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The Pennsylvania

Manufacturers' Association

and

President & CEOFrederick W. Anton, III

are proud to sponsor

the 2014

Pennsylvania

Leadership Conference

Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association225 State Street

Harrisburg, PA 17101

www.pamanufacturers.org

Congratulations on yourAccomplishments!

CONCEIVED IN LIBERTY PENNSYLVANIA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

CONCEIVED IN LIBERTY

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GovernorsB

GovernorsA

Organizing for Victory Governor's A

AIM: Arms, Infringement & Militia Governor's B

Panel Presentations Grand Ballroom

Featured Speakers Grand Ballroom

Pre-Dinner Reception with Jonah Goldberg Governor's A & B

Dinner, Break

fast & Lunch Grand Ballroom

Michael Reagan Book Signing Keystone A

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omen's Leadership Training Keystone BWhat Kind of Watchdog Are You Keystone C

Exhibit Hall Keystone A-E

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KeystoneB

KeystoneC

KeystoneD

KeystoneE

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We are an organization of citizens, residents ofIndiana County and Armstrong County, who trust andbelieve in the United States Constitution as the over-riding authority for our government.

Further, we believe that our government has neglectedand ignored the mandates of the United StatesConstitution.

We are dedicated to seeing the Constitution restoredto its proper place as the Supreme Law of the Land.

We will work to that end as responsible citizens.

We invite any and all others who believe that ournation has strayed from the original intent and focusof the Constitution to join with us to return theConstitution to its intended purpose as the guarantorfor our liberty, our freedom, and our prosperity.

Website: www.IndianaArmstrongPatriots.com

Email: [email protected]: 724-354-3770

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Taking the Pulse

of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvanias most widelybroadcast public affairs

radio program

www.lincolninstitute.org www.lincolnradiojournal.com

INSTITUTELINCOLN

of Public Opinion Research, Inc.

T H E Promoting the idealsof free market

economics, individualliberty, and limited

government throughthe conduct of public

opinion researchand related educationaloutreach projects.

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It is my conviction that it was freedom that

effected the miracle of America intellectualfreedom, religious freedom, political freedom,

industrial freedom; freedom to dream, to think,

to experiment, to invent, to match wits in friendly

competition; freedom to be an individual.

That is our great American heritage.

J. Howard Pew speech before the Philadelphia

Council of Churches, June 3, 1952.

www.faithandfreedom.com

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9:00 A.M. Workshop A: AIM: Arms, Infringement & Milita

Presented by the Constitutional Organization of Liberty

Presenters: Mike Folmer, State Senator

Jeffrey W. Griffith, COOL

Louis Petolicchio, COOL

Workshop B: Organizing for Victory

Presented by American Majority

Cecilia Hauser, American Majority

12 NOON Break (Lunch on own)

1:00 P.M. Welcoming Mr. Frederick W. Anton, III

Remarks Chairman, Pennsylvania Leadership Council

1:15 P.M. Speaker: U. S. Senator Patrick J. Toomey

Introduction: Lowman Henry, Lincoln Institute

1:45 P.M. Speaker: Sen. Rick Santorum, Patriot Voices

Introduction: David Taylor, PA Manufacturers' Association

2:15 P.M. Speaker: Sally Pipes, Pacific Research Institute

The Cure for Obamacare

Introduction: Dr. Jake Haulk, Allegheny Institute

2:45 P.M. Panel Obamacare: No Magic Beans

Moderator: Anna McCauslin, PAAmericans for Prosperity

Panelists: Philip English, former U.S. Representative

Terence Farrell, Chester Co. Commissioner

Lisa Nancollas, Mifflin Co. Tea Party Patriots

Charles W. Proctor, III, Proctor, Lindsay & Dixon

Elizabeth Stelle, Commonwealth Foundation

3:35 P.M. Speaker: Dr. Arthur Brooks, American Enterprise Institute

How to Win the Fight for Free Enterprise

Introduction: Matthew Brouillette, Commonwealth Foundation

2014 PA Leadership ConferenceConference Schedule

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4:05 P.M. Panel How Free Market Capitalism Raises All Boats

Moderator: Tom Smith, 2012 GOP U.S. Senate Nominee

Panelists: Gwenne Alexander, Action of PAMichael Folmer, State Senator

Leo Knepper, Citizens Alliance of PA

David Reed, State Representative

William Ruger, Charles Koch Institute

5:00 P.M. Pre-Dinner Reception with Jonah Goldberg

6:30 P.M. Liberty Dinner with Jonah Goldberg

Special Guest: Hon. Tom Corbett, Governor of Pennsylvania

M.C.: R.J. Harris, WHP RadioNational Anthem: Tegan Ritchey

Invocation: Rev. Dann Caldwell

7:00 A.M. Freedom Breakfast

Speaker: John Gizzi,NewsMax

Speaker: Matthew Brouillette, Commonwealth Foundation

Paycheck Protection

M.C.: Colin Hanna, Let Freedom Ring USA

8:00 A.M. Keynote Panel:

Kumbaya: Working Together

Moderator: Kevin Shivers, PA NFIB

Panelists: Gene Barr, PA Chamber of Commerce

Stephen Bloom, State Representative

Michael Geer, PA Family Institute

Robert A. Gleason, Jr., PA GOP

Anastasia Przybylski, FreedomWorks

Diana Reimer, Tea Party Patriots

Continued...

The Allegheny Institute for Public Policy is aninfluential non-profit research and educationorganization. We defend the interests of taxpayers,citizens, and businesses against an increasinglyburdensome and intrusive government. To thatend, we have formulated and advocated publicpolicies that roll back the size and scope of localgovernment.

Since its founding in 1995, the Allegheny Institutesresearch and advocacy agenda has enjoyed aremarkable record of achievement. A partial list oftopics that we have tackled and had influence uponincludes: proposed new taxes, eminent domainabuse, City of Pittsburgh finances, public sectorpensions, City of Harrisburg finances, educationspending and performance, economic development,government-mandated wages, taxation, masstransit, and property reassessments. Our freepublicationPolicy Briefis widely read andfrequently referenced by elected officials. Ourpopular Blog provides commentary on the impor-tant issues of the day. We have a strong record ofhelping to shape the debate and influencing policyin Southwestern Pennsylvania and across theCommonwealth.

