2014 Freedom Conference Program

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AUGUST 22-23, 2014

The Steamboat Institutes mission is to educate the public on the Founding Principles of the

United States and to inspire people to be actively involved in their implementation.


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The Steamboat Institutes 6th Annual Freedom Conference

Featuring Keynote Dinner Speaker:Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D.

Benjamin S. Carson,

Sr., M.D., had a child-

hood dream of be-coming a physician.

Growing up in a single

parent home and be-

ing challenged by dire

poverty, poor grades, a

horrible temper and low

self-esteem appeared

to preclude the realiza-

tion of that dream, until

his mother, with only a

third-grade education,challenged her sons to

strive for excellence.

Young Ben persevered, and today is an emeritus professor of

neurosurgery, oncology, plastic surgery and pediatrics at the

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where he directed pediat-

ric neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins Childrens Center for 39

years. He was the inaugural recipient of a professorship dedi-

cated in his name in May, 2008 and is now the Emeritus Benja-

min S. Carson, Sr., M.D. and Dr. Evelyn Spiro, R.N. Professor of

Pediatric Neurosurgery, having retired on June 30, 2013.

Some career highlights include the first and only successfulseparation of craniopagus (Siamese) twins joined at the back

of the head in 1987, the first completely successful separation

of type-2 vertical craniopagus twins in 1997 in South Africa

and the first successful placement of an intrauterine shunt for

a hydrocephalic twin. Although he has been involved in many

newsworthy operations, he feels that every case is notewor-

thydeserving of maximum attention. He is interested in all

aspects of pediatric neurosurgery, and has a special inter-

est in trigeminal neuralgia (a severe facial pain condition)

in adults.

Carson holds more than 60 honorary doctorate degrees andhas received literally hundreds of awards and citations. He is a

member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, the

Institute of Medicine/National Academy of Science, the Hora-

tio Alger Society of Distinguished Americans and many other

prestigious organizations. He sits on the board of directors of

numerous organizations, including Kellogg Company, Costco

Wholesale Corporation, the Academy of Achievement and is an

Emeritus Fellow of the Yale Corporation, the governing body of

Yale University. He was appointed in 2004 by President George

W. Bush to serve on the Presidents Council on Bioethics. Heis a highly regarded motivational speaker who has addressed

various audiences from school systems and civic groups to cor-

porations and has spoken twice during the Presidents Nationa

Prayer Breakfast in 1997 and 2013.

In 2001, Carson was named by CNN and TIME magazine as

one of the nations 20 foremost physicians and scientists. That

same year, he was selected by the Library of Congress as one

of 89 Living Legends on the occasion of its 200th anniversary

He is also the recipient of the 2006 Spingarn Medal which is

the highest honor bestowed by the NAACP. In February, 2008

Carson was presented with the Fords Theatre Lincoln Medaby President Bush at the White House. In June, 2008, he was

awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by the President

which is the highest civilian honor in the land. Carson was rec-

ognized in November, 2008 by U.S. News & World Report and

on February 7, 2009, the awardwinning movie entitled Gifted

Hands: The Ben Carson Story,starring Cuban Gooding, Jr. as

Carson, premiered on TNT and is based on his memoir.

Carson is president and co-founder of the Carson Scholars

Fund, which recognizes young people of all backgrounds fo

exceptional academic and humanitarian accomplishments. The

Fund is currently operating in 50 states and the District of Co-lumbia, having awarded more than $ 6.2 million dollars to more

than 6200 scholars. The program also establishes Carson Read-

ing Rooms to encourage young students and their families to

discover the pleasure to be found in books and to recognize the

true power of learning.

His first four books, Gifted Hands, THINK BIG, The Big

Pictureand Take the Risk: Learning to Identify, Choose and

Live with Acceptable Risk (January, 2008), provide inspiration

and insight for leading a successful life; a fifth book, America

The Beautiful: Rediscovering What Made This Nation Great

was released in early 2012 and made The New York Times BesSeller List in 2013. His sixth book, One Nation: What We Can Al

Do To Save Americas Futurewas released on May 20, 2014

and has also made The New York Times Best Seller List.

Carson has been married for over 39 years to his wife, Candy

and is the father of three adult sons and has two grandchildren


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Letter From the Chairman

Madison is Deinitely Rising

Welcome to The Steamboat Insti-tutes 6th Annual Freedom Conference

and to beautiful Steamboat Springs,Colorado. We salute all of our attend-ees and our many wonderful sponsors,

who have come from across the nationto celebrate freedom. We also cel-ebrate the many business owners and

job creators who are with us today!

In just our 6th year, The SteamboatInstitute has gained a national reputa-tion as a leader in advancing the found-

ing principles of the United States of America. We are well on our wayto achieving our goal of becoming the conservative alternative to the

Aspen Institute.

Beginning in 2009, our annual Freedom Conferences have fea-

tured some of our nations leading conservative thinkers and voices,

including former Vice President Dick Cheney, Liz Cheney, former UnitedNations Ambassador John Bolton, Karl Rove, Michael Reagan, Tony

Blankley, Ann Coulter, Michelle Malkin and many others.Our mission is a simple but powerful one:

To educate the public on the Founding Principles ofthe United States and to inspire people to be actively

involved in their implementation.

We are especially proud of two very special announcements thawe will make at this weekends conference:

An exciting new addition to our Board of Directors

Announcement of the inaugural recipient of the Tony Blankley

Chair for Public Policy and American Exceptionalism

As we look forward to 2015, we are exploring exciting new partnerships with Colorado Mesa University, Colorado Mountain College and

the University of Colorado campuses. We will also be represented aevents around the nation by our Tony Blankley Chair recipient, who wil

be honored at our keynote dinner on the mountaintop.We are constantly striving to spread the message of freedom and

the founding principles which have kept America the shining beacon

of freedom for the rest of the world for more than two centuries. Yousupport is critical to achieving this mission.

We hope you will enjoy this weekend and will leave feeling inspiredand hopeful about our nations future!

On behalf of The Steamboat Institutes Board of Directors, thank

you for your support.

Jennifer Schubert-Akin, Chairman The Steamboat Institute

M A D I S O N R I S I N G


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Steamboat Grand Resort August 21-24, 2014

AGENDAThursday, August 21st

5:30 7:00 p.m. Sponsor/Speaker Kick-off Reception at home of Steamboat Institute sponsor

Friday, August 22nd

PRE-CONFERENCE BONUS SESSION Burgess Creek Room, Steamboat Grand:8:30 11:00 a.m. Engage to Win featuring MELANIE STURM(columnist for Aspen Times) and KRISTA KAFER(columnist for

Denver Post; Radio Personality on 710 KNUS-AM; Co-Host of Head On on Denvers Channel 12)

OFFICIAL OPENING OF CONFERENCE:11:00 11:30 a.m. Book-signing with LYNNE CHENEY,author of James Madison: A Life Reconsidered

*** NOTE: C-SPAN will be recording all Friday afternoon sessions ***

11:45 12:00 p.m. Welcome & Opening Remarks JENNIFER SCHUBERT-AKIN,Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder of The Steamboat

Institute

*** Featuring Our National Anthem performed by Americas most patriotic rock band ***

MADISON RISING

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Kick-off Luncheon LYNNE CHENEY,author of James Madison: A Life Reconsidered

Thank you to our luncheon sponsor: Thanks to Lynne Cheney for telling Americas story.

