Staff and Board

Chloe Anagnos is a second-generation American wife, mother, digital strategist, and writer. Her great-grandparents were political prisoners during the Communist-backed Greek Civil War and miraculously survived. Her grandparents immigrated to the United States after World War II for a better...more

Johnathon Bush is the owner and founder of Not Just Cookies Wholesale Bakery. Not Just Cookies is an online bakery using the power of technology, ghost delivery, and mobile apps to bring fresh cookies coast to coast. Not Just Cookies...more

Aaron Castillo-White is a Los Angeles-based consultant and Founding Executive Director of Kultur Mercado, an organization working to advance liberty and democracy through its diversity. He has worked in policy, fundraising, and programming across the United States, Europe, and the...more

Emma is the Chief of Staff at America's Future, where she runs internal operations, supports AF’s fundraising efforts, and plans Flagship and AF-DC events. Emma grew up in metro Detroit, Michigan but is a proud Florida State Seminole with a...more

Hannah Henriksen is the Hub Coordinator for AF-California, and the President of Respect America. She came into the liberty world by accident but now couldn’t imagine herself doing anything else. She has her Bachelor of Science from Texas Tech University...more

Ivy Karns is the Chapter Leader of AF-Austin. Ivy is a political junkie, high dollar fundraiser and professional trainer. At the start of her career, she attended the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs where she was heavily involved in...more

Eric Kohn is Chief Executive Officer at America’s Future, the premier nationwide network of liberty-minded young leaders. For more than 10 years, he led the organization’s Chicago chapter. Prior to joining AF, Eric was Chief Marketing Officer at Empower Illinois....more

Marcos Lopez is a passionate advocate for free-market principles, individual rights, and limited government. Currently serving as the Regional Advocacy Director for ExcelinEd, Marcos is deeply involved in government affairs and education coalition development across the western United States. Simultaneously,...more

Matt Purple is the Writing Fellows Manager at America's Future where he teaches writing classes to young activists. He's a writer and editor whose work has been featured extensively throughout the media, including in the Washington Examiner, the American Conservative,...more

Meredith Turney is the Senior Director of Leadership and Talent Development at State Policy Network, where she helps state think tank staff with their personal and professional leadership and building strong, collaborative teams. She specializes in 1:1 leadership coaching, peer...more

Chris is native North Carolinian who is dedicated to advancing freedom in his home state through his role as Development Officer at the John Locke Foundation and as a leader with AF. As an ordained Baptist minister, he often works...more

Romina Boccia is director of budget and entitlement policy at the Cato Institute, where she specializes in federal spending, budget process, economic implications of rising debt, and Social Security and Medicare reform. Boccia was previously director of the Grover M....more

Timothy P. Carney is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he works on civil society, family, localism, religion in America, economic competition, and electoral politics. He is concurrently a senior columnist at the Washington Examiner. Mr. Carney’s...more

Christine Czernejewski is the Director of Communications and Outreach at the Bradley Foundation, a philanthropic pillar in Milwaukee that grants funds to public charities across the nation that strengthen civil society and uphold our unalienable rights to life, liberty, and...more

Beverly is the founder and president of District Media Group. An expert media coach, lecturer, and public speaker with 20 years of experience, she trains Members of Congress, CEOs, policy wonks, reporters, non-profit and movement leaders, and politicos. Beverly is...more

Eric Kohn is Chief Executive Officer at America’s Future, the premier nationwide network of liberty-minded young leaders. For more than 10 years, he led the organization’s Chicago chapter. Prior to joining AF, Eric was Chief Marketing Officer at Empower Illinois....more

Peter Lipsett is Vice President at DonorsTrust, the community foundation for liberty, where he oversees DonorsTrust’s continued growth. He founded the Novus Society, DonorsTrust’s network of donors under 40, and hosts Giving Ventures, a podcast showcasing innovative free-market efforts. Peter...more

Justin Owen is the President & Chief Executive Officer of the Beacon Center of Tennessee and Beacon Impact. He advances the strategic growth and mission of both organizations. He previously served as the Beacon Center’s director of policy and general...more

Heather Pfitzenmaier serves as the Director of the Executive Leader Program at the State Policy Network. In this role, she helps deliver SPN’s Executive Leader Program, which serves the Network’s CEOs, executive vice presidents, and board members. Before joining SPN,...more

Matt Warner is president of Atlas Network, a nonprofit grantmaking organization committed to supporting local NGOs in more than 90 countries. Matt is co-author of "Development with Dignity: Self-determination, Localization, and an End to Poverty" (Routledge, 2022), the editor of...more