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David A. Prentice, Ph.D., President and Founding Board Member, has almost 50 years’ experience as a scientific researcher, professor, academic leader and policy advisor.  He is the former Advisory Board Chair and a Founding Member for the Midwest Stem Cell Therapy Center, a unique comprehensive adult stem cell center in Kansas that he was instrumental in creating.  Dr. Prentice established Stem Cell Research Facts, an educational website about adult stem cells, and is an advisory board member for the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity.  He earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Kansas.  His previous service includes at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Professor of Life Sciences as well as Acting Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences at Indiana State University, Adjunct Professor of Medical and Molecular Genetics at Indiana University School of Medicine, Adjunct Professor of Molecular Genetics at the John Paul II Institute at The Catholic University of America, Senior Fellow and Director for Life Sciences at the Family Research Council, and Vice President and Research Director at the Charlotte Lozier Institute.

Dr. Prentice has provided scientific lectures, policy briefings, and legislative testimonies in 40 states and 21 countries, including before the U.S. House and Senate and numerous state legislatures, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the U.S. President’s Council on Bioethics, European Parliament, British Parliament, Canadian Parliament, Australian Parliament, German Bundestag, French Senate, Swedish Parliament, the United Nations, and the Vatican.  In 2020, he was appointed by the Secretary of HHS to the federal Human Fetal Tissue Ethics Advisory Board.  He has published numerous peer-reviewed scientific and bioethics articles, including a review of stem cell science and adult stem cell treatments, has reviewed for various professional publications, and been interviewed in virtually all major media outlets.  He has also published many public commentaries and op-eds, and travels nationally and internationally to give invited lectures and advise professionals, policymakers and the public regarding stem cell research, fetal tissue research, gene editing, cloning, embryology, cell, molecular and developmental biology, cell culture and vaccines, biochemistry, biotechnology, bioethics, and science policy.

Tara Sander Lee, Ph.D., is a Founding Board Member, Science Advisor, and Consultant who earned her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the Medical College of Wisconsin. She is a scientist with over 30 years’ experience in public policy, academic research, and clinical medicine with an emphasis on the cause of pediatric disease.  Dr. Sander Lee has provided policy advice to legislators and policymakers, given testimony before the U.S. Congress and state legislatures, and was a member of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Infant and Maternal Mortality. Her training includes a fellowship in cell and molecular biology from Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital. She was an appointed faculty member at the Medical College of Wisconsin, where she directed a research laboratory investigating congenital heart disease in children and served as Scientific Director of Molecular Diagnostics at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, as well as Vice President at Charlotte Lozier Institute.  Dedicated to promoting ethical advancements in science and healthcare that protect the sanctity of every human life, Dr. Sander Lee has given invited expert legislative testimony and numerous national media interviews.  She is published in various medical journals and textbooks, including her most recent contribution to the book, Choose Life:  Answering Key Claims of Abortion Defenders with Compassion. 

WILLIAM J. FEDERER is a nationally known speaker, best-selling author, and president of American Minute, Inc., a publishing company dedicated to researching America’s noble heritage.

Bill has written or contributed to over 30 books, and is a frequent guest on television, radio and podcasts. He produces the “How We Got Here” video series for TurningPointEd.com. His AMERICAN MINUTE feature is broadcast daily on radio and by the Internet. His Faith in History television airs on the TCT Network.

Rob and Michelle McCoy have been married 35 years. They have 5 children and 8 grandchildren.

Rob has been an ordained minister for more than 30 years and has been the senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Godspeak for a little over 25 years and last year he became pastor emeritus. He is former Senior Advisor of TPUSA Faith.

Rob was the Mayor of the City of Thousand Oaks Ca and while serving on the City Council, he took on Governor Newsom and the County of Ventura during the lockdowns when the Governor declared the church to be nonessential. He disobeyed the unconstitutional order of the Governor ,and kept their church open. He was threatened with arrest and fined $3000 every time the doors of the church were opened to the public and as a result was found guilty of contempt twice and amassed total fines of over $300,000.

He refused to close and ultimately the county and the state lifted the fines and relented. He declared then and still does today that the church is essential and that God is greater than government.

Erick Stakelbeck is a sought-after geopolitical commentator, author, podcaster, YouTuber and the host of Stakelbeck Tonight, seen every weeknight in primetime on TBN, the world’s largest faith-based television network.

From Jerusalem to London to Washington, D.C. and beyond, Stakelbeck Tonight breaks down current events at home and abroad with a bold voice for TBN’s global audience, which includes over 100 million homes in the United States alone.

Erick has interviewed President Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, House Speaker Mike Johnson, Karoline Leavitt and Hulk Hogan on Stakelbeck Tonight, along with many other leading political and cultural figures.

Erick also hosts The Watchman Newscast every weekday on YouTube, where his channel has over 1.1 million subscribers and more than 220 million overall views. The channel features Erick’s commentary on breaking events in the Middle East and around the globe. Erick’s weekly podcast, The Stakscast, is available on Spotify and iTunes and has featured his in-depth conversations with a wide range of newsmakers, including Eric Trump, Gary Sinise, Ben Shapiro and Shannon Bream.

