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Rina Laxmi Shah Bharara spent the past few years as a senior aide to two Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives. A native of southern West Virginia, her background includes work as a field reporter for television and as a freelance writer. Shah is now the Principal and Founder of Rilax Strategies, a political communications consulting and strategy practice. Since completing studies at West Virginia University and George... Read More →

Sonnie Johnson is one of the most sought after voices for the liberty movement. She travels the country speaking to grassroots groups and is a contributor at Breitbart.com, a frequent guest on Fox News’ Red Eye, and a community organizer for the David Horowitz Freedom Center.

Katie graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of St. Thomas. Katie has a background in commercial real estate. Katie chaired a National NAIOP Young Professionals Forum of rising stars in commercial real estate and won multiple awards at the state and national levels for her leadership in commercial real estate. She was also named one of the ‘Twin Cities 25 Finest Young Professionals.’ Today, Katie runs an... Read More →

A former Public Relations professional, department director, and middle school History teacher, Whitney holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations and a Master’s Degree in Public Policy and Administration with an emphasis in Education Policy.  After spending two years as the Director of Grassroots for FreedomWorks, she currently serves as the Director of Marketing for the Bill of Rights Institute... Read More →

Star Parker is the founder and president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education, a public policy think tank that promotes market-based solutions to fight poverty. Before her involvement in social activism, Star had seven years of first-hand experience in the grip of welfare dependency. After consulting on federal Welfare Reform in the mid-90s, she founded UrbanCure to bring new ideas to policy discussions on how to transition America's... Read More →

Nena Bartlett Whitfield is from Ann Arbor, Michigan and moved to Washington, DC upon completing her Master's program in Diplomacy from Norwich University in Vermont in 2007.  She has worked at the Cato Institute and has been involved with a number of political campaigns, most recently as assistant campaign manager for now junior Senator Rand Paul. After the 2010 elections, Nena joined Sen. Paul in his Washington, DC office as a Legislative... Read More →

As the premier organization for liberty-minded women, the Ladies of Liberty Alliance (LOLA) offers leadership training and a chapter-based program called "LOLA Social."