For more information and to subscribe to thePolicy Brief, please visit our website at

www.alleghenyinstitute.org.

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9:00 A.M. Speaker: Congressman Mike Kelly

Introduction: Lori Joint, Manufacturers & Business Assn.

9:30 A.M. Speaker: Ken Blackwell, Family Research Council

Introduction: Jim Broussard, Citizens Against Higher Taxes

10:00 A.M. Mini-Panel Emerging Constituencies

Moderator: Evan Feinberg, Generation Opportunity

Panelists: Lenny McAllister, GOP Strategist

Christopher Wetherson, PA College Republicans

10:30 A.M. Speaker: Dr. Paul Kengor, Grove City College

11 Principles of a Reagan Conservative

Introduction: Lowman Henry, Lincoln Institute

11:00 A.M. Break

12 NOON Leadership Luncheon

M.C.: David Taylor, PA Manufacturers Association

Speaker: Michael Reagan

Straw PollResults: Scott R. Davis

1:30 P.M. Michael Reagan Book Signing

1:30 P.M. Workshop A: Womens Leadership Training

Presented by the Leadership Institute

Presenter: Patricia Simpson, Leadership Institute

1:30 P.M. Workshop A: What Kind of Watchdog Are You?

Presented by the Franklin Center

Presenters: Christine McCoy, Franklin Center

Katy Abram, Franklin Center

3:00 P.M. Conference Concludes

PLC Saturday Schedule Continued...


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SPONSORS

Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association

Citizens Alliance of PennsylvaniaCommonwealth Foundation

Americans for Prosperity-PA

Corbett for Governor/Republican Party of PA

Armstrong/Indiana Patriots

Action of PA

CO-SPONSORS

Allegheny Institute for Public PolicyManufacturers and Business Association

Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College

Citizens for Liberty

Charles Koch Institute

Great American Speakers

Eagle Forum

REACH Alliance

Pennsylvania Family Institute

National Federation of Independent Business/PA

Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity

PA Faith and Freedom Coalition

Citizens to Protect PA Jobs

WFYL-AM 1180

2014 PA Leadership ConferenceConceived In Liberty

2014 PA Leadership ConferenceWorkshop: Womens Leadership

Patricia Simpson is the Director of Political and CareerPrograms at the Leadership Institute. In addition to overseeing theDepartment's trainings, she manages all aspects of ConservativeJobs - the Institute's free job placement service. Prior to this posi-tion, she served as the Institute's Director of Online Training, whereshe managed the online production and distribution of LI programsto strategic partners and to the general public. During her earlydays at LI, she served as the Deputy Director of Grassroots whereshe was responsible for identifying, recruiting, and training conser-

vative leaders and activists around the country.Patricia came to LI with a background in campaigns and grassroots organizing -

spending time working on national, state, and local races as well as organizing smallbusiness owners through her work at a trade association.

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Workshop: What Kind of Watchdog Are You?

Chris McCoy is Outreach/Training Manager for Watchdog Wire.Chris is a former small business owner and executive director of atrade organization, so she comes with a unique perspective. She hasalways been an advocate for free markets and limited government.Chris has been a political activist for years and believes sunshine isthe best disinfectant. Most recently, she worked with grassroots,developing trainings and leading people to participate in their gov-ernment. She now sets up training programs for Watchdog Wire tohelp citizens learn how they can watch for waste, fraud, and abuse!

Katy Abram is the State New Media Coordinator for Americansfor Prosperity. In addition to working with activists from across thecountry on new media activism, she also coordinates with the statechapters of AFP to deliver their message in a timely and accuratemanner. Prior to working with AFPs headquarters, Katy worked forthe AFP Pennsylvania state chapter as a New Media Coordinatorand Policy Analyst.

Before working for AFP she was a stay at home mom of two whofounded the Lebanon 9-12 Project. She has been featured on

Hannity, Megyn Kelly , Hardball with Chris Matthews, CNN, The Daily Show withJon Stewart , Glenn Beck and was most recently profiled in the documentary TownHall.

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PATRIOT SPONSORS

Lincoln Institute of Public Opinion Research

Scott R. DavisLet Freedom Ring, USA

Hudak & Company

FreedomWorks

Hon. Philip English

Generation Opportunity

Tea Party Patriots

Heritage Action for America

Patriot Voices

EXHIBITORS

Foundation for Free Enterprise Education

Leadership Institute

King Bird Dot Biz

Leadership Life/Citizen Controlled Taxation

Fayette Patriots

Republican Liberty Caucus of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvanians for Union Reform

Pennsylvanians for Right to Work

American Majority

Creation Science Fellowship

Constitutional Organization of Liberty

Lehigh Valley TEA Party/Lehigh Valley Common Core

American Enterprise Institute

Heritage Foundation

American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family & Property

Todd Kifer Activist/Lobbyist

Pro-English

Math-U-See/Demme Learning


Cecilia Hauser has worked on a number of successful campaignson the local, state, and national level as a grassroots organizer, fieldstaff, and campaign manager. Prior to becoming Executive Directorfor American Majority, Cecilia worked as Western PennsylvaniaRegional Field Director for American Majority Action.

She previously worked for the Republican Party of Pennsylvaniaas a Victory Director in the 2010 and 2012 election cycles and servedas Executive Director of the Republican Party of Cambria County.Previous to her political work, she served as Communications and

Development Director for both her high school alma mater and her familys funeralbusiness. She is a graduate of the Anne B. Anstine Excellence in Public Service Series(Class of 2011).

Cecilia is a native of Ebensburg, Pennsylvania and a graduate of the PennsylvaniaState University with a bachelors degree in Communications. Cecilia brings a wealthof hands on experience to American Majority and looks forward to sharing it withthose who are passionate about getting more involved in their community.

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Join us for a screening of

Margaret Thatcher:The Iron Lady

Following the Liberty Dinner

in Governor's B

Sponsored by Heritage Action for America.

