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Michael Farris served as Alliance Defending Freedom's President and CEO from 2017-2022.

… Initiatives at Alliance Defending Freedom. Prior to joining ADF, Beecher was the director of student programs … of America, where she coordinated programs relating to human rights, Catholic social teaching, and civic … Her responsibilities included engaging with stakeholders to analyze their discrimination claims, providing training to …

… defending churches and ministries from trial courts to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1981, Mike was co-counsel in a … (454 US 263), establishing the right of Christian students to “equal access” to student union space for Bible study and … Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission in its Washington, DC office. There he testified before …

… leads the Allied Legal Affairs team, which is dedicated to recruiting, engaging with, and strategically deploying … more than 4,700 attorneys aligned with ADF’s mission to protect and promote life, religious liberty, free speech, …

… as a financial counselor. He earnestly studied the Bible to learn what it says about handling money, and was soon teaching small … Financial Concepts, a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching the biblical principles of handling money. In …

… creative professionals, medical professionals, and others to live out their faith in the workplace without government …

… for ADF’s Viewpoint Diversity Score initiative. Prior to joining ADF in 2018, Jay worked at Heartbeat … Times, and The Washington Examiner, and he has contributed to pieces at The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, …

… his expertise in administrative and environmental law to represent clients on litigation, regulatory, and enforcement matters. Prior to working at Wiley, Baptist served as a senior executive … represented EPA and defended witnesses in response to congressional inquiries, and collectively helped oversee …

… the Courts of England and Wales. He has been a contributor to prestigious media outlets including The Hill , The Spectator , The Times of London , and Forbes . Prior to joining ADF International in 2015, Wilkinson qualified as …

… crisis communications processes and plans. Prior to joining ADF, Watts spent nearly 20 years in various roles …