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Office of the President

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J. Michael Smith, Esq.
President and Cofounder of Home School Legal Defense Association (est. 1983)
President of the Department of Federal Relations (est. 1989)


Pat Ramirez
Assistant to the President


Leah Dobler
Senior Legal Assistant
Legal Assistant to the President

Vanessa Ridley
Legal Assistant

Legal

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Michael P. Farris, Esq.
Chairman
Cofounder of Home School Legal Defense Association


Elisabeth Long
Executive Assistant to Michael P. Farris, Esq.


Nicole Brown
Assistant to Michael P. Farris, Esq.


Dewitt T. Black III, Esq.
Senior Counsel


Jacob Hall
Legal Assistant to Dewitt T. Black III


Michael P. Donnelly, Esq.
Staff Attorney and Director of International Relations


Daniel Beasley
Legal Assistant to Michael P. Donnelly


Brittany Paist
Assistant to Michael P. Donnelly for International Relations


Scott A. Woodruff, Esq.
Senior Counsel


Peter LaRock
Legal Assistant to Scott A. Woodruff


Darren A. Jones, Esq.
Staff Attorney


James R. Mason III, Esq.
Senior Counsel


Nicholas Bolzman
Litigation Assistant


Thomas J. Schmidt, Esq.
Staff Attorney


Eric Johnson
Legal Assistant to Thomas J. Schmidt

Membership/Office Management

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Chuck Hurst
Membership Director / Human Resources Director


Stephanie Campbell
Human Resources Assistant


Rhonda Maki
Asst. to the Membership Director / Membership Dept Supervisor


Christina Bolzman
Membership Coordinator


Abigail Dunlap
Membership Coordinator / Discount Group Coordinator


Kara Lee Olson
Membership Coordinator / Member Benefits Coordinator


Sarah Stockman
Renewal Coordinator


Hannah Nesmith
Membership Coordinator


Abigail Cossette
Membership Coordinator


Chrissy Schneider
Conference/Events Coordinator


Jessica Grimes
Membership Accounts


Kate Dentel
Part-time Membership Assistant


Jonathan Garber
Part-time Membership Assistant


Linda Smith
Part-time Membership Assistant


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EDUCATION COORDINATORS


Becky Cooke
High School Coordinator


Diane Kummer
High School Coordinator


Betty Statnick
Special Needs Coordinator


Dianne Craft
Special Needs Coordinator


Faith Berens
Special Needs Coordinator


Vicki Bentley
Early Years Coordinator


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PUBLICATIONS


Sherri Wilson
Publications Coordinator


Katy Bloom
Part-time Publications Assistant


Emily Hall
Part-time Publications Assistant


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RECEPTION


Sherri Wilson
Receptionist Supervisor


Carolyn Weatherholtz
Receptionist


Katy Bloom
Part-time Receptionist


Lauren Black
Part-time Receptionist


Christie Grewe
Receptionist


Daniel Meredith
Receptionist


Brittany Paist
Receptionist


Patrick Mason
Receptionist

Operations

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Earl Hall
Director of Operations


Elise Kersey
Operations Assistant


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FACILITIES


John Terryberry
Grounds Superintendent


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MAIL CENTER


David Gilstrap
Mail Center Supervisor


Joey Powers
Mail Center Assistant

Web Services

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Mitch Turner
Director of Web Services


Joshua M. Beall
Web Developer


Dan Kimble
Web Developer


Dave Dentel
Web Content Manager

Technology Services

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Bill Bloom
Director of Technology Services


James Bullock
Assistant to the Director


John Bullock
Network Manager


John Moore
Database/Telecommunications Manager


John Moore
Database/Telecommunications Manager


Jim Bittel
Computer Support Technician


Tim Trietley
Software Developer/Database Administrator


Brent Spaulding
Software Developer


James Hinkle
Microsoft Systems/Exchange Administrator

Accounting

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Steve Oberlander
Chief Financial Officer and Controller


Stephanie Hazy
Senior Staff Accountant


Michaela Lueders
Accounting Assistant


Kristen Moore
Accounting Assistant

Federal Relations

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William A. Estrada, Esq.
Director of Federal Relations


Jeremiah Lorrig
Deputy Director of Federal Relations

Melanie Palazzo
Congressional Action Program Director

Generation Joshua

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William A. Estrada, Esq.
Director of Generation Joshua


Joel Grewe
Deputy Director


Caleb Dalton
Distance Learning Director


Lucas Mason
Program Administrator


Michael Zeller
Program Administrator

Communications

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Suzanne Stephens
Director of Communications


Grace Matte
Assistant Editor


Kaylyn Carlson
Assistant Editor


Sindy Quinonez
Assistant Editor


Todd Metzgar
Graphic Artist


Mark Thoburn
Graphic Artist


Jennifer Huffman
Communications Project Manager


Heather Terwilliger
Graphic Designer


Melissa Hudson
@home e-vents Program Manager

Media Relations

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Ian Slatter
Director of Media Relations

Marketing

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Doug Johnson
Director of Marketing