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Advisory Council Member
Adam Brandon is the President of FreedomWorks, a grassroots service center to millions of activists who support smaller government, lower taxes, free markets, personal liberty, and rule of law. Adam joined FreedomWorks in 2005, starting in the press department and gradually moving into a management role. Adam is responsible for setting the priorities of the entire family of FreedomWorks entities, including a 501(c)(3) foundation, 501(c)(4) issue activism effort, and two political action committees. Before FreedomWorks, Adam worked as a state-level campaign manager, high school teacher, and non-profit press secretary. Needless to say, each role taught him the skills to achieve strategic goals in an environment of scarcity. Adam earned a B.A. from George Washington University and master&#8217;s degrees from Georgetown University, George Washington University, and Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. If he&#8217;s not in a suit, you can bet Adam is wearing his Jim Brown jersey, watching the Cleveland Browns with his wife, Jacqueline.
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Education: B.A., George Washington University; M.A., George Washington University; M.A., Jagiellonian University; M.A., Georgetown University.

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Adam Brandon is the President of FreedomWorks, a grassroots service center to millions of activists who support smaller government, lower taxes, free markets, personal liberty, and rule of law. Adam joined FreedomWorks in 2005, starting in the press department and gradually moving into a management role. Adam is responsible for setting the priorities of the entire family of FreedomWorks entities, including a 501(c)(3) foundation, 501(c)(4) issue activism effort, and two political action committees. Before FreedomWorks, Adam worked as a state-level campaign manager, high school teacher, and non-profit press secretary. Needless to say, each role taught him the skills to achieve strategic goals in an environment of scarcity. Adam earned a B.A. from George Washington University and master's degrees from Georgetown University, George Washington University, and Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. If he's not in a suit, you can bet Adam is wearing his Jim Brown jersey, watching the Cleveland Browns with his wife, Jacqueline.

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Education: B.A., George Washington University; M.A., George Washington University; M.A., Jagiellonian University; M.A., Georgetown University.

Adam Brandon

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Allen R. Hartman is Founder, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of HARTMAN INCOME REIT, a non-traded public Real Estate Investment Trust consisting of office, industrial, and retail properties in Texas since 1983.  Al is married to Lisa Hartman, his wife of 26 years, and they have three daughters, Margaret, 25, a senior analyst with Hines Global Real Estate, Victoria, 23, a senior at Texas A &amp; M and organizational leader with Southwestern Advantage, and Charlotte, 20, a junior at Texas A &amp; M majoring in International Studies with an emphasis in commerce and the Arabic language.  The Hartman’s passion is to see Christian revival and civic reform in our nation and engage in this effort through a wide variety of business, political, charitable, and para-church involvements.

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Allen R. Hartman is Founder, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of HARTMAN INCOME REIT, a non-traded public Real Estate Investment Trust consisting of office, industrial, and retail properties in Texas since 1983.  Al is married to Lisa Hartman, his wife of 26 years, and they have three daughters, Margaret, 25, a senior analyst with Hines Global Real Estate, Victoria, 23, a senior at Texas A &amp; M and organizational leader with Southwestern Advantage, and Charlotte, 20, a junior at Texas A &amp; M majoring in International Studies with an emphasis in commerce and the Arabic language.  The Hartman’s passion is to see Christian revival and civic reform in our nation and engage in this effort through a wide variety of business, political, charitable, and para-church involvements.

Al and Lisa Hartman

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Internationally recognized jeweler and top gemological expert known worldwide, Alfredo J. Molina is Chairman and CEO of Molina Fine Jewelers and Black, Starr &amp; Frost, America’s first jeweler since 1810.
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Alfredo’s lineage of master jewelers dates back to 1634 in Milan, Italy. As an 11th generation jeweler, he has built an unparalleled reputation, offering the rarest of gems and exclusive collections of fine jewelry. His ability to secure the world’s most rare gems, such as the priceless, historic Archduke Joseph Diamond, the world’s 12th largest perfect Golconda type 2A white diamond, has earned him the reputation as one of the nation’s most prestigious jewelers. His successes have earned him guest appearances on numerous television programs, including CBS Early Show and the Today Show, and has been featured in the New York Times, The Financial Times, The London Times and countless luxury magazines including Robb Report, Departures, Vanity Fair, Harper’s Bazaar, Town &amp; Country and Elite Traveler.
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Alfredo’s education and experience in the jewelry industry is extensive. He is a graduate gemologist of the Gemological Institute of America and a Fellow Member of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain with Distinction. He is considered an expert in the determination of country of origin of gemstones. He is past President of the American Society of Appraisers, Arizona Jewelers Association, and the GIA Alumni Association. He has served as Vice-Chairman of the Jewelers of America Council and Co-Chairman of the Master Gemologist Appraiser program, and co-authored the curriculum in appraisal practices. Alfredo has been called upon to appraise many very important gemological collections from around the world. Alfredo serves as a trusted advisor to royal houses, captains of industry and some of the world’s wealthiest families. Alfredo has also served as a jewelry stylist for Hollywood’s elite.
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Alfredo is a qualified appraiser for the Internal Revenue Service and an alumnus of FBI Citizens Academy. In 2002, he was appointed to serve as Honorary Consul of Spain for Arizona. Alfredo is the founder of the Advisory Posse in Maricopa County and served as it’s founding commanding officer.
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Alfredo was honored in Washington, DC as one of seven caring Americans and was inducted into the Frederick Douglass Museum &amp; Hall of Fame for Caring Americans on Capitol Hill. He was named a 2008 Outstanding Business Leader by Northwood University at the Breakers in Palm Beach. Alfredo was inducted into the National Jeweler Retailer Hall of Fame in 2008. Alfredo was honored with the Jewelers that Care Award in 2011.
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Alfredo is very involved in the community and has donated time and resources to more than 300 charities. Alfredo’s vision is “Changing the world one jewel at a time.” He believes that every individual is a precious jewel and it is our commitment and social responsibility to ensure that they become brilliant.

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Internationally recognized jeweler and top gemological expert known worldwide, Alfredo J. Molina is Chairman and CEO of Molina Fine Jewelers and Black, Starr &amp; Frost, America’s first jeweler since 1810.
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Alfredo’s lineage of master jewelers dates back to 1634 in Milan, Italy. As an 11th generation jeweler, he has built an unparalleled reputation, offering the rarest of gems and exclusive collections of fine jewelry. His ability to secure the world’s most rare gems, such as the priceless, historic Archduke Joseph Diamond, the world’s 12th largest perfect Golconda type 2A white diamond, has earned him the reputation as one of the nation’s most prestigious jewelers. His successes have earned him guest appearances on numerous television programs, including CBS Early Show and the Today Show, and has been featured in the New York Times, The Financial Times, The London Times and countless luxury magazines including Robb Report, Departures, Vanity Fair, Harper’s Bazaar, Town &amp; Country and Elite Traveler.
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Alfredo’s education and experience in the jewelry industry is extensive. He is a graduate gemologist of the Gemological Institute of America and a Fellow Member of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain with Distinction. He is considered an expert in the determination of country of origin of gemstones. He is past President of the American Society of Appraisers, Arizona Jewelers Association, and the GIA Alumni Association. He has served as Vice-Chairman of the Jewelers of America Council and Co-Chairman of the Master Gemologist Appraiser program, and co-authored the curriculum in appraisal practices. Alfredo has been called upon to appraise many very important gemological collections from around the world. Alfredo serves as a trusted advisor to royal houses, captains of industry and some of the world’s wealthiest families. Alfredo has also served as a jewelry stylist for Hollywood’s elite.
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Alfredo is a qualified appraiser for the Internal Revenue Service and an alumnus of FBI Citizens Academy. In 2002, he was appointed to serve as Honorary Consul of Spain for Arizona. Alfredo is the founder of the Advisory Posse in Maricopa County and served as it’s founding commanding officer.
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Alfredo was honored in Washington, DC as one of seven caring Americans and was inducted into the Frederick Douglass Museum &amp; Hall of Fame for Caring Americans on Capitol Hill. He was named a 2008 Outstanding Business Leader by Northwood University at the Breakers in Palm Beach. Alfredo was inducted into the National Jeweler Retailer Hall of Fame in 2008. Alfredo was honored with the Jewelers that Care Award in 2011.
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Alfredo is very involved in the community and has donated time and resources to more than 300 charities. Alfredo’s vision is “Changing the world one jewel at a time.” He believes that every individual is a precious jewel and it is our commitment and social responsibility to ensure that they become brilliant.

Alfredo J. Molina

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Allie Hanley

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Advisory Council Member
Barry Russell is president and CEO of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), the leading national trade association of independent oil and natural gas producers and service companies in the United States. Russell, who joined IPAA in the early 1980s, serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the association and is responsible for its day-to-day operations.
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Prior to being elected President in March 2000, Russell served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. In this role, he was the principal deputy to the President, focusing on legislative policy development as well as the legal and financial administration of the association.
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Over the last several years, Russell has worked with over thirty state and national associations to create IPAA’s grassroots network made up of over 50,000 individuals. This network helps the industry express important policy positions to Congress and Washington policymakers. In addition, Russell developed the IPAA Education Center which is dedicated to teaching students at various levels about energy policy and careers in the industry.
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Mr. Russell currently serves on the board of the IPAA Educational Foundation, the Business Industry Political Action Committee, and the National Energy Education Development Project. In the past, he has served on the Board of the North American Prospect Expo (known as NAPE®), the Petroleum Technology Transfer Council and the Jefferson Energy Foundation.
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In the past, he has managed IPAA’s environmental issues as one of IPAA’s registered lobbyists and served as a founding member of the Environmental Issues Council, an organization of trade associations based in Washington, D.C. In addition, he served on the committees that directed the association’s strategic planning in 1995 and 1989. He has been IPAA’s chief legal and financial officer since 1988 and an officer of IPAA’s educational foundation since its inception.
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Russell began his career in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of General Counsel and Enforcement, where he represented EPA in civil and criminal actions against some of the nation’s largest utilities and industrial concerns. Prior to joining IPAA, Russell worked for several management consulting firms including Booz, Allen and Hamilton. During this period, he specialized in mergers, acquisitions, and corporate turnaround assignments, serving as the CEO of companies that were near bankruptcy. He was also active in international business, traveling to over 40 foreign countries during this period.
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He received his law degree with honors from George Washington University Law School, and he graduated with distinction and honors from Penn State University with a B.S. in psychology and a B.A. in economics. He has also completed courses in environmental mediation and negotiation at Harvard University and MIT.

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Barry Russell is president and CEO of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), the leading national trade association of independent oil and natural gas producers and service companies in the United States. Russell, who joined IPAA in the early 1980s, serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the association and is responsible for its day-to-day operations.

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Prior to being elected President in March 2000, Russell served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. In this role, he was the principal deputy to the President, focusing on legislative policy development as well as the legal and financial administration of the association.

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Over the last several years, Russell has worked with over thirty state and national associations to create IPAA’s grassroots network made up of over 50,000 individuals. This network helps the industry express important policy positions to Congress and Washington policymakers. In addition, Russell developed the IPAA Education Center which is dedicated to teaching students at various levels about energy policy and careers in the industry.

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Mr. Russell currently serves on the board of the IPAA Educational Foundation, the Business Industry Political Action Committee, and the National Energy Education Development Project. In the past, he has served on the Board of the North American Prospect Expo (known as NAPE®), the Petroleum Technology Transfer Council and the Jefferson Energy Foundation.

