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
Patricia Paoletta, 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
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.
Robert Alt, Columbus, OH
Benjamin T. Barr, Chicago, IL 
Charles Bell,* Sacramento, CA
Stephanie Bell,* Jefferson City, MO
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
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
Manuel Iglesias*, Miami, FL
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     
Andrew Lawrence, Mclean, VA 
Isaiah Leslie, Orange, CA  
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
Scott McCandless, Washington, D.C.
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       
Justin Riemer, Crownsville, MD
Paul Ritacco, Bethesda, MD
Vincent Russo, Atlanta, GA
Frank Salinger, Washington, D.C.
Michael Sasso, Winter Park, FL 
Brian Scarpelli, Potomac, MD
Victor Schwartz, Alexandria, VA 
Patrick Shaughness,* Washington, D.C. 
Jonathan Snare, Arlington, VA  
Charlie Spies, Washington, D.C. 
Trevor Stanley, Washington, D.C.
Patrick Sylvester, Wilmette, IL
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.

*Denotes RNLA Life Members

RNLA Staff:

Michael B. Thielen, President & Executive Director

Elizabeth El-Rassy, Programming Director & Counsel

Anna Dean, Chief of Staff

JR Scheidt, Associate Counsel

Gavin Johnson, Membership Director