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… (Ali) M. Kilmartin serves as senior counsel and chief of staff to CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen … which, to date, has awarded approximately $55 million in grant funds to thousands of legal projects and cases, many … of which have set national and multinational precedents. From 2018 to 2021, Kilmartin was a senior executive service …

… Alliance Defending Freedom, where he defends the rights of students, professors, and organizations to speak, … Before joining ADF, Spena served as Deputy Policy Director in the Missouri governor’s office where he oversaw the … foster care, and protecting the unborn. Spena graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2016, where …

… with Alliance Defending Freedom. Reed litigates on behalf of churches, Christian ministries, and religious schools to … rights under the First Amendment. Before joining ADF in January of 2021, Reed was an associate attorney at Baker … rights claims. Reed earned his law degree summa cum laude from the University of Akron School of Law in 2019. While in …

… Freedom’s Center for Parental Rights.  Before joining ADF in 2024, Sterett was a partner at the law firm of Dalton & Tomich and oversaw the firm’s Illinois office. In … attorney and partner at Mauck & Baker, LLC in Chicago from 2007 to 2018. While at Mauck & Baker, Sterett became an …

… A. Cortman serves as senior counsel and vice president of U.S. litigation with Alliance Defending Freedom. He has … has argued in the U.S. Supreme Court in Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer , securing a 7-2 victory that overturned … , securing a 9-0 ruling that prohibits the government from discriminating against religious speech. He also served …

… Tim Chandler serves as senior counsel and vice president of Church & Ministry Alliance engagement and strategic projects. … B.S. in Business Administration summa cum laude in 2001 from Biola University, where he also graduated from the …

… Emilie Kao serves as senior counsel and vice president of advocacy strategy for Alliance Defending Freedom, where … She convened coalitions of strategic partners to support the protection of religious freedom and launched the … C-SPAN, and 60 Minutes+. Kao earned her A.B. cum laude from Harvard University and her J.D. from Harvard Law School. …

… As the 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 … and other leading courts and tribunals and has secured the release of more than 1,000 imprisoned Christians. After …

… with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a key member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. When she joined ADF in 2012, Kiefer worked to defend the constitutionally … and print media. Kiefer earned her Juris Doctor in 2010 from Oak Brook College of Law and Government Policy, where …

… Alliance Defending Freedom. He primarily assists members of the Church and Ministry Alliance with protecting their … of Investigation, providing administrative and tactical support for investigators in the counterterrorism division. …