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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. 

Sean O’Keane joined Garrett Excavating as a Partner in 2020 after more than 20 years of executive leadership, including serving as President of Riggs CAT. As CEO and Partner of GarrettX, he champions a Value-Based Leadership culture grounded in integrity, accountability, service, and developing people. His leadership has earned recognition from Arkansas Money & Politics, Arkansas Business, and Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, including the 2025 C-Suite Leader of the Year honor. Sean holds a BBA from Henderson State University and graduated from Caterpillar’s Executive MBA Program through Stanford University. He and his wife, Amanda, have two children and enjoy spending time together outdoors.

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.

Mark David Hall is a Professor in Regent University’s Robertson School of Government and Director of the Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy’s Religious Liberty in the States.  He earned a BA in political science from Wheaton College and a PhD in government from the University of Virginia.  He has written, edited, or co-edited fifteen books, including Did America Have a Christian Founding? Separating Modern Myth from Historical Truth.

Nate Schatzline is the Senior Advisor to Governor Greg Abbott. He served two terms as a Texas State Representative and was consistently ranked among the most conservative reps in the state.

Nate has been married to his college sweetheart, Adrienne, for 14 years, and they have 3 beautiful children.

In 2021, Nate founded For Liberty & Justice, a non-profit that seeks to mobilize Churches for civic engagement, and he currently serves as a pastor at Mercy Culture Church.

Don Grande is an attorney in private practice focusing in the areas of business law, trust and estate law, and real property/mineral law. Don is active in public policy, primarily at the state level, on issues related to property rights, family security, and personal liberty. Don is also a principal with TruNorth Public Policy, LLC, a public policy consulting firm that works with legislators and citizens to protect personal property from The Great Taking, information and resources at dongrande.substack.com. Don and Bette have been married 44 years and they have 3 children and 4 grandchildren.

Pastor Josh McPherson is the founder and Lead Pastor of Grace City Church in Wenatchee,
Washington, a congregation he and his wife, Sharon, helped establish in 2008. Josh McPherson
is the son of a preacher and has been in pastoral ministry for over 25 years. He is also the
founder of Stronger Man Nation and visionary architect of Garden City Academy and Vector
West University.
He has been married to his beautiful wife Sharon for over 25 years, and together they have four
children–Ella, Levi, Amelia, and Gideon–who all love Jesus and serve together in the “family
business” of ministry. Known for his straightforward preaching and visionary leadership, Josh is
dedicated to helping people meet, love, and follow Jesus. His ministry emphasizes leadership
development and cultural engagement.
When not suing the governor of the people’s republic of Washington state, Josh loves building
homes, churches, schools, colleges, businesses, and people. He’s a catalytic leader and
prophetic voice whose life’s purpose is to call greatness out of leaders for Jesus’ sake.
He is passionate about strengthening families, equipping men to lead with biblical conviction,
and advancing the principles of faith, family, and freedom in the public square. His vision is to
see believers equipped to engage the cultural and legislative issues shaping our nation, stand
firm in biblical truth, and help shape a future grounded in the enduring principles of faith and
liberty.

Micah Beckwith serves as Indiana’s Lieutenant Governor and President of the Indiana Senate, where he helps oversee the state’s $35 billion agricultural industry and leads the Office of Community and Rural Affairs. Raised working alongside his father in the dairy industry, he earned a business and economics degree from Huntington University and became a small-business owner. He spent more than 15 years as a worship and campus pastor in Hamilton County and has taught American history and constitutional literacy. He previously led Indiana Family Action PAC and U.S. Term Limits in Indiana. He and his wife, Susan, have two children, Savannah and Brody.

As COO, she focuses on growing Patriot Mobile’s business and mission.

Jenny has over 30 years of experience in corporate finance, commercial real estate (CRE) finance, and collateralized debt obligations.  She spent 20 years on Wall Street and an additional ten years in fund management. Her experience ranges from financial analysis and CRE loan restructurings to strategic planning and managing teams within the following financial institutions: Salomon Brothers Inc, Bankers Trust/BT Securities Corporation, Fitch Ratings/Duff & Phelps, and C-III Asset Management.  Since 2013, she has been instrumental in funding the growth of Patriot Mobile.

In 2018, Jenny retired from finance to further her knowledge of the Bible, so she enrolled in The Kings University to pursue a master’s in Practical Theology. While she loved her studies, she felt called to help Patriot Mobile build its mission.  After working part-time and pursuing her studies at the university, she joined Patriot Mobile full-time in January 2020 as Vice President of Business Development and Corporate Giving.

Jenny has an MBA from J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University.