Ashley Lande is a writer and artist living in rural Kansas with her husband and their four children. Her writing has appeared in Fathom Magazine, Ekstasis Magazine, and the MOPS Magazine. Her first bo...

Ashley Lande is a writer and artist living in rural Kansas with her husband and their four children. Her writing has appeared in Fathom Magazine, Ekstasis Magazine, and the MOPS Magazine. Her first book, a memoir titled The Thing That Would Make Everything Okay Forever, was published in October by Lexham Press.

shley McGuire is a Senior Fellow with The Catholic Association. Ashley writes and speaks widely about religious freedom, Catholicism, and women. She has appeared on CNN and its international affiliate...

shley McGuire is a Senior Fellow with The Catholic Association. Ashley writes and speaks widely about religious freedom, Catholicism, and women. She has appeared on CNN and its international affiliate, CBS, FOX, PBS, EWTN, and the BBC, and her writing has appeared in The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, USA TODAY, TIME magazine, First Things, RealClearPolitics, The Weekly Standard, The Federalist, the New York Post, and The Huffington Post, among others. In March of 2013, Ashley traveled to Rome to cover the papal conclave and appeared on CNN’s Anderson Cooper and gave live commentary for outlets such as FOX News, CNN, and the BBC. In April of 2014, she traveled to Geneva to testify at the United Nations in defense of the Holy See. She has spoken about the pro-life movement, religious liberty, and feminism in academic settings such as New York University and Yale Law School as well as in rallies around the country. She is a founding editor of altFem, a web magazine devoted to the exploration of faith and gender, a 2011 recipient of the Phillips Foundation Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship, an editor of the Institute for Family Studies blog, a policy fellow with the American Conservative Union Foundation, and the first ever Richard John Neuhaus Fellow at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. Ashley is a recipient of the Susan B. Anthony List’s Young Pro-Life Leader award. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband and two children.

Ashley Thaba serves alongside her husband leading a ministry called Healthy Families Foundation, in Botswana Africa working at a national level in partnership with the Botswana government to teach the...

Ashley Thaba serves alongside her husband leading a ministry called Healthy Families Foundation, in Botswana Africa working at a national level in partnership with the Botswana government to teach the entire country of Botswana what it looks like to have Christ centered families. By meeting a real need of offering practical help to improve people's families, thousands attend their training sessions. These are live streamed on their Facebook page: Healthy Families Foundation for anyone to watch and learn. Ashley started off in Botswana 25 years ago with the International Mission Board (IMB) working with youth. She then worked with IMB travelling around America speaking at conferences mobilizing people to be missionaries, before moving to Ottawa Canada for 4 years to work with NAMB as a church planter. After their time in Canada, the Thabas moved back to Botswana. Ashley has published 3 books which can be found on Amazon titled Conquering the Giants, Dive In, and Making Marriages Fun.

As Discipleship & Outreach Director, Aszia leads our Justice Internship program designed to train emerging leaders as effective advocates for the exploited through spiritual formation and professional...

As Discipleship & Outreach Director, Aszia leads our Justice Internship program designed to train emerging leaders as effective advocates for the exploited through spiritual formation and professional development. She also serves as the editor-in-chief of our annual magazine, develops our print and digital educational content, builds strategic partnerships nationally, and ministers our message to audiences across the country. She is a graduate and fan of Oklahoma State University (Go Pokes!) where she studied Merchandising, Marketing, and English, as well as an alumna of a ministry/discipleship training program called the Kanakuk Institute. Aszia is from the Dallas-Ft. Worth metroplex and is grateful that her journey with pureHOPE–starting as a 2012 intern in our Cincinnati office–brought her back home where she enjoys being close to family, friends and tex-mex and where she recently met and married her husband, Kyle.

Atul Tandon, and Indian American, comes to Opportunity International with a background marked by building, scaling and turning around some of the world's best-known for profit and nonprofit enterprise...

Atul Tandon, and Indian American, comes to Opportunity International with a background marked by building, scaling and turning around some of the world's best-known for profit and nonprofit enterprises. Over a 36-year career, his work has impacted financial services and consumer banking, the social sector, nonprofit management and governancy, the digital economy and marketing. Atul earned a master of business administration and a bachelor of commerce with honors from the University of Delhi. He holds a certificate in governance from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is a board member for seveal organizations, including the Christian Leadership Alliance and Mission Aviation Fellowship. He has taught at both the University of Washington's School of Business and University of San Francisco's McLaren School of Business. In addition, he is recognized as a thought leader in the nonprofit industry, being frequently quoted and published in 'Chronicle of Philanthropy', 'Forbes', 'Huffington Post', 'Non-Profit Times' and other leading media outlets.

Audrea Decker is the Director of Communication and Strategic Initiatives for My Faith Votes, a nonpartisan movement that mobilizes and equips Christians in America to vote in every election.

Audrea Decker is the Director of Communication and Strategic Initiatives for My Faith Votes, a nonpartisan movement that mobilizes and equips Christians in America to vote in every election.

Audrey Frank is an author, speaker, and true-story teller. She and her family have spent over 20 years serving Muslims overseas and the in the US. Audrey is a popular international speaker on the hono...

Audrey Frank is an author, speaker, and true-story teller. She and her family have spent over 20 years serving Muslims overseas and the in the US. Audrey is a popular international speaker on the honor-shame worldview and its impact on the Muslim woman’s journey to Christ. She trains women and men in the global mission community to engage the unreached with the Gospel of Christ. Audrey has a BS in Communication Disorders, an MA in Speech-Language Pathology, and a BA in Biblical and Intercultural Studies, but her greatest credential is that she is known and loved by the One who made her.

