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Bishop Harry Jackson is a fervent opponent of special rights for homosexuals and an equally fervent supporter of President George W. Bush, founded the High Impact Leadership Coalition to promote his “Black Contract With America on Moral Values,” a six-point platform calling for a prohibition of same-sex marriage, school vouchers, and private Social Security investment accounts, among other things. During the 2004 election, Jackson played a prominent media role in efforts to encourage African-Americans to vote for President George W. Bush.
*Cindy Jacobs is president and cofounder, with her husband, Mike, of Generals of Intercession, a missionary organization dedicated to training in the areas of prayer and spiritual warfare. She is also coordinator of the U.S. Spiritual Warfare Network. She has two doctorates, a Doctor of Divinity from Christian International in Santa Rosa Beach, FL, and the other from the Asian Theological Association for her work with unreached people groups. Cindy and Mike have two grown children and live in Colorado.
*Phillip Jauregui, J.D. Esq., is the President of the Judicial Action Group, a former member of the Council for National Policy, a past board member for the crisis pregnancy center Sav-A-Life, Prison Fellowship, and Wealth Counsel, the largest national organization of estate and trust planning attorneys. He also serves as a trustee of Church of the Highlands. In 2006 he was appointed to the Honor Corps of the Alliance Defense Fund. Mr. Jauregui is admitted to practice law before the United States Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, as well as all Alabama state and local courts. He has worked with and continues to work with attorneys in over 45 states. Mr. Jauregui has served as a guest host for talk radio shows, has appeared on Fox News Hannity & Colmes, CNN's Paula Zahn Show, CNBC's Capitol Report, ABC's Good Morning America, and other news programs. His legal work has been featured in various publications, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and others.
*Timothy Johnson, Ph.D., is the Founder and Chairman of the Frederick Douglass Foundation. Timothy made history on June 13, 2009, when he was elected Vice Chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party, becoming the first African-American to hold the position since the party’s inception March 27, 1867. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Dr. Johnson graduated from Benedictine High School and was a member of two state championship football teams. It was there he got the bug to get involved with politics. In preparation, Timothy earned the Boy Scouts of America’s highest rank, the Eagle Scout Award, at the age of 14. He has continued to be a servant leader throughout his adult life. The Frederick Douglass Foundation is a public policy and educational organization, which brings the sanctity of free market and limited government ideas to bear on the hardest problems facing our nation. It is a collection of pro-active individuals committed to developing innovative and new approaches to today's problems, with the assistance of elected officials, scholars from universities and colleges, and community activists. He completed 21 years of military service with the United States Army, serving as enlisted soldier and commissioned officer. His military honors include the Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (3rd Award), Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal (2nd Award), National Defense Service Medal (2nd Award), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with Device, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, NATO Medal, and Soldier of the Month. Twice elected Chairman of the Buncombe County, NC, Republican Party, Dr. Johnson was a delegate to the 2008 Republican National Convention, and a panelist at the 2008 Black Republican Forum in New York. He is an adjunct professor at Shaw University.
*Gabriel Joseph III is the President and CEO of ccAdvertising. Under the leadership of Mr. Joseph, ccAdvertising has developed and employs proprietary, innovative Artificial Intelligence Call (AIC) and Smart Phone-based processes to identify voters and consumers, as well as obtain the most valuable commodity in the current economic environment - the “opt-in.” In 2009 and 2010 alone, ccAdvertising’s technology and databases identified over 4 million donor commitments from unique contributors. The company’s efforts include AIC surveys, Mobile Phone Channel (MPC) identification, Email to Text (ETT) messaging, and Voter Identification and Get-Out-The-Vote campaigns for thousands of candidates for office at the local, state, and national levels, including presidential, congressional, state legislative, and mayoral candidates. ccAdvertising also provides commercial market research and customer identification services for a diverse clientele, including Fortune 500 companies, national media companies and professional sports teams. Mr. Joseph has developed, introduced, manufactured, marketed, and applied new and innovative products in the financial, information technology, telecommunications, heavy equipment, mechanical engineering and food processing industries.