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2014 PA Leadership ConferenceThe History of the PLC

It was 1989, Ronald Reagan had just left the White House and GeorgeH.W. Bush was President of the United States. Conservative thought hadbecome main stream during the Reagan era, but now more grassroots actionwas needed to ensure the movements success going forward.

The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington,D.C. provided activists nationwide with a forum in which to learn aboutissues, train to become more effective, network with fellow activists and beinspired to continue the fight.

Two college students, John Fluharty and John Hanks attended CPAC andcame back to Pennsylvania with the idea of establishing a state-level versionof the national conference.

That idea was put into action by Frederick W. Anton, III of thePennsylvania ManufacturersAssociation with assistance from Susan Staubof Pennsylvanians for Right to Work; Don Eberly of the CommonwealthFoundation; Jim Panyard of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association;and Charlie Gerow with Pennsylvanians for Effective Government.

The first conference was a big success and led to the formation of thePennsylvania Leadership Council which made it an annual event. LowmanHenry became the first president of the Pennsylvania Leadership Councilfollowed by Sean Duffy and Gordon Blain.

In the late 1990s conference attendance faltered, and for a couple of yearsthe event was replaced by a luncheon.

But, a new wave of conservative activists flowed into the movement as aresult of Pat Toomeys unsuccessful race for the Republican U.S. Senatenomination in 2004. Mr. Anton decided it was time to re-establish the con-ference. Under his leadership Lowman Henry was brought back to organizethe conference. Mr. Anton and Mr. Henry along with Susan Staub and DavidTaylor worked to restart the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference in 2005

with Ann Coulter as the featured speaker.The 2005 conference drew the largest attendance up until that point.

With the onset of the Tea Party movement, attendance at the conference hascontinued to grow. The event has also gained in stature attracting two pres-idential candidates in 2012 along with a wide array of statewide and nation-al elected officials and conservative leaders.

Following Ann Coulter, featured speakers at the PennsylvaniaLeadership Conference have included Joe Scarborough, Michelle Malkin,Laura Ingraham, Michael Reagan, Dick Morris, Charles Krauthammer, andFrank Luntz. This year's featured speaker is Jonah Goldberg of FoxNews/National Review.

Today, the Pennsylvania Leadership Councils Board of Directors include

Mr. Frederick W. Anton, III as chairman; Lowman S. Henry aspresident/treasurer and David N. Taylor as secretary.

Louis Petolicchio serves as head of the Education Team for theConstitutional Organization of Liberty (COOL) and has been

instructing courses based upon the Constitution on behalf of COOLsince its inception. Among the classes he has directed are The BirthOf Freedom and A More Perfect Union as well as the multi-sessionseriesInstitute On The Constitution, and has presented these cours-es all over Pennsylvania as well as a public school in Delaware. Inrecognition of his work, Louis was nominated for the 2008 Bill ofRights Award given annually by the Bill Of Rights Bicentennial

Committee of Concordville, PA.Louis has been involved in political activities since high school and has actively

worked on the campaigns of various candidates for a wide variety of public offices,most recently that of State Senator Mike Folmer. With his wife, Laurel Lynn, he hasorganized banquets and receptions for nationally recognized conservative leadersincluding Justice Roy Moore, Ambassador Alan Keyes, and Congressman Ron Paul.

A 1985 graduate of Geneva College (Beaver Falls, PA) with a bachelor o f science

degree in business administration with a concentration in Economics, Louis hasearned his Associate In Claims (AIC) designation from the Insurance Institute ofAmerica (Malvern, PA). He has also received his Legal Principles Claim Specialistdesignation and Property Claim Law Associate designation from the AmericanEducational Institute (Basking Ridge, NJ).

Petolicchio currently serves as an auditor for Jackson Township (Lebanon County,PA) and has also served as Judge of Elections in East Donegal Township as well asPresident of the Elizabethtown Kiwanis Club (Lancaster County, PA).

Jeffrey W. Griffith took the Institute on the Constitution in thespring of 2009 and then joined the Constitutional Organization ofLiberty (COOL) as a general member. In 2010, he accepted a posi-tion of Instructor with COOL and has served on its Executive Board.

He has led the IOTC throughout the state of Pennsylvania. Jeff wasinstrumental in the incorporation of the Alexander HamiltonInstitute for Constitutional Studies, the non-profit parent organiza-tion of the Constitutional Organization of Liberty.

Jeff has attended the Leadership Institute in Arlington, VA andis a member of the American Council of Christian Churches Executive Committee. Hecurrently serves as the Administrative Pastor for Open Door Baptist Church,Lebanon, PA. His responsibilities include teaching History and Government from anoriginal intent perspective at Lebanon Christian Academy.

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Frederick W. Anton III is the President and ChiefExecutive Officer of the Pennsylvania ManufacturersAssociation (PMA), a statewide business organizationrepresenting the interests of manufacturers inPennsylvania's public policy process since 1909.

Since joining PMA in 1962, Mr. Anton has continuedthe associations long tradition of political action, whichwas begun by its founder, U.S. Senator Joseph Grundy.Beginning in 1981, Mr. Anton has been the host for abipartisan seminar and luncheon at the MetropolitanClub in New York City on the Saturday of ThePennsylvania Societys annual dinner. Pennsylvania gov-ernors, U.S. senators, and other leading political figuresfrom both major parties attend the event each year.

In recent years, U.S. Senators Arlen Specter and Rick Santorum appointed Mr.Anton as Chairman of the Federal Judicia l Nominating Commission ofPennsylvania.

A native of Philadelphia, Mr. Anton has lived in southeastern Pennsylvania allhis life. He is a graduate of Haverford High School, Villanova University, and theVillanova School of Law, and is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps.

Lowman S. Henry is President of the PennsylvaniaLeadership Council, Inc., which produces the annualPennsylvania Leadership Conference. He is Chairmanand CEO of the Lincoln Institute of Public OpinionResearch, Inc., a non-profit public affairs foundationbased in Harrisburg, PA. He serves as host of AmericanRadio Journal heard on 193 radio stations nationwide,and is host of the Lincoln Radio Journal, a weekly publicaffairs radio program syndicated on 90 Pennsylvaniaradio stations. He has served in elective office as a

Dauphin County Commissioner and a Lower PaxtonTownship Supervisor. He was the Republican Partysnominee for Pennsylvania State Treasurer in 1992.

