Executive Committee

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Committee Chairs

Vice President for Election Education: Kory Langhofer, Phoenix, AZ
Vice President for Judicial Affairs: Mike Wakefield, Washington, D.C.
Vice President for Membership: Wally Zimolong, Villanova, PA
Vice President for Programming: Chris Ashby, Washington, D.C.
Vice President for Washington, D.C. Operations: Erin Clark, 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
Lindsey Melody Specht, Washington, D.C.

Secretary
Michael Williams, Falls Church, VA

General Counsel
Ben Gibson, Tallahassee, FL 

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

Board of Governors:

Chris Ashby, 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
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, Salt Lake City, UT
Tim Griffin, Little Rock, AR
Manuel Iglesias*, Miami, FL
Jessica Johnson, Alexandria, VA
Thomas Lane,* Arlington, VA
Kory Langhofer, Phoenix, AZ
R. Reid Lebeau II, St. Paul, MN
Joy Lee, Washington, D.C.
Eric Lycan, Lexington, KY
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
David Thompson, Washington, D.C.
Mike Wakefield, Washington, D.C.
Michael Williams, Falls Church, VA
Linley Wilson, Phoenix, AZ
Joanne Young,* Washington, D.C.
Wally Zimolong, Villanova, PA

Advisory Council:

Co-Chair: The Honorable Edwin Meese III, Washington, D.C.
Alton Absher, Winston Salem, NC
Robert Alt, Columbus, OH
Benjamin T. Barr, Chicago, IL
Roger Barth, Washington, D.C
Charles Bell,* Sacramento, CA
Stephanie Bell,* Jefferson City, MO
Michael Beltran, Wyoming
Christopher Bortz,* Batavia, OH
Nicholas Boerke,* Milwaukee, WI
F Keats Boyd,* Mashpee, MA
Cyndi Brown, Heath, TX
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
Kathleen Gallagher, Pittsburgh, PA
David Gelman, Cherry Hill, NJ
Bzii Gonzales, San Francisco, CA
Christopher J. Gunther, Upper Brookville, NY
Brenda Hankins*, Alexandria, VA
James Harris, Washington, D.C.
Larry Hass, New York, NY
Ronald Hicks*, Pittsburgh, PA
Rachel Palmer Hooper, Houston, TX
Bradford Hughes,* Los Angeles, CA
Mike Hurst,* Brandon, MS
Manuel Iglesias*, Miami, FL
Christopher Kenny,* Wilmington, DE
Linda Knight, Nashville, TN
Jonathan Koch, Grand Rapids, MI
Thomas Lane,* Arlington, VA
Andrew Lawrence, Mclean, VA
Isaiah Leslie, Orange, CA
Christine Linnenbach, San Francisco, CA
Scott McCandless, Washington, D.C.
Brian Mezger, Potomac, MD
Scott Mexic, McLean, VA
Joseph Moreno,* Alexandria, VA
Eileen J. O'Connor, Bethesda, MD
Noel Pace,* El Portal, FL
William J. Palatucci, New York, NY
Devan N. Patel, Washington, D.C.
Lowell Pearson, Jefferson City, MO
Stephanie Randall,* St. Louis, MO
Justin Riemer, Crownsville, MD
Paul Ritacco, Bethesda, MD
Frank Salinger, Washington, D.C.
Michael Sasso, Winter Park, FL
Brian Scarpelli, Potomac, MD
Victor Schwartz, Alexandria, VA
Patrick Shaughness,* Washington, D.C.
Steve Simcox, Washington, D.C.
Jonathan Snare, Arlington, VA
Trevor Stanley, Washington, D.C.
Nancy Taylor, Washington, D.C.
Don Tracy, Springfield, IL
Jesse Vazquez,* Washington, D.C.
Donald Workman, Washington, D.C.
Beverly Weiss Manne, Pittsburgh, PA
Joanne Young,* Washington, D.C.

RNLA Staff:

Michael B. Thielen, President & Executive Director

Elizabeth El-Rassy, Programming Director & Counsel

Anna Dean, Chief of Staff

Michael Hoffman, Political Director

Zachary Humphreys, Summer Associate 

Matthew Duray, Summer Law Clerk