*Rev. Rick Joyner is the founder of MorningStar Publications and Ministries, which is comprised of many ministry programs and publications. MorningStar Minitries in an international outreach of ministries and churches. Joyner is also the founder of The Oak Initiative, a grassroots movement to unite, mobilize, equip, and activate Christians to be the salt and light they are called to be by engaging in the great issues of our time from a sound biblical worldview. Started by more than 300 Christian leaders from across the spectrum of the body of Christ, within months of its founding, The Oak Initiative had a presence in all 50 states and more than 78 nations, with Oak Gatherings and Oak Chapters springing up rapidly which is a outreach to pastors to equip and empower them to be politically active.
Ken Klukowski, J.D. Esq., serves as Director of the Center for Religious Liberty at the Family Research Council. Klukowski is a contributor to many media outlets, including Fox Forum at FOXNews.com, BigGovernment.com and Townhall.com, and is a fellow and senior legal analyst with the American Civil Rights Union. Klukowski recently co-authored The Blueprint: Obama's Plan to Subvert the Constitution and Build an Imperial Presidency with FRC's Senior Fellow for Family Empowerment, Ken Blackwell. Klukowski has also been published in several law journals, including the Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy, the George Mason University Civil Rights Law Journal, the New Mexico Law Review, and the Yale Law & Policy Review. He holds an undergraduate degree in business from the University of Notre Dame, studied history and political science at Arizona State University, and earned his law degree from George Mason University.
*Matthew H. Krause, J.D. Esq., is Litigation Counsel for Liberty Counsel. Matthew focuses his practice on appellate practice, free speech, traditional family values, pro-life, and religious liberty constitutional law. He has worked with Liberty Counsel in various capacities since May 2005. Since beginning his work with Liberty Counsel, Matthew has conducted many radio and television interviews and testified before the United States Commission on Civil Rights, as well as having appeared in state and federal courts. Matthew was part of the inaugural class that entered Liberty University School of Law in 2004. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Law School in May of 2007, where he served as a Managing Editor on Law Review. Matthew also participated in Moot Court, where he was selected to represent the school at the ABA National Competition. He also served as the President and Vice President of the Student Bar Association while in law school. Matthew currently serves on the Board of Trustees of San Diego Christian College, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude in May of 2003, with a B.A. in History and Social Sciences. While in college, Matthew served as President of the Student Body, served as a Resident Assistant for two years, and was a four-year starter on the Men’s Basketball Team, where he was recognized as a NAIA All-American Scholar Athlete. His athletic efforts earned him a mention in ESPN the Magazine, and the college named an award after him. Every year, the Matt Krause Award is given to one student athlete who has exhibited athletic, academic, and spiritual leadership on campus. Matthew has a passion for politics and the law and hopes to use these passions to help America return to its moral and spiritual foundations. Matthew began that process in 2010 by running for the state legislature in his home district in Texas. Although he lost in the Republican Primary, he made a good showing and is looking forward to the next campaign.
Andrea Lafferty is Executive Director for the Traditional Values Coalition (TVC), a grassroots lobby that educates and speaks on behalf of over 43,000 churches nationwide on issues of pro-family concern. In that capacity, she is responsible for setting TVC’s legislative agenda and formulation of policies and strategies that promote a Judeo-Christian worldview. Washingtonian Magazine has named her one of the top lobbyists in Washington, D.C. TVC is the only pro-family organization with a significant outreach to and membership of minorities. Prior to joining TVC, Andrea worked in the Reagan and Bush Administrations. She was Deputy Director of Government Affairs for the 1990 Economic Summit of Industrialized Nations, serving as liaison to Cabinet officials and members of Congress. She also served as Special Assistant for Congressional and Legislative Affairs at the U.S. Small Business Administration and acted as Special Assistant to the Director at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Andrea has also worked on Capitol Hill and in political campaigns. She is in great demand as a consultant to public policy and grassroots organizations, as well as candidates for public office across the country. As a frequent guest on national television and commentator on a variety of issues, Andrea Lafferty brings the pro-family message to the American public. She has debated issues on many fronts, including Fox News Channel, The Today Show, the former ABC World News Tonight, Good Morning America, MSNBC, and CNN, as well as various talk radio programs. She has been quoted nationally in publications, including the Associated Press, New York Times, Knight Ridder News, the Washington Post, Washington Times, USA Today, San Francisco Chronicle, Time Magazine, and Cosmopolitan Magazine. Andrea has also been a community activist. For six years she coordinated FACETS, a volunteer program through her church in Fairfax County, Virginia, which assists homeless families. She has personally cared for a number of children from broken and emotionally unstable homes and has served as a mentor to teenagers.
