Ministry Alliance, helping them protect … rights and navigate religious liberty issues. Prior to joining ADF, Hirsch clerked for Justice Clint Bolick of … Hirsch graduated summa cum laude with departmental honors in political economy from Hillsdale College in 2016 and from …