He serves on the board of directors of thePennsylvania Manufacturers Association (PMA) and the PMA Foundation; is adirector emeritus of the Pennsylvania Association of Non-Profit Organizations(PANO); President of the Colonial Park Rotary; and on the advisory board of theAllegheny Institute for Public Policy in Pittsburgh. Mr. Henry is a member of theCharlton United Methodist Church in Lower Paxton. He is a graduate of GannonUniversity in Erie, Pennsylvania. He is married to Carol Lynn Henry, and theyhave three sons.


Saturday, April 5, 2014 at 10:00 A.M.

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Our Panelists...

2014 PA Leadership ConferencePanel: Emerging Constituencies

Evan Feinberg is the President of Generation Opportunity, anorganization advocating for economic opportunity for 18-29 year oldsthrough less government and more freedom.

In 2012, Evan became one of the first Millennials to run for UnitedStates Congress in his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Although unsuccessful, h is b id garnered significant national attentionand deepened his conviction that engaging and mobilizing the next gen-eration is the key to winning the future for freedom.

Previously, Evan served as a senior aide to U.S. Senators Rand Paul and TomCoburn and as a researcher at the Heritage Foundation. Evan is married to SarahFeinberg, an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps and Iraq War veteran. They have oneson, Luke Fidelis Feinberg, age two.

Christopher Wetherson is a junior at Indiana University ofPennsylvania, studying in Political Science/Pre Law. Christopher cur-rently serves as the Chairman of the Pennsylvania Federation ofCollege Republicans. You can find out more about the PennsylvaniaCollege Republicans by visiting pennsylvania.crnc.org.

Lenny McAllister, a talk show host on KDKA-AM in Pittsburgh, isa talented activist, speaker, and writer with a mission to make posi-tive changes ...within...matters that hamper our American way of life

Afte r successfully hosting Launching Chicago with LennyMcAllister on WVON 1690 AM, Lenny still offers insight into modernconservatism on leading national and international programs.Featured in 40 Under 40 to Watch by The Chicago Defender, Lennywas regularly on CNN from 2008-2012 as a Republican commentator.

Currently, he regularly appears on PCNC and WQED in Pittsburgh.Lenny is a featured speaker at conservative events across the country. The author

of 2 books, includingDiary of a Mad Black PYC: Proud Young Conservative, he is arising star among conservative grassroots, political insiders, and Black America for

uncommon passion for urban constituents and conservative compatriots alike.Lenny was featured at the CNN event: Young & Black in America: Empoweringthe Next Generation of African American Leaders. The McAllister Minute, foundregularly on American Urban Radio Network, runs on over 400 stations nationwidewhere Lenny extols conservative values to mostly progressive audiences.

For more information, please go to www.LennyMcAllister.com

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Our Moderator...

Our Panelists...

Kevin Shivers, State Director of National Federation of

Independent Business Pennsylvania, has used his broad public serv-ice experience and political acumen to strengthen NFIB's reputationas one of Pennsylvania's most influential business organizations.

He and his team have worked collaboratively with three governorsand the General Assembly to enact a host of new laws that havesaved small employers thousands of dollars annually and protectedtheir ability to run and grow their businesses.

Before joining NFIB, Shivers was deputy press secretary for Pennsylvania gov-ernors Tom Ridge and Mark Schweiker. He previously served as press secretary inthe Pennsylvania Department of State and worked in the Pennsylvania House ofRepresentatives.

Stephen Bloom, State Representative, was first elected by thecitizens of the 199th district in 2010. His mission as a lawmaker is tocut the size and scope of government, reduce the burden of taxes andunnecessary regulation, defend constitutional liberties, and unleashthe power of free enterprise to create jobs and prosperity. Stephenhas been named a Guardian of Small Business by the NationalFederation of Independent Business and a Defender of Liberty bythe American Conservative Union. He is a practicing lawyer and

taught courses in economics, personal finance, and business law at MessiahCollege. He authored the books, The Believers Guide to Legal Issues and TheyveCrossed the Line: A Patriots Guide to Religious Freedom.

Gene Barr is President and CEO of the Pennsylvania Chamberof Business and Industry, the states largest broad-based businessadvocacy association. He oversees all operations of the PA Chamberand its for-profit subsidiary, PA Chamber Insurance.

Barr joined the PA Chamber in February 2003. He served for morethan eight years as Vice President of Government and Public Affairsprior to being elected President in October 2011. During his tenure,Barr has worked on a large number of significant legislative and reg-

ulatory efforts critical to Pennsylvanias business climate.Barr has more than 35 years of experience in various facets of government and

public affairs activity, as well as business operations. He previously served as alocal elected official in the Philadelphia area for almost 10 years. He graduatedfrom St. Josephs University in 1977 with a bachelors degree in Political Science.

Barr recently served as a member of Gov. Tom Corbetts Marcellus Shale

Advisory Commission, as a board member and chair of the Underground StorageTank Indemnification Board, the Early Learning Investment Commission, and asa board member for United Way of Pennsylvania.

2014 PA Leadership ConferenceOur Friday Speakers

Sally C. Pipes is President and Chief Executive Officer ofthe Pacific Research Institute, a San Francisco-based think tankfounded in 1979. Sally addresses national and internationalaudiences on health care issues. She has been interviewed onABCs 20/20 with John Stossel; CNNs Lou Dobbs Show; Fox

News Glenn Beck Show; NBCs Nightly News with BrianWilliams; Fox Business Network; The OReilly Factor, FoxNews Your World With Neil Cavuto, The Today Show;Kudlow & Company on CNBC, MSNBC, Dateline; PoliticallyIncorrect; The Dennis Miller Show; and other prominent pro-grams. She has a regular column in Forbes.com called Piping

Up and has written for the Examiner newspapers, Investors Business Daily, TheWall Street Journal, Washington Post, USA Today,Financial Times of London, TheHill, RealClearPolitics, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, San FranciscoChronicle, Sacramento Bee, U.S. News and World Report, and theBoston Globe.