1:00 1:15 p.m. Break while Grand staff clears luncheon dishes

1:15 2:15 p.m. THE REV. ROBERT SIRICO Acton Institute: The Free and Virtuous Society followed by speaker book-signing

2:15 2:30 p.m. Break

Kindly silence cell phones Audio/videotaping is expressly prohibited

#steamboatfreedom @steamboat_inst Wii Access Code: 27677


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2:30 3:30 p.m. DEBATE: The Death of Privacy: Does It Matter if the Government Records Every Phone Call, E-mail andText Message That You Send?:

JIM GILMORE, 68th govenor of Virginia; President of Free Congress and American Opportunity vs.CHARLIE KIRK,Founder/Executive Director of TurningPointUSA

Debate Moderator: KRISTA KAFER,(columnist for Denver Post; Radio Personality on 710 KNUS-AM; Co-Host of Head

On on Denvers Channel 12)

3:30 4:30 p.m. Flash Points, Hot Spots, and Other Challenges to International Stability and Security: FRANK GAFFNEY,

Center for Security Policy, and PETER BROOKES,Senior Fellow for National Security Affairs, The Heritage Foundation following presentation, Mr. Gaffney will be signing books

4:30 5:15 p.m. Leaving the Left Behind: The Right Strategies for Bypassing Liberal Media & Winning Policy Battles Online:Featuring the Right Social Daily team

ERICKA ANDERSEN(Heritage Foundation)ERIK TELFORD(Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity)BILL MURPHY

Friday Keynote Dinner on the Mountaintop:6:15 6:30 p.m. Sponsors, speakers and VIP registrants board gondola for scenic ride to summit of the Steamboat ski area

6:30 7:30 p.m. VIP/Sponsor Reception and Photo with DR. BENJAMIN CARSONon outdoor deck at Thunderhead Summit of Steamboat Ski Area

7:00 7:15 p.m. All other conference registrants board gondola for ride to keynote dinner on the mountaintop

7:30 p.m. Dinner in Champagne Powder Room, featuring keynote speaker: DR. BENJAMIN CARSON:One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save Americas Future keynote dinner followed by book-signing

Special Presentation to Award Inaugural Tony Blankley Chair for Public Policy and American Exceptionalism

Entertainment during dinner provided by violinist Willy Gunn

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Saturday, August 23:

7:45 a.m. Hot Breakfast Buffet Opens

8:00 8:05 a.m. Special Announcement CRYSTAL BOUZIDEN, Director of Operations Leadership Programof the Rockies

8:05 8:20 a.m. JIM GILMORE,CEO of Free Congress Foundation The Challenges Facing America Today:

A Plan for Jobs and Wage Growth and Addressing Our National Security Challenges

8:20 a.m. 9:15 a.m. KEYNOTE BREAKFAST SPEAKER:

STEVE MOORE Chief Economist, Heritage Foundation -The Nature and Causes of the Wealth of States (How Taxes,Energy and Worker Freedom Change Everything) - followed by speaker book signing

Thank you to our breakfast sponsors, Anne and Rich Lowe

9:15 9:30 a.m. Break while Grand staff clears breakfast dishes

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Agenda- continued

9:30 10:30 a.m. CHARLES J. COOPER,Founding Member of the Washington, D.C. law firm of Cooper & Kirk, PLLC The Obama

Presidency and the Rule of Law

10:30 12:00 noon Healthcare 2014: Where are we now, Where are we heading, and What is Possible?sponsored by Docs 4 Patient Care Foundation:LEE GROSS, M.D.,President of Docs 4 Patient Care Foundation

GRACE-MARIE TURNER(Galen Institute) SALLY PIPES(Pacific Research Institute)

Moderator: HAL SCHERZ, M.D. Founder of Docs 4 Patient Care

12:00 12:30 p.m. Guests proceed through lunch buffet

12:30 2:00 p.m. Closing Luncheon: Keynote Luncheon Speaker: STAR PARKER,Center for Urban Renewal and Education:

From Entitlement to Empowerment

*** Luncheon to be followed by speaker book-signing ***

*** NOTE: At closing luncheon, we will announce winning bid for Steamboat Legacybronze sculpture. ***

*** OFFICIAL CLOSE OF CONFERENCE ***

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POST-CONFERENCE BONUS SESSION Burgess Creek Room2:30 4:00 p.m. HELEN RALEIGH, author of Confucius Never Said author presentation and book-signing Confucius Never Said

is a compelling and true 4-generation family journey from repression and poverty in China to freedom and prosperityin the United States

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5:00 7:00 p.m. MADISON RISINGwill perform free outdoor concert at Gondola Plaza Stage Coyote Gold Margarita Party, with

45-minute live concert - Sponsored by and


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SPECIAL THANKS TO:

John and Patricia Adams*****

The Akin Law Firm, LLC******

Bob and Claudia Beauprez******

Concerned Citizens Group

James and Glenna Floyd

Joseph and Mary Harker**

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Lee and Karen Korins******

Anne and Rich Lowe******

Bill and Toni Thomson***

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Bruce and Leslie Allbright***

Anonymous:

Thanks to Lynne Cheney for telling

Americas Story

Ed and June MacArthur******

Herchel and Julie Portman***

The Roe Foundation***

Eric F. Meyer, MD; Bryan Scheer, MD;

Brian H. Siegel, MD; Michael Sisk, MD

Henry F. Fabian, Jr., MD, MBA*****

Kristine and William Bensler******El Pomar Foundation******

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Charitable Foundation

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Kathleen Chandler Event Coordinator

and all of our awesome volunteers!!

Connie Sansom-Mott and Accent Travel

Travel Agent

Allen Fuller Flat Creek Digital

website maintenance and consulting

Lyon Drug

The McLaughlin Group

National Review Online

Helen Raleigh, author of Confucius Never

Said for donating a portion of proceeds

of the sale of her book

RESORT HOTEL& CONFERENCE CENTER


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Panel & Speaker Bios

Ericka AndersenDigital Manager, The Heritage Foundation

Ericka Andersen manages The Heritage Foun-

dations social networking platforms and strategyas well as online outreach as the think tanks se-

nior digital media associate. Andersen, who joined Heritage in 2011, has

worked in online media and political communica-tions since 2005. She began her career as a po-

litical reporter for Human Events, the pioneering conservative newspa-per and website. She and her work were featured regularly on nationalradio and television programs.

From there, Andersen moved to Capitol Hill to work in digital strat-egy for the House Republican Conference, led at the time by Rep. Mike

Pence (R-Ind). She played a key role in outreach to bloggers, new mediastrategy and development of online communications for House Republi-

cans during the 111th Congress. Andersen honed her skills as communications director for Rep. ToddRokita (R-Ind.) during his first year as part of the historic freshman Re-

publican class of 2010.