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In the past, he has managed IPAA’s environmental issues as one of IPAA’s registered lobbyists and served as a founding member of the Environmental Issues Council, an organization of trade associations based in Washington, D.C. In addition, he served on the committees that directed the association’s strategic planning in 1995 and 1989. He has been IPAA’s chief legal and financial officer since 1988 and an officer of IPAA’s educational foundation since its inception.

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Russell began his career in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of General Counsel and Enforcement, where he represented EPA in civil and criminal actions against some of the nation’s largest utilities and industrial concerns. Prior to joining IPAA, Russell worked for several management consulting firms including Booz, Allen and Hamilton. During this period, he specialized in mergers, acquisitions, and corporate turnaround assignments, serving as the CEO of companies that were near bankruptcy. He was also active in international business, traveling to over 40 foreign countries during this period.

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He received his law degree with honors from George Washington University Law School, and he graduated with distinction and honors from Penn State University with a B.S. in psychology and a B.A. in economics. He has also completed courses in environmental mediation and negotiation at Harvard University and MIT.

Barry Russell

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Bill Scrogins

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Blake Saunders

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Born in Hillsboro, Ohio, McEwen graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1968. He earned a Bachelor&#8217;s in Business Administration from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida in 1972. He also attended Ohio State University&#8217;s College of Law for one year from 1972 to 1973.
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McEwen is married to the former Elizabeth &#8220;Liz&#8221; Boebinger and has four children: Meredith, Jonathan, Robert, and Elizabeth.
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He was elected at the age of twenty-four to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1974 from the 72nd House District representing southern Ohio.
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Bob McEwen represented Ohio in the United States House of Representatives for six terms. Prior to his Congressional service, he operated a successful Ohio Real Estate and Development firm as well as serving three terms in the Ohio General Assembly 
as the Senior Republican on the Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee.
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Rep. McEwen served as Chairman of the Environmental Affairs task force of the United States delegation to the European Parliament. McEwen was selected by the Democratic leadership of the U.S. Congress as the chief spokesman for the United States in discussions with European Green Party and other Environmental Organizations.
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On August 23, 1989, Congressman McEwen and United States Senator Robert Dole participated as United States observers in Warsaw, Poland to the first ever Parliamentary election of a non-Communist leader of a Soviet bloc country. Hours later, the new Prime Minister, in his first official act, received the Congressman and Senator prior to meeting with the Soviet representatives of the regime that had occupied that nation for fifty years. This action was the spark that encouraged the collapse of Soviet dominated governments throughout Eastern Europe culminating in the destruction of the Berlin Wall ten weeks later. Representative McEwen served as an official United States observer in Moscow during both the 1991 Soviet Coup attempt and to the Kremlin in January of 1992 when the Soviet Union was dissolved.
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Mr. McEwen was elected by his colleagues to the two most coveted positions in the U. S. Congress; the Select Committee on Intelligence which oversees all of our nation’s secrets, and the powerful House Committee on Rules which has jurisdiction over all legislation in the Congress. As one of only four Republicans on the thirteen member Rules Committee, Mr. McEwen managed nearly one-third of all legislation on the House floor for the Republican side of the Congressional aisle.
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McEwen legislation approved by the Congress included the National Strategy Act that realigned the chain of command during times of hostilities, directly from the Theater Commander to the National Command Authority in Washington. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney and General Norman Schwarzkopf have credited this change with playing a major role in the success of Operation Desert Storm.
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He was selected by Administration and Congressional leaders to floor manage such critical national security legislation as the B-2 bomber authorization, the nuclear freeze debate, and to give the closing arguments before the vote to authorize military action by the United States in Desert Storm.
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Mr. McEwen has often been selected as negotiator to bring resolution to Senate/House conference committee impasses on dozens of pieces of legislation, particularly affecting Public Works, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and International Relations.

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Born in Hillsboro, Ohio, McEwen graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1968. He earned a Bachelor's in Business Administration from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida in 1972. He also attended Ohio State University's College of Law for one year from 1972 to 1973.

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McEwen is married to the former Elizabeth "Liz" Boebinger and has four children: Meredith, Jonathan, Robert, and Elizabeth.

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He was elected at the age of twenty-four to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1974 from the 72nd House District representing southern Ohio.

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Bob McEwen represented Ohio in the United States House of Representatives for six terms. Prior to his Congressional service, he operated a successful Ohio Real Estate and Development firm as well as serving three terms in the Ohio General Assembly
as the Senior Republican on the Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee.

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Rep. McEwen served as Chairman of the Environmental Affairs task force of the United States delegation to the European Parliament. McEwen was selected by the Democratic leadership of the U.S. Congress as the chief spokesman for the United States in discussions with European Green Party and other Environmental Organizations.

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On August 23, 1989, Congressman McEwen and United States Senator Robert Dole participated as United States observers in Warsaw, Poland to the first ever Parliamentary election of a non-Communist leader of a Soviet bloc country. Hours later, the new Prime Minister, in his first official act, received the Congressman and Senator prior to meeting with the Soviet representatives of the regime that had occupied that nation for fifty years. This action was the spark that encouraged the collapse of Soviet dominated governments throughout Eastern Europe culminating in the destruction of the Berlin Wall ten weeks later. Representative McEwen served as an official United States observer in Moscow during both the 1991 Soviet Coup attempt and to the Kremlin in January of 1992 when the Soviet Union was dissolved.

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Mr. McEwen was elected by his colleagues to the two most coveted positions in the U. S. Congress; the Select Committee on Intelligence which oversees all of our nation’s secrets, and the powerful House Committee on Rules which has jurisdiction over all legislation in the Congress. As one of only four Republicans on the thirteen member Rules Committee, Mr. McEwen managed nearly one-third of all legislation on the House floor for the Republican side of the Congressional aisle.

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McEwen legislation approved by the Congress included the National Strategy Act that realigned the chain of command during times of hostilities, directly from the Theater Commander to the National Command Authority in Washington. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney and General Norman Schwarzkopf have credited this change with playing a major role in the success of Operation Desert Storm.

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He was selected by Administration and Congressional leaders to floor manage such critical national security legislation as the B-2 bomber authorization, the nuclear freeze debate, and to give the closing arguments before the vote to authorize military action by the United States in Desert Storm.

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Mr. McEwen has often been selected as negotiator to bring resolution to Senate/House conference committee impasses on dozens of pieces of legislation, particularly affecting Public Works, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and International Relations.

Bob McEwen

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CameronPowell

Advisory Council Member
Cameron is founding partner at Eldon Pass. 

 
Eldon Pass is a family of mature operating companies and new ventures that aspire to do good in the world. We use relationships to mobilize human and financial capital to invest in, build up and operate businesses. Eldon Pass is focused in the lower middle market space, real estate and venture stage deals. 

 
As a serial entrepreneur, investor and advisor, Cameron has co-founded &amp; invested in several tech enabled companies in multiple vertical markets such as healthcare, oil &amp; gas, social media, video streaming, AI, big data, video / photo editing and manufacturing; the most recent transaction occurring with GoPro acquiring Splice, a company Cameron co-founded. 

 
Cameron&#8217;s professional career started 15 years ago as an OB/Gyn physician and quickly pivoted towards the startup world with the co-founding and subsequent development of his first company, AirStrip &#8211; founded in his church parking lot and backed by several firms including being led by Sequoia Capital. Cameron has a BA from Brown University and an MD from the University of Texas Medical Branch.

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Cameron is founding partner at Eldon Pass.



Eldon Pass is a family of mature operating companies and new ventures that aspire to do good in the world. We use relationships to mobilize human and financial capital to invest in, build up and operate businesses. Eldon Pass is focused in the lower middle market space, real estate and venture stage deals.



As a serial entrepreneur, investor and advisor, Cameron has co-founded &amp; invested in several tech enabled companies in multiple vertical markets such as healthcare, oil &amp; gas, social media, video streaming, AI, big data, video / photo editing and manufacturing; the most recent transaction occurring with GoPro acquiring Splice, a company Cameron co-founded.



Cameron's professional career started 15 years ago as an OB/Gyn physician and quickly pivoted towards the startup world with the co-founding and subsequent development of his first company, AirStrip - founded in his church parking lot and backed by several firms including being led by Sequoia Capital. Cameron has a BA from Brown University and an MD from the University of Texas Medical Branch.

Cameron Powell

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Craig Jensen

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DarrenBlanton

Advisory Council Member
Mr. Blanton is the founder and managing director of Colt Ventures. Mr. Blanton has over twenty two years of Investment experience and has invested in over 100 private companies across every stage of corporate finance.
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Prior to forming Colt Ventures, Mr. Blanton worked with the family office of Perry E. (Bill) Esping, the founder of First Data Corporation.
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Before working with the Esping family office, Mr. Blanton ran Able Investments, a distressed real estate fund which acquired commercial real estate from the RTC.
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Prior to his work with Able, Darren started his career as a commercial real estate broker in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Blanton currently serves on the Board of Colt Oil and Gas, The SMU Cox School of Business Venture Fund, Esping Family Foundation, and the SM Wright Foundation.

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Mr. Blanton is the founder and managing director of Colt Ventures. Mr. Blanton has over twenty two years of Investment experience and has invested in over 100 private companies across every stage of corporate finance.

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Prior to forming Colt Ventures, Mr. Blanton worked with the family office of Perry E. (Bill) Esping, the founder of First Data Corporation.

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Before working with the Esping family office, Mr. Blanton ran Able Investments, a distressed real estate fund which acquired commercial real estate from the RTC.

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Prior to his work with Able, Darren started his career as a commercial real estate broker in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Blanton currently serves on the Board of Colt Oil and Gas, The SMU Cox School of Business Venture Fund, Esping Family Foundation, and the SM Wright Foundation.

Darren Blanton

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DavidJBlumberg

Advisory Council Member
As the founder and managing partner of Blumberg Capital, I have decades of experience in early stage investing. I founded Blumberg Capital in the early 1990s and launched our first venture-backed fund in 2001. I’m dedicated to recognizing the industries of the future and supporting entrepreneurs building innovative companies on a global scale.
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Prior to Blumberg Capital, I managed international investments with the Bronfman Family Office, Adler &amp; Co, APAX Partners and at T. Rowe Price. I’m also proud to have launched business development for Check Point Software Technologies as one of its top four executives.
Mr. Blumberg serves on the boards of many inspiring businesses including Apester, Credorax, DoubleVerify, EarnUp, EasyKnock, IntSights, Jassby, Lendio, SigOpt, SupplyPike, Roam, Trulioo and Wunder.
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His past investment exits include Nutanix, CaseStack, Cyvera, Siperian, Check Point Software Technologies, Teva, CREO, DSP Group, Electronics For Imaging, AbirNet, Conduct Software, Vista Research, and IP Infusion among others.
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Mr. Blumberg earned his A.B. in Government, cum laude, from Harvard College and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and INSEAD. Mr. Blumberg also speaks French and is proficient in Hebrew and Spanish.

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As the founder and managing partner of Blumberg Capital, I have decades of experience in early stage investing. I founded Blumberg Capital in the early 1990s and launched our first venture-backed fund in 2001. I’m dedicated to recognizing the industries of the future and supporting entrepreneurs building innovative companies on a global scale.

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Prior to Blumberg Capital, I managed international investments with the Bronfman Family Office, Adler &amp; Co, APAX Partners and at T. Rowe Price. I’m also proud to have launched business development for Check Point Software Technologies as one of its top four executives.

Mr. Blumberg serves on the boards of many inspiring businesses including Apester, Credorax, DoubleVerify, EarnUp, EasyKnock, IntSights, Jassby, Lendio, SigOpt, SupplyPike, Roam, Trulioo and Wunder.

