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… President & CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom. He served in this capacity from 2017 until 2022.    … Michael Farris … Former President & CEO …

… Church and Ministry Alliance members to best protect their religious liberty rights. Prior to joining ADF, Bongiorno … worked for Thomas More Society, where she assisted in upholding the First Amendment rights of pro-life … and Spanish from Eastern Michigan University. She is a 2017 First Liberty Fellow. Bongiorno is admitted to the …

… the team focusing on the impact of administrative law on religious freedom, the sanctity of life, and family. From 2017 to 2020, Bowman was a senior executive service appointee in the Trump administration, serving the U.S. Department of …

… counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life. In this role, she defends the sanctity of life by litigating … and also worked on cases concerning immigration, religious liberty, federalism, the Commerce Clause, criminal … cum laude from Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 2017, where she served as an editor on the Indiana Law …

… children. Before joining ADF, Carpenter practiced law in Tennessee. Prior to becoming an attorney, Carpenter served as a psychological operations specialist in the United States Army and Army Reserve. He deployed to … his J.D. from Vermont Law School, graduating cum laude in 2016. While at VLS, he was a Student Bar Association …

… assistant attorney general and deputy for legal counsel in the office of the Texas attorney general. In those roles, … the federal government, and oversaw multiple divisions within the office. Prior to that, he served as deputy for … . He speaks nationally on constitutional, cultural, and religious liberty issues. … Ryan Bangert … Senior Vice …

… ministries from trial courts to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1981, Mike was co-counsel in a landmark case before the … of Columbia, Mo. v. Comer , “the playground case.” In 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of Mike’s … became general counsel for the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission in its Washington, DC office. …

… students and faculty at public high schools and colleges in defending their First Amendment rights. For example, in Denton v. Hecht , he successfully defended a Florida State University student after he was removed as Student Senate President simply for sharing his Catholic views in a …

… of conscience. Since joining Alliance Defending Freedom in 2003, Theriot has been successful as lead counsel or co-counsel in numerous cases protecting the unborn and preserving the … of $1.2 million dollars. Theriot also co-authored the 2017 law review article, Free to Do No Harm: Conscience …