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… Matt Sharp Senior Counsel, Director of Center for Legislative Advocacy Matt Sharp serves as … on state and local legislative matters. Since joining ADF in 2010, Sharp has authored federal and state legislation, … clubs, invite classmates to church, and even perform a religious song at a school talent show. He authored an …

… & Editor Marissa Mayer is an Arizona native who fell in love with the written word at a young age. After graduating summa cum laude from Arizona State University with a degree in English, Marissa got her start freelancing for …

… & strategic projects with Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, Chandler brings nearly two decades of legal and … long-range strategies to grow, equip, and engage a broad alliance committed to safeguarding our most cherished … Chandler oversees the team’s legal training programs, its government affairs work, and the ADF Ambassador program, …

… and religious freedom. Before joining ADF, Sechler had a long career in private practice, with substantial first-chair trial experience in courts around the country on a variety of complex litigation matters. Sechler spent most of his …

… Tyson Langhofer Senior Counsel, Director of Center for Academic Freedom Tyson Langhofer serves as … 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 …

… Alumni Relations Katie Vizzerra serves as legal counsel of Blackstone Alumni Relations at Alliance Defending Freedom … and Journalism Academy. Before joining ADF full-time in 2014, Vizzerra worked as associate counsel at Denali … for one of the largest banks in the country. She also was a legal clerk at a boutique bankruptcy and business law firm …

… counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life. In this role, she defends the sanctity of life by litigating both beginning and end of life issues. … worked at the Office of the Indiana Attorney General as a deputy attorney general for five years. While at the AG’s …

… Denise Harle Senior Counsel, Director of Center for Life Denise Harle serves as senior counsel with … centers. Since joining ADF, Harle took the primary role in drafting briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court in NIFLA v. Becerra , resulting in a free-speech victory for pro-life pregnancy centers. She was …

… Nathaniel Bruno Senior Counsel, Vice President of Blackstone Alumni Services Nathaniel (Nate) Bruno serves … alumni services with Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, Bruno coordinates efforts to provide attorneys … Prior to joining ADF in January 2016, Bruno was a partner at the international law firm of Sheppard Mullin …

… Kate Anderson Senior Counsel, Director of Center for Parental Rights Kate Anderson serves as senior … of the Center for Parental Rights. Since joining ADF in 2015, Anderson has focused on protecting the conscience … , she has defended the constitutionally protected right of a farmer to express his beliefs without fear of losing his …