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His past investment exits include Nutanix, CaseStack, Cyvera, Siperian, Check Point Software Technologies, Teva, CREO, DSP Group, Electronics For Imaging, AbirNet, Conduct Software, Vista Research, and IP Infusion among others.

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Mr. Blumberg earned his A.B. in Government, cum laude, from Harvard College and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and INSEAD. Mr. Blumberg also speaks French and is proficient in Hebrew and Spanish.

David Blumberg

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DavidDuval

Advisory Council Member
Twice named to the San Diego Business Journal’s Book of 500 Influential Business Leaders, Dave Duval has been the Principal of Claiborne Advisors, Inc. since 2000 and is one of southern California’s most connected advisors in the mergers and acquisitions sector.
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Dave grew up in the original “Your word is your bond” culture of Wall Street, and brings all of that approach and practice to each client and every engagement. Sharing his knowledge with warmth and candor, Dave delivers an extensive range of experience to every engagement.
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An alumnus of Phillips Exeter Academy and Princeton University, Dave started competitive rowing in 9th grade and continues to this day. He has twice placed in the top 10 in his age group in the world indoor rowing championships.
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In addition to being a pilot and long-term member of the Aircraft Owners &amp; Pilots Association, his background includes being an institutional floor broker on the New York Stock Exchange; venture investment researcher; and real estate developer.
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Dave is the longest-serving sponsor of the Chairmen’s RoundTable; a current member and former board member of the Corporate Directors Forum; and an active member of the Association for Corporate Growth.

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Twice named to the San Diego Business Journal’s Book of 500 Influential Business Leaders, Dave Duval has been the Principal of Claiborne Advisors, Inc. since 2000 and is one of southern California’s most connected advisors in the mergers and acquisitions sector.

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Dave grew up in the original “Your word is your bond” culture of Wall Street, and brings all of that approach and practice to each client and every engagement. Sharing his knowledge with warmth and candor, Dave delivers an extensive range of experience to every engagement.

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An alumnus of Phillips Exeter Academy and Princeton University, Dave started competitive rowing in 9th grade and continues to this day. He has twice placed in the top 10 in his age group in the world indoor rowing championships.

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In addition to being a pilot and long-term member of the Aircraft Owners &amp; Pilots Association, his background includes being an institutional floor broker on the New York Stock Exchange; venture investment researcher; and real estate developer.

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Dave is the longest-serving sponsor of the Chairmen’s RoundTable; a current member and former board member of the Corporate Directors Forum; and an active member of the Association for Corporate Growth.

David Duval

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Don Leighton

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Donna Ecton

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Doug has been the president of Deason Capital Services, LLC, the Deason family office, since 2009. DCS manages family assets including a large holding of Xerox Corporation shares; municipal bonds; a majority holding in FUNimation Entertainment and 1200 Media; a substantial holding in oil and gas operating company Foreland Resources, LLC; and a large holding in the global tax services firm Ryan, LLC. DCS also has investments in PE funds, debt funds, oil and gas funds and LPs, subprime auto loans, real estate, mezzanine loans and other assets and investments.
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<section class="rich-text">Prior to joining the family office, Doug was CEO of Precept Builders, Inc., a Deason family owned nationwide commercial builder, from 1993 to 2009 and co-managing partner of Evergreen Realty Partners, a commercial and multifamily development company based in Dallas. He currently serves on the board of directors of 1200 Media Group, Foreland Resources, Deason Capital Services, Intrexon Energy Partners, Ryan LLC, ID Life and DCS Finance. He also serves on the Advisory Board of Valesco Industries; a Dallas based private equity and debt fund, the Executive Board of The Bobby Lyle School of Engineering at Southern Methodist University, and is Chairman of the Advisory Board of The Darwin Deason Institute for Cyber Security at SMU. Doug has served on numerous boards of private and public companies as well as several different charitable organizations and private schools. He has served on the finance committee of the Dallas County Republican Party for four years. He also served on the Executive Committee and as Membership Chair for the West Texas Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization. He graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1984 with a degree in Data Processing Quantitative Analysis (Computer Science).
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Doug has been the president of Deason Capital Services, LLC, the Deason family office, since 2009. DCS manages family assets including a large holding of Xerox Corporation shares; municipal bonds; a majority holding in FUNimation Entertainment and 1200 Media; a substantial holding in oil and gas operating company Foreland Resources, LLC; and a large holding in the global tax services firm Ryan, LLC. DCS also has investments in PE funds, debt funds, oil and gas funds and LPs, subprime auto loans, real estate, mezzanine loans and other assets and investments.

</section><section class="rich-text">Prior to joining the family office, Doug was CEO of Precept Builders, Inc., a Deason family owned nationwide commercial builder, from 1993 to 2009 and co-managing partner of Evergreen Realty Partners, a commercial and multifamily development company based in Dallas. He currently serves on the board of directors of 1200 Media Group, Foreland Resources, Deason Capital Services, Intrexon Energy Partners, Ryan LLC, ID Life and DCS Finance. He also serves on the Advisory Board of Valesco Industries; a Dallas based private equity and debt fund, the Executive Board of The Bobby Lyle School of Engineering at Southern Methodist University, and is Chairman of the Advisory Board of The Darwin Deason Institute for Cyber Security at SMU. Doug has served on numerous boards of private and public companies as well as several different charitable organizations and private schools. He has served on the finance committee of the Dallas County Republican Party for four years. He also served on the Executive Committee and as Membership Chair for the West Texas Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization. He graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1984 with a degree in Data Processing Quantitative Analysis (Computer Science).

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Doug Deason

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Doug DeGroote is a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) with an MBA in Financial Planning, and is an active member of the Financial Planning Association (FPA). Before establishing De Groote Financial Group he founded the United Wealth Management division of United Capital. Prior to that he was a partner at Crowell, Weedon and Co. He regularly contributes to a variety of financial and general media as needed.

Doug DeGroote is a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) with an MBA in Financial Planning, and is an active member of the Financial Planning Association (FPA). Before establishing De Groote Financial Group he founded the United Wealth Management division of United Capital. Prior to that he was a partner at Crowell, Weedon and Co. He regularly contributes to a variety of financial and general media as needed.

Doug DeGroote

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DrewRyun

Advisory Council Member
Drew Ryun is a strategist for multiple organizations and non-profits, and also the founder and CEO of CampaignSidekick, a voter contact management system. One of the Republican National Committee’s preferred vendors, CampaignSidekick currently services over 100 campaigns each election cycle.
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Co-founder of American Majority, a non-profit candidate school, Drew has personally trained numerous current state legislators to run for office in multiple states. For years Drew served as Director of Government Affairs for the American Center for Law and Justice in Washington, DC as well as the Main Representative for the European Center for Law and Justice at the United Nations in New York City.
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A twice-published author, Drew appeared frequently as host and co-host of Jay Sekulow Live, a nationally syndicated radio show with a daily listenership of 2 million.
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A former Deputy Director in the Political Division at the Republican National Committee during the 2004 election cycle, Drew has played a key role in organizing grassroots activities for United States House, Senate and Presidential campaigns.
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Currently residing just outside of Fort Worth, TX, Drew and his wife Becca also direct the Jim Ryun Running Camps every summer (www.RyunRunning.com) and are the parents of three daughters, Skye, Lily and Willa, and one son, Miles.

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Drew Ryun is a strategist for multiple organizations and non-profits, and also the founder and CEO of CampaignSidekick, a voter contact management system. One of the Republican National Committee’s preferred vendors, CampaignSidekick currently services over 100 campaigns each election cycle.

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Co-founder of American Majority, a non-profit candidate school, Drew has personally trained numerous current state legislators to run for office in multiple states. For years Drew served as Director of Government Affairs for the American Center for Law and Justice in Washington, DC as well as the Main Representative for the European Center for Law and Justice at the United Nations in New York City.

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A twice-published author, Drew appeared frequently as host and co-host of Jay Sekulow Live, a nationally syndicated radio show with a daily listenership of 2 million.

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A former Deputy Director in the Political Division at the Republican National Committee during the 2004 election cycle, Drew has played a key role in organizing grassroots activities for United States House, Senate and Presidential campaigns.

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Currently residing just outside of Fort Worth, TX, Drew and his wife Becca also direct the Jim Ryun Running Camps every summer (www.RyunRunning.com) and are the parents of three daughters, Skye, Lily and Willa, and one son, Miles.

Drew Ryun

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EdZeman

Advisory Council Member
Edward C. Zeman became Chairman of Mobile Management Company in 2007. Focusing on strategic issues, he grew the company in exciting new ways. Possessing financial expertise stemming from 25 years of hands-on work within his company, Zeman has grown the organization tenfold. He has enabled the growth of the company, overseeing many changes and challenges. He holds a proven record of accomplishment in the manufactured home community business, overcoming unique obstacles from multiple areas, including residents; local, state and federal government entities; contractors; the media; and competitors.

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Edward C. Zeman became Chairman of Mobile Management Company in 2007. Focusing on strategic issues, he grew the company in exciting new ways. Possessing financial expertise stemming from 25 years of hands-on work within his company, Zeman has grown the organization tenfold. He has enabled the growth of the company, overseeing many changes and challenges. He holds a proven record of accomplishment in the manufactured home community business, overcoming unique obstacles from multiple areas, including residents; local, state and federal government entities; contractors; the media; and competitors.

Ed Zeman

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EstherSchneider

Advisory Council Member
Esther Q. Schneider was appointed Executive Director of the Hoosier Lottery on January 13, 2005 by Governor Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. Originally from Las Vegas, Schneider brings more than a combined 20 years of experience in the gaming, media and public relations industries.
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Schneider began her career as a media buyer for Imperial Palace Hotel/Casino and five subsidiaries. At the age of 24, she became the youngest director of advertising and public relations for a major Las Vegas Strip property, the Sands Hotel and Casino. After leaving the gaming industry, Schneider had a remarkable stint in radio broadcast sales and as a sales executive for Cox Communications. Also during this time, Schneider launched a successful public relations and media buying company, Q Media Consulting. Throughout her distinguished career in sales, Schneider received several awards and was given both local and national honors for her renowned work and entrepreneurship.
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In 1999, Q Media merged DRGM Advertising and Public Relations, an industry leader in Las Vegas. There Schneider served as Director of Public Relations and Governmental Affairs until she left DRGM and Las Vegas when she married Thomas J. Schneider of Indianapolis. In 2003, Schneider was asked to serve as Executive Director of the Indiana Senate Majority Campaign Committee where she served until her appointment at the Hoosier Lottery.
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Since her appointment at the Lottery, Schneider has been committed to improving the efficiency of the Lottery through reducing variable operational costs, streamlining the Lottery workforce, and eliminating functional duplicity among several departments. In addition, she continues to implement higher agency-wide ethical standards including more rigorous employment criteria.

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Esther Q. Schneider was appointed Executive Director of the Hoosier Lottery on January 13, 2005 by Governor Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. Originally from Las Vegas, Schneider brings more than a combined 20 years of experience in the gaming, media and public relations industries.

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Schneider began her career as a media buyer for Imperial Palace Hotel/Casino and five subsidiaries. At the age of 24, she became the youngest director of advertising and public relations for a major Las Vegas Strip property, the Sands Hotel and Casino. After leaving the gaming industry, Schneider had a remarkable stint in radio broadcast sales and as a sales executive for Cox Communications. Also during this time, Schneider launched a successful public relations and media buying company, Q Media Consulting. Throughout her distinguished career in sales, Schneider received several awards and was given both local and national honors for her renowned work and entrepreneurship.