Peter BrookesSenior Fellow for National Security Affairs -

The Heritage Foundation

As senior fellow for national security affairs,Peter Brookes helps develop and communicate

The Heritage Foundations stance on foreign and

defense policy through his research and writing,media and public appearances and congressionaltestimony. In addition, Dr. Brookes is serving his fourth

term as a congressionally appointed member of the U.S.-China Eco-nomic and Security Review Commission. He previously served in the

administration of President George W. Bush as deputy assistant secre-tary of defense for Asian and Pacific affairs. In this post, he was respon-

sible for U.S. defense policy for 38 countries and five bilateral defensealliances in Asia. Since joining Heritage in 2002, Dr. Brookes has developed a major

presence in the print media, publishing more than 300 articles in doz-ens of newspapers, journals and magazines. Many of the worlds most-

read newspapers and magazines have quoted him. He is the author ofthe book A Devils Triangle: Terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destructionand Rogue States(Rowman & Littlefield, 2005; paperback, 2007). He also is a force in broadcast media, having logged nearly 2,500appearances as a commentator on television and radio among them

ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX , FOX Business, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, NPR, BBC,CBC, VOA, Al Hurra and Radio Free Asia. Brookes has guest-hosted on

XM satellite radio and for talk radio programs in major markets. On Capitol Hill, Dr. Brookes has testified numerous times in the Sen-

ate and the House, both as a public official and a private citizen. Apopular public speaker, he has delivered more than 200 addresses in

over 20 nations. He has spoken as part of the State Departments public diplomacy programs in Japan, Germany, Australia, Poland, AustriaUkraine, Fiji and Papua New Guinea.

Prior to the George W. Bush administration, Dr. Brookes was a professional staff member with the House International Relations Committee. He

also served with the CIA and the State Department at the United NationsIn the private sector, he worked in the defense and intelligence industries

A decorated Navy veteran, Dr. Brookes served on active duty in LatinAmerica, Asia and the Middle East in aviation and intelligence billets. Hehas more than 1,300 flight hours aboard the Navys EP-3 reconnaissance

aircraft. Now a retired Navy commander, Dr. Brookes also served as a re

servist with the National Security Agency, Defense Intelligence AgencyNaval Intelligence, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Office of the Vice

President, working as an intelligence analyst, strategic debriefer, Rus-sian language interpreter, defense attach, policy adviser and associateprofessor at the Joint Military Intelligence College.

Dr. Brookes has visited nearly 60 countries on five continents andwas an international election observer in Indonesia and Cambodia. He

served in political positions at the local, state and national level, includinghelping draft the foreign policy platform for the 2000 Republican Nationa

Convention in Philadelphia. He advised the 2000 and 2004 Bush-Cheneycampaigns on foreign policy and briefed 2008 and 2012 presidential can-didates.

He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy (B.S.); the Defense Language Institute (Russian); the Naval War College; the Johns Hopkins Uni-

versity (M.A.) and Georgetown University (Doctorate). He also has taughat the National Defense University and studied German and Polish.

Among Dr. Brookes awards and honors are the Navy League of NewYorks Frank Knox Media Award; Joint Service Commendation MedalNavy Commendation Medal (three awards); Navy Achievement Medal

Defense Language Institutes Kellogg Award; the Joint Chiefs of Stafservice badge; and Naval Aviation Observer wings.

Dr. Brookes is a member of the National Advisory Board of TheSteamboat Institute.

Lynne Cheney

Lynne Cheney has loved history for as long asshe can remember and has spent her profes

sional life encouraging others to love it as well.

As chairman of the National Endowment fothe Humanities from 1986 to 1993, she wrote andspoke about the importance of teaching childrenabout the leaders, events, and ideas that have

shaped our world, and she worked to provide opportunities for teachersto gain the in-depth knowledge that lies behind inspired instruction

Currently, as a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, sheemphasizes the value of knowing American history so that we under-

stand how preciousand fragileour freedom is. Reading history


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makes it clear that the life we enjoy isnt inevitable, she says. Under-standing how rare and precious liberty is underscores the importanceof defending it.

Mrs. Cheney has worked to bring tales of the American past to awide audience, writing articles about history for numerous publica-

tions on topics ranging from woman suffrage in the West to the wayAmericans celebrated the countrys centennial. In her book, BlueSkies, No Fences: A Memoir of Childhood and Family (Threshold,2007), she took a personal approach to history, recounting the years of

her growing up in Casper, Wyoming, and telling the stories of the menand women whose journeys brought her family to the high plains ofthe West.

Mrs. Cheney has also turned her attention to children and their fami-lies, writing six bestselling history books for them: America: A PatrioticPrimer, released in May 2002, is an alphabet book that celebratesthe ideas and ideals that are the foundations of our country; A Is for

Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing Women, released in September 2003,tells the story of womens contributions to American history; WhenWashington Crossed the Delaware: A Wintertime Story for Young Pa-

triots, released in October 2004, tells of the dramatic military cam-paign that began on Christmas night, 1776; A Time for Freedom: WhatHappened When in America, released in October 2005, puts the greatevents and figures of American history into context and tells the story of

freedom in America; Our 50 States: A Family Adventure Across Amer-

ica, released in October 2006, is a state-by-state celebration of thecities, historical figures, artists, innovators, and landmarks that together

create the wonder that is the United States. Mrs. Cheneys latest book,We the People: The Story of the Constitution, released in September

2008, recounts the timeless story of the making of our Constitution andthe key players including George Washington, James Madison, and

Benjamin Franklin involved.Her newest book, James Madison: A Life Reconsidered, an in-

depth biography of the fourth President of the United States and the

father of the Constitution, was released on May 6, 2014.Mrs. Cheney has donated more than $1 million from the proceeds

of her childrens books to charity, and one of the recipients has beenthe James Madison Book Award, which she established in 2003. Aimed

at encouraging excellence in bringing knowledge and understanding ofAmerican history to young people, the $10,000 prize, given annually, wasawarded in 2008 to The Many Rides of Paul Revere, written by James

Cross Giblin, an engaging biography that transports readers back in timeto the world of a legendary American patriot who is perhaps best known

for his famed midnight ride in 1775 before the Battles of Lexington and

Concord. In the final year of the award, Mrs. Cheney also announced a$5,000 Lifetime Achievement Award for author Albert Marrin. Mrs. Cheney earned her Bachelor of Arts degree with highest honorsfrom Colorado College, her Master of Arts from the University of Colo-

rado, and her Ph.D. with a specialization in 19th-Century British litera-ture from the University of Wisconsin. She is the recipient of awards and

honorary degrees from dozens of colleges and universities.Mrs. Cheney lives in Wyoming, with her husband, Vice President

Richard B. Cheney. They have two grown daughters, four granddaugh-ters, and three grandsons.

