Board of Directors
Kimberly Fletcher
Founder, President
and CEO
Kimberly Fletcher is the wife of a retired Air Force officer and mother of eight children. She is the president and founder of Moms for America and Moms for America Action.
With over 20 years’ experience in grassroots activism, Kimberly has grown Moms for America into a powerful platform building grassroots networks across the country.
Kimberly is an author, columnist, radio host and contributing writer withTownhall.com. She has been featured in numerous national media outlets including The Blaze, NewsMax, OANN, the Rush Limbaugh Show, and Fox News.
Kimberly has made it her personal mission to educate and inspire the women of America to realize their immeasurable worth and powerful influence in our country and culture simply by being who they are.
Mercedes Schlapp
ACU Foundation
Senior Fellow
Mercedes Viana Schlapp is a prominent Latina national leader and a political media commentator. She is currently a Senior Fellow at the American Conservative Union Foundation and regularly hosts the online show America UnCanceled on CPAC NOW. She worked in The White House for two different presidential administrations in senior level positions. In 2017, Mercedes was Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor for Strategic Communications where she advised on messaging and served as one of the top communicators. She also developed and executed communication policy rollouts in coordination with the White House offices and the Cabinet. During President George W. Bush’s term, she worked as the Director of Specialty Media in The White House where she was a spokesperson and created communication strategies that reached out to Americans of all backgrounds.
Mercedes also has extensive experience and insight into presidential campaigns. In 2020, she was Senior Advisor for Strategic Communications for the Trump Pence campaign. She was the architect for building a successful Hispanic communications and political outreach campaign in both English and Spanish, which produced historic Hispanic support for the President. She also created and produced the Team Trump online programs that reached over 3 million viewers nightly. She also hosted The Right View, a weekly on-line talk show that focused on policies impacting American women. She traveled across America on the campaign trail where she listened to the stories of everyday Americans, participated in local media interviews, and worked with the grassroots to expand the voter base. Her experiences on the campaign trail date back to 2000 when she worked in communications for the Bush Cheney campaign and the Republican National Committee.
Before joining The White House in 2017, Mercedes was a contributor on Fox News. She frequently appears on Fox News, Fox Business, Univision, Telemundo, CNN en Español, and other networks. She is interviewed on local and national Spanish and English radio. Mercedes has also published op-eds in FOXNews.com and The Hill and was a columnist for The Washington Times and U.S. News & World Report. Along with her husband Matt, they hosted a weekly radio show on Sirius XM for several years.
She is also a first generation Cuban American whose father fought against the Castro dictatorship and was a political prisoner for six years. Mercedes was inspired by her father’s story and has dedicated her life to promoting civil discourse, fighting against socialism, and defending freedoms in the United States and across the globe.
A Miami native, Mercedes earned a bachelor’s degree from Florida International University and a master’s degree in public administration from George Washington University. Mercedes, her husband Matt, and their five daughters currently reside in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
Alvin B. Jackson Jr.
President of Dowdle Studios
and Land that I Love,
Al Jackson has held several titles throughout his career such as President, CEO, Vice President, and Director and was part of a successful startup, in drones. Mr. Jackson began his career in Washington, DC in government relations, as he lobbied on behalf of the defense and aerospace industry before both the Legislative and Executive branches of the federal government. After 16 years of his career in Washington, DC, he, and his family moved to Utah where he served in the Utah State Senate.
Mr. Jackson has a BS degree in Aviation Business Administration from Embry-Riddle University and an MBA from Johns Hopkins University. He serves on Brigham Young University’s Marriot Business School National Advisory Committee and the Board of the Woodson Center, which empowers community-based leaders to promote solutions that reduce crime, violence, restore families, revitalize underserved communities, and assist in the creation of economic enterprise. He also serves on the leadership team of the Thomas Jefferson Center for Constitutional Studies, which is dedicated to the restoration of the US Constitution in the tradition of the Founding Fathers. Raising funds to sustain the organization is a responsibility of being on the leadership team.
Mr. Jackson currently serves as President of Dowdle Studios and Land that I Love, a non-profit, subsidiary of Dowdle Studios, committed to creating awareness, excitement, and understanding about America’s true history. The centerpiece of this endeavor is the creation of a family educational platform, titled, “The Bible of American History,” which will be a commemoration of the nation’s 250th birthday with emphasis on God’s hands in the building of this nation.
