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… M. Kilmartin serves as senior counsel and chief of staff to CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner at … Kilmartin also directs the Grants & Funding Program which, to date, has awarded approximately $55 million in grant funds … appointee in the Trump Administration, serving the U.S. Department of Labor as deputy chief of staff in the Office …

… defending churches and ministries from trial courts to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1981, Mike was co-counsel in a … of Columbia, Mo. v. Comer , “the playground case.” In 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of Mike’s … to other non-profits. In 2022, the Whiteheads were back at the Supreme Court in Carson v. Makin , and SCOTUS …

… on his experience as longtime leader of the organization to strengthen alliances, forge new relationships, and develop the resources needed to ensure the ministry’s capacity to respond to opportunities. As the first … Freedom, Sears led all strategic initiatives from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team …

… Center for Academic Freedom representing clients seeking to speak freely on campus without fear of unconstitutional … York Board of Trustees , Ratio Christi v. University of Houston—Clear Lake , and Apodaca v. White (California State … freedoms of speech and religious liberty. With ADF’s Center for Conscience initiatives, he played a key role in …

… Affairs Director with Alliance Defending Freedom. Prior to ADF, he operated a business and commercial law practice in … began his legal career as a civil litigator in Houston, where he was a shareholder of a litigation firm. … earned his Juris Doctor from South Texas College of Law Houston, where he was a member of two national championship …

… Defending Freedom. He oversees all litigation efforts to maintain and defend the constitutionally protected freedom … under the First Amendment. Tucker began his work at ADF in 2017, defending the conscience rights of Christian business … Texas and Arizona, Tucker is admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court and multiple federal district and appellate …

… 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 Health and Human Services as Deputy General …

… primarily advising Church and Ministry Alliance members to best protect their religious liberty rights. Prior to joining ADF, Bongiorno worked for Thomas More Society, … and Spanish from Eastern Michigan University. She is a 2017 First Liberty Fellow. Bongiorno is admitted to the …

… the Executive Team charged with leading the organization to execute on its strategic objectives. In this role, she … current role, Eggleston served as chief of staff for the U.S. Legal Division and Communications. Eggleston previously served at ADF from 2015 to 2017 as the director of professional development for the …

… principles. She convened coalitions of strategic partners to support the protection of religious freedom and launched the Promise to America’s Children, a movement dedicated to the protection of …