Jim Lafferty is the Chairman of the Virginia Anti-Shariah Task Force (VAST), a group which opposes the spread of radical Islam within Virginia and America. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Stop the Islamization of America (SIOA) with his friends Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer. He is president and a founding partner in The Policy Communications Group, a Washington, DC-based grassroots campaign/lobbying and public relations firm which has a wide range of clients from political candidates and corporations to a king in Ghana. Mr. Lafferty served as Press Secretary and Spokesman to the Majority Whip of the House (Congressman Tom DeLay, R-Texas) when the Republicans gained control of the House in the 90’s. He served in senior appointed positions under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. He spent a month in the former Soviet Union in 1994 lecturing pro-democracy members of the Russian Duma on campaign tactics and strategy. Mr. Lafferty was press secretary and spokesman for the Joint Economic Committee of Congress from 1980 to 1984. He served as spokesman for the American delegation to the 1984 meeting of the International Monetary Fund and led the delegation from the United States to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s 1983 Summit on Privatization in London. Mr. Lafferty worked as a newspaper reporter in Philadelphia and was appointed by President Reagan to several senior positions within the government. He served on active duty in the United States Navy from 1970 to 1972 and was stationed at Norfolk, Virginia; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and Naples, Italy. He served in the United States Naval Reserve for six years and was attached to the Public Affairs Office of the Willow Grove, PA Naval Air Station. Mr. Lafferty lives in Virginia.
*Dr. Richard Land has served as president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission since 1988. During his tenure as representative for the largest Protestant denomination in the country, Dr. Land has represented Southern Baptist and other evangelicals’ concerns in the halls of Congress, before U.S. Presidents, and in the media. In 2005 Dr. Land was featured in Time Magazine as one of The Twenty-five Most Influential Evangelicals in America. As host of three nationally syndicated radio programs, Dr. Land speaks passionately and authoritatively on the social, ethical, and public policy issues facing our country. He is heard by listeners each week on over 600 radio stations across the country and throughout the world (via webcast).
*Rena Lindevaldsen is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Associate Professor of Law, and Associate Director of Liberty Center for Law and Policy at Liberty University School of Law. She is the author of “Only One Mommy: A Woman’s Battle for Her Life, Her Daughter, and Her Freedom: The Lisa Miller Story,” which offers a first-hand account of how people are lured into believing they are born “gay” and cannot change. As a result of that belief, they make life choices that have devastating consequences for our children, families, and freedoms. Rena has written this book based on her first-hand experience as Lisa Miller’s attorney, as well as on her defense of traditional marriage and family in courts throughout the nation. She offers truth to those struggling with homosexuality, encourages churches to minister to those caught in the lifestyle, and stirs freedom-loving Americans to get involved in the culture war that is raging all around them. Previously, she served as Senior Litigation Counsel to Liberty Counsel, where she was actively involved in efforts throughout the country to preserve traditional marriage through litigation, legislation, and constitutional amendments.