The Jackson family splits lives in the Washington, DC area with two of their five children, Marie, and Alvin, III. Kayla, married and a candidate for an MBA; Mary Alice, a senior at the University of Utah; and Franklin, who lives in Michigan and plays for the NBA, Detroit Pistons.
Charles W. Herbster
Owner, Carico Farms Inc.
Herbster Angus Farms, Inc.
Charles W. Herbster is a farmer and the owner and Chief Executive Officer of several companies including Carico Farms Inc., Herbster Angus Farms Inc., North American Breeders Inc., Agri-Solutions Inc., Judy’s Dream Inc., and the Conklin Company Inc., with executive offices in Kansas City, MO, and manufacturing and distribution in Shakopee, MN.
Carico Farms Inc., have been in Charles’ family since first homesteaded in 1847 by Charles’ great-great-grandfather, William McKendry Maddox. Today, the farms produce corn, soybeans, and dairy-quality alfalfa hay. Charles started in the Angus business at the age of 10, his passion for the Angus breed grew into Herbster Angus Farms Inc.
Charles became a Conklin Distributor on Dec. 1, 1976; he was appointed a Conklin Director July 1, 1977, setting a company record for the pace at which anyone had reached this coveted title. He traveled the country throughout 1978-79 serving, supporting, and training Distributors coast to coast. Charles married his wife, Judy, in 1982, and they built their Conklin business together. In 1992, Charles became majority shareholder of the Conklin Company when he purchased 52% of the company from the Conklin family. In 1994, he became the sole owner, which fulfilled his 15-year goal to play a major role in preserving the foundation on which the company was built upon and maintaining the opportunities of the free enterprise system.
Charles is the Chief Executive Officer and took on the role of President and Chief Operating Officer upon his wife’s passing in May 2017.
Knowing the importance of an education and the value of supporting the academic development of America’s future leaders, Charles invests in the education of students pursuing a college degree through the Charles W. Herbster Foundation. He has donated more than $1 million to these important foundations and continues to lend his support to America’s youth.
Sam Sorbo
Radio Host, Actress,
Model, Author
Sam Sorbo is known for her quick wit, fun personality, voracious work ethic, and a strong commitment to principle.
She is a radio host, actress, international model, activist, author, wife, mother, and homeschooling, advocate.
Sam is fluent in five languages and studied biomedical engineering before pursuing a modeling career.
She met her husband Kevin on the set of Hercules and they have been together ever since. Sam and Kevin have three children and continue, as a family, to inspire millions through their films.
John Hewlett
Founder and Formulator of
Cardio Miracle
John Hewlett is the Founder and Formulator of Cardio Miracle. He created Cardio Miracle in order to help heal the hearts of his fellow man. In fact, had it not been for his own personal experience with a nitric oxide boosting supplement, he may not have survived to share his story and later develop the finest nitric oxide supplement on the planet.
In 2007, Hewlett narrowly survived complications from an emergency appendectomy. The surgery and subsequent complications including internal bleeding from a nicked vein ultimately impacted his own genetic and emerging cardiovascular issues. While hospitalized in critical condition, the doctors recommended heart bypass surgery following multiple complications from the appendectomy, and he knew that it was time to search for natural alternatives.
This brush with death launched Hewlett on his quest to discover natural and effective ways to improve his cardiovascular and overall health. His pursuit eventually led him to a fascination with nitric oxide, and to leave his multi-million-dollar financial profession to advocate for nitric oxide during the past 16 years. In 2013, after several years of marketing and researching nitric oxide options, he determined that formulating his own product, with the latest science and organic and food based ingredients, was necessary to create the finest nitric oxide supplement in the world. Due to his own personal miracle, and because nitric oxide had been called “the miracle molecule” in leading medical and scientific periodicals, he decided to call his decade-plus masterpiece, CARDIO MIRACLE. Hewlett believed that the ingredients he had carefully researched and formulated would stimulate and express safe, sustained nitric oxide in the vasculature of the human body.
