Executive Committee

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Committee Chairs

Vice President for Election Education: Kory Langhofer, Phoenix, AZ
Vice President for Judicial Affairs: John Fogarty, Chicago, IL
Vice President for Membership: Linley Wilson, Phoenix, AZ
Vice President for Programming: David Bowsher, Birmingham, AL
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
Lindsey Melody Specht, Washington, D.C.

General Counsel
Ben Gibson, Tallahassee, FL 

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

Board of Governors:

Chris Ashby, Washington, D.C.
Roger Barth, Washington, D.C.
Elliot Berke, Washington, D.C.
David Bowsher, Birmingham, AL
Jennifer Bukowsky, Columbia, Missouri
Erin Clark, Washington, D.C.
Michael Columbo, San Rafael, CA
Troy Cumings, Lansing, MI
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
Manuel Iglesias*, Miami, FL
Kory Langhofer, Phoenix, AZ
R. Reid Lebeau II, St. Paul, MN
Joy Lee, Charlotte, NC
Eric Lycan, Kentucky
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.
Linley Wilson, Phoenix, AZ
Joanne Young,* Washington, D.C.

Advisory Council:

Co-Chair: The Honorable Edwin Meese III, Washington, D.C.
Robert Alt, Columbus, OH
Benjamin T. Barr, Chicago, IL 
Charles Bell,* Sacramento, CA
Stephanie Bell,* Jefferson City, MO
Christopher Bortz,* Batavia, OH
F Keats Boyd,* Mashpee, MA 
Mark Caruso,* Albuquerque, NM 
Austin Cromack,* Arlington, VA
W. Stuart Dornette, Cincinnati, OH
Thaddeus Drummond, Cherry Hill, NJ
Donald G. Ezzell, Denver, CO*
Robert Farley, Scotia, NY
Stephen Fuller, Johns Creek, GA
Kathleen Gallagher, Pittsburgh, PA
David Gelman, Cherry Hill, NJ
Chris Gober,* Austin, TX
Bzii Gonzales, San Francisco, CA
Tim Griffin, Little Rock, AR
Christopher J. Gunther, Upper Brookville, NY
Brenda Hankins*, Alexandria, VA
James Harris, Washington, D.C. 
Larry Hass, New York, NY
Heather Heidelbaugh, Pittsburgh, PA
Rachel Palmer Hooper, Houston, TX
Bradford Hughes,* Los Angeles, CA
Mike Hurst,* Brandon, MS
Christopher Kenney,* Wilmington, DE
Linda Knight, Nashville, TN
Thomas Lane,* Arlington, VA
R. Reid Lebeau II, St. Paul, MN
Joy Lee, Washington, D.C.
Michael Levine, San Diego, CA
Jon Lieberman, West Chester, OH
Katie Manger, Rye, NY
Brian Mezger, Potomac, MD
David Miller, Wichita, KS
Eileen J. O'Connor, Bethesda, MD
William J. Palatucci, New York, NY
Devan N. Patel, Washington, D.C.
Lowell Pearson, Jefferson City, MO
Stephanie Randall,* St. Louis, MO
Terry Reed, Buckhannon, WV
Raquel Rodriguez, Miami, FL
Charlie Spies, Washington, D.C. 
Trevor Stanley, Washington, D.C.
Patrick Sylvester, Wilmette, IL
Vincent Russo, Atlanta, GA
Jonathan L. Snare, Washington, D.C.
Jesse Vazquez,* Washington, D.C.
Beverly Weiss Manne, Pittsburgh, PA
Samuel Wright, Marlin, TX
Joanne Young,* Washington, D.C.

*Denotes RNLA Life Members

RNLA Staff:

Michael B. Thielen, Executive Director

Elizabeth El-Rassy, Programming Director & Associate Counsel

Anna Dean, Political Director

JR Scheidt, Junior Counsel