Austin Ruse has headed the Center for Family and Human Rights (C-Fam) since shortly after its creation in the summer of 1997. Mr. Ruse has held the title of President since 2000. He has briefed me...

Austin Ruse has headed the Center for Family and Human Rights (C-Fam) since shortly after its creation in the summer of 1997. Mr. Ruse has held the title of President since 2000. He has briefed members of the U.S. House and Senate on U.N. matters, as well as briefing White House and National Security Council staff. Ruse has also briefed senior government officials, journalists, Church and non-governmental leaders from around the world. He has appeared on a number of national cable network programs discussing UN and Catholic issues, including news programs on CNN, CBS News, MSNBC, and Fox News. He is a former foreign affairs commentator for EWTN’s weekly news broadcast The World Over hosted by Raymond Arroyo. In recognition of Ruse’s commitment and leadership in the effort to advance the sanctity of life he was awarded The Henry Hyde Life Leadership Award in 2010 by SpeakOut Illinois. He holds undergraduate degrees in Journalism and Political Science from the University of Missouri, and an Honorary Doctorate from Franciscan University of Steubenville. Mr. Ruse is married to the former Cathleen Cleaver, who is senior legal advisor to the Family Research Council.

Dennis Avi Lipkin, aka Victor Mordecai was born in Flushing, New York and grew up in the greater New York City area. He moved to Israel in 1968. Avi completed high school in New York and two years of...

Dennis Avi Lipkin, aka Victor Mordecai was born in Flushing, New York and grew up in the greater New York City area. He moved to Israel in 1968. Avi completed high school in New York and two years of college at New York University, Washington Square majoring in Sovietology and Spanish/Latin American studies at Hebrew University. He served in the IDF from for a year as part of the IDF spokesman for the Judea and Samaria Command. His reserves duty includes artillery reserves 1973 to 1989 and then as an officer in the IDF Spokesman’s Office from 1989 to 2001. Avi has worked in different capacities in international commerce based in Jerusalem. He has also worked as senior editor and translator in the News Department of the Government Press Office as part of Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir’s office at Beit Agron. In the early nineties, Avi began lecturing in Christian churches and synagogues in the US as well as appearing on radio and TV, and in 1991 he studied at the Jewish Theological Seminary as part of the MA program. He has spoken in over 1,000 churches and synagogues internationally and has appeared on hundreds of radio and TV shows worldwide. He has written five books: Is Fanatic Islam a Global Threat? Christian Revival for Israel’s Survival, Islamic Threat Updates Almanac #1, Israel’s Bible Bloc, and Islam Prophesied In Genesis. Avi is married to Rachel, they have two sons and 8 grandchildren.

Avi Melamed is author of the new book, Inside the Middle East. An internationally acclaimed Middle East expert and former Senior official on Arab Affairs and Intelligence official, Avi Melamed is now...

Avi Melamed is author of the new book, Inside the Middle East. An internationally acclaimed Middle East expert and former Senior official on Arab Affairs and Intelligence official, Avi Melamed is now an independent Middle East strategic intelligence analyst, private lecturer, and Fellow of Intelligence and Middle East Affairs at the Eisenhower Institute at Gettysburg College. He is a frequent media guest who has appeared on major radio and television programs around the world. Fluent in Arabic, Hebrew, and English, he has spent decades operating in Arab cities throughout the region, often in high-risk positions at sensitive times. Avi Melamed’s unique experience, outstanding analytical abilities, and profound understanding of the Arab world—coupled with direct access to sources, regional intelligence resources and networks throughout the Arab world—has allowed him to keep his finger on the pulse of the Middle East. He has a proven and unparalleled record of foreseeing the evolution of events across the region. During the first intifada, he was Israel’s youngest-ever deputy adviser on Arab affairs, working with then mayor of Jerusalem Teddy Kollek. He then served as senior advisor to Israel’s former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert during his time as mayor. He lives in Israel.

Bailey Pylant is a student at Dallas Baptist University pursuing a degree in mass communications. She has contributed to the marketing efforts of the university through the Marketing Department, the M...

Bailey Pylant is a student at Dallas Baptist University pursuing a degree in mass communications. She has contributed to the marketing efforts of the university through the Marketing Department, the Missions Endowment Fund, and multiple student life offices. She was also a member of Sigma Chi Eta. She hopes to continue to combine her passion for expanding biblical literacy and marketing to promote cultural change.

Barbara Kolm is the founder of the Free Market Road Show, Director of the Austrian Economics Center, President of the Hayek Institut and Professor of Austrian Economics at the University of Donja Gor...

Barbara Kolm is the founder of the Free Market Road Show, Director of the Austrian Economics Center, President of the Hayek Institut and Professor of Austrian Economics at the University of Donja Gorica in Montenegro. Until her election to the National Council in October 2024, she served on several supervisory boards in the Insurance and Finance Industry e.g. Vice President of the Austrian Central Bank, Supervisory Board of Wiener Städtische Wechselseitiger Versicherungsverein – Vermögensverwaltung - Vienna Insurance Group. She directs the worldwide first UN United 4 Smart Sustainable Cities National Hub in Austria and was appointed Vice-Chair of the UN ITU Focus Group on Environmental Efficiency for Artificial Intelligence and other Emerging Technologies (AI4EE). She is the recipient of various accolades and widely declared a pathfinder in liberty-based ideals on the European front