Hewlett has dedicated his life to sharing the nitric oxide discovery and the Cardio Miracle formulation with those who are suffering from disease and health-ravaging effects from the loss of nitric oxide. He considers this his life’s calling and mission – to help people overcome disease and enjoy life to the fullest. – cardiomiracle.com
Mona Corwin
The Mom Mentor and Founder of The Moms Like Us Academy
Mona Corwin is an International Speaker, Author, TV Host, Podcaster and Coach to Moms. She is the CEO of MomsLikeUs and the Founder of MomsLikeUs Academy.
She’s the “been there done that” voice to moms for over 20 years helping them crush it at motherhood instead of motherhood crushing them. Her motto? “Motherhood isn’t a natural talent, it’s a Skill and you CAN learn it.”
That’s exactly why she founded the MomsLikeUs Academy. A trusted online space where moms can learn skills, strategies and systems from experts that know moms and how to help them succeed at modern motherhood. Because motherhood shouldn’t be hard All The Time.
Mona loves her own perfectly imperfect story that she lives with her high school sweetheart Warren. They’ve been married 40 years and have 5 children, 2 daughter-in-loves and 2 g’babies.
Her raw and authentic teaching can be found on her LIVE MomsLikeUs Do ThingsLikeThis Show, The MomsLikeUs Podcast, her Facebook community and of course she’s a teacher in the MomsLikeUs Academy too.
You can also grab two of her published books. Available on Amazon and Lifeway Bookstores.
Table for Two: doing life and savoring the scriptures together. Which is a mentoring book for mothers/daughters or mom friends.
And her latest book The UnStoppable Generation: are we the ones we have been waiting for? Understand and navigate your generation, your gender and grab the grit to get life done.
Mona’s most popular talks are:
“That Blue Hot Flame: Chasing Your Passions While You’re Chasing Kids.”
The Advisory Council
Tudor Dixon
Host of Tudor Dixon Podcast, Media Personality, and Education Advocate
Tudor Dixon is a former gubernatorial candidate, businesswoman, breast-cancer survivor, and working mom of four girls. She built a career in Michigan’s steel industry, leading industrial sales for heavy equipment in the agriculture, automotive, and energy sectors. Tudor paused her career upon having children and being diagnosed with breast cancer.
After beating cancer, Tudor began an entrepreneurial journey that led her to conservative media and activism. As a way to combat the pervasive biased and left-leaning messaging in our schools, she founded Lumen News, which provided pro-America, pro-Constitution morning news programs to grade school students. As Lumen became more successful, the conservative network, Real America’s Voice, approached Tudor and she transitioned to being “in front of the camera” for the first time.
While covering the biggest names and events in politics throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Tudor saw her own community and family suffer from the heavy-handed and cruel lockdowns of far-left leaders like Gretchen Whitmer. Seeking to repair her state from the enormous economic and personal damage done by those policies, Tudor entered the arena as a conservative outsider, winning the Republican gubernatorial nomination and ultimately became a leading conservative voice throughout the Midwest.
Determined to continue serving her community and advocating for principled conservative leadership, Tudor re-entered the media space, launching a podcast with the Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Podcast Network. Tudor’s podcast dives deep into a wide variety of topics that touch our lives, and welcomes experts, insiders and headline makers for candid conversations.
John Rich
Multi-platinum Hit Generator and Music Industry Leader
Armed with confidence, ambition and determination, John Rich is a multi-platinum hit generator and music industry leader whose creative talents are matched only by his business savvy. He is also a proud father of two sons and recently celebrated his 13th wedding anniversary. Whether through a raucous party anthem or a sober reflection on hard times in the heartland, Rich’s ability to capture the American zeitgeist in song has made him one of the most successful and prolific entertainers in the music business today. And in 2011, Rich impressed Donald Trump and American TV audiences with his business acumen and leadership skills, Winner of Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice and raising $1.5 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Now, the multi-faceted Rich is applying his talents to his latest venture, a lifestyle brand called Redneck Riviera that launched in 2014 with an apparel line geared to what he dubs the ‘WORKHARD PLAY HARD’ crowd.
Along with all of his successes, Rich found time to host a show on Fox Nation, the streaming service for Fox News called The Pursuit! With John Rich that launched in early 2020. The show became one of the services’ most popular series and is now showing on Fox Business Prime as one of the flagship shows of the network’s new original programming launches of 2021. The show continues to stream on Fox Nation as well.