Charles J. Cooper

Charles J. Cooper is a founding member of theWashington, D.C. law firm of Cooper & KirkPLLC. Named by The National Law Journal as

one of the 10 best civil litigators in Washingtonhe has over 30 years of legal experience in gov-

ernment and private practice, with several appearances before the United States Supreme

Court and scores of other successful cases on both the trial and appel-late levels. Shortly after serving as law clerk to Judge Paul Roney of the Fifth

(now Eleventh) Circuit Court of Appeals, and to Justice William HRehnquist, Mr. Cooper joined the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. De-

partment of Justice in 1981. In 1985 President Reagan appointed MrCooper to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Lega

Counsel. Mr. Cooper re-entered private practice in 1988, and in Octo

ber 1996 he became a founding partner of Cooper & Kirk.Mr. Coopers trial and appellate practice is national in scope and is

concentrated in the areas of constitutional, commercial, administrativehealth care, and civil rights litigation. He is currently representing pri

vate clients in a variety of commercial cases, including antitrust, intellectual property, and contract disputes. Mr. Cooper also represents a

number of state and local government bodies, as well as private clientsin a wide range of constitutional and federal statutory cases. In 1998, Mr. Cooper was appointed by Chief Justice William H

Rehnquist to serve as a member of the Standing Committee on Rules oPractice and Procedure of the Judicial Conference of the United States

He served on the Standing Committee for seven years. Mr. Cooper is amember of the American Law Institute, the American Academy of Ap-

pellate Lawyers, and a variety of other professional and charitable or-ganizations. He has spoken and published extensively on a wide varietyof constitutional and legal policy topics.

Frank J. Gaffney, Jr.

Frank Gaffney is the Founder and President othe Center for Security Policy in Washington, D.CThe Center is a not-for-profit, non-partisan edu-

cational corporation established in 1988. UndeMr. Gaffneys leadership, the Center has been na

tionally and internationally recognized as a re-

source for timely, informed and penetrating anal-yses of foreign and defense policy matters.Mr. Gaffney is the host of Secure Freedom Radio,a nationally-syndicated radio program heard weeknights throughout the country. On Secure

Freedom Radio, Mr. Gaffney addresses current and emerging threatsto national security, sovereignty and our ways of life. Featured guests

have included Newt Gingrich, John Bolton, Donald Rumsfeld and manycurrent and former policymakers and elected officials.

Mr. Gaffney is the publisher and associate author of Shariah: The

Threat to America (Center for Security Policy Press, 2010). With an


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introduction by former CIA Director R. James Woolsey, New York Timesbestseller Andrew C. McCarthy and Lt. General Harry Soyster as well

as contributions from the 19-member Team B II, this highly acclaimedreport provides a comprehensive and articulate second opinion on

the official characterizations and assessments of the threat of politi-cal Islam as put forward by the US Government. Shariah: The Threat

draws upon the work of the Center for Security Policy and offers practi-cal steps for mobilizing the our law enforcement, our elected officials

and the American public to defend our country from those who woulddo us harm.

Mr. Gaffney also contributes actively to the security policy debate

in his capacity as a weekly columnist for Breitbart.com, TownHall.com, and Newsmax.com. He is a contributor to BigPeace.com and his

columns also appear periodically in WorldNetDaily.com, and Front-PageMagazine.com. He is a featured weekly contributor to Lars Lar-

sons syndicated radio program as well as Greg Garrisons show anda frequent guest on syndicated programs with hosts such as: Sean

Hannity, Mark Levin, Hugh Hewitt, Janet Parshall, and Jim Bohannan.In addition, he appears often on national and international televisionnetworks such as Fox News, CNN and BBC. Over the years, his op.ed.

articles have appeared in such publications as: The Wall Street Jour-nal, USA Today, The New Republic, The Washington Post, The New York

Times, The Christian Science Monitor, The Los Angeles Times, NationalReview, Newsday, American Legion Magazine, and Commentary. In April 1987, Mr. Gaffney was nominated by President Reagan to

become the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International SecurityPolicy, the senior position in the Defense Department with responsibility

for policies involving nuclear forces, arms control and U.S.-Europeandefense relations. He acted in that capacity for seven months, during

which time he was the Chairman of the prestigious High Level Group,

NATOs senior politico-military committee. He also represented theSecretary of Defense in key U.S.-Soviet negotiations and ministerial

meetings. From August 1983 until November 1987, Mr. Gaffney was the Dep-

uty Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Forces and Arms ControlPolicy under Assistant Secretary Richard Perle.

From February 1981 to August 1983, Mr. Gaffney was a ProfessionalStaff Member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, chaired bySenator John Tower (R-Texas). In the late 1970s, Mr. Gaffney served as

an aide to the late Senator Henry M. Scoop Jackson (D-Washington)in the areas of defense and foreign policy.

Mr. Gaffney holds a Master of Arts degree in International Studiesfrom the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International

Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from the George-town University School of Foreign Service. Mr. Gaffneys leadership has been recognized by numerous organi-

zations including: the Department of Defense Distinguished Public Ser-vice Award (1987), the U.S. Business and Industry Councils Defender

of the National Interest Award (1994), the Navy League of the UnitedStates Alfred Thayer Mahan Literary Achievement Award (1999), and

the Zionist Organization of Americas Louis Brandeis Award (2003). Mr. Gaffney was born in 1953 and resides in the Washington area.

James S. Gilmore

James S. Gilmore III, is President and CEO o

the Free Congress Foundation (www.freecon

gress.org). Free Congress Foundation (FCF) is anon-partisan think tank and advocacy organiza

tion dedicated to helping solve some of the big-gest challenges to our nation. Under Gov. Gilm

ores leadership, FCF is urgently working todevelop and advocate solutions to the government spending crisis tha

threatens our prospects for economic recovery, and also the economicopportunity that future generations of Americans deserve. In addition to his role at FCF, Gov. Gilmore has served on eight cor

porate boards of directors. He was the 68th Governor of Virginia from1998 to 2002 and also served as chairman of the Republican Nationa

Committee from 2001 to 2002. Prior to that, Gov. Gilmore was the chiefprosecutor for Henrico County, and was elected Attorney General of Vir

ginia in 1993. Gov. Gilmore is a veteran of the U.S. Army. In 2003, Gov. Gilmoreserved as chairman of the Air Force Academy Board of Visitors. From

1999 to 2003, he served as chairman of the Congressional Panelknown as the Gilmore Commission, that assessed Americas capa

bilities to respond to a terrorist attack. Gov. Gilmore graduated from the University of Virginia, and the UVA

School of Law. He is married to Roxane Gatling Gilmore and they havetwo sons (Jay & Ashton).

Lee Gross, M.D.President of D4PC Foundation;

Executive Board Member, Docs4PatientCare

Dr. Gross is the President of the Florida Chap

ter of Docs4PatientCare, a non-partisan nationaphysician organization dedicated to implement

ing meaningful reforms that protect and reinforcethe sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship.

Dr. Gross serves on the Board of Trusteesof Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte

Florida. He is a founding member and former chairman of the North

Port Community Health Action Team. He serves on the Board of Governors of the Charlotte County Medical Society and serves as a delegate

to the Florida Medical Society.