Erick also serves as Executive Producer of Special Projects for TBN, hosting primetime specials like The Rise of Artificial Intelligence, The Rise of China, and State of the Nation townhalls and anchoring all TBN breaking news and live coverage.

Prior to joining TBN, Erick spent over ten years as a correspondent, host and Middle East analyst for CBN News, based out of the network’s Washington, D.C. bureau.

He also worked as a Director for Christians United for Israel (CUFI), America’s largest pro-Israel organization, and as a Senior Writer for the Investigative Project on Terrorism think tank in Washington, D.C., where he published articles in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Times, The New York Post and National Review Online, among other leading publications.

Erick is the author of three bestselling books, including The Terrorist Next Door (2011) The Brotherhood (2013) and ISIS Exposed (2015).

He’s a regular commentator on leading national television and radio programs, appearing frequently on Fox News, TheBlaze TV, Newsmax TV, and i24, among others.

Erick is also a sought-after public speaker who loves to share his improbable personal story—including lessons learned through his working-class upbringing in Northeast Philly, where he survived a bullet wound and a near fatal beating and went on to become an outspoken media voice for truth and American
ideals.

He currently lives near Dallas, Texas with his two daughters.

Appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, Mike Morath took office as Commissioner of Education in January 2016 and was unanimously confirmed by the Texas Senate (85th Legislature) in March 2017. As Commissioner, he heads the Texas Education Agency, which oversees pre-kindergarten through high school education for more than 5.5 million public school students enrolled in both traditional independent school districts and public charter schools.

Prior to becoming the state’s Education Commissioner, Morath served on the Dallas Independent School District board of trustees for more than four years. During that time, he focused on academic improvements. And by his final year on the board, DISD had seen improvement in various areas including a rise in kindergarten readiness, math proficiency and graduation rates.

A strong advocate of public education, Commissioner Morath graduated from Garland High School in the Garland Independent School District. And thanks to the great public school education he received in Texas, he went on to earn a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, summa cum laude, from George Washington University in two-and-a-half years.

While starting his first company, Commissioner Morath was asked to teach an advanced computer science class at his high school alma mater after the previous teacher resigned suddenly. He taught through the school year until a permanent teacher was hired and remains amazed at how difficult it is to teach and how important preparation and training is to the profession.

With a belief system that continually calls him to serve others, Commissioner Morath has participated in numerous volunteer activities, including church Missions Team, schools and juvenile justice facilities and serving as a mentor for the Big Brother program. While in Dallas, he helped organize a trip to orphanages in southern India to set up clean running water systems, and volunteered at an eye clinic in rural Mexico, where he met another volunteer, a doctor donating her time and talents to the clinic, who is now his wife. They are the proud parents of two daughters and two sons.

Brendan is the CEO of The Alliance for Secure AI. He has more than two decades of experience as a thought leader, strategic communicator, and media commentator. Before joining the Alliance, Brendan co-founded and led a strategic communications firm with his wife Randan. He has run political campaigns, served as a national spokesperson for national nonprofit groups, and led advocacy campaigns on everything from education to criminal justice reform.

A native of Flatonia, Texas, Brendan earned his undergraduate degree in Government from the University of Texas, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa. Brendan received his M.A. in Statecraft and International Affairs from The Institute of World Politics in Washington, D.C.

In 2012 Brendan and his wife Randan launched Steinhauser Strategies, a full service public relations, government affairs, and political consulting firm.

Brendan is a frequent media commentator and has appeared on Fox News, Comedy Central, MSNBC, CNN, the BBC, NewsNation, and Newsmax. He has also been quoted in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and many more newspapers, magazines, books, and journals.

Brendan served as an Adjunct Professor of Political Science and Global Studies at St. Edward’s University in Austin, where he taught courses on Global Issues and State & Local Government.

He ran U.S. Senator John Cornyn’s re-election campaign in 2014, and has consulted for a number of Members of the House of Representatives.

He also serves on the board of the AI Policy Institute, where he helps guide research and policy discussions on the responsible development of artificial intelligence.

Brendan served as the national Director of Federal and State Campaigns for the grassroots organization FreedomWorks. In this role, he traveled to more than 40 states, advocating for limited government policies and organizing grassroots events that paved the way for the rise of the Tea Party movement.

Brendan was the lead organizer of the September 12, 2009 Taxpayer March on Washington, which was the largest protest by limited government activists in U.S. history.

Brendan served as a First Lieutenant and Company Commander in the Texas State Guard, which he joined in 2020. He earned his Military Emergency Management Specialist badge in 2021 and received the Commanding General’s Individual Award in 2023.

He has been awarded MSNBC’s “Inside the Beltway” award, Campaigns & Elections Magazine’s “Rising Stars” award, the Leadership Institute’s “Outstanding Alumni” award, and the District of Columbia Republican Committee’s 35 Under 35 Award.

Brendan was named one of TIME Magazine’s 40 under 40 Rising Political Stars in American politics.

Alyssa Brown serves in the Arkansas House of Representatives, bringing a Gen Z perspective to public service. A passionate advocate for conservative values, she has sponsored and championed legislation advancing religious liberty, including Arkansas’s Ten Commandments Display Act, and pro-family restorative women’s healthcare. Outside the Capitol, Alyssa is devoted to ministry, strengthening the local church, and inspiring Christians to engage in government and culture.