Lynn Sementilli
Lynn Sementilli was born and raised in the suburbs of Buffalo, NY, and is currently a part-time graduate student studying Electrical Engineering at the University at Buffalo. She also currently holds a full-time position as an electrical engineer in the aircraft industry. During her undergraduate years at UB, Lynn founded the UB YAF chapter after […]
Emily Jashinsky
Emily is the director of the National Journalism Center. She is also the culture editor at The Federalist. Emily previously covered politics as a commentary writer for the Washington Examiner. Prior to joining the Examiner, Emily was the spokeswoman for Young America’s Foundation. She has interviewed leading politicians and entertainers and appeared regularly as a guest […]
John Gizzi
John is Newsmax’s chief political columnist and White House correspondent. He is “the man who knows everyone in Washington” as well as many who hold elected positions and party leadership roles throughout America. He has appeared on countless radio and TV shows in America and Europe. He is the recipient of the William A. Rusher Award […]
Grant Strobl
Grant Strobl served as Young Americans for Freedom’s national chairman from 2017 to 2023. During his tenure as chairman, YAF re-launched its individual membership program, launched a campus bias tip-line, expanded programs in high schools, and launched various programs on the Second Amendment and free speech. Grant has been involved with YAF since high school […]
Chris Bedford
Christopher Bedford is a senior editor at The Federalist, the vice chairman of Young Americans for Freedom, a board member at the National Journalism Center, and the author of The Art of the Donald. His work has been featured in The American Mind, National Review, the New York Post and the Daily Caller, where he […]
George Dunlop
Alex Marlow
Alex Marlow currently serves as editor in chief of the Breitbart News Network.
Congressman Alex Mooney
Alex Mooney, former executive director of Young America’s Foundation’s National Journalism Center now serves as Congressman for the second district of West Virginia. Since 1977 the National Journalism Center has trained aspiring young journalists in the values of responsible, balanced, and accurate reporting. Mooney served as executive director of the National Journalism Center from 2005-2012 […]
Katie Pavlich
Katie Pavlich is an alumna of Young America’s Foundation (YAF) and serves as a member of YAF’s National Journalism Center’s Board of Governors. Pavlich is a rotating co-host on The Five, editor of Townhall, and a columnist for The Hill. As a Fox News contributor, Katie regularly joins special coverage of important and historic news […]
Tom Winter
Bernadette Casey Smith
Jay Webber
Rich Lowry
As one of the most respected conservative voices, Rich Lowry brings his sharp analysis and well-formed opinions to the political discussion through his writing and commentary. Lowry became editor of National Review in 1999 when selected by William F. Buckley, Jr. to lead the magazine. Today, National Review remains a conservative guidepost, helping to bring […]
Rebekah Mercer
Mark Larson
Doug Perry
Rear Admiral JJ Quinn United States Navy
Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., and raised in the small town of Imperial nearby, Rear Admiral JJ Quinn graduated from the United States Naval Academy in June 1974 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics. He received his wings and was designated a Naval Flight Officer at NAS Pensacola in September 1975. Rear Admiral Quinn’s […]
Jane Schwartz
Governor George Allen
George F. Allen served the Commonwealth of Virginia for more than 20 years, as governor, in both bodies of the United States Congress, and as a delegate holding Thomas Jefferson’s seat in the Virginia General Assembly. Sworn in as governor in 1994, George Allen brought sweeping reform that made Virginia a national model in economic […]
Attorney General Edwin Meese
Edwin Meese III holds the Ronald Reagan Chair in Public Policy at The Heritage Foundation, a Washington-based public policy research and education institution, where he is responsible for keeping the late president’s legacy of conservative principles alive in public debate and discourse. He also is Chairman of Heritage’s Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, founded […]
Robert F. Agostinelli
Dr. Suzanne Becker
Becky Norton Dunlop
Eric Hoplin