Krista Kafer

Krista Kafer is a Denver Post columnist, a ra

dio personality on 710 KNUS and the co-host oHead Onon Denvers Channel 12. She teachescommunication at Colorado Christian University.

A Colorado native, Krista returned to Colorado in 2004 after nine years in the nations

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education policy at the influential Heritage Foundation. She was regu-larly cited in analysis in leading newspapers including The New York

Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, USA Today, andthe Chicago Tribune, and magazines such as Business Week, Forbes,

World Magazine, and The Economist . She has been interviewed onnumerous radio and television programs including CNNs Live fromthe Headlines, FOX News Channels Hannity & Colmes, Studio B

with Shepard Smith, and The Big Story with John Gibson, Chris Mat-thews Hardballand Joe Scarborough Country,and NPRs Talk of

the Nationand The Tavis Smiley Show.On several occasions, Ms.Kafer testified before Congress and state legislatures. She was also a

frequent panelist and guest speaker at national and international con-ferences.

In her spare time, Krista enjoys international travel, spending timewith family, and hiking with her dog Bacon.

Charlie Kirk

Charlie Kirk is the founder and executive di-

rector of Turning Point USA, a national studentmovement dedicated toward educating, empow-ering, and mobilizing young people behind the

principles of fiscal responsibility, free markets,and limited government. Since the inception of

Turning Point USA on June 5, 2012, Charlie hasgrown Turning Point USA from nothing, to having representation on over

380 high schools and colleges nationwide. At 20 years old, he hasappeared on Fox News, CNBC, and FOX Business News over 75 times,including frequent appearances on Your World with Neil Cavuto, Var-

ney & Co. andThe Willis Report. He is a featured columnist for TheWashington Times and a contributor for Breitbart.com. In addition to his

entrepreneurial political endeavors, Charlie plays every type of saxo-phone, was captain of his schools varsity basketball and football team,

and is a proud Eagle Scout.

Stephen Moore

Stephen Moore, who formerly wrote on the

economy and public policy for The Wall Street

Journal, is chief economist at The Heritage Foun-

dation. Moore, who also was a member of TheJournals editorial board, returned to Heritage in

January 2014 -- about 25 years after his tenureas the leading conservative think tanks Grover M.

Hermann Fellow in Budgetary Affairs from 1984 to 1987.

As chief economist at Heritage, Moore focuses on advancing publicpolicies that increase the rate of economic growth to help the United

States retain its position as the global economic superpower. He alsoworks on budget, fiscal and monetary policy and showcases states thatget fiscal houses in order.

One of the projects Im going to be working on is how President

Obama has discredited liberal ideas more than anyone, Moore said inan interview with The Foundry upon his return to Heritage. Everything

hes done has been such a massive failure from the [economic]stimulus to health-care reform to bailouts to green energy.

Moores early career was shaped by three people who had a profound influence on him: Julian Simon, the late Cato Institute scholar

Edwin J. Feulner, a co-founder of Heritage; and Art Laffer, the economisbest known for the Laffer curve. What makes them so great is they were willing to take on the con

ventional wisdom. They were subject to a lot of criticism for doing that,Moore told The Foundry. Those are the real change-makers.

Moore calls his creation of the Club for Growth the defining moment of his career. The organization, which he left in 2004, helps elect

conservative members of Congress (including Heritage President JimDeMint when he first ran for Senate).

Moore next founded the Free Enterprise Fund before joining The

Wall Street Journal.As senior economics writer for the newspapers

editorial board, he covered Washington policy debates and state issues Because Ive been a consumer of think tank material and policyresearch, I think I have a pretty good sense of what reporters want and

how to get it to them in the way they want it, Moore said. Being timely and not just offering opinion but giving them the facts and data is

really critical. Moore, who grew up in New Trier Township, Ill., received a bacheloof arts degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He holds

a masters of arts in economics from George Mason University.

Bill Murphy

Bill Murphy is an experienced digital strategis

who has served on a range of campaigns fromthe state to Presidential level. He currently worksat the NRSC on their digital content and engage

ment strategy. Prior to joining the NRSC, Bilserved as the Deputy Social Daily Media Directo

for Mitt Romneys 2012 Presidential campaignHe helped start Right Social to connect the center-right blogospherewith movement leaders and to help facilitate those connections

to better advocate conservative values online. You can find Bill on Twitter @billmurphy.

Star Parker

Founder and President, Center for Urban Renewal & Education,Nationally Syndicated Columnist

Star Parker is the founder and president oCURE, the Center for Urban Renewal and Educa

tion, a 501(c)(3) non-profit think tank which pro-motes market-based public policy to fight poverty

Before involvement in social activism, Sta

Parker had seven years of first-hand experiencein the grip of welfare dependency. Now, as a so-


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cial policy consultant, Star is bringing new energy to policy discussions

on how to transition Americas poor from government dependency.She is a sought after expert on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC and for

national radio, television, and print interviews, nationwide.

Star has a BS degree in Marketing and Business from WoodburyUniversity and has received numerous awards and commendations for

her work on public policy issues. She consults with Republican legisla-tors on numerous urban issues, has lectured on anti-poverty initiatives

at more than 180 colleges and universities and serves on the advisoryboards for several national organizations.

Star Parkers personal transformation from welfare dependent to

conservative crusader has been chronicled by ABCs 20/20;Rush Lim-baugh; Readers Digest;James Dobson; The 700 Club;Dr. George Grant;

Christianity Today; James Robison; Newsmax, Charisma, and WorldMagazine.

Other major accomplishments include speaking at the 1996 Repub-lican National Convention, and hosting a documentary on poverty with

the BBC in London.She has debated Jesse Jackson on various headline issues; she

fought for school choice on Larry King Live;she defended welfare re-

form on the Oprah Winfrey Show,and she debated healthcare reformagainst Michael Moore on ABCs The Viewwith host Barbara Walters.

Currently, Star is a regular commentator on CNN, TBN, CSPAN, CBN,and FOX News. Articles and quotes by Star continuously appear in majorpublications around the world. She has written several books including

Uncle Sams Plantationand White Ghetto.Currently, Star is workingon her next book: How the Poor Get Rich.

Sally C. PipesCEO of Pacific Research Institute;

Founder, Benjamin Rush Institute

Sally is president and chief executive officerof the Pacific Research Institute, a San Francisco-

based think tank founded in 1979. Prior to be-coming president in 1991, she was assistant di-rector of the Fraser Institute, based in Vancouver,

Canada. Ms. Pipes addresses national and interna-

tional audiences on health care issues. She hasbeen interviewed on ABCs 20/20 with John Stossel; CNNs Lou Dobbs

Show; Fox News Glenn Beck Show; NBCs Nightly News with Brian

Williams; Fox Business Network; The OReilly Factor, Fox News YourWorld With Neil Cavuto, The Today Show; Kudlow & Company on

CNBC, MSNBC, Dateline; Politically Incorrect; The Dennis MillerShow; and other prominent programs.