*Ron Luce is the president and founder of Teen Mania Ministries, a Christian youth organization that reaches millions of young people worldwide. Ron passionately declares the truth of the Gospel without compromise, as he challenges teenagers to take a stand for Christ in their schools, communities, and throughout the world. He ran away from home at the age of 15 and became involved in drug and alcohol abuse before finding Jesus at the age of 16. The life-transforming impact of Christ inspired Ron to dedicate his life to reaching young people. After receiving both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in counseling and psychology, Ron and his wife, Katie, started Teen Mania in 1986, with nothing more than a hatchback car and a dream to raise up an army of young people who would change the world. He has been serving as an advisory member for the Commission on Drug Free Communities since he was appointed by President Bush in 2002. Ron is a sought-after speaker, who has traveled to more than 50 countries and has made numerous media appearances.
Apostle Guillermo Maldonado is a man called to establish the Kingdom of God at the local and international level. He is the founder of King Jesus International Ministry; the largest Hispanic church in the United States, recognized for its fast growth and powerful manifestations of the Holy Spirit. Dr. Maldonado, having earned his MA in Practical Theology from Oral Roberts University and a Doctorate in Divinity, stands firm and focused on the vision God gave him, which is to evangelize, affirm, disciple, and send. His purpose is to encourage leaders to become true spiritual fathers capable of leaving a legacy of blessings to future generations.The mission the Lord gave him embraces the United States, the Caribbean, Central America, South America, and Europe. He is the spiritual father to many leaders and apostles of local and international churches through The New Wine Apostolic Network.
Susana Martinez is the 31st and current governor of New Mexico. A Republican, Susana is the first female governor of New Mexico, as well as the first Latina governor in the United States. She was formerly the district attorney for the 3rd Judicial District of New Mexico, which encompasses Doña Ana County, New Mexico. Susana was first elected district attorney in the 3rd Judicial District in 1996, with nearly 60% of the vote. She was re-elected three times since then as a Republican. As a prosecutor, Martínez focused on cases involving public corruption and child abuse. In 2008 Heart Magazine named Susana “Woman of the Year” for her dedication to children’s advocacy and her efforts to keep children safe. In March 2010 Susana was named New Mexico’s “Prosecutor of the Year” by the Prosecutors Section of the State Bar of New Mexico.
Herman Martir is the Senior Pastor of the Nations Worship Center in Fort Worth, TX, as well as the Director of HELP International and the Global Transformation Resource Group and the President of Emerging Leaders International. He is passionate about helping others draw nearer to God and also takes an active role in seeking and encouraging right leadership for the United States.
*Ryan Messmore D.Phil. is a fellow in religion and a free society at The Heritage Foundation. His research and writing examines how religious commitments are brought to bear on political life to improve public discourse and strengthen civil society. Messmore’s commentary and analysis have appeared in major newspapers such as The Washington Times and The Raleigh News and Observer, online venues such as Crosswalk.com and FOXNews.com, and in national magazines such as First Things, Comment, and WORLD. He served as lead writer of a six-part, DVD-based curriculum designed for small groups, “Seek Social Justice: Transforming Lives in Need.” Before joining Heritage in 2006, Messmore was founding director of Trinity Forum Academy in Royal Oak, Md. The program, which he designed and had overseen since 2001, offers recent college graduates a nine-month residential program of advanced course work in theology and cultural engagement. Messmore received his bachelor’s degree in public policy and religion from Duke University. He holds master’s degrees in theology and Christian ethics from Duke Divinity School and Cambridge University. He received his doctorate in political theology in 2011 from Oxford University.
Tom Minnery is the Senior Vice President of Government and Public Policy for Focus on the Family. A founding member of the ADF Board of Directors and former chairman of the board, Minnery currently serves as member-at-large. His interest in ADF was most influenced by what he believes is the need to reclaim the court system for Christian moral principles. Minnery is a former senior editor of Christianity Today magazine and Capitol Hill correspondent for Gannett News Service. His service to other boards, nonprofit organizations, and the local community includes Regent University School of Government Board of Visitors and local political campaigns. He has been a church elder for many years and the recipient of several recognition awards from local civic and church groups. Minnery and his family reside in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is a graduate of Ohio University, B.A. Journalism, and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, M.A. Religion.
