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… capacity to respond to opportunities. As the first president, CEO, and general counsel of Alliance Defending … from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team committed to a comprehensive legal strategy that … The New York Times , The Washington Post , the Associated Press, The Washington Times , The Seattle Post-Intelligencer …

… years ago, Dr. James C. Dobson founded Focus on the Family to undergird Christian values for families in today’s world. … country. "Through prayer and God’s direct intervention, Alan Sears has developed one of the most effective and powerful …

… M. Kilmartin serves as senior counsel and chief of staff to CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner at Alliance … She also had a detail to the Executive Office of the President at the White House. Prior to joining the executive …

… of churches, Christian ministries, and religious schools to defend their constitutionally protected rights under the First Amendment. Before joining ADF in January of 2021, Reed was an associate attorney at … Akron School of Law in 2019. While in law school, Reed was president of the Akron Law Christian Fellowship, was an …

… of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. Before joining ADF, Vrdolyak served as a law clerk to Judge Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals … and political science from the University of Notre Dame in 2016. She is a 2017 Blackstone Fellow. She is a member of the …

… legal solutions and corporate engagement strategies to neutralize mounting corporate hostility to people of faith … organizations on university campuses. Before joining ADF in 2019, Ross worked at the Law Office of Scott D. … in 2016 from Vanderbilt Law School, where he served as president of the Christian Legal Society and executive …

… on legislation protecting parental rights. Before joining ADF, Carpenter was executive vice president and general counsel for Artisent Floors in Memphis, … with a civil defense litigation firm in Chattanooga. Prior to becoming an attorney, Carpenter served as a psychological …

… the rights of students, professors, and organizations to speak, associate, and worship freely. Before joining ADF, Spena served as Deputy Policy Director in the Missouri … graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2016, where he served as an editor on the Virginia Law …

… Lathan Watts serves as vice president of public affairs for Alliance Defending Freedom. … of strategic communications plans for the expansion of ADF’s mission into state legal advocacy efforts, … Watts represents ADF at external events, conferences, press conferences, and in the media. Watts also develops …

… for the Nebraska Law Review and as a research assistant to Professor Richard Duncan. Following law school, … completed fellowships at the Institute for Free Speech and ADF. Next, she clerked for the Honorable L. Steven Grasz on … More Than Mere “Constitutional Window Dressing”: Why the Press Clause Should Protect a Limited Right to Gather …