“John Rich has become a sought after personality to deliver what he calls “Speak and Sing” events where he is the keynote speaker, bringing insight and inspiration from his experiences in the music industry, entrepreneurism, patriotism and life as a man who is constantly in the pursuit of happiness, then ending the event with questions from the audience and a handful of some of his huge hit songs!
There’s nothing like it anywhere else!”
Graci McGillicuddy
Philanthropist & Advocate for Children’s Rights
Graci McGillicuddy is an unwavering advocate for children’s rights and an established philanthropist who has shaped an enduring legacy of love and support for Florida’s most vulnerable. Born in Bogota, Colombia, she arrived in the U.S. at age nine, where she enjoyed an idyllic, principled childhood. Married to her college sweetheart for 62 years she & Dennis have 2 children, 6 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild, her family is her pride and joy. Graci has built a life rooted in service, from her early career as an educator to her transformative work in child protection and advocacy.
Her life took a pivotal turn in 1986 when she encountered a harrowing story of child abuse, compelling her to join the Child Protection Center in Sarasota, FL in the Prevention, Intervention & Treatment of Child Abuse. In 2008 Graci led a campaign to raise $5.8 million for a state-of-the-art Child Advocacy Center, which she dedicated to the memory of Shannon Nicole, the toddler she read about in 1986. She has served on CPC’s board for over 30 years, serving as board chair for 4 years and still serves on the board today.
35 years of child advocacy and seeing the foster care system fail too many children resulted in Graci co-founding and creating the All Star Children’s Foundation’s $22 million campus of Hope and Healing. The 5-acre campus opened in 2020 and is comprised of a 13,000 square foot pediatric mental health treatment & research center, six family style licensed foster homes, a multi-purposed clubhouse, inspirational green space with playgrounds, an outdoor movie theater, vegetable & butterfly gardens and more all dedicated to building brighter futures for children in foster care through innovation, science, and compassion. This remarkable organization uses evidence based, trauma informed care, recognizing the nature of trauma among children in foster care to address their complex and diverse needs. A place where children are revered and can thrive, where healing occurs and hope is restored.
She is a co-founder of Embracing Our Differences, a non-profit that uses the power of art and education to celebrate and promote individuality and common humanity, accomplished through an annual, large-scale, juried exhibition and a comprehensive series of educational initiatives, programs, and resources designed for teachers and students.
Graci’s commitments also extend to public service roles since 1997 in various state councils and advisory boards. She served on the Florida Art’s Council concluding her last year as Chair, the Governor’s Mentoring Initiative, the Child Abuse Prevention and Permanency Advisory Council and is currently serving on the Florida Alliance to End Human Trafficking.
She has also contributed significantly to the fight against cancer, many local human services organizations and the arts, these appointments & initiatives, signify a career devoted to improving the lives of Florida’s citizens.
Graci’s extensive recognition, which includes the prestigious Florida Senate’s “Spirit of Service” award, the Tampa Bay Lightning’s “Community Hero” award, Delta Gamma’s “Catherine Stuart Schmoker Principled Leadership” award, the Girl’s Inc. “Visionary Award”, the Junior League’s Community Child Advocate” award, the Safe Children’s Coalition “Champion for Children” award, and the Florida Governor & First Lady’s “2024 Florida Hero” award underscores the transformative impact of her work. McGillicuddy’s vision of healing, unity, and compassion continues to inspire as she dedicates her efforts to reform the foster care system, break intergenerational cycles of abuse, and to be a voice for children & families.
In honor of her dedication to the rights and welfare of abused children, McGillicuddy, co-founder of the All Star Children’s Foundation, has been selected for induction into the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Stacey S. Schieffelin
Co-Founder of Women’s Leadership LIVE
Senior Advisor – Center for the American Worker
Stacey Schieffelin grew up in the cattle industry on her families’ ranches in Florida and serves as a Senior Advisor to the Center for the American Worker at AFPI. Due to our country’s free enterprise system, Schieffelin, a successful entrepreneur for over 40 years, is considered one of the top six Star Entrepreneurs in the electronic retail TV shopping industry.