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In 1999, Q Media merged DRGM Advertising and Public Relations, an industry leader in Las Vegas. There Schneider served as Director of Public Relations and Governmental Affairs until she left DRGM and Las Vegas when she married Thomas J. Schneider of Indianapolis. In 2003, Schneider was asked to serve as Executive Director of the Indiana Senate Majority Campaign Committee where she served until her appointment at the Hoosier Lottery.

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Since her appointment at the Lottery, Schneider has been committed to improving the efficiency of the Lottery through reducing variable operational costs, streamlining the Lottery workforce, and eliminating functional duplicity among several departments. In addition, she continues to implement higher agency-wide ethical standards including more rigorous employment criteria.

Esther Schneider

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Advisory Council Member
Francisco Gonzalez is the host of the Agents of Innovation podcast, where he interviews entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and artists. Through his work, personal philanthropy, volunteer activities, and social involvement with live and independent music, Francisco constantly finds himself in the mix of creative entrepreneurs, thoughtful philanthropists, and vibrant musicians and other artists. In 2015, he began the Agents of Innovation podcast to bring the inspiring stories of these individuals and groups to more people.
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Born and raised in South Florida, Francisco graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, earned his B.A. in history at Florida Atlantic University, and an M.A. in History at the University of Maryland.
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Francisco is the Director of Philanthropy at National Review Institute, a “journalistic think tank” that supports the talent and complements the mission of National Review magazine and preserves the legacy of their founder, William F. Buckley, Jr.
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Francisco has also served as the Vice President of Advancement for The James Madison Institute (JMI), a think tank headquartered in Tallahassee, Florida. From 2008-2017, Francisco directed JMI’s fundraising and development outreach. Between 2004-2007, Francisco worked for the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI), in roles of Director of Membership and Campus Outreach, as well as a development officer. ISI is an organization devoted to “Educating for Liberty” on America’s college campuses.
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Francisco currently serves on the board of trustees for AMIkids Orlando and the Central Florida Board of Advisors for The Children’s Movement of Florida. He has previously served on the Board of Directors of Rock by the Sea, a Florida-based charity that organizes music festivals and events to help kids with cancer and other deserving nonprofits. Francisco was also previously Chairman of the board of Project Veritas, an investigative journalism organization led by his good friend, James O’Keefe.
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Francisco is a featured writer in the Orlando Sentinel Central Florida 100 Voices each Sunday.
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In his leisure time, Francisco enjoys playing tennis, watching college football and Major League Soccer, reading, running, working out, and hitting the beach.
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Francisco is an avid traveler. To date, he has visited 47 U.S. States and 19 countries. However, he currently resides in the happiest place on earth, Orlando, Florida.

Advisory Council Member
Francisco Gonzalez is the host of the Agents of Innovation podcast, where he interviews entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and artists. Through his work, personal philanthropy, volunteer activities, and social involvement with live and independent music, Francisco constantly finds himself in the mix of creative entrepreneurs, thoughtful philanthropists, and vibrant musicians and other artists. In 2015, he began the Agents of Innovation podcast to bring the inspiring stories of these individuals and groups to more people.
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Born and raised in South Florida, Francisco graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, earned his B.A. in history at Florida Atlantic University, and an M.A. in History at the University of Maryland.
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Francisco is the Director of Philanthropy at National Review Institute, a “journalistic think tank” that supports the talent and complements the mission of National Review magazine and preserves the legacy of their founder, William F. Buckley, Jr.
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Francisco has also served as the Vice President of Advancement for The James Madison Institute (JMI), a think tank headquartered in Tallahassee, Florida. From 2008-2017, Francisco directed JMI’s fundraising and development outreach. Between 2004-2007, Francisco worked for the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI), in roles of Director of Membership and Campus Outreach, as well as a development officer. ISI is an organization devoted to “Educating for Liberty” on America’s college campuses.
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Francisco currently serves on the board of trustees for AMIkids Orlando and the Central Florida Board of Advisors for The Children’s Movement of Florida. He has previously served on the Board of Directors of Rock by the Sea, a Florida-based charity that organizes music festivals and events to help kids with cancer and other deserving nonprofits. Francisco was also previously Chairman of the board of Project Veritas, an investigative journalism organization led by his good friend, James O’Keefe.
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Francisco is a featured writer in the Orlando Sentinel Central Florida 100 Voices each Sunday.
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In his leisure time, Francisco enjoys playing tennis, watching college football and Major League Soccer, reading, running, working out, and hitting the beach.
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Francisco is an avid traveler. To date, he has visited 47 U.S. States and 19 countries. However, he currently resides in the happiest place on earth, Orlando, Florida.

Francisco Gonzalez

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Advisory Council Member
Tsamoutales was a campus coordinator for George Bush&#8217;s 1980 campaign at Florida State University in Tallahassee.
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Tsamoutales was a Co-Chairman of the National Finance Committee for presidential campaigns for Ronald Reagan then-Vice President George H.W. Bush, and most recently for Governor Mike Huckabee&#8217;s campaign for President of the United States in 2008. He also held leadership positions on the finance committee for all three of the Jeb Bush for Florida Governor campaigns, Bob Martinez for Florida Governor Campaign, Tom Gallahager for Florida Governor Campaign, Marco Rubio for US Senate, Bill Posey for US Congress and Daniel Webster for US Congress campaigns, as well as the Mike Haridopolos for the Florida House and Florida Senate campaigns, just to name a few.
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Tsamoutales served on the RTCA special committee responsible for the establishment of aviation-related security standards. Appointed by two Governors, he has served on the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, the Technological Research and Development Authority and former Florida Department of Commerce Economic Development Commission. He was also named one of the 100 most powerful people on the nations space coast.
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He is currently Chairman of HuckPac, a national political action committee chaired by TV host and best selling author Governor Mike Huckabee.
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Tsamoutales was the only non-Polish Advisor to Nobel Prize Laureate Lech Walesa&#8217;s successful campaign for President of Poland.
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He has led delegations of business leaders from the west to assist the budding entrepreneurs in Poland in their quest to develop a free economy. He has also represented major US corporations and negotiated on their behalf privatization agreements in the aviation, transportation, and maritime industries in Poland, then-East Germany, the Netherlands, and Hungary.
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In the domestic arena, Tsamoutales consults and is registered to represent such firms as Harris Corporation, Honeywell International, Wal-Mart, Black &amp; Veatch and Caesars Entertainment before federal, state, and local government as well as leading business development.
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He is the President, Chairman, and CEO of Tsamoutales Strategies.

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Tsamoutales was a campus coordinator for George Bush's 1980 campaign at Florida State University in Tallahassee.

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Tsamoutales was a Co-Chairman of the National Finance Committee for presidential campaigns for Ronald Reagan then-Vice President George H.W. Bush, and most recently for Governor Mike Huckabee's campaign for President of the United States in 2008. He also held leadership positions on the finance committee for all three of the Jeb Bush for Florida Governor campaigns, Bob Martinez for Florida Governor Campaign, Tom Gallahager for Florida Governor Campaign, Marco Rubio for US Senate, Bill Posey for US Congress and Daniel Webster for US Congress campaigns, as well as the Mike Haridopolos for the Florida House and Florida Senate campaigns, just to name a few.

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Tsamoutales served on the RTCA special committee responsible for the establishment of aviation-related security standards. Appointed by two Governors, he has served on the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, the Technological Research and Development Authority and former Florida Department of Commerce Economic Development Commission. He was also named one of the 100 most powerful people on the nations space coast.

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He is currently Chairman of HuckPac, a national political action committee chaired by TV host and best selling author Governor Mike Huckabee.

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Tsamoutales was the only non-Polish Advisor to Nobel Prize Laureate Lech Walesa's successful campaign for President of Poland.

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He has led delegations of business leaders from the west to assist the budding entrepreneurs in Poland in their quest to develop a free economy. He has also represented major US corporations and negotiated on their behalf privatization agreements in the aviation, transportation, and maritime industries in Poland, then-East Germany, the Netherlands, and Hungary.

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In the domestic arena, Tsamoutales consults and is registered to represent such firms as Harris Corporation, Honeywell International, Wal-Mart, Black &amp; Veatch and Caesars Entertainment before federal, state, and local government as well as leading business development.

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He is the President, Chairman, and CEO of Tsamoutales Strategies.

Frank Tsamoutales

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GaryRabine

Advisory Council Member
After graduating high school Gary Rabine discovered his passion for paving driveways. The start of a family pushed his drive to succeed in this industry. He married Cheryl, in 1985 and Rabine Paving grew as more companies were started, and then more were acquired. 

 
This growth is the result of building an amazing team with a strong focus on client satisfaction, innovation and a desire to be world class. There are now 10 companies in the Rabine Group. Rabine Paving and Rabine Paving America are known to pave more concrete and asphalt parking lots than any other company in America. 

 
7 companies serve the facilities real estate industry in commercial Paving, Roofing, Doors and Docks and Snow Removal. 3 companies are technology businesses serving the Natural Gas industry, the Real Estate industry and Municipal industry. 

 
Cheryl Rabine and their daughter Janelle head up the Rabine Group Foundation, which is a nonprofit organization that invests in great causes serving children, elderly, veterans &amp; homeless in the communities that the Rabine Group serves. All of the Rabine Group companies give 3-5% of their profits to the foundation on an annual basis. Gary also started a non- profit called True Mentors with his co-founder Quinton James, an organization that recruits Exec Leaders and Seasoned Entrepreneurs to mentor younger aspiring leaders. 

 
Gary’s passion for mentorship and inspiring others led him to start the podcast called DitchDigger CEO. This podcast, hosted by Gary and Quinton, interviews many of America’s business Titans, allowing them to share their Rags to Riches, only in America, success stories. DitchDigger CEO can be accessed through all podcast apps or Apple iTunes. 

 
Gary, along with his wife Cheryl and son, Nik, currently reside in Woodstock, IL, in a home on their golf course at Bull Valley. Gary&#8217;s other son and two daughters are enjoying their careers. Two of his children lead Rabine Group Companies in Schaumburg and Chicago and one is an E&amp;Y attorney. Gary &amp; Cheryl are most excited about their two grandchildren Lincoln and Sienna. 

 
Gary enjoys staying active with working out, golf, wake surfing and practicing his Catholic Faith.

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After graduating high school Gary Rabine discovered his passion for paving driveways. The start of a family pushed his drive to succeed in this industry. He married Cheryl, in 1985 and Rabine Paving grew as more companies were started, and then more were acquired.



This growth is the result of building an amazing team with a strong focus on client satisfaction, innovation and a desire to be world class. There are now 10 companies in the Rabine Group. Rabine Paving and Rabine Paving America are known to pave more concrete and asphalt parking lots than any other company in America.



7 companies serve the facilities real estate industry in commercial Paving, Roofing, Doors and Docks and Snow Removal. 3 companies are technology businesses serving the Natural Gas industry, the Real Estate industry and Municipal industry.



Cheryl Rabine and their daughter Janelle head up the Rabine Group Foundation, which is a nonprofit organization that invests in great causes serving children, elderly, veterans &amp; homeless in the communities that the Rabine Group serves. All of the Rabine Group companies give 3-5% of their profits to the foundation on an annual basis. Gary also started a non- profit called True Mentors with his co-founder Quinton James, an organization that recruits Exec Leaders and Seasoned Entrepreneurs to mentor younger aspiring leaders.



