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… as legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Christian Ministries. Hirsch primarily advises members of … Hirsch graduated summa cum laude with departmental honors in political economy from Hillsdale College in 2016 and from … the University of Virginia School of Law in 2019. She is a 2017 Blackstone Fellow and a member of the state bar of …

… Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. Before joining ADF, Vrdolyak … of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Portland, Oregon. Vrdolyak earned her J.D. from Notre Dame … from the University of Notre Dame in 2016. She is a 2017 Blackstone Fellow. She is a member of the state bar of …

… Payne Legal Counsel Julia Payne serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life. In this role, she defends the sanctity of life by litigating … cum laude from Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 2017, where she served as an editor on the Indiana Law …

… Ryan Tucker Senior Counsel, Director of the Center for Christian Ministries Ryan Tucker serves as senior counsel … under the First Amendment. Tucker began his work at ADF in 2017, defending the conscience rights of Christian …

… Board Member Scott Scharpen is the Chief Strategy Officer for Mission Increase (MI), a 501c3 organization whose mission … MI is working with over 3,000 nonprofit ministries in 23 regions across the country, and MI’s ministry partners … for over 30 years, live in Southern California, and have two adult children. … Scott Scharpen is the Chief Strategy …

… Ross Legal Counsel Michael Ross serves as legal counsel for the Corporate Engagement Team with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he assists in developing and implementing successful legal solutions and … the First Amendment freedoms of college students and student organizations on university campuses. Before joining …

… Defending Freedom, where he was a member of the Center for Christian Ministries. Schmitt advanced litigation efforts … and litigated as an associate attorney at Ice Miller LLP in Indianapolis. He also served as an officer in the United … laude from the University of Illinois College of Law in 2017. During law school, Paul externed with the Illinois …

… As an Artist, Here’s Why It’s So Important to Be Able to Create Freely For me, it’s my … out their values. It’s hard to put everything you have in to celebrating something you disagree with. There’s a … is a precious part of our national heritage. It is also a two-way street. The state cannot pick and choose whose speech …

… from St. Cloud State University with a Bachelor’s in Piano Performance. Shortly after, she left her home state … in 2016. She joined the Alliance Defending Freedom team in 2017 as Development Administrative Assistant. She enjoys … friends and family in Minnesota, but still loves visiting for a white Christmas. … Elise Gillson graduated from St. …

… life-altering decisions without informing their parents. In some instances, school administrators have gone so far as … with the policy, she was later fired for confirming the details of the plan to a reporter who had already gathered … should be considered?” But instead of having honest and important conversations with parents about these questions, …