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… Larry Burkett Founder Larry Burkett accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior in 1972 – an event that had a profound effect, not only on the course of his own life, but also on the lives of …

… Senior Vice President of Communications Greg Scott serves as senior vice president of communications for Alliance … in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. From 2004 to 2017, Scott served ADF in a variety of media and … in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. From 2004 to 2017, Scott served ADF in a variety of media and …

… the Center for Religious Schools Gregory S. Baylor serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is the director of the Center for Religious Schools and … Center for Law and Religious Freedom, where he served for 15 years prior to joining ADF. He lives in Northern Virginia …

… Executive Vice President Rebecca Eggleston serves as executive vice president at Alliance Defending Freedom and is a member of the Executive Team charged with leading the … Eggleston previously served at ADF from 2015 to 2017 as the director of professional development for the …

… Paul Schmitt Former Legal Counsel Paul Schmitt served as legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he … laude from the University of Illinois College of Law in 2017. During law school, Paul externed with the Illinois … Urbana Campus on the University’s Board of Trustees. Paul is admitted to the state bars of Illinois and Indiana, the …

… Scott Scharpen Board Member Scott Scharpen is the Chief Strategy Officer for Mission Increase (MI), a … 1999. Prior to his work at Mission Increase, Scott served as president of the The Scharpen Foundation, a Christian … (Rock Valley Christian Church, at which Scott still serves as a part-time volunteer pastor and board member) and the …

… Matt Bowman Senior Counsel Matt Bowman serves as senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, where he … family. He most recently joined ADF in December 2020. From 2017 to 2020, Bowman was a senior executive service appointee … first in his class at Ave Maria School of Law in 2003. He is a member of the bar of the District of Columbia and …

… Julia Payne Legal Counsel Julia Payne serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for … cum laude from Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 2017, where she served as an editor on the Indiana Law … her interest in First Amendment and pro-life issues. Payne is a member of the bars of the Indiana Supreme Court, the …

… Counsel, Director of Center for Life Denise Harle serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is the director of the Center for Life and leads her team’s … arguments in a wide variety of constitutional cases. In 2017, she was selected as a U.S. Supreme Court Fellow, …

… Chris Schandevel Senior Counsel Chris Schandevel serves as senior counsel on Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate … photographer, a college student and conservative student group, a former Planned Parenthood clinic manager, female … in 2009. A member of the state bar of Virginia, Schandevel is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and …