Executive Committee

Please note: For all media inquiries about the RNLA, please contact Michael B. Thielen.

Committee Chairs

Vice President for Communications: Christopher M. Marston,* Alexandria, VA
Vice President for Election Education: Trevor Stanley, Washington, D.C.
Vice President for Judicial Affairs: John Fogarty, Chicago, IL
Vice President for Membership: Kevin Hanratty, New York
Vice President for Programming: Charlie Spies, Washington, D.C.
Vice President for Washington, D.C. Operations: Darby Thorne, Washington, D.C.

The RNLA encourages its members to volunteer for one of these committees. For more information on each committee, please e-mail the Vice President or contact the RNLA at [email protected].

Treasurer
Roger Barth, Washington, D.C.

Secretary
Ben Gibson, Tallahassee, FL 

General Counsel
Lowell Pearson, Jefferson City, MO

Founding Chairman 
The Late Robert J. Horn, Washington, D.C.

Board of Governors:

Roger Barth, Washington, D.C.
David Bowsher, Birmingham, AL
Craig Burkhardt, Washington, D.C.
Erin Clark, Washington, D.C.
Michael Columbo, San Rafael, CA
Troy Cumings, Lansing, MI
Marc Ellinger,* Jefferson City, MO
John Fogarty, Chicago, IL
Ben Gibson, Tallahassee, FL 
Kyle Gilster, Nebraska
Chris Gober,* Austin, TX
Lee Goodman, Washington, D.C.
Tyler Green, Utah
Brenda Hankins, Alexandria, VA
Kevin Hanratty, New York
Manuel Iglesias, Miami, FL
Linda Knight, Nashville, TN
Kory Langhofer, Phoenix, AZ
R. Reid Lebeau II, St. Paul, MN
Joy Lee, Charlotte, NC
Eric Lycan, Kentucky
Christopher M. Marston,* Alexandria, VA
Audrey Perry Martin, Sacramento, CA
Patricia Paoletta, Washington, D.C.
Lowell Pearson, Jefferson City, MO
Matthew Petersen, Washington, D.C. 
Lindsey Melody Specht, Washington, D.C.
Charlie Spies, Washington, D.C. 
Trevor Stanley, Washington, D.C.
Michael B. Thielen, Washington, D.C.
Philip Thomas, North Carolina
Darby Thorne, Washington, D.C.
Mike Wakefield, Washington, D.C.
David Warrington, Washington, D.C.
Thomas E. Wheeler, Indianapolis, IN
Jack White, Fairfax, Virginia

Advisory Council:

Co-Chair: The Honorable Edwin Meese III, Washington, D.C.
J.Christian Adams,* Alexandria, VA
Dan Backer,* Alexandria, VA
Clayton R. Barker, Atlanta, GA
Benjamin T. Barr, Chicago, IL 
M. Krista Barth, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Roger Barth,* Washington, D.C.
Elliot S. Berke,* Washington, D.C.
Edward Brankey, Rockledge, FL
Ian Brenson,* La Grange, IL
The Honorable Larry W. Brown, Alexandria, VA
David K. Bowsher,* Birmingham, AL
Reb Brownell, Washington, D.C.
Joseph Burns,* New York, NY
Ketan Bhirud, McLean, VA
Mark Caruso,* Albuquerque, NM 
Charles Cooper, Washington, DC
Harmeet Kaur Dhillon,* San Francisco, CA
W. Stuart Dornette, Cincinnati, OH
Robert Eckels, Spring, TX
Marc Ellinger,* Jefferson City, MO
John G. Fogarty, Jr., Chicago, IL
Christopher J. Gunther, Upper Brookville, NY
Dirk Haire, Washington, DC
Brenda Hankins*, Alexandria, VA
Heather S. Heidelbaugh, Pittsburgh, PA
Ronald L. Hicks, Jr.,* Pittsburgh, PA
Claudia A. Hrvatin,* Washington, D.C.
Grant W. Hunter,* Anchorage, AK
Rachel Palmer Hooper, Houston, TX
Manuel E. Iglesias,* Miami, FL
John Inhulsen,* Grand Rapids, MI
Michael Kahn,* Melbourne, FL
Linda Knight, Nashville, TN
Jean Kordenbrock, Williamston, MI
Courtney Kramer, Roswell, GA
Thomas Lane,* Arlington, VA
Eric Lycan,* Lexington, KY
Beverly Weiss Manne, Pittsburgh, PA
Christopher M. Marston,* Alexandria, VA
Scott C. McCandless,* Washington, D.C.
David Miller, Wichita, KS
Eileen J. O'Connor, Bethesda, MD
David C. O'Mara,* Reno, NV
Patricia J. Paoletta,* Washington, D.C.
William J. Palatucci, New York, NY
Devan N. Patel, Washington, D.C.
Lowell Pearson, Jefferson City, MO
Scott Reisch, Denver, CO
Vincent Russo, Atlanta, GA
Justin Savage, Alexandria, VA
Victor E. Schwartz,* Alexandria, VA
Jonathan L. Snare, Washington, D.C.
Thomas R. Spencer, Coral Gables, FL
Nancy E. Taylor,* Washington, D.C.
Harvey M. Tettlebaum,* Jefferson City, MO
David Thompson, Washington, DC
Suzanne Tufts, Forest Hills, NY
Joseph Van de Bogart, Fort Lauderdale, FL
James Woodruff,* North Las Vegas, NV
Donald Workman,* Washington, D.C.
Joanne W. Young,* Washington, D.C.

*Denotes RNLA Life Members

RNLA Staff:

Michael B. Thielen, Executive Director

Elizabeth El-Rassy, Associate Counsel

John Madigan, Associate Counsel

Jonathon Hauenschild, Associate Counsel

Anna Dean, Membership Director

Aaron Watt, Law Clerk