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… graduated from St. Cloud State University with a Bachelor’s in Piano Performance. Shortly after, she left her home … graduating in 2016. She joined the Alliance Defending Freedom team in 2017 as Development Administrative Assistant. She enjoys …

… Founder Alan Sears served as founder of Alliance Defending Freedom, building on his experience as longtime leader of the … and develop the resources needed to ensure the ministry’s capacity to respond to opportunities. As the first … Freedom, Sears led all strategic initiatives from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team …

… ADF in 2013 As the CEO, president, and general counsel of Alliance Defending Freedom, Kristen Waggoner leads the faith-based legal … the inherent dignity of all people throughout the U.S. and around the world. Waggoner oversees the efforts of …

… Harle serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is the director of the Center for Life and leads her team’s litigation and advocacy efforts to defend pro-life laws … arguments in a wide variety of constitutional cases. In 2017, she was selected as a U.S. Supreme Court Fellow, …

… Wilkinson serves as law clerk for Alliance Defending Freedom. He is an English-Qualified attorney and a specialist on conscience rights, parental rights, and free speech. … involving fundamental freedoms before the European Court of Human Rights and the Courts of England and Wales. He has …

… Farris Former President & CEO Michael Farris joined ADF in 2017 Michael Farris is the former President & CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom. He served in this capacity from 2017 until 2022.  … Washington State College magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in political science, followed by a Juris Doctor …

… vice president of communications for Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, he helps further the legal objectives … The Heritage Foundation and public affairs chief in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. From 2004 to 2017, Scott served ADF in a variety of media and …

… Dalton serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he plays a key role at the Center for Academic … clients seeking to speak freely on campus without fear of unconstitutional government censorship. In this role, he … freedoms of speech and religious liberty. With ADF’s Center for Conscience initiatives, he played a key role in …

… president of corporate engagement for Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, Tedesco leads ADF’s efforts to combat corporate cancel culture and build a … Center for Conscience Initiatives, where he led efforts to protect individuals from government-coerced speech. Numerous …

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