Gary’s passion for mentorship and inspiring others led him to start the podcast called DitchDigger CEO. This podcast, hosted by Gary and Quinton, interviews many of America’s business Titans, allowing them to share their Rags to Riches, only in America, success stories. DitchDigger CEO can be accessed through all podcast apps or Apple iTunes.



Gary, along with his wife Cheryl and son, Nik, currently reside in Woodstock, IL, in a home on their golf course at Bull Valley. Gary's other son and two daughters are enjoying their careers. Two of his children lead Rabine Group Companies in Schaumburg and Chicago and one is an E&amp;Y attorney. Gary &amp; Cheryl are most excited about their two grandchildren Lincoln and Sienna.



Gary enjoys staying active with working out, golf, wake surfing and practicing his Catholic Faith.

Gary Rabine

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GentryBeach

Advisory Council Member
An experienced businessman and money manager, over the course of a 20+ year career, I have successfully moved from Analyst to Managing Director, through hard work and a keen eye for favorable investments.
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This experience has culminated in the founding of my current venture — Highground Holdings — a merchant bank and strategic advisor focused on private companies following an opportunistic approach in high-growth, disruptive technologies, special situations and undervalued cash generators, across various sectors including commodities, technology and consumer goods space.
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Today I’m particularly excited by the work I’m doing as Co-Chairman of Eden Green Technology, a leading-edge venture in the emerging space of vertical farming. We’re enabling more energy-efficient farming that will allow for better, fresher produce on store shelves year-round, starting with Walmart.
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A proud Texan (born and bred), and American, married man, and father of 5, I am a great lover of freedom and this land of ours. Outside of work I enjoy hunting, sports, finance and cigars.

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An experienced businessman and money manager, over the course of a 20+ year career, I have successfully moved from Analyst to Managing Director, through hard work and a keen eye for favorable investments.

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This experience has culminated in the founding of my current venture — Highground Holdings — a merchant bank and strategic advisor focused on private companies following an opportunistic approach in high-growth, disruptive technologies, special situations and undervalued cash generators, across various sectors including commodities, technology and consumer goods space.

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Today I’m particularly excited by the work I’m doing as Co-Chairman of Eden Green Technology, a leading-edge venture in the emerging space of vertical farming. We’re enabling more energy-efficient farming that will allow for better, fresher produce on store shelves year-round, starting with Walmart.

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A proud Texan (born and bred), and American, married man, and father of 5, I am a great lover of freedom and this land of ours. Outside of work I enjoy hunting, sports, finance and cigars.

Gentry Beach

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George Strake

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Gil_Baumgarten-

Advisory Council Member
Gil Baumgarten is a 35-year veteran of the securities and investment industry. After beginning his career at the venerable EF Hutton in the early 1980s, Gil became a top producer for UBS and Smith Barney; what is today Morgan Stanley. However, Gil found Wall Street routinely emphasized its own interests over those of the client. By the time 2010 came about, Gil jumped off the brokerage train to start Segment, a fee-only firm where the interests of the client could align with the interests of the firm.
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Named one of the top-20 Exchange Traded Funds thought leaders in America by BARRON’S and the Wall Street Journal, Gil’s expertise is frequently recognized and called upon. He is a multi-year recipient of the BARRON’S Top 1,200 Financial Advisors distinction given to the best financial advisors in the United States; has been ranked by BARRON&#8217;S as one of the 35 best advisors in Texas; has been recognized by the Financial Times as one of the Top 300 Registered Investment Advisors in America; and is a perennial recipient of the Texas Monthly Magazine Five-Star Advisor award, which is based on an independent study of client satisfaction. Having participated as one of six beta-testers in a national UBS program on all-ETF portfolios, Gil is one of only a handful of professional money managers with a 16-year all-ETF portfolio track record. Beyond that, Gil has been a guest commentator on Bloomberg Radio and even hosted his own radio talk show called Dollars and Sense.
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As an avid outdoorsman, Gil has traveled the world hunting and fishing. Gil excels at sports and activities involving precision. He was his university’s billiard champion and likes golf, archery, darts, skeet, and marksmanship. Gil is an award-winning woodworker, specializing in a particular art form called segmentation, from which the firm’s name is derived. Segmentation is the assembly of various species of wood, cut to fit in a precise pattern. This knack for precision extends to Gil’s investment strategies, where risk components and financial strategies are added and subtracted from client accounts with the same attention to detail.
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Gil and his wife Sue are active members of Seven Mile Road Church in Houston. They are former resident house-parents of a ministry called LifeHouse where women who are experiencing unplanned pregnancies are provided housing, help, and hope. Gil and Sue are both present and past board members and volunteers of numerous charities including: Young Life, Young Lives, Coastal Conservation Association, LifeHouse, Star of Hope, Lamar High School Alumni Association board, National Christian Foundation, and others. Gil also serves on the corporate board of Blaze Portfolio Systems, an investment software provider. They have three children who have graduated from TCU, Ole Miss, and Pepperdine.

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Gil Baumgarten is a 35-year veteran of the securities and investment industry. After beginning his career at the venerable EF Hutton in the early 1980s, Gil became a top producer for UBS and Smith Barney; what is today Morgan Stanley. However, Gil found Wall Street routinely emphasized its own interests over those of the client. By the time 2010 came about, Gil jumped off the brokerage train to start Segment, a fee-only firm where the interests of the client could align with the interests of the firm.

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Named one of the top-20 Exchange Traded Funds thought leaders in America by BARRON’S and the Wall Street Journal, Gil’s expertise is frequently recognized and called upon. He is a multi-year recipient of the BARRON’S Top 1,200 Financial Advisors distinction given to the best financial advisors in the United States; has been ranked by BARRON'S as one of the 35 best advisors in Texas; has been recognized by the Financial Times as one of the Top 300 Registered Investment Advisors in America; and is a perennial recipient of the Texas Monthly Magazine Five-Star Advisor award, which is based on an independent study of client satisfaction. Having participated as one of six beta-testers in a national UBS program on all-ETF portfolios, Gil is one of only a handful of professional money managers with a 16-year all-ETF portfolio track record. Beyond that, Gil has been a guest commentator on Bloomberg Radio and even hosted his own radio talk show called Dollars and Sense.

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As an avid outdoorsman, Gil has traveled the world hunting and fishing. Gil excels at sports and activities involving precision. He was his university’s billiard champion and likes golf, archery, darts, skeet, and marksmanship. Gil is an award-winning woodworker, specializing in a particular art form called segmentation, from which the firm’s name is derived. Segmentation is the assembly of various species of wood, cut to fit in a precise pattern. This knack for precision extends to Gil’s investment strategies, where risk components and financial strategies are added and subtracted from client accounts with the same attention to detail.

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Gil and his wife Sue are active members of Seven Mile Road Church in Houston. They are former resident house-parents of a ministry called LifeHouse where women who are experiencing unplanned pregnancies are provided housing, help, and hope. Gil and Sue are both present and past board members and volunteers of numerous charities including: Young Life, Young Lives, Coastal Conservation Association, LifeHouse, Star of Hope, Lamar High School Alumni Association board, National Christian Foundation, and others. Gil also serves on the corporate board of Blaze Portfolio Systems, an investment software provider. They have three children who have graduated from TCU, Ole Miss, and Pepperdine.

Gil Baumgarten

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HanleySayers

Hanley Sayers III

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JamesonCampaigne

Advisory Council Member
Jameson Campaigne comes from a newspaper and book publishing background.
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His father was editor-in-chief of the Indianapolis Star and Jameson spent some of his summers as a reporter and on the re-write desk before entering college. He was educated at Park School in Indianapolis, where in addition to much time spent on the athletic fields he was also editor of the school newspaper. The foundations of his interest in things political were cemented when he spent two summers interning on Capitol Hill for U.S. Congressman Donald Bruce, later a chairman of the American Conservative Union. Jameson graduated from Williams College in 1962, following four years of campus activism. In 1960 he was one of the founders, and later a long term board member, of Young Americans for Freedom, the first nationwide youth group of conservative activists.
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After college Jameson worked at the Henry Regnery Company, book publishers, where he was the managing editor and published such distinguished authors as Frank Meyer, William F. Buckley, Jr., Russell Kirk, Willmoore Kendall, Phil Crane, Wilhelm Röpke, and others. His first national political campaign, in 1964, was on the staff of F. Clifton White for the election campaign of Barry Goldwater, followed by involvement in the 1968, 1976, and 1980 presidential campaigns of Ronald Reagan. He also was one of the four principal managers of the first congressional campaign of Phil Crane, later chairman of ACU, in 1969.
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Subsequent to the presidential election of 1964 Jameson worked briefly for Field Enterprises, publisher of the Chicago Daily News and Chicago Sun-Times as a management trainee, and then with a partner purchased a newspaper publishing company with one daily and six weekly newspapers. Following the sale of his newspaper company, after sales and profits had grown five-fold, he became executive editor at the Open Court Publishing Company for several years, and then in 1975, founded Green Hill Publishers, and, in 1986, Jameson Books, both of which remain his primary business interest, producing, among others, more than fifteen million copies of conservative books. He is also a direct mail and newspaper consultant and a &#8220;rhetoric coach&#8221; for right-of-center candidates, communicators, and organizations.
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In addition to his print vocation Jameson Campaigne’s avocation has been conservative politics and philosophy. The long list of institutions and organizations which he has served – the American Conservative Union board for forty-two years, member of the Mont Pelerin Society since 1971, former board member of Americans for Effective Law Enforcement, a current board member of the National Humanities Institute, and those of which he was a founding member and former board member such as the National Tax Limitation Committee, The Media Institute, and The Philadelphia Society – reflect his life-long interest in restoring American government to a state approximating the vision of our Nation’s Founders.
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Advisory Council Member

Jameson Campaigne comes from a newspaper and book publishing background.

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His father was editor-in-chief of the Indianapolis Star and Jameson spent some of his summers as a reporter and on the re-write desk before entering college. He was educated at Park School in Indianapolis, where in addition to much time spent on the athletic fields he was also editor of the school newspaper. The foundations of his interest in things political were cemented when he spent two summers interning on Capitol Hill for U.S. Congressman Donald Bruce, later a chairman of the American Conservative Union. Jameson graduated from Williams College in 1962, following four years of campus activism. In 1960 he was one of the founders, and later a long term board member, of Young Americans for Freedom, the first nationwide youth group of conservative activists.
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After college Jameson worked at the Henry Regnery Company, book publishers, where he was the managing editor and published such distinguished authors as Frank Meyer, William F. Buckley, Jr., Russell Kirk, Willmoore Kendall, Phil Crane, Wilhelm Röpke, and others. His first national political campaign, in 1964, was on the staff of F. Clifton White for the election campaign of Barry Goldwater, followed by involvement in the 1968, 1976, and 1980 presidential campaigns of Ronald Reagan. He also was one of the four principal managers of the first congressional campaign of Phil Crane, later chairman of ACU, in 1969.

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Subsequent to the presidential election of 1964 Jameson worked briefly for Field Enterprises, publisher of the Chicago Daily News and Chicago Sun-Times as a management trainee, and then with a partner purchased a newspaper publishing company with one daily and six weekly newspapers. Following the sale of his newspaper company, after sales and profits had grown five-fold, he became executive editor at the Open Court Publishing Company for several years, and then in 1975, founded Green Hill Publishers, and, in 1986, Jameson Books, both of which remain his primary business interest, producing, among others, more than fifteen million copies of conservative books. He is also a direct mail and newspaper consultant and a "rhetoric coach" for right-of-center candidates, communicators, and organizations.

