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Emilie Kao serves as senior counsel and vice president of advocacy strategy for Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the U.S. Legal Team. In this role, she supports ADF’s legal and legislative objectives through culture shaping initiatives. Before joining ADF, Kao served as director of the DeVos Center for Religion and Civil Society at the Heritage Foundation. She led a team of experts who provided strategy, research, and policy recommendations on life, marriage, and religious freedom consistent with Constitutional principles. She convened coalitions of strategic partners to ...

Lisa Fullerton is the President and CEO of A Novel Idea, dba Auntie Anne’s Pretzels and Cinnabon, which has been a multi-unit franchise operator in San Antonio, Texas since 2000. Lisa has been heavily involved in serving her community in a variety of capacities. She’s been a supporter and past board member of the San Antonio Clubhouse, which supports adults living with mental health diagnoses. Her business was one of the first San Antonio employers to hire clubhouse members through the group’s first ever Transitional Employment Program. To date, A Novel Idea has employed dozens of clubhouse ...

Neal Hardin serves as Web Manager & Writer for Alliance Defending Freedom

Savannah Husmann is the Marketing Manager for the ADF Center for Academic Freedom.

Kyle Barthelson serves as Sr. Director of Transformational Partnerships at Alliance Defending Freedom.

Logan Spena serves as legal counsel for the Center for Academic Freedom with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he defends the rights of students, professors, and organizations to speak, associate, and worship freely.

William Pew was a founder of Alliance Defending Freedom, serving on its governing board of directors from its inception until his passing in 1997.

Mark Maddoux is the former president, CEO, and co-founder of the USA Radio Network, vice president and chief financial officer for International Christian Media, and former head of research and development for Gelato of Texas.

Kelvin J. Cochran serves as Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Faith Initiatives for Alliance Defending Freedom. His primary function is to oversee ADF’s Leadership Development Program.

Scott Scharpen is president and founder of The Scharpen Foundation, a Christian non-profit organization.