Executive Committee

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

Committee Chairs

Vice President for Communications: Audrey Perry Martin, Sacramento, CA
Vice President for Election Education: Ronald L. Hicks, Jr.,* Pittsburgh, PA  
Vice President for Finance: Charles R. Spies, Washington, D.C. 
Vice President for Judicial Affairs: Reb Brownell, Washington, D.C. 
Vice President for Membership: Jason Hanselman, Lansing, MI 
Vice President for Programming: Thomas E. Wheeler, Indianapolis, IN
Vice President for Washington, D.C. Operations: Mike Wakefield, 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 info@republicanlawyer.net.

Treasurer
Christopher M. Marston,* Alexandria, VA

Secretary
Joy Lee, Charlotte, NC

General Counsel
Marc Ellinger,* Jefferson City, MO

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

Board of Governors:

Elliot S. Berke,* Washington, D.C.
J.C. Boggs III,* Washington, D.C.
David K. Bowsher, Birmingham, AL
Mark Braden, Washington, D.C.  
Reb Brownell, Washington, D.C.
Craig S. Burkhardt,* Washington, D.C. 
Charles J. Cooper, Washington, D.C.
Harmeet Kaur Dhillon,* San Francisco, CA
Marc Ellinger,* Jefferson City, MO
John G. Fogarty, Jr., Chicago, IL
Lee Goodman, Washington, D.C.
J. Timothy Griffin, Little Rock, AR
John Hammond, Indianapolis, IN
Brenda Hankins, Alexandria, VA
Jason Hanselman, Lansing, MI
Heather S. Heidelbaugh, Pittsburgh, PA
Ronald L. Hicks, Jr.,* Pittsburgh, PA
Manuel E. Iglesias,* Miami, FL
Linda Knight, Nashville, TN
Timothy E. Kronquist, Washington, D.C.
Joy Lee, Charlotte, NC
Larry Levy, New York, NY
Eric Lycan,* Lexington, KY  
Jeffrey Mamorsky, New York, NY
Beverly Weiss Manne, Pittsburgh, PA
Christopher M. Marston,* Alexandria, VA
Audrey Perry Martin, Sacramento, CA
Stefan Passantino, Washington, D.C.
Matthew Petersen, Washington, D.C. 
Pat Rogers, Albuquerque, NM
Charles R. Spies, Washington, D.C.  
Harvey M. Tettlebaum,* Jefferson City, MO
Michael B. Thielen, Washington, D.C.
Michael E. Toner, Washington, D.C.
Mike Wakefield, Washington, D.C.
David Warrington, Alexandria, VA
Thomas E. Wheeler, Indianapolis, IN
Richard E. Wiley,* Washington, D.C.
Joanne W. Young,* Washington, D.C.

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 V. 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 Bowsher,* Birmingham, AL
Reb Brownell, Washington, D.C.
Joseph Burns,* New York, NY
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
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
Manuel E. Iglesias,* Miami, FL
Michael Kahn,* Melbourne, FL
Linda Knight, Nashville, TN
Jean Kordenbrock, Williamston, MI
James Loftis, Houston, TX
Eric Lycan,* Lexington, KY
Beverly Weiss Manne, Pittsburgh, PA
Christopher M. Marston,* Alexandria, VA
Scott C. McCandless,* Washington, D.C.
Theodore B. Olson, Washington, D.C.
Eileen J. O'Connor, Washington, D.C.
David C. O'Mara,* Reno, NV
Patricia J. Paoletta,* Washington, D.C.
William J. Palatucci, Atlanta, NJ
Lowell Pearson, Jefferson City, MO
Artie Renee Pobjecky, Winter Haven, FL
Scott Reisch, Denver, CO
Vincent Russo, Atlanta, GA
John L. Ryder, Memphis, TN
Justin Savage, Alexandria, VA
Victor E. Schwartz,* Alexandria, VA
Jonathan L. Snare, Washington, D.C.
Thomas R. Spencer, Coral Gables, FL
Chris Stagg, New York, NY
Nancy E. Taylor,* Washington, D.C.
Harvey M. Tettlebaum,* Jefferson City, MO
Suzanne Tufts, Forest Hills, NY
James Woodruff,* North Las Vegas, NV
Donald Workman,* Washington, D.C.
Joanne W. Young,* Washington, D.C.

*Denotes RNLA Life Members

RNLA Board of Visitors:

Hon. John Ashcroft
Hon. Rudy Giuliani
Hon. Michael B. Mukasey

RNLA Staff:

Elizabeth Bradford, Research Director
Austin Cromack, Policy Director
Lisa Dixon, Legal Counsel
Christina Norton, Political Director
Michael Thielen, Executive Director