She has written regular columns for the Examiner newspapers, ChiefExecutive and Investors Business Daily. Her health care opinion pieces

have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, USA Today,Financial Times of London, The Hill, RealClearPolitics, New York Times,Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Sacramento Bee, U.S. News

and World Report, the Boston Globe, and the San Diego Union-Tribune,

to name a few. Ms. Pipes views on health care also appeared in a

special report of the worlds 30 leading health care experts published byForbes.com entitled, Solutions: Health Careand in Steve Forbes latesbook How Capitalism Can Save Us. She was widely quoted in Shape

Magazine and in the New York Times Sunday Magazine in an article byPrincetons Peter Singer on how Obama will ration your care.

Helen Raleigh

Helen Raleigh is a business owner, a profes-sional speaker, a writer and a community leader

She is the Owner and Chief Investment Officer oRed Meadow Advisors, LLC, a Colorado Regis-

tered Investment Advisory Firm. She has over 14years of financial services industry experience

ranging from Global banks to Pension Funds.As a highly sought-after professional speake

Helen has extensive background in education, immigration and freemarket economics. Her speeches have captivated audiences in the U.Sand China, and she is best known for making complicated concepts

simple, personable and actionable. Helen has been a contributing writer for several news organizations

in both English and Chinese. Bob Schaffer called her recent publishedautobiography,Confucius Never Said,one credible and powerful ex

ample of how rugged individualism and gritty self-determination securethe American Dream. Helens other English articles can be found onthe CFA Magazine, Colorado Biz Online and her blog postings.

Helen has an MBA degree from the University of Wyoming and an M.Sin Business Economics from the State University of New York, College o

Oneonta. In 2013, she graduated from the Leadership Program of the

Rockies (LPR) and won the prestige Defender of Capitalism awardCurrently, she serves on the advisory council of LPR. Helen emigrated from mainland China. She became a U.S. citizen

in 2013.

Hal Scherz , M.D.President of D4PC; Secretary, Docs4PatientCare Foundation

Dr. Hal C. Scherz is a renowned Pediatric Urol-

ogist practicing in Atlanta, Georgia. His traininghas taken him from New York to Texas to Califor-

nia at some of the most well regarded institutionsin American Medicine. He is a full time practicing

urologist at Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta, andis an Asst. Professor at Emory University. He hasone of the few fellowship training programs in

Pediatric Urology in the U.S. and serves as a principal investigator onnumerous studies in his field of expertise and a reviewer for severa

peer reviewed journals in Urology. Dr. Scherz has significant medical executive experience, currently

serving as the managing partner of Georgia Pediatric Urology. He is aformer president of the American Association of Pediatric Urologists


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He is currently on the executive boards of the Childrens Healthcare of

Atlanta Ambulatory Surgery Center, the Childrens Healthcare Networkof Atlanta, and the Childrens Subspecialty IPA.

He is a highly sought after speaker on healthcare issues, having

appeared on numerous national TV news programs and nationally syn-dicated radio shows. In his specialty, Dr. Scherz has published over 70

articles and six book chapters. He has been named by Atlanta Magazineas one of the leading doctors in Atlanta each year since 2005. In the

area of the national health care debate, he has published editorials insome of the leading publications of the nation.

Dr. Scherz is a member of the National Advisory Board of The

Steamboat Institute.

Rev. Robert A. SiricoPresident of the Acton Institute

Rev. Robert A. Sirico received his Master of

Divinity degree from the Catholic University ofAmerica, following undergraduate study at the

University of Southern California and the Univer-sity of London. During his studies and early min-

istry, he experienced a growing concern over thelack of training religious studies students receive

in fundamental economic principles, leaving them poorly equipped tounderstand and address todays social problems. As a result of theseconcerns, Fr. Sirico co-founded the Acton Institute with Kris Alan Mau-

ren in 1990. As president of the Acton Institute, Fr. Sirico lectures at colleges,

universities, and business organizations throughout the U.S. andabroad. His writings on religious, political, economic, and social matters

are published in a variety of journals, including: the New York Times,the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, the London Financial Times, the Wash-ington Times, the Detroit News, and National Review. Fr. Sirico is often

called upon by members of the broadcast media for statements re-garding economics, civil rights, and issues of religious concern, and

has provided commentary for CNN, ABC, the BBC, NPR, and CBS 60Minutes, among others.

In April of 1999, Fr. Sirico was awarded an honorary doctorate inChristian Ethics from the Franciscan University of Steubenville, and inMay of 2001, Universidad Francisco Marroquin awarded him an honor-

ary doctorate in Social Sciences. He is a member of the prestigiousMont Plerin Society, the American Academy of Religion, and the Phila-

delphia Society, and is on the Board of Advisors of the Civic Institute inPrague. Father Sirico also served on the Michigan Civil Rights Commis-

sion from 1994 to 1998. His pastoral ministry has included a chaplaincyto AIDS patients at the National Institutes of Health. He is the Pastor ofSacred Heart of Jesus parish in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Melanie Sturm

Melanie Sturm writes a bi-monthly column fo

the Aspen Times called Think Again,with the tag-

line, You might change your mind. Shes alsobeen published in the Washington Examiner, the

Daily Caller, and the Denver Post. She serves as

Chairman of Engage to Win.

As the Ripleys Believe It or Notof politica

commentary, Melanie myth-busts and counters conventional wisdom by

exposing readers to facts and perspectives they may not have considered

Using her background in banking, business, and economics, she argues for free enterprise and limited government while reminding read

ers of the principles and values that made America the freest and mosprosperous nation in world history. Though she hopes to change minds, her goal is to open them, fo

civil discourse requires being informed and thoughtful, which is the es

sence of citizenship.Melanie has 17 years of private equity investment experience, previ

ous to which she specialized in project finance at International Finance

Corporation (the private sector affiliate of the World Bank), and Mergers& Acquisitions at Morgan Stanley (London) and Drexel Burnham Lam-

bert (New York). Melanie has an MBA from INSEAD in FontainebleauFrance, and undergraduate degrees in international relations and economics from Tufts University.

Erik Telford

Erik Telford serves as Senior Vice President athe Franklin Center for Government & Public In-

tegrity. He previously served as Executive Director of RightOnline, which he founded, and Directoof Membership and Online Strategy at Americans

for Prosperity (AFP). In 2009, Telford co-foundedthe New Media Exchange, in partnership with

Americans for Tax Reform. On April 15, 2009 he was named Keith Olbermanns #2 Worst (Worser) Person in the World on MSNBCs Count-

down for his role in the Tea Party Movement. Follow him on Twitter@BlameTelford

Grace-Marie TurnerThe Galen Institute

Grace-Marie Turner is president of the Galen

Institute, a public policy research organizationthat she founded in 1995 to promote an informed

debate over free-market ideas for health reform. She has been instrumental in developing and

promoting ideas for reform that transfer poweover health care decisions to doctors and pa-



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tients. She speaks and writes extensively about incentives to promote

a more competitive, patient-centered marketplace in the health sector. Grace-Marie speaks extensively in the U.S. and abroad, including

at the London School of Economics, Oxford University, and the Gre-gorian University at the Vatican in Rome. She testifies regularly before

Congress and advises senior government officials, governors, and statelegislators on health policy. Grace-Marie served for a three-year term asa member of the National Advisory Council of Healthcare Research and

Quality and served as a member of the Medicaid Commission, chargedwith making recommendations to modernize and improve Medicaid.