She is the author of The Cure for Obamacare, The Pipes Plan, The Truth AboutObamacare, The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care: A Citizens Guide, andMiracle Cure: How to Solve Americas Health Care Crisis and Why Canada Isnt theAnswer.

Ms. Pipes, a former Canadian, became an American citizen in 2006.

Arthur C. Brooks is president of the American EnterpriseInstitute (AEI), a nonpartisan public policy think tank committedto expanding liberty, increasing individual opportunity, andstrengthening free enterprise. He is also the Beth and RavenelCurry Scholar in Free Enterprise at AEI.

Immediately before joining AEI, Brooks was the Louis A.Bantle Professor of Business and Government at SyracuseUniversity, where he taught economics and social entrepreneur-ship. Brooks is the author of ten books and hundreds of articles ontopics including the role of government, fairness, economic oppor-

tunity, happiness, and the morality of free enterprise. His latestbook, The Road to Freedom: How to Win the Fight for Free Enterprise (2012) was aNew York Times bestseller. Among his earlier books are Gross National Happiness(2008), Social Entrepreneurship (2008), and Who Really Cares (2006). Before pursu-ing his work in public policy, Brooks spent 12 years as a classical musician in theUnited States and Spain. Brooks is a frequent guest on national television and radiotalk shows and has been published widely in publications including The New YorkTimes, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.

2014 PA Leadership ConferenceKeynote Panel: Kumbaya:Working Together

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Jonah Goldberg is a bestselling author andwidely syndicated columnist, and is one of the mostprominent political commentators in America today.A Fox News contributor and regular Fox News AllStar on Special Report with Bret Baier, Jonah isknown for blending humor and insight on the press-ing issues of the day. Goldberg is a contributing edi-tor toNational Review and was the founding editorofNational Review Online. He is also weekly colum-nist for the Los Angeles Times and his syndicatedcolumn appears regularly in the Chicago Tribune,Philadelphia Inquirer, San Francisco Chronicle,Kansas City Star, St. Louis Post-Dispatch,Washington Examiner, Miami Herald, ManchesterUnion Leader and scores of other newspapers. A fel-low at the American Enterprise Institute, Goldbergwas named by The Atlantic as one of the top 50 com-mentators in America.

His first book, Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left fromMussolini to the Politics of Meaning (Random House/Doubleday) was a #1 NewYork Times and Amazon bestseller. His most recent book, The Tyranny of Cliches -How Liberals Cheat in the War of Ideas, was an instant bestseller.

Goldberg is currently a member of the Board of Contributors to USA Today. Inthe past, hes served as a media critic for both Brills Content and The AmericanEnterprise and a Washington Columnist for the Times (of London). He has writtenabout politics and culture for The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, The LATimes, Commentary, The Public Interest, The Wilson Quarterly, The WeeklyStandard, Slate, TheStreet.com,New York Post, Womens Quarterly, andFood andWine.

He was senior producer of the award-winning series Think Tank with BenWattenberg on PBS. He has written and produced several PBS documentaries andspecials. A popular speaker on college campuses, Goldberg is proof that readingand thinking about political, media ,and cultural issues can be enlightening andentertaining at the same time.

Goldberg grew up in New York City. He is a graduate of Goucher College, wherehe was one of the first men to attend the formerly all-womens college. AfterGoucher, he taught English in Czechoslovakia and, later, was a researcher at theAmerican Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC, where he currently resides. Heis married to the author and speechwriter, Jessica Gavora. They have one daugh-ter and one dog, Cosmo.

2014 PA Leadership ConferenceOur Liberty Dinner Speaker

2014 PA Leadership ConferencePanel: How Free Market Capitalism Raises All Boats

Dave Reed is serving his sixth term in the Pennsylvania GeneralAssembly, representing the 62nd Legislat ive District. Dave was bornand raised in Indiana County, graduating from Homer-Center HighSchool. He earned a bachelors degree in mathematics and economicsfrom the Robert E. Cook Honors College at Indiana University ofPennsylvania. Dave also received a Master of Governmental

Administration Degree from the University of Pennsylvania. InNovember 2010, Dave was selected by his House Republican colleagues

to serve as the chairman of the House Majority Policy Committee. Reed conductshearings across the state about important issues and works with his colleagues todevelop policies addressing those issues. Dave, his wife, Heather, their son, Joshua,and their two daughters, Gracie and Ellie, live in Indiana County.

William Ruger is the Vice President, Research and Policy, at theCharles Koch Institute. He was most recently an Associate Professorin the Department of Political Science at Texas State University and anAdjunct Assistant Professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at theUniversity of Texas-Austin. He earned his Ph.D. in Politics fromBrandeis University and an A.B. from the College of William and Mary.

Ruger is the author of a biography titledMilton Friedman and co-author of two books on state politics: The State of Texas: Government,

Politics, and Policy andFreedom in the 50 States: An Index of Personal and EconomicFreedom.

Ruger serves as the book review editor for the peak journal of civil-military rela-tions, Armed Forces and Society, and is on the Executive Council of the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society. He is also currently a ResearchFellow at the Cato Institute and an Affiliated Senior Scholar at the Mercatus Centerat George Mason University. Ruger is a veteran of the Afghanistan War.

Leo Knepper is the Executive Director of Citizens Alliance ofPennsylvania, or CAP. CAP is a non-profit organization founded toraise the standard of living of all Pennsylvanians by restoring limitedgovernment, economic freedom, and personal responsibility. Leo joinedCAP after being the Pennsylvania state director for Heritage Action for

America, the pol itical a ffiliate of The Heritage Foundation .He is a lifelong Pennsylvania resident and longtime conservative

activist. Leo has built grassroots networks to fight against abuses inPennsylvania government, including the infamous midnight pay raise. He graduatedfrom Penn States Capitol Campus with his MBA and is a member of Beta GammaSigma, the international honor society for business students.

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2014 PA Leadership ConferencePanel: How Free Market Capitalism Raises All Boats

Tom Smiths background is a common one in Pennsylvania andacross the country. Tom still lives on and operates the family farm inArmstrong County where he grew up.

