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… rooms and church basements to anyone who would listen. Two years later, Peggy and her husband, Mike, met a young … time, we impact the community and culture for life.” Much has changed in the 45 years since the Hartshorns first took … 1.5 million clients each year. Peggy shifted roles in 2016 to lead Heartbeat’s board, and she remains active in the …

… their moms — mostly single women, grateful for somewhere to leave their children during the long day’s work ahead. Two vanloads of children will soon swell the ranks, … in their time at this academy. It’s a commitment that has shielded them from some of the worst things others would …

… M. Kilmartin serves as senior counsel and chief of staff to CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner at … also directs the Grants & Funding Program which, to date, has awarded approximately $55 million in grant funds to … Supreme Court, and numerous federal district and appellate courts. … Ali Kilmartin … Senior Counsel, Chief of Staff to …

… of churches, Christian ministries, and religious schools to defend their constitutionally protected rights under the … He graduated from Kent State University summa cum laude in 2016 with a B.A. in political science—American politics. In … to the Ohio and Virginia bars and multiple federal courts. … Jacob Reed … Legal Counsel … Jacob Reed …

… Mike Smith has been battling for the legal rights of homeschooling … President and CEO Michael Farris, founded HSLDA in 1983 to protect the right of families to provide personalized, … was in its infancy? MS: At that time, in 1981, we had two children in private school and were not satisfied with …

… their constitutional freedoms and navigating religious liberty issues. Prior to joining ADF, Piccolo clerked in a Virginia Circuit Court … his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2016. He obtained his B.A. in history and religious studies …

… attorney defending churches and ministries from trial courts to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1981, Mike was … to his legal career, Mike has worked on the staff of two Southern Baptist entities. In 1991, he became general … counsel for the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission in its Washington, DC office. There he …

… team. Before joining ADF, Dobbs served as an extern to Judge Consuelo M. Callahan at the U.S. Court of Appeals … with great distinction. He previously worked at ADF from 2016 to 2019 as a communication integrity specialist. He has a B.A. from Biola University, where he majored in piano …

… defending the right of Christian adoption agencies to operate in accordance with the teachings of their faith; … devote his energies to advancing free speech and religious liberty. Mr. Brooks’ years of commercial practice centered on … of the state bars of New York and North Carolina. He has been married since 1985, and has five children and one …

… in litigation before the U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Courts of Appeals. Since 2011, Gray has served on the main litigation teams in five merits cases … cases at all levels of federal and state courts, argued two cases in the U.S. Court of Appeals, and filed a wide …