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In addition to his print vocation Jameson Campaigne’s avocation has been conservative politics and philosophy. The long list of institutions and organizations which he has served – the American Conservative Union board for forty-two years, member of the Mont Pelerin Society since 1971, former board member of Americans for Effective Law Enforcement, a current board member of the National Humanities Institute, and those of which he was a founding member and former board member such as the National Tax Limitation Committee, The Media Institute, and The Philadelphia Society – reflect his life-long interest in restoring American government to a state approximating the vision of our Nation’s Founders.

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Jameson Campaigne

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JanisSleeter

Advisory Council Member
Janis Sleeter is a Wealth Advisor for Total Clarity Wealth Management. She manages the Oak Brook branch which includes her husband Tom and son David. The office provides financial planning and investment management services individualized to help clients pursue their goals.
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She has over 20 years of corporate finance experience, including Manager of Financial Analysis at McDonald’s Corporation and Director of Treasury for Allied Van Lines. She started a financial consulting firm in 1992 working with individuals and business owners.
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After receiving a B.A. from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, she earned a CPA, a certification CFP® and an AIF®.
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Jan has conducted many seminars and workshops on personal and business financial planning, investing, retirement and estate planning.  She is a member of the Financial Planning Association and Chicago Council on Planned Giving.
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Janis and her husband Tom reside in Downers Grove, Illinois. Jan is active in several civic groups. Their son and daughter live in Chicago.
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CFP® Certified Financial Planner 
AIF® Accredited Investment Fiduciary
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Jan Sleeter is a registered representative of LPL Financial and offers securities solely through LPL Financial member <a class="ext" href="https://www.finra.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FINRA</a>/ <a class="ext" href="https://www.sipc.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SIPC</a>. Jan provides investment advisory services through Total Clarity Wealth Management, an SEC registered investment adviser (or State RIA as the case may be). Total Clarity Wealth Management is not an affiliate of LPL Financial.

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Janis Sleeter is a Wealth Advisor for Total Clarity Wealth Management. She manages the Oak Brook branch which includes her husband Tom and son David. The office provides financial planning and investment management services individualized to help clients pursue their goals.

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She has over 20 years of corporate finance experience, including Manager of Financial Analysis at McDonald’s Corporation and Director of Treasury for Allied Van Lines. She started a financial consulting firm in 1992 working with individuals and business owners.

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After receiving a B.A. from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, she earned a CPA, a certification CFP® and an AIF®.

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Jan has conducted many seminars and workshops on personal and business financial planning, investing, retirement and estate planning.  She is a member of the Financial Planning Association and Chicago Council on Planned Giving.

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Janis and her husband Tom reside in Downers Grove, Illinois. Jan is active in several civic groups. Their son and daughter live in Chicago.

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CFP® Certified Financial Planner
AIF® Accredited Investment Fiduciary

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Jan Sleeter is a registered representative of LPL Financial and offers securities solely through LPL Financial member <a class="ext" href="https://www.finra.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FINRA</a>/ <a class="ext" href="https://www.sipc.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SIPC</a>. Jan provides investment advisory services through Total Clarity Wealth Management, an SEC registered investment adviser (or State RIA as the case may be). Total Clarity Wealth Management is not an affiliate of LPL Financial.

Jan Sleeter

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Advisory Council Member
Jeff Hunt serves as the Vice President of Public Policy for Colorado Christain University and the Director for the Centennial Institute.
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Jeff earned his BA degrees in Philosophy and Religious Studies from Westmont College, Master of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary, and Master of Political Management from George Washington University. He has served as Media Coordinator for the Senate Republican Conference, Director of Operations of the Clapham Group, Special Assistant to Senator Rick Santorum in his 2012 White House bid, and Director of Colorado Coalitions for Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign. He was the founder of Avinova Media Group, a digital media marketing firm based in Colorado.
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Jeff is a former river and mountain guide and loves to be outdoors. He and his wife, Nicole, have four children.

Advisory Council Member

Jeff Hunt serves as the Vice President of Public Policy for Colorado Christain University and the Director for the Centennial Institute.

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Jeff earned his BA degrees in Philosophy and Religious Studies from Westmont College, Master of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary, and Master of Political Management from George Washington University. He has served as Media Coordinator for the Senate Republican Conference, Director of Operations of the Clapham Group, Special Assistant to Senator Rick Santorum in his 2012 White House bid, and Director of Colorado Coalitions for Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign. He was the founder of Avinova Media Group, a digital media marketing firm based in Colorado.

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Jeff is a former river and mountain guide and loves to be outdoors. He and his wife, Nicole, have four children.

Jeff Hunt

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Advisory Council Member
Jennifer Anju Grossman, a former Senior Vice President at Dole Food Company, became the CEO of the Atlas Society on March 1st, 2016.
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Jennifer Grossman has spent decades helping people to live freer, healthier lives. She launched the Dole Nutrition Institute — a research and education organization — at the behest of Dole Chairman David H. Murdock. She continued this agenda as Health Editor of Laura Ingraham&#8217;s new lifestyle site, LifeZette.
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Previously Grossman served as Director of Education at the Cato Institute, and worked closely with the late philanthropist Theodore J. Forstmann to launch the Children&#8217;s Scholarship Fund. A speechwriter for President George H. W. Bush, Grossman has written for both national and local publications.
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&#8220;The principles of Objectivism, the philosophy rooted in reality, reason, and individualism, has never been more needed — nor more neglected,” says Grossman. “This is the perfect moment to help the public rediscover the moral vision of Ayn Rand.&#8221;

CEO of the Atlas Society

Advisory Council Member

Jennifer Anju Grossman, a former Senior Vice President at Dole Food Company, became the CEO of the Atlas Society on March 1st, 2016.

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Jennifer Grossman has spent decades helping people to live freer, healthier lives. She launched the Dole Nutrition Institute — a research and education organization — at the behest of Dole Chairman David H. Murdock. She continued this agenda as Health Editor of Laura Ingraham's new lifestyle site, LifeZette.

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Previously Grossman served as Director of Education at the Cato Institute, and worked closely with the late philanthropist Theodore J. Forstmann to launch the Children's Scholarship Fund. A speechwriter for President George H. W. Bush, Grossman has written for both national and local publications.

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"The principles of Objectivism, the philosophy rooted in reality, reason, and individualism, has never been more needed — nor more neglected,” says Grossman. “This is the perfect moment to help the public rediscover the moral vision of Ayn Rand."

Jennifer Grossman

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Advisory Council Member
Jim Holden founded Holden in 1979, and throughout its 35+ year history, Holden has grown to be a world-renowned leader in the sales process improvement field.
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Mr. Holden&#8217;s career has been marked by exceptional innovation. In 1990, he established Holden as the first company to model sales effectiveness, an achievement that garnered the Ernst &amp; Young Regional Entrepreneur of the Year award for the Service Industry.
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Mr. Holden is also a globally recognized business author, with titles including Power Base Selling, World Class Selling, The Selling Fox, and The New Power Base Selling co-authored with Ryan Kubacki.
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Mr. Holden earned a B.S.E.E. with high honors from Northeastern University in Boston and is a member of the National Engineering Honor Society, Tau Beta Pi, and the National Interdisciplinary Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi. He began his sales career in 1974 with Teradyne, a Boston-based high-technology company. Prior to founding Holden, he was Vice President of Sales for Aegis, a third-party distribution company selling computer-based test systems into the manufacturing environment.
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Mr. Holden and his wife Chris reside in the greater Chicago area. He was a founder/director of the First National Bank of Roselle and has served as a director of two other area banks and several early development-stage companies. He is active in the community, having founded the Partnership to End Homelessness in Chicago, and is a supporter of many other charities, including cancer research.

Advisory Council Member

Jim Holden founded Holden in 1979, and throughout its 35+ year history, Holden has grown to be a world-renowned leader in the sales process improvement field.

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Mr. Holden's career has been marked by exceptional innovation. In 1990, he established Holden as the first company to model sales effectiveness, an achievement that garnered the Ernst &amp; Young Regional Entrepreneur of the Year award for the Service Industry.

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Mr. Holden is also a globally recognized business author, with titles including Power Base Selling, World Class Selling, The Selling Fox, and The New Power Base Selling co-authored with Ryan Kubacki.

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Mr. Holden earned a B.S.E.E. with high honors from Northeastern University in Boston and is a member of the National Engineering Honor Society, Tau Beta Pi, and the National Interdisciplinary Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi. He began his sales career in 1974 with Teradyne, a Boston-based high-technology company. Prior to founding Holden, he was Vice President of Sales for Aegis, a third-party distribution company selling computer-based test systems into the manufacturing environment.

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Mr. Holden and his wife Chris reside in the greater Chicago area. He was a founder/director of the First National Bank of Roselle and has served as a director of two other area banks and several early development-stage companies. He is active in the community, having founded the Partnership to End Homelessness in Chicago, and is a supporter of many other charities, including cancer research.

Jim Holden

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John A. Catsimatidis, Jr. is a Principal at the Red Apple Group. Red Apple Group is a conglomerate that owns and operates assets in the energy, real estate, finance, insurance, and supermarket industries. In addition to his involvement in the operations of portfolio companies, John also leads the investment team which looks at both private and public opportunities.
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He is a graduate of the New York University Stern School of Business, where he received a B.S. for his concentrations in finance and management. For his leadership at NYU, he was presented the President’s Service Award for distinguished service and contribution to the New York University Community.
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John is involved in all of the philanthropic activities of the Catsimatidis Family Foundation, which supports organizations such as the Police Athletic League and the Alzheimer’s Association.
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John A. Catsimatidis, Jr. is a Principal at the Red Apple Group. Red Apple Group is a conglomerate that owns and operates assets in the energy, real estate, finance, insurance, and supermarket industries. In addition to his involvement in the operations of portfolio companies, John also leads the investment team which looks at both private and public opportunities.
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He is a graduate of the New York University Stern School of Business, where he received a B.S. for his concentrations in finance and management. For his leadership at NYU, he was presented the President’s Service Award for distinguished service and contribution to the New York University Community.
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John is involved in all of the philanthropic activities of the Catsimatidis Family Foundation, which supports organizations such as the Police Athletic League and the Alzheimer’s Association.

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John Catsimatidis Jr.

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Advisory Council Member
After a successful 29-year career as a Senior Vice President Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch, Joy took early retirement in 2014 to become a full-time Constitutional activist. Government-run schools from Pre-K through college had become anti-freedom, anti-American, anti-religion, anti-Constitutional institutions indoctrinating students with Socialist and Communist intolerance. &#8220;I saw the free market Capitalism that enabled my success being eroded by onerous regulations that robbed entrepreneurs, innovators, and investors of the opportunity to succeed. What was a fairly level playing field has become one filled with land mines and obstacles mandated by unelected, unaccountable, and lifetime-tenured bureaucrats with no practical experience in the field they were regulating. I spent more time dealing with repetitious regulatory compliance than doing the research that would benefit by clients. The freedom that allowed me to go from a six-figure debt to a seven-figure-plus net worth was already not there for the next generation.&#8221;
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Joy serves as Founding Board Member and Vice President of Foundation for Peace, Board Member of the Washington Bach Consort, Vestry member of Christ the Anglican Church in Washington DC, Board Member of 7400 Oceanside in Fisher Island, Florida, voting representative to the Fisher Island Community Association, President and CEO of Mint Design and Development LLC and its subsidiary, Sonoma-Provence, a small organic, family farm in Sonoma County, California. &#8220;I would be remiss not to note the current onerous regulatory environment that has hamstrung every one of the organizations above (and more) by adding unnecessary expense, delays, and layers of paperwork. Only the wealthy can afford to navigate these costly regulatory delays and fees.&#8221;
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Joy also serves as a member of the Trump Victory Finance Team; raising money by recruiting, organizing, and bundling donors, recruiting and organizing volunteers, and making calls. She also served on Marco Rubio’s various campaigns, raising money by recruiting, organizing, and building donors, knocking on doors, making GOTV calls, organizing groups for events, recruiting and organizing volunteers, working polls, and campaigning in over a dozen states.