In 1989, Tom mortgaged everything he had to start his own coalmining business in the belief that he could build a better life for him-self and his family. He succeeded, building a series of companies in ahighly regulated industry through some tough economic times. WhenTom sold his mining companies, they were mining more than a million

tons of coal a year and employed over one hundred thirty people.Tom and his wife, Saundy, are the proud parents of seven children and the grand-

parents of nine.

Mike Folmer, State Senator, ran on a Promise to Pennsylvania, apledge to advance government reform, tort reform, the elimination ofwasteful state spending, and lower taxes. He was first elected to thePennsylvania Senate in 2006 and re-elected to a second term in 2010.

Senator Folmer has had more than a dozen bills signed into law andcurrently serves as Chairman of the Senate Education Committee andVice Chair of the Labor and Industry Committee. Other committeeassignments include Inter-Governmental Operations; State

Government; Communications and Technology; Rules and Executive Nominations;and Urban Affairs and Housing.

Senator Folmer is also a founding member of the Constitutional Organization of

Liberty, a community-wide educational project designed to promote awareness ofAmerica's founding principles. He and his wi fe reside in Lebanon.

Gwenne Alexander is Executive Director of ACTION of PA andPresident of the Chester County chapter. ACTION is an acronym for

Americans for Christian Traditions In Our Nation. ACTION is a polit i-cal action committee whose goal is to empower Christians with infor-mation and education to ensure that men and women of character areelected to positions from the lowest level to the Governors mansion.

Gwenne has been an Area Chair and member of the ExecutiveCommittee for the Chester County Republican party for the last 16

years. She has been a speaker at retreats, rallies, and meetings. She has written arti-cles on topics from GOTV to bills in Harrisburg and is a regular on WFYL Its a NewDay morning radio program.

While working as a pre-school teacher, Gwenne was jolted into politics when shewas asked to run a write-in campaign for the county committee against a sittingcounty commissioner. After winning that race, she began encouraging Christians tobecome involved and later became the founder of ACTION of PA through uniting sev-eral county chapters. She has been married to her husband Dave for 40 years and

enjoys her eight grandchildren.

Tom Corbett, a life-long Pennsylvania resident, has a longand distinguished career serving the citizens of theCommonwealth as Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney, Chairof the Pennsylvania Commission of Crime and Delinquency,Pennsylvania Attorney General and now Governor.

Upon taking office in January 2011 Corbett immediately ded-icated himself to fulfilling the promises he made toPennsylvanians during his campaign. He is puttingPennsylvania back on track for prosperity by encouraging pri-vate-sector job growth and putting Pennsylvanians back to workby lowering government barriers to job creation, reducing taxes

on our families and job-creating businesses, protecting tax-payer dollars with con-trolled government spending and providing an open, transparent, accountable andtrustworthy government.

Corbett has made it his top priority to ensure there is a job for everyPennsylvanian who wants one, a stable financial future for Pennsylvania and atrained and educated workforce for the jobs of the 21st century.

Governor Corbett and his wife Susan currently reside at the Governors Residencein Harrisburg, but have their family home in Shaler Township, near Pittsburgh. Theyare the proud parents of two adult children and have one grandchild.

2014 PA Leadership ConferenceOur Dinner Speakers

RJ Harris is morning host at WHP 580 in Harrisburg. Hisshow and WHP are Arbitron rated number one, and WHP is oneof the top-rated talk radio stations in the U.S.A. RJ began hisradio career at age 14 in his hometown of Reading, PA. He hasworked on the air and in radio management in New York,Chicago, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, and Sacramento, for compa-nies like Hearst, Doubleday, and NBC. RJ also does his

Common Sense Commentaries twice weekly in the 11 PM newson CBS21. He lives in Hampden Township with Bonnie, his wifeof 39 years. Bonnie and RJ have three children and three grand-daughters.

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Charles W. Proctor, III is the Senior Managing Partner of Proctor& Lindsay located in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. He is also an alliedattorney with Alliance Defending Freedom and works regularly withthe Pennsylvania Family Institute. Mr. Proctor is an Adjunct Professor

at Widener University School of Law and speaks extensively for thePennsylvania Bar Institute, the Pennsylvania Land Title Institute, thePennsylvania Insurance Commission, and the National ConstitutionCenter, in addition to many other organizations.

He also serves frequently as an expert witness in state and federal courts and hastestified before the Pennsylvania Insurance Commission, the National Association ofInsurance Commissioners, and the Property Records Industry Association. Mr.Proctor was lead counsel in the seminal case of Conestoga Wood Specialties vs.Sebelius in Federal District Court and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, which isnow being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. He is married with four children andeight grandchildren.

Elizabeth Stelle is a Senior Policy Analyst for the Commonwealth

Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives.Elizabeth has researched and written on government reform, healthcare, welfare, energy, and government transparency. Her work has beenfeatured in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Harrisburg Patriot-News,

Philadelphia Inquirer and a variety of radio and television programsthroughout the Commonwealth.

Elizabeth is a graduate of the Koch Associate Program and earned abachelors degree in history from Grove City College.

A native of Ohio , Elizabeth makes her home in the Pittsburgh area with her hus-band and daughter. She enjoys swimming, traveling to historic landmarks, andexploring the moral foundations of capitalism.

Lisa Nancollas is a Pennsylvania State Coordinator for Tea PartyPatriots and is the founder of Mifflin County Tea Party Patriots. She isa leader of the Health Care Compact Alliance for Pennsylvania and isa co-founder of Stop Smart Meters in PA. She is a contributor to TheValley and the Lewistown Sentinel. She has been quoted by NPR,

Denmarks Independent Daily, Triblive, World News Live.com,Washington Examiner, and theBoston Herald. Her picture appeared onthe Fox News website with Michelle Bachmann at the Supreme Court

protesting Obamacare. She also authored a chapter for Tea Party - The Awakening.Lisa is a Registered Nurse and a graduate of Pennsylvania State University. She

previously worked for the Pennsylvania State Department of Health and Welfare.She investigated medical coding fraud as an independent contractor for law firms, theOffice of Inspector General, and the Department of Justice.