Grace-Marie is founder and facilitator of the Health Policy Consen-sus Group which serves as a forum for analysts from market-oriented

think tanks around the country to analyze and develop policy recom-

mendations. She is the editor of Empowering Health Care Consumers through Tax Reform and produces a widely-read weekly electronic

newsletter, Health Policy Matters. She has been published in majonewspapers, including The Wall Street Journal and USA Today, she has

appeared on ABCs 20/20 and on hundreds of radio and television programs in the U.S. She also received the 2007 Outstanding Achievemen

Award for Promotion of Consumer Driven Health Care from Consume

Health World. Grace-Marie is a member of the National Advisory Board of The

Steamboat Institute.

Willy GunnKeynote Dinner Violinist

Willy Gunn is an honor student and se-nior at Steamboat Springs High School

and has played classical violin for 12years. His aspirations include attending

either the University of Pennsylvania orDartmouth. Willy is an avid lacrosse player

who would like to play collegiate lacrosseand is interested in pursuing marketing or

finance and violin studies.

Willys music mentors include Teresa Steffen Greenlee, Mo-nique Mead and Pasha Tsestlin. Summer violin studies have in-

cluded Suzuki Institute and Aspen Music Festival as well as theRocky Mountain Conservatory. Willy credits the Emerald Moun-tain School for providing him with the opportunity to learn the

violin at a very young age.

Madison Rising

Performing the National Anthem at the Conference Opening anda 45-minute live concert at the Coyote Gold Margarita Party


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STEAMBOAT INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES

Winner of Inaugural

TONY BLANKLEY CHAIR FOR PUBLIC POLICY

AND AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM

Steamboat Springs, CO - August 1, 2014 - The Steamboat Institute is proud to announce that Tom Rogan is the recipient of the inaugural Tony

Blankley Chair for Public Policy and American Exceptionalism. Mr. Rogan is a columnist for The National Review and The Daily Telegraphand isa TV/Radio Media Contributor, providing commentary on U.S. domestic politics/foreign policy to various media outlets, including The McLaughlin

Group, Real Time with Bill Maher, Fox News, CNN, Newsmax TV, BBC News and many others. He is an honors graduate of Kings College of London(War Studies) and a graduate of the law program at The College of Law, London.

TOM ROGAN

Im deeply humbled to be the inaugural Tony Blankley fellow, said Tom Rogan. Working with The Steam-boat Institute, I will stand up for American exceptionalism, limited and effective government, and individuafreedom. As a young citizen, I believe these defining identities of the American spirit are crucial to our na

tions future, continued Rogan. I will strive to honor Tony Blankleys memory by promoting, in a warm bupassionate spirit, the values for which he lived.

The Tony Blankley Chair for Public Policy and American Exceptionalism was established by The SteamboaInstitute to provide high-profile recognition and financial support to emerging conservative thought leaders

who share the principles and ideals espoused by the late Tony Blankley and The Steamboat Institute. Thoseprinciples are lower taxes, limited government, free market capitalism, individual rights and responsibilities

and strong national defense.

Selection Committee members for the Tony Blankley Chair include:

Newt Gingrich (58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives) Edwin Meese (75th Attorney General of the U.S.)

Callista Gingrich (President of Gingrich Productions)

Steve Hofman (Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor)

Lauren Maddox (Principal, Podesta Group)

Tom McDevitt (Chairman of The Washington Times) John OSullivan (British commentator and former speechwriter for Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher)

John Roberts (author and TV producer of The McLaughlin Group) Amity Shlaes (author and Chairman of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation)

Tony Blankley served as Conference Moderator for The Steamboat Institutes first three Freedom Conferences (2009-2011). The Steamboat Institute is a Colorado-based non-profit, non-partisan organization, whose mission is to edu-

cate the public on the founding principles of the United States, and to inspire people to be actively involved in theirimplementation.

We are confident that Tom Rogan will be an exemplary representative of the Tony Blankley Chair and of The Steamboat

Institute, said Jennifer Schubert-Akin, Chairman and CEO of The Steamboat Institute. We are pleased to be present-ing Mr. Rogan with this prestigious award at our Sixth Annual Freedom Conference in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on

August 22, continued Schubert-Akin.TONY BLANKLEY

(1948-2012)


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The Steamboat Institutes Board of Directors

Jennifer L. Schubert-Akin Chairman

Jennifer Schubert-Akin and her husband,

Rick Akin, co-founded The Steamboat Institutein 2008. They have lived in beautiful Steam-

boat Springs, Colorado, since 1995. Jennifer isa graduate of the University of Oklahoma and

received her M.B.A. from St. Edwards Universityin Austin, Texas. Jennifer founded Marathon Accounting Services, LLC,in 1999, providing accounting and consulting services to a variety of

small businesses. Beginning in 2014, Jennifer is the full-time Chair-man and CEO of The Steamboat Institute.

Jennifer is a graduate of the Leadership Program of the Rockies andalso served on that organizations Advisory Board for several years. In

2013, she and Rick received the Leaders in Action award from theLeadership Program of the Rockies. Jennifer was formerly Chairman

of the Routt County Republican Central Committee and has also par-ticipated in many community activities in Steamboat Springs, includingserving as Community Representative on the Steamboat Pilot & Today

Editorial Board, Steamboat Marathon Committee, Tax Policy AdvisoryBoard appointed by the Steamboat Springs City Council and many

other activities. In her free time, Jennifer enjoys trail running with her4-legged children, Boomer and Cruiser. She has completed 3 LeadvilleTrail 100-mile Races, the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run and

the last 20 consecutive Boston Marathons, raising $72,000+ for theNational Multiple Sclerosis Society along the way.

Rick Akin Vice ChairmanFounding Member, The Akin Law Firm, LLC,

Attorneys and Counselors

Denver, Austin and Steamboat Springs

Jennifers husband, Rick, is the Vice Chair-

man and a co-founder of The Steamboat Insti-tute. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Letters

Degree with Highest Honors from the University of Oklahoma and aJuris Doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a

member of Order of the Coif and The Texas Law Review. Rick is cur-rently an owner of The Akin Law Firm, LLC with offices in Austin, Den-ver, and Steamboat Springs. Rick began his career at Austins largest

law firm, Clark Thomas & Winters, where he was a shareholder andmember of the management committee before moving to Steamboat

Springs in 1995. Rick has also served as a member of the board ofDirectors of Marathon Kids, a non-profit corporation dedicated to exer-

cise and healthy habits for school age children. He is a former memberof Steamboat Pilot & Today Editorial Board and the Routt County AirportBoard and is a graduate of the Leadership Program of the Rockies. In

2013, Jennifer and Rick received the Leaders in Action award fromthe Leadership Program of the Rockies. Rick enjoys fishing, canoeing,

hiking, and climbing 14ers.

