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… Emily LaFata serves as copywriter at Alliance Defending Freedom, where she writes for ADF’s Corporate Engagement and development teams. Emily holds an M.A. in government from Hillsdale College’s Van Andel Graduate … liberal arts from Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in New Hampshire. Now a resident of Northern Virginia, Emily …

… for Public Policy. He focuses on legislation impacting religious liberty at the state level. Prior to joining ADF, Chafuen spent three years as a white-collar defense litigator at Weil, Gotshal & Manges in …

… focused primarily on protecting the freedom of Christians to freely exercise their faith in the marketplace without … and Telescope Media Group v. Lucero . He has also defended religious freedom more broadly. In A.H. v. French , Warner successfully represented a Christian …

… 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. Before joining ADF, … an editor on the Virginia Law Review. Spena earned his B.A. in Government: Political Theory from Patrick Henry College …

… Parental Rights.  Before joining ADF in 2024, Sterett was a partner at the law firm of Dalton & Tomich and oversaw the … across the country. Sterett successfully defended the religious land use rights of many churches, religious … and partner at Mauck & Baker, LLC in Chicago from 2007 to 2018. While at Mauck & Baker, Sterett became an ADF allied …

… director for Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the Strategic Affairs team. In this role, … over a decade of experience working with the public sector to grow, equip, and engage a broad alliance committed to … leadership and training programs, including the Summit on Religious Liberty, the Blackstone Legal Fellowship, Legal …

… Jared Dobbs serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a member of the Corporate Counsel team. Before joining ADF, Dobbs served as an extern to Judge Consuelo M. Callahan at the U.S. Court of Appeals …

… president for strategic initiatives and special counsel to the president at Alliance Defending Freedom. He oversees … During his time in government service, Bangert handled a diverse array of matters involving Big Tech, election law, … . He speaks nationally on constitutional, cultural, and religious liberty issues. … Ryan Bangert … Senior Vice …

… vice president at Alliance Defending Freedom and is a member of the Executive Team charged with leading the organization to execute on its strategic objectives. In this role, she … matters and served as amicus counsel in several of ADF’s religious liberty cases, including Town of Greece v. Galloway …

… CEO, president, and general counsel of Alliance Defending Freedom, Kristen Waggoner leads the faith-based organization in advancing the God-given right to live and speak the truth in the U.S. and around the world. … v. Presczewski , and 303 Creative v. Elenis . ADF also has a strong record of international success at the European …