Advisory Council Member 

Advisory Council Member

After a successful 29-year career as a Senior Vice President Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch, Joy took early retirement in 2014 to become a full-time Constitutional activist. Government-run schools from Pre-K through college had become anti-freedom, anti-American, anti-religion, anti-Constitutional institutions indoctrinating students with Socialist and Communist intolerance. "I saw the free market Capitalism that enabled my success being eroded by onerous regulations that robbed entrepreneurs, innovators, and investors of the opportunity to succeed. What was a fairly level playing field has become one filled with land mines and obstacles mandated by unelected, unaccountable, and lifetime-tenured bureaucrats with no practical experience in the field they were regulating. I spent more time dealing with repetitious regulatory compliance than doing the research that would benefit by clients. The freedom that allowed me to go from a six-figure debt to a seven-figure-plus net worth was already not there for the next generation."

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Joy serves as Founding Board Member and Vice President of Foundation for Peace, Board Member of the Washington Bach Consort, Vestry member of Christ the Anglican Church in Washington DC, Board Member of 7400 Oceanside in Fisher Island, Florida, voting representative to the Fisher Island Community Association, President and CEO of Mint Design and Development LLC and its subsidiary, Sonoma-Provence, a small organic, family farm in Sonoma County, California. "I would be remiss not to note the current onerous regulatory environment that has hamstrung every one of the organizations above (and more) by adding unnecessary expense, delays, and layers of paperwork. Only the wealthy can afford to navigate these costly regulatory delays and fees."

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Joy also serves as a member of the Trump Victory Finance Team; raising money by recruiting, organizing, and bundling donors, recruiting and organizing volunteers, and making calls. She also served on Marco Rubio’s various campaigns, raising money by recruiting, organizing, and building donors, knocking on doors, making GOTV calls, organizing groups for events, recruiting and organizing volunteers, working polls, and campaigning in over a dozen states.

Joy Fowler Spragens

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Ms. Fields, who resides in Charlotte, NC with her husband Art, was born and raised in Dayton, 
Ohio. Julie graduated from Wayne High School and earned a Bachelor’s in Business 
Administration from Queens University in Charlotte. Prior to her retirement, Julie enjoyed a 
thirty-year career in real estate management and development.
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Julie is a self-proclaimed mover— a former marathon runner who now enjoys hiking/rucking, 
yoga and weight training. When in motion, Mrs. Fields listens to her go-to podcasts with a keen 
ear towards content and communication patterns.
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Communication, both verbal and written, is an area of study for Julie. She has a compilation of 
personal essays, a few of them published, that she may someday add to and float out in book 
form. It equally possible that she just tucks them away with the hope that a future family 
member comes across her musings and finds that their ancestor, one Julie Ryan Fields—a wife, 
mother, grandmother and freedom fighter—was infinitely more interesting than anyone ever 
knew.
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Mr. and Mrs. Fields have a mix of fine charitable organizations they support, but front and 
center is TPUSA. With the focus on youth, TPUSA’s mission resonates with Julie and Art as they 
strive to maintain partnerships to preserve the values and the principles that our great nation 
was founded upon.

Ms. Fields, who resides in Charlotte, NC with her husband Art, was born and raised in Dayton,
Ohio. Julie graduated from Wayne High School and earned a Bachelor’s in Business
Administration from Queens University in Charlotte. Prior to her retirement, Julie enjoyed a
thirty-year career in real estate management and development.

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Julie is a self-proclaimed mover— a former marathon runner who now enjoys hiking/rucking,
yoga and weight training. When in motion, Mrs. Fields listens to her go-to podcasts with a keen
ear towards content and communication patterns.

&nbsp;

Communication, both verbal and written, is an area of study for Julie. She has a compilation of
personal essays, a few of them published, that she may someday add to and float out in book
form. It equally possible that she just tucks them away with the hope that a future family
member comes across her musings and finds that their ancestor, one Julie Ryan Fields—a wife,
mother, grandmother and freedom fighter—was infinitely more interesting than anyone ever
knew.

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Mr. and Mrs. Fields have a mix of fine charitable organizations they support, but front and
center is TPUSA. With the focus on youth, TPUSA’s mission resonates with Julie and Art as they
strive to maintain partnerships to preserve the values and the principles that our great nation
was founded upon.

Julie Fields

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Advisory Council Member
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Mr. Julio Gonzalez, National Tax Reform Expert, is the Founder and CEO of Engineered Tax Services, Inc. (ETS) Mr. Gonzalez’ focus was to bring specialized engineering tax studies to mainstream America, which historically had only been available to Fortune 500 and public companies through the National Accounting Firms.
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Mr. Julio Gonzalez, National Tax Reform Expert, founded Engineered Tax Services, Inc., (ETS) to marry the science of engineering with the principles of tax and accounting. Mr. Gonzalez wanted to bring specialty tax services to mainstream America that were previously only available to public companies through the Big 4 accounting firms.
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Today,  Mr. Gonzalez and ETS are the country’s largest licensed engineering tax resource to 1000s of CPA firms nationally.
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Today, ETS is one of the largest, fastest growing, and most innovative engineering, energy, and specialty tax credit services firms in the country and one of the country’s largest certified Minority companies. Mr. Gonzalez is also the founder of several other family operational companies including his family office, Gonzalez Family Office (GFO), Calle Gato Ocho (CGO), Engineered Tax Exchange (ETE) and Engineered Family Office (EFO). Gonzalez Family Office manages the Gonzalez family capital by investing primarily in real estate, private equity and venture capital. CGO owns and operates direct real estate investments in multi-family housing and mixed-use office real estate and Opportunity Zone real estate for the Gonzalez family. ETE was started to provide high-level due alternative tax investing strategies to manage tax liabilities. EFO provides a multi-family office environment for high-end athletes and top entrepreneurs.
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Mr. Gonzalez is a proud member of the following organizations:
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<li>Memory Tree, Board of Director</li>
<li>Companion for Heroes, Board of Director</li>
<li>Gentlemen of Palm Beach, Board of Director</li>
<li>Cystic Fibrosis, Board Member</li>
<li>Forbes Finance Council</li>
<li>The Real Estate Roundtable</li>
<li>The Heritage Foundation</li>
<li>YPO</li>
<li>EO</li>
<li>James Madison Institute</li>
<li>Hispanic 100</li>
</ul>

Advisory Council Member

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Mr. Julio Gonzalez, National Tax Reform Expert, is the Founder and CEO of Engineered Tax Services, Inc. (ETS) Mr. Gonzalez’ focus was to bring specialized engineering tax studies to mainstream America, which historically had only been available to Fortune 500 and public companies through the National Accounting Firms.

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Mr. Julio Gonzalez, National Tax Reform Expert, founded Engineered Tax Services, Inc., (ETS) to marry the science of engineering with the principles of tax and accounting. Mr. Gonzalez wanted to bring specialty tax services to mainstream America that were previously only available to public companies through the Big 4 accounting firms.

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Today,  Mr. Gonzalez and ETS are the country’s largest licensed engineering tax resource to 1000s of CPA firms nationally.

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Today, ETS is one of the largest, fastest growing, and most innovative engineering, energy, and specialty tax credit services firms in the country and one of the country’s largest certified Minority companies. Mr. Gonzalez is also the founder of several other family operational companies including his family office, Gonzalez Family Office (GFO), Calle Gato Ocho (CGO), Engineered Tax Exchange (ETE) and Engineered Family Office (EFO). Gonzalez Family Office manages the Gonzalez family capital by investing primarily in real estate, private equity and venture capital. CGO owns and operates direct real estate investments in multi-family housing and mixed-use office real estate and Opportunity Zone real estate for the Gonzalez family. ETE was started to provide high-level due alternative tax investing strategies to manage tax liabilities. EFO provides a multi-family office environment for high-end athletes and top entrepreneurs.

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Mr. Gonzalez is a proud member of the following organizations:
<ul>
 	<li>Memory Tree, Board of Director</li>
 	<li>Companion for Heroes, Board of Director</li>
 	<li>Gentlemen of Palm Beach, Board of Director</li>
 	<li>Cystic Fibrosis, Board Member</li>
 	<li>Forbes Finance Council</li>
 	<li>The Real Estate Roundtable</li>
 	<li>The Heritage Foundation</li>
 	<li>YPO</li>
 	<li>EO</li>
 	<li>James Madison Institute</li>
 	<li>Hispanic 100</li>
</ul>

Julio Gonzalez

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Karen Wolters

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Kate is a native Atlantan. She is a founder of Education Veritas, Inc., a Section 501(c)(3), non-profit organization whose mission is: Educating, enlightening, and empowering parents and students with truth in education. EV deals with issues like bullying of students and parents; teachers and administrators teaching personal and political ideological beliefs; and “queer theory.” She attended The Westminster Schools and is a graduate of Southern Methodist University with a degree in Journalism and English. Kate is on the Advisory Board of Turning Point USA and has spoken at the Hope for America event, Fulton County Republican Womens group events and along side other experts in the field of education and critical theory at Education Veritas events. Kate and her husband Harold are raising three boys. Two of these young men are spearheading the Atlanta/Buckhead Turning Point Hub.

Kate is a native Atlantan. She is a founder of Education Veritas, Inc., a Section 501(c)(3), non-profit organization whose mission is: Educating, enlightening, and empowering parents and students with truth in education. EV deals with issues like bullying of students and parents; teachers and administrators teaching personal and political ideological beliefs; and “queer theory.” She attended The Westminster Schools and is a graduate of Southern Methodist University with a degree in Journalism and English. Kate is on the Advisory Board of Turning Point USA and has spoken at the Hope for America event, Fulton County Republican Womens group events and along side other experts in the field of education and critical theory at Education Veritas events. Kate and her husband Harold are raising three boys. Two of these young men are spearheading the Atlanta/Buckhead Turning Point Hub.

Kate Hudson

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Advisory Council Member
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Keatha Avery Brown is a Christian, a wife, and mother of two amazing young men. She is a 1991 graduate of Texas A&amp;M, CPA, a Mortgage Loan Officer at Affinity Home Lending, and holds a Masters in Criminal Justice Forensic Psychology from Liberty University. She is also a member of the Montgomery County Citizens Police Academy Alumni, and a member of the Inaugural class of Leadership North Houston.
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Keatha is also a native Texan, currently living in Montgomery County, Texas where she has long been an avid seeker of truth and justice, which prompted her getting degree in Criminal Justice. Keatha also homeschooled her two boys for 10 years, has been involved in her church, various charitable and political organizations, including homeless, military, and sex trafficking assistance organizations.  Within these organizations she has contributed her time to administrative, event planning, and fundraising.  In addition, she established a TPUSA Chapter and was parent sponsor at her children’s high school, where both boys also served as officers of the local chapter. Keatha gives her time and attention to raising awareness to truth in all areas of her life, both professional and personal.

Advisory Council Member
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Keatha Avery Brown is a Christian, a wife, and mother of two amazing young men. She is a 1991 graduate of Texas A&amp;M, CPA, a Mortgage Loan Officer at Affinity Home Lending, and holds a Masters in Criminal Justice Forensic Psychology from Liberty University. She is also a member of the Montgomery County Citizens Police Academy Alumni, and a member of the Inaugural class of Leadership North Houston.