2014 PA Leadership ConferenceOur Freedom Breakfast Speakers

Colin A. Hanna is President of Let Freedom Ring, a publicpolicy non-profit promoting Constitutional government, freeenterprise and traditional values; he was a Chester CountyCommissioner (1995-2003); a CBS Radio and Television execu-tive; and small business owner. He has presented conservativeviews on MSNBCs Hardball, Weekend Brain Trust; Fox NewsChannels Hannity, Glenn Beck, Special Report,Fox & Friends,Fox Business News/The Willis Report, Cavuto and ABCsTopLine. Colin is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania;a U.S. Navy veteran; a father of two and grandfather of one.Colin lives in West Chester with Pricie, his wife of 46 years.

Matthew J. Brouillette is President & CEO of theCommonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives, athink tank that crafts free market policies, convincesPennsylvanians of their benefits, and counters attacks on liberty.

Matt is a prominent voice in statewide public policy debatesthrough frequent appearances in print, television, and talk radio

across the Commonwealth. He is a regular guest host on WHP580 AM in Harrisburg and KDKA 1020 AM in Pittsburgh. He alsowrites a bi-monthly column for the Central PennsylvaniaBusiness Journal.

Prior to the Commonwealth Foundation, Matt served at theMackinac Center for Public Policy in Michigan as Director of Education Policy. Andbefore his career in public policy, Matt spent seven years teaching history and coach-ing football and baseball at the high school and middle school levels. Matt also taughthistory and economics at the university level. He is married and has four children.

John Gizzi is Newsmax's chief political columnist andWhite House correspondent. He is the man who knows every-one in Washington as well as many who hold elected positionsand party leadership roles throughout America. He hasappeared on countless radio and TV shows in America andEurope. He is the recipient of the William A. Rusher Award forJournalistic Excellence and was named Journalist of the Yearby the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).

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Anna McCa uslin is Director of Policy with Americans forProsperityPennsylvania, the Commonwealths largest grassroots

advocacy organization. Anna has spent seven years working around thePennsylvania state government, advocating for less government, lowertaxes, and economic freedom.

Mrs. McCauslin has a business lobbying background, havingworked for two business associations while focusing on research andbuilding depth and breadth of policy knowledge on the many issues

that impact the business community and all Pennsylvania taxpayers.Anna is a life-long Pennsylvania resident and resides in York County with her

husband, Chad, a gunsmith and small business owner, and their two children.

Terence Farrell is currently in his second term as a CountyCommissioner in Chester County, PA, and served as Chairman of theBoard for 2009, 2011, and 2012. Under his leadership, the County con-tinues to provide the quality of services its citizens have come to expectin an accountable and responsible manner. Prior to serving as aCommissioner, Terence served as the Chester County Recorder ofDeeds (2000-2008).

In addition to his County governmental responsibilities, Terence isa member of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, the Delaware ValleyRegional Planning Commission, the Lincoln University Board of Trustees, and anumber of other organizations. He and his wife Theresa live in the borough of West

Chester. He has two adult sons and one granddaughter.

Philip English, a former U.S. Congressman, is co-chair of theGovernment Relations practice at Arent Fox LLP. His client base

includes hospital, patient care facilities, and pharmaceutical compa-nies. While in Congress, Mr. English served seven distinguished termsin the US House of Representatives while representing WesternPennsylvanias 3rd District.

During his time in office, Mr. English was a driving force on trade,health care, tax, and energy-related policy. Mr. English served on the

Ways and Means Committee and on the Health Subcommittee from 2004 through2008 and in the 110th Congress was the ranking member on the Subcommittee ofSelect Revenue Measures. On the Health Subcommittee, Phil was a proponent ofMedicare policy reform, reimbursement changes for hospitals, cancer screening, ther-apeutic procedures, and prescription drugs. He currently is a member of the NationalCommission on U.N.E.S.C.O., serves as the Healthcare Group Purchasing IndustryInitiatives coordinator, acts as co-chair of the Board for the Information TechnologyInnovation Foundation, a board member of the Institute for Representative

Government (IRG), and Republican State Committee.

2014 PA Leadership ConferenceOur Saturday Speakers

J. Kenneth (Ken) Blackwell is a best-selling author and a visit-ing professor at the Liberty University School of Law. He is a con-tributing editor for Townhall.com, and a public affairs commentatorfor the Salem Radio Network. His latest book is the highly acclaimed,

RESURGENT: How Constitutional Conservatism Can Save America.

Mr. Blackwell is a Fellow at the Family Research Council and theAmerican Civil Rights Union. He serves on the Board of Directors ofvarious high-profile organizations including the Timothy Plan (aMutual Fund), the International Foundation for Electoral Systems,the United States Air Force Academy Foundation, Grove City College,

the Club for Growth, the National Rifle Association, and the Becket Fund for ReligiousLiberty. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Board of Advisors ofthe Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA). He is also Senior Advisor toSecuring Americas Future Energy (SAFE), an organization dedicated to improving U.S.economic and national security through reduced oil dependence.

Mr. Blackwell has had a vast political career. He was mayor of Cincinnati, Treasurerand Secretary of State for Ohio, undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Housing andUrban Development, and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Human RightsCommission.

He has been a Fellow at Harvard Universitys Institute of Politics, the HeritageFoundation, the Aspen Institute, the Salzburg Seminar in Austria, and the School ofAdvanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University (British-American Project).He holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees from Xavier University(OH), where he later served as a Vice President and member of its faculty. In 1992, hereceived Xaviers Distinguished Alumnus Award. He and his wife, Rosa, have been mar-ried for 45 years.

Mike Kelly was born in Pittsburgh and raised in Butler, PA,where he has lived for the past 53 years. After graduating fromButler High School in 1966, Mike attended the University of NotreDame on a football and academic scholarship. After college, Mikemoved back to Butler to work at Kelly Chevrolet-Cadillac, Inc., acompany founded by his father in the early 1950s. Mike took own-ership of the dealership in the mid-1990s, expanding its operationsto include Hyundai and KIA franchises.