Gary Hofmeister TreasurerCEO of Hofmeister Personal Jewelers

Most people know Gary Hofmeister fromHofmeister Personal Jewelers which he found-

ed 36 years ago and remains the C.E.O. Prioto entering the jewelry industry, he was a pro-

fessional singer/actor, salesman and health ad-ministrator. Though he says he never had one

conservative professor all the way through his undergraduate studies

nor his graduate work at Purdue, he has been an active conservativemost of his life and was the Republican nominee for U.S. Congress in

1998 for the 10th congressional district. Garys political beliefs also led him to teach Applied Economics fo

Junior Achievement in several high schools for 10 years. Taking it toanother level in 1992, he began going to the former Soviet Union to

share Democratic Capitalism and his experiences as an entrepreneurafter the Berlin Wall fell. He made 18 such trips developing his owncurricula and running seminars from one to three days in various cit-

ies. Most trips lasted about three weeks. Gary also hosted a political talk show in 1990-91 called TALK OF

THE CITY and another for WFYI from 2004-06 called BROADWAYMEMORIES: MUSIC AND THE STARS, drawing on his experiences as aBroadway singer.

He is married to JoAnne and together they share 20 grandchildren

Anne A. Lowe Secretary, PharmD

Anne and her husband Rich have lived partime in Steamboat Springs for more than a de

cade, and have been full time residents since2007. Steamboat provides excellent recreationa

opportunities for the sports Anne enjoys such asskiing, hiking, biking and horseback riding. Born

and raised in Salt Lake City, Anne earned a BS in Biology and later a BSin Pharmacy, both from the University of Utah. She later received he

Pharmacy Doctorate (Pharm D) from the University of Colorado in 2006Anne is a Clinical Pharmacist and Anticoagulation Specialist at YampaValley Medical Center in Steamboat Springs. She also fills in periodical

ly at the locally owned community pharmacy, Lyons Drug Store. Anne

is a graduate of The Leadership Program of the Rockies. She and hehusband have three grown children and two grandkids. Anne claimsthat becoming a grandma has been her motivation for involvement with

The Steamboat Institute and LPR in the principled fight for liberty. Sherealizes that as Ronald Reagan said, Freedom is never more than onegeneration away from extinction.


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Cheri Carsten

Cheri Carsten is an active and enthusiasticvolunteer for conservative causes and candi-

dates in Colorado, and nationally. She is a na-tive of Colorado and an avid horsewoman. Shehad a first career as a Non-Commissioned Offi-

cer in the U.S. Army serving in Asia, Europe andthe U.S. and then as a civilian with the Depart-

ment of Defense in Germany and Washington DC with a specialty inOrganizational Development. Cheri holds a degree in psychology from

the University of Maryland. In her second career, Cheri was a seniorHuman Resources Management executive for several large corpora-tions including Prudential and a subsidiary of Air Canada. Cheri is a

graduate of the Leadership Program of the Rockies.

Allen Fuller

With over a decade of experience in political

technology, Allen Fuller is the product managerfor Voter Gravity, a map and mobile-based ap-

plication thatturns data into votes. Prior to join-ing Voter Gravity, Allen was the managing part-ner of Flat Creek Digital, a digital advocacy firm

focused on bringing cutting edge technology tocampaigns and advocacy organizations. Previously he served as a legis-

lative staffer in the U.S. Senate and communications director in the U.S.House. Allen holds a masters degree in eCommerce from The University

of Alabama. He is a graduate of the Leadership Program of the Rockiesand the recipient of the 2013 Defender of the Declaration award.

Matthew SpaldingAssociate Vice President and Dean of Educational

Programs Hillsdale College

Matthew Spalding is Associate Vice Presidenand Dean of Educational Programs for Hillsdale Col

lege in Washington, D.C. As such he oversees theoperations of the Kirby Center and the various aca

demic and educational programs of Hillsdale in the nations capital.He is the best-selling author of We Still Hold These Truths: Rediscov

ering Our Principles, Reclaiming Our Future,which details Americascore principles, shows how they have come under assault by modernprogressive-liberalism and lays out a strategy to recover them. Spald

ing also is executive editor of The Heritage Guide to the Constitution,aline-by-line analysis of each clause of the U.S. Constitution. His other

books include A Sacred Union of Citizens: Washingtons Farewell Address and the American Character; Patriot Sage: George Washington

and the American Political Tradition;and The Founders Almanac: APractical Guide to the Notable Events, Greatest Leaders & Most Eloquen

Words of the American Founding.

Prior to joining Hillsdale, Dr. Spalding was Vice President of AmericanStudies at The Heritage Foundation and founding director of its B. Ken-

neth Simon Center for Principles and Politics. He continues at Heritageas the Henry Salvatori Visiting Fellow, and is also a Senior Fellow at the

Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philoso-phy. He received his B.A. from Claremont McKenna College, and his M.A

and Ph.D. in government from the Claremont Graduate School. In addi-tion to teaching at Hillsdale, he has taught at George Mason Universitythe Catholic University of America and Claremont McKenna College.

He and his wife Elizabeth, a 1988 Hillsdale alumna, currently reside

with their two children in Arlington, Virginia.

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Kelsey Alexander

Unapologetic Capitalist (Castle Rock, CO)

Bob Beauprez

Former Colorado CongressmanCandidate for Governor

Khristine BrookesVice President of Communications

Cato Institute

Peter BrookesSenior Fellow for National Security

Affairs Heritage Foundation

Debra Burlingame

Founder of 9/11 Families for a

Safe & Strong America

Amy Oliver Cooke

Executive Vice PresidentIndependence Institute

Bill Friesell

Founding Board Member of Indian RiverTea Party (Vero Beach, FL)

Steve Hofman

Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor

Kevin Jackson

Author and founder of BlackSphere.net

Cherylyn Harley LeBon

President and CEOKLAR Strategies

Richard Lowe

Former President of Xpedx, Inc. (adivision of International Paper Co.)

Ed MacArthur

President and Founder of Native

Excavating Inc. (Steamboat Springs, CO)

Kate Obenshain

Author, Fox News commentator,

Former Vice President ofYoung Americas Foundation

Monica Owens

Founder of Owens Public Affairs

(Denver, CO)

Hal Scherz, M.D.

Founder of Docs4PatientCare; PediatricUrologist in Atlanta

Ginni ThomasSpecial Correspondent for the DailyCaller; Founder of LibertyCentral.org

Bill Thomson

Founder of Thomson Group LLC(Cheyenne, WY)

Grace-Marie Turner

Founder and President, Galen Institute

Evangeline Vangie Vanderhyden

Former Vice President and CFO,Medicare Division Transamerica

Corporation

Michael J. Williams

Founder and President of ALTIUSFinancial (Denver, CO)

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