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Keatha is also a native Texan, currently living in Montgomery County, Texas where she has long been an avid seeker of truth and justice, which prompted her getting degree in Criminal Justice. Keatha also homeschooled her two boys for 10 years, has been involved in her church, various charitable and political organizations, including homeless, military, and sex trafficking assistance organizations.  Within these organizations she has contributed her time to administrative, event planning, and fundraising.  In addition, she established a TPUSA Chapter and was parent sponsor at her children’s high school, where both boys also served as officers of the local chapter. Keatha gives her time and attention to raising awareness to truth in all areas of her life, both professional and personal.

Keatha Brown

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Kirk Blumm

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Lee and Erin Harris

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Advisory Council Member
Lila Ontiveros is a Principal for CAZ Investments. She facilitates the ability of outside investors, including family offices, individuals, advisors, and institutions, to co-invest with the firm and our principals.
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Lila brings over a decade of business development and client relations experience with her to CAZ. The majority of that time was spent as a Vice President in Foreign Exchange Sales at Goldman Sachs in New York City. Prior to joining CAZ, she served as Finance Director on a major presidential campaign.
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A Houston area native, Lila was a Meinig Scholar at Cornell University and graduated with a B.S. in Industrial Labor Relations. She has been involved in various philanthropic endeavors in Houston and New York City, and has been a class agent of Phillips Exeter Academy for 16 years.

Advisory Council Member

Lila Ontiveros is a Principal for CAZ Investments. She facilitates the ability of outside investors, including family offices, individuals, advisors, and institutions, to co-invest with the firm and our principals.

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Lila brings over a decade of business development and client relations experience with her to CAZ. The majority of that time was spent as a Vice President in Foreign Exchange Sales at Goldman Sachs in New York City. Prior to joining CAZ, she served as Finance Director on a major presidential campaign.

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A Houston area native, Lila was a Meinig Scholar at Cornell University and graduated with a B.S. in Industrial Labor Relations. She has been involved in various philanthropic endeavors in Houston and New York City, and has been a class agent of Phillips Exeter Academy for 16 years.

Lila Ontiveros

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Liz Hamlin

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Marc Kruer

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Advisory Council Member
Mark Stitzer became Hamlin&#8217;s Managing Partner in January 2003. His responsibilities include business development, marketing and assisting the Hamlin Fixed Income Team with sourcing of potential investment. He has been with the firm since December 2001. Mr. Stitzer&#8217;s prior experience int he investment business includes Trust Company of the West in 2001 as Senior Vice President in Marketing, Crest Equity Management from 1984-1995, Mr. Stitzer was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse First Boston (&#8220;CSFB&#8221;) in the Institutional Fixed Income Department. While at CSFB, he managed the short-term tax-exempt money market and bond department. Mr. Stitzer also served on the Board of Directors of the Marlu Foundation.

Advisory Council Member

Mark Stitzer became Hamlin's Managing Partner in January 2003. His responsibilities include business development, marketing and assisting the Hamlin Fixed Income Team with sourcing of potential investment. He has been with the firm since December 2001. Mr. Stitzer's prior experience int he investment business includes Trust Company of the West in 2001 as Senior Vice President in Marketing, Crest Equity Management from 1984-1995, Mr. Stitzer was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse First Boston ("CSFB") in the Institutional Fixed Income Department. While at CSFB, he managed the short-term tax-exempt money market and bond department. Mr. Stitzer also served on the Board of Directors of the Marlu Foundation.

Mark Stitzer

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Advisory Council Member
Michele (Mica) Mosbacher, widow of the 28th U.S. Secretary of Commerce and oilman Robert Mosbacher, Sr., was commissioned as an Honorary Consul of Iceland, Houston and Central Texas, in 2010 by the Foreign Ministry of Iceland. She is an author, motivational speaker and proud sponsor of Godstone Ranch Motorsports, a family professional motorsports team that races for charitable causes.
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She has served  on the boards of the Houston Ballet, University of Houston; and was appointed by Governor Perry to the steering committee of the Aga Khan Foundation. Mica previously served as a director of the American Hospital Foundation, receiving the board’s highest honor presented by Ambassador Howard Leach at the United States Embassy in Paris.
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Focused on education, Mica previously served as on the University of Houston’s Board of Regents and the board of Strake Jesuit Prepartory School. Mica implemented Best Friends, a character education program and the Raol Wallenberg Heroes program in the Houston Independent School District in the late 90s.
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Mica has chaired numerous charitable fundraisers including Houston Ballet Ball, Woodrow Wilson Gala, Museum of Fine Arts Costume Institute and American Hospital of Paris Foundation. With her husband Bob, she co-chaired the M.D. Anderson Milestones and Miracles celebration, honoring President George H.W. Bush, that raised more than $10 million (a record at the time). M.D. Anderson Cancer Center’s pastoral outreach group honored Mica, and she was named Pacesetter of the Year by the Cancer Assistance League.
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In April of 2011, Houston Mayor Anise Parker honored her with “Mica Mosbacher Day” for her initiation of the prominent public art installation, “On Tolerance,” featuring sculptures by world-class sculptor, Jaume Plensa.
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In 2013, Mica was appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to the Order of St. John; in 2012 she was awarded the Silver Good Citizenship Medal, the highest honor from the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution. She was named Philanthropist of the Year in 2007 by TAASA (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault). Mica was named Knight Commander of the Order of King Francis I.
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In 2008, Mica was inducted into the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame along with Barbara Bush and other prominent Houstonians. A journalist, she has received prestigious writing awards for feature articles. Her career began in 1972, when as an intern at KPRC-TV/NBC in Houston, she was one of the only female reporters on staff at that time. She later pursued a career in print journalism and freelance writing.
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A longtime horse lover, Mica is a former champion in the American Saddleseat Amateur Walk-Trot Division. She won her first horse show at the Dallas State Fair riding J Miller and was trained by Charles Smith at Tri-Oaks Stables in Houston.
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Active in political fundraising, Mica has served as a co-chair on many statewide and national campaigns. Born in Gainesville, Florida, Mica resides in Houston and Austin.

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Michele (Mica) Mosbacher, widow of the 28th U.S. Secretary of Commerce and oilman Robert Mosbacher, Sr., was commissioned as an Honorary Consul of Iceland, Houston and Central Texas, in 2010 by the Foreign Ministry of Iceland. She is an author, motivational speaker and proud sponsor of Godstone Ranch Motorsports, a family professional motorsports team that races for charitable causes.

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She has served  on the boards of the Houston Ballet, University of Houston; and was appointed by Governor Perry to the steering committee of the Aga Khan Foundation. Mica previously served as a director of the American Hospital Foundation, receiving the board’s highest honor presented by Ambassador Howard Leach at the United States Embassy in Paris.

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Focused on education, Mica previously served as on the University of Houston’s Board of Regents and the board of Strake Jesuit Prepartory School. Mica implemented Best Friends, a character education program and the Raol Wallenberg Heroes program in the Houston Independent School District in the late 90s.

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Mica has chaired numerous charitable fundraisers including Houston Ballet Ball, Woodrow Wilson Gala, Museum of Fine Arts Costume Institute and American Hospital of Paris Foundation. With her husband Bob, she co-chaired the M.D. Anderson Milestones and Miracles celebration, honoring President George H.W. Bush, that raised more than $10 million (a record at the time). M.D. Anderson Cancer Center’s pastoral outreach group honored Mica, and she was named Pacesetter of the Year by the Cancer Assistance League.

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In April of 2011, Houston Mayor Anise Parker honored her with “Mica Mosbacher Day” for her initiation of the prominent public art installation, “On Tolerance,” featuring sculptures by world-class sculptor, Jaume Plensa.

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In 2013, Mica was appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to the Order of St. John; in 2012 she was awarded the Silver Good Citizenship Medal, the highest honor from the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution. She was named Philanthropist of the Year in 2007 by TAASA (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault). Mica was named Knight Commander of the Order of King Francis I.

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In 2008, Mica was inducted into the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame along with Barbara Bush and other prominent Houstonians. A journalist, she has received prestigious writing awards for feature articles. Her career began in 1972, when as an intern at KPRC-TV/NBC in Houston, she was one of the only female reporters on staff at that time. She later pursued a career in print journalism and freelance writing.

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A longtime horse lover, Mica is a former champion in the American Saddleseat Amateur Walk-Trot Division. She won her first horse show at the Dallas State Fair riding J Miller and was trained by Charles Smith at Tri-Oaks Stables in Houston.

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Active in political fundraising, Mica has served as a co-chair on many statewide and national campaigns. Born in Gainesville, Florida, Mica resides in Houston and Austin.

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Advisory Council Member
Michael Burstein started as an attorney in 1987 working at a Century City law firm and focuses on wills and trusts, estate planning, probate, elder law, and business planning. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of California, Hastings College of Law, which happens to be the oldest law school west of the Mississippi River. At Hastings he was the Managing Editor of the Constitutional Law Quarterly.
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After law school Michael began applying what he had learned initially as a member of the California Bar and later adding the Kansas and Oklahoma bars. In addition to being a member of the Beverly Hills Bar Association’s Order of Distinguished Attorneys, Michael is also an active member of Wealth Counsel (which is a national network of practicing estate planning attorneys) as well as Elder Counsel, Wealth Counsel Advisors, and serves on the Board of the Directors of the Culver Marina Bar Association.
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Michael’s passion shines through in all aspects of his work, and his desire to educate his clients as well as the general public has led him to host educational seminars and boot camps. He has experience in addressing thousands of unique situations and takes the time to make sure that not only his clients work is done efficiently, but that his clients are comfortable every step of the way.
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Throughout his career Michael has prepared upwards of 3,500 trusts, 5,000 wills, and probates approximately 50 estates annually. His attention to detail, mastery of the law, and willingness to do whatever it takes to meet the individual&#8217;s needs of a wide range of clients has allowed him to build a successful practice in the Los Angeles area since going out on his own in 1989. Many of his clients have been with him for years, and recommend his services to family and friends alike.

Advisory Council Member

Michael Burstein started as an attorney in 1987 working at a Century City law firm and focuses on wills and trusts, estate planning, probate, elder law, and business planning. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of California, Hastings College of Law, which happens to be the oldest law school west of the Mississippi River. At Hastings he was the Managing Editor of the Constitutional Law Quarterly.

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After law school Michael began applying what he had learned initially as a member of the California Bar and later adding the Kansas and Oklahoma bars. In addition to being a member of the Beverly Hills Bar Association’s Order of Distinguished Attorneys, Michael is also an active member of Wealth Counsel (which is a national network of practicing estate planning attorneys) as well as Elder Counsel, Wealth Counsel Advisors, and serves on the Board of the Directors of the Culver Marina Bar Association.

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Michael’s passion shines through in all aspects of his work, and his desire to educate his clients as well as the general public has led him to host educational seminars and boot camps. He has experience in addressing thousands of unique situations and takes the time to make sure that not only his clients work is done efficiently, but that his clients are comfortable every step of the way.

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Throughout his career Michael has prepared upwards of 3,500 trusts, 5,000 wills, and probates approximately 50 estates annually. His attention to detail, mastery of the law, and willingness to do whatever it takes to meet the individual's needs of a wide range of clients has allowed him to build a successful practice in the Los Angeles area since going out on his own in 1989. Many of his clients have been with him for years, and recommend his services to family and friends alike.