Mike was a Butler City councilman, and has sat on the boardsof several local and civic organizations, including the Housing

Authority of Butler County, the Redevelopment Authority of Butler County, and theMoraine Trails Council of Boys Scouts of America. In recognition of Mikes extensivevolunteer and charitable work, Catholic Charities gave Mike the Mary DeMucci Awardand the Mayor of Butler designated October 26, 2001 as Mike Kelly Day for his com-mitment to his hometown.

Mike and Victoria have four children: George III, Brendan, Charlotte and Colin; andare the proud grandparents to George IV, Vivian, Elizabeth, Helena, Elaina, Maeve andVictoria. Mikes family and friends were with him on January 5, 2011, when Mike wassworn into office as the U.S. Representative of the 3rd Congressional District of

Pennsylvania. Mike looks forward to representing the interests and voicing the con-cerns of the 3rd District, especially as they relate to Mikes work on the HouseCommittee on Ways and Means.

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Michael Reagan is the son of former President RonaldReagan and Academy Award winning actress, Jane Wyman.He authored many successful books, including his best-sell-ing autobiography, On the Outside Looking In, and TheCommon Sense of An Uncommon Man: The Wit, Wisdom and

Eternal Optimism of Ronald Reagan. His book Twice Adopted

is based on his personal story while his latest book The NewReagan Revolution reveals new insights into the life,thoughts, and actions of the man who changed the world dur-ing the 1980s.

He is a popular national speaker on issues related to con-servative politics, adoption, and the life lessons he learnedfrom his parents. Michael hosted a live radio show for over 26years, which was the first nationally syndicated long formpolitical talk show presented by Premiere Radio Networks.

Michael is also the founder and chairman of The Reagan Group, LLC. All of his activ-ities are brought together at www.Reagan.com.

Throughout his career, Michael has taken time to support numerous charitableorganizations. In addition to his role as president of The Reagan Legacy Foundation,he serves on the board of The John Douglas French Alzheimers Foundation, and is a

board member and the national spokesperson for My Stuff Bags Foundation. In 2005,he established the Michael Reagan Center for Advocacy and Research in partnershipwith Arrow Child and Family Ministries. Michael has raised millions of dollars formany other notable charities including United States Olympic Team, Cystic Fibrosis,Juvenile Diabetes Foundations, the Statue of Liberty Restoration Fund, the SantaBarbara and San Diego Navy Leagues, and the San Diego Armed Services YMCA.

Michael has been married to his wife Colleen since 1975, and they have two grownchildren. A son Cameron, born in 1978, and a daughter Ashley, born in 1983, whileher grandfather was in the White House.

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David N. Taylor is Executive Director and First Vice Presidentof the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association (PMA), a statewidetrade organization representing the interests of manufacturers in

the states public policy process since 1909.Taylor is a 1990 graduate of Dickinson College, where he earnedBachelor of Arts degrees in History and Dramatic Arts. He previ-ously worked for the Research Department of the RepublicanNational Committee in Washington DC, the late state Sen. John J.Shumaker (R-Dauphin), and the Pennsylvania Leadership Council.Immediately prior to joining PMA in 1997, he worked in theWashington DC office of U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Allegheny).

Taylor serves on the boards of directors of the Pennsylvania ManufacturersAssociation, the Lincoln Institute for Public Opinion Research, the PennsylvaniaLeadership Council, the Foundation for Free Enterprise Education, the PennsylvaniaeCommerce Association, and the Pennsylvania Business Council EducationFoundation. Since 2010, Taylor has represented the northeast United States on theboard of directors of the Conference of State Manufacturers Associations. He is also anAdvisory Committee member o f the Pennsylvania Steel Alliance.

He is the son of former Huntingdon County President Judge Newton C. Taylor andNancy R. Taylor. David lives near Hershey PA with his wife Erica and daughterMeredith.

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Paul Kengor, Ph.D., is professor of political science atGrove City College (Grove City, PA) and aNew York Times best-selling author. He is also executive director of Grove CityColleges think-tank, the Center for Vision & Values, and a vis-iting fellow at the Hoover Institution (Stanford University).

Kengor is an internationally recognized authority on severalsubjects, particularly Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and com-munism. He is often quoted in major publications ranging fromtheLos Angeles Times to the Chronicle of Higher Education tothe Washington Post to the Irish Times to BBC to Pravda. Hisarticles have appeared in publications from across the ideologi-cal spectrum: theNew York Times,National Review, CNN.com,

FoxNews.com, Washington Post, Washington Times, USA Today, Wall StreetJournal, and in religious publications ranging from Christianity Today to theNational Catholic Register to Jewish World Review. Dr. Kengor has publishedmajor articles in top refereed, scholarly-academic journals, such as PoliticalScience Quarterly andPresidential Studies Quarterly .

In 2014, he has two major forthcoming books on Ronald Reagan: 11 Principlesof a Reagan Conservative; and a seminal edited volume for Harvard University

Press, titled, Reagan in a World Transformed, 1989-2013 (co-edited with JeffreyChidester of the University of Virginia).

The film rights for Kengors two books, The Crusader and God and RonaldReagan, were purchased by MJM Group. The books are the basis for a majorHollywood bio-pic on the life and presidency of Ronald Reagan, titled, Reagan:The Movie, planned for release in late 2014.

Kengor received his doctorate from the University of Pittsburghs GraduateSchool of Public and International Affairs and his masters degree from AmericanUniversitys School of International Service. He also holds an honorary doctoratefrom Franciscan University (Steubenville, Ohio). He and his wife, Susan, haveseven children.

Scott R. Davis is an Information Technology Architect who

combines his technical expertise with his passion for politics toassist organizations and political campaigns to make the bestuse of the most current technology.

In 2007 Scott created the Pennsylvania Revolution website.Pennsylvania Revolution organized and managed the grassrootsof Pennsylvania around Ron Paul and his conservative princi-ples.

Scott also manages the website and social media efforts ofthe Pennsylvania Leadership Conference and developed theStraw Poll app which is used to conduct the straw poll at theconference.

When not leading the digital revolution, Scott can be found officiating basket-ball or taking photos.

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