Rev. Johnnie Moore, Jr. has been serving at Liberty University for 8 years. He manages and addresses media inquiries received by the university, while overseeing the Center for Global Ministries; the Office of Spiritual Programs, which includes Convocation and Campus Church; and serving as assistant to Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. He graduated from Liberty University with undergraduate and Master’s degrees in Religion. After beginning his undergraduate studies in the fall of 2001, he completed his B.S. in Religion in 2004 and M.A. in Religion in 2006. In 2003 the late Dr. Jerry Falwell appointed Moore to the position of Campus Pastor. He is best known by students as a teacher and frequent speaker at Liberty Campus Church services.
Rev. Dean Nelson joined Care Net in 2010 as Vice President of Underserved Outreach. In this position, he leads Care Net’s nationwide efforts to equip and train urban leaders and churches in the development of pregnancy centers in underserved communities. He is an executive leader with over twenty years of experience in ministry and over ten years in political activism on local, state. and national levels. Dean has previously served as the executive director for the Network of Politically Active Christians (NPAC) and as vice chairman for the Frederick Douglass Foundation (FDF). Under his leadership, both organizations informed thousands of faith leaders about relevant political developments and trained hundreds in Biblical worldview and public policy. In addition, he recruited and equipped pro-life Christian minorities to run for office on the local, state, and national levels. He has coordinated initiatives in multiple states to build coalitions between black and white Christians for the pro-life cause. He is the author of 21st Century Youth and numerous columns and articles. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Providence Foundation, the Virginia Christian Alliance, and the Frederick Douglass Foundation. Rev. Nelson is a licensed minister from Salem Baptist Church and an ordained pastor with Wellington Boone Ministries.
**Benjamin Netanyahu is the Prime Minister of Israel. His social activism and books had a decisive influence in shaping American policy on international terrorism. Netanyahu has served as deputy chief of mission at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC., Israel's ambassador to the UN, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Finance in Israel. Additionally, he served as a business consultant to Israeli high-tech companies and was a popular speaker on the global lecture circuit. He participated in the first strategic cooperation program between Israel and the US. As Prime Minister he implemented policy that combined fighting terror with advancement of the peace process. He led the liberalization of foreign currency regulations, accelerated privatization of government-owned companies and reduced budget deficit. He initiated policies that encouraged growth by reducing the public sector and strengthening the private sector, which put an end to economic decline, lowered unemployment and spurred growth. Mr. Netanyahu has written a number of books that appeared in Hebrew and English, with some also translated into Russian, French, Arabic, Japanese and other languages.
Marc Nuttle is an attorney, based in Norman, Oklahoma, who represents corporations, business projects and political entities nationally and internationally. He is managing partner of Oklahoma Sovereign Development, LLC (OSD), an Oklahoma based industrial development company. OSD has members and advisors internationally from Great Britain, China, Eastern Europe and, in the United States, from Philadelphia, Dallas, Washington, DC, and Oklahoma City. OSD specializes in research, investment, development and operations of international trade, manufacturing and distribution opportunities. He is also the author of the recently published book Moment of Truth: How Our Government’s Addiction to Spending & Power Will Destroy Everything That Makes America Great.
*Dan Pennell serves as a Technology Consultant to the Freedom Federation, Military Culture Coalition, and is also a member of various coalition leadership counsels and coalitions based out of Washington D.C. His company, WMtek, works with some of the largest missions organizations in the world including Wycliffe, The Navigators, Word of Life and many others. He has 15 years of experience in Consulting, Marketing, Technology and Public Speaking. He is currently the CEO of WMtek Corp, spending the majority of his time consulting with Christian non-profit ministries. Dan serves, on a lay capacity, as the Director of Christian Education at the Alliance Church of Ft. Pierce where he and his wife have been members for the past 20 years. Dan also serves as Vice Chairman of the Board and as the Director of Remote Island Ministries, a short-term missions effort that has grown out of the church ministry.
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