She and her teams have culminated a 28-year global record of success through owning and supporting multiple brands on 8 LIVE TV networks in 28 countries. Schieffelin has channeled her expansive entrepreneurial career in sourcing, manufacturing, financing, and distribution toward the empowerment of our Nation’s workforce and the spirit of the American Worker for Kingdom and Country.
Schieffelin began her career as a prominent international FORD model that spanned over two decades. She then quickly grew into a widely recognizable brand and market leader in the $500B beauty industry, and an award-winning business curator driving economic development in an ever-changing competitive landscape.
Schieffelin also serves as a Senior Advisor to Skylab, an innovative tech platform factory that enables communities, organizations, and influencers to accelerate into thriving, revenue-generating businesses, all facilitated by a value reinforced communication technology and a secure financial ecosystem.
Schieffelin values bringing more transparent options to the technology and communication space that will advance society, uphold Constitutional protections, and increase opportunity across the full economic spectrum.
Stacey and her husband, David, a Harvard graduate, reside between Florida and Texas. They are the proud parents of daughters Lou and Knox. The whole family enjoys traveling together, supporting local government and volunteering with multiple non-profits.
Debra Wheeler
Debi Wheeler, with her intellect and perception, has a unique insight into the world of private philanthropy. Ms. Wheeler brings a wealth of experience, strategic planning, and expertise to the core of the numerous projects and partnerships she has led during the last decade of her volunteer leadership at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
A native of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Ms. Wheeler attended school and married. She knew she wanted to dedicate her life to her family, and her early years were spent exploring the most important subjects: family, relationships, and community. She never shied away from what she describes as “the challenge of family, illness, and the opportunity to serve her community as a volunteer.”
During the last fifteen years, Ms. Wheeler has served on many committees, organization boards, and civic organizational campaigns. She developed strategies, opportunities, and events for community activities that have contributed time, talent, and resources to the institutions for which they were directing their support. Ms. Wheeler is noted for collecting talented and committed civic leaders to help provide leadership, counsel, and initiative for her varied issue areas in philanthropy.
Ms. Wheeler spends her down time in Lakewood Ranch, FL. She continues to serve as a strategic advisor to both individuals and organizations committed to building philanthropic opportunities both domestically and globally and now also Interstellar with focus on space, including NASA and the International Space Station.
Meredith Iler
President, The Strategic Alliance
Meredith Iler is President of The Strategic Alliance whose mission is to bring people together in business, government, politics, and charity. Meredith has been active in the pro-life and pro-family movement for over 35 years.
Upon graduation from law school, her first case was to handle an appeal on behalf of pro-life activists arrested for blocking an abortion clinic… which she won. Meredith is a former Congressional spouse from the 1994 class when Newt Gingrich became Speaker of the House.
At just 28 years old, she chaired the Swearing-In Gala for the 73 incoming freshman Members of Congress and coordinated media from around the world. She is still active in The Congressional Club and has served as the Entertainment Chair for the First Lady’s Luncheon since 2016.
In 2005, she started the Wounded Hero Home Program that builds homes for severely wounded warriors injured in Iraq and Afghanistan. It later became Helping a Hero and is one of the top organizations nationally having awarded over 100 homes in 22 states. She is the author of the upcoming book, Parenting Patriots. She and her husband Marshall have two children and live in Cypress, Texas.
Tom Sodeika
Founder & CEO at Freedom Square
Tom is the driving force behind Freedom Square, and champions the principles of liberty, individual freedom, and civic engagement.
Tom is also the Secretary, Treasurer, and Board Director at Turning Point USA, as well as an Advisory Board Member at Chetwyn Rodgers Community Center, Chicago, IL.
Tom’s philosophy is: There is no government program or mandate, no social or cultural replacement for Faith, Family, and Freedom. the human soul naturally seeks a connection to the divine and a thirst for Liberty and Freedom.
Jaco Booyens
Founder of Jaco Booyens
Ministries 501 (c) 3
Founder of SHAREtogethernow.org 501 (c) 3
Founder / CEO of After Eden Pictures (Film & TV Production)
Founder & Host of TV Show “The Bottom Line”
Former advisory member to The Trump White House Anti Trafficking Council
Co-Founder of FreeSpace Social
Co-Founder of RESTŌR Coffee Company
Co-Founder and Board member of Eden Green Technology (Vertical Farming)
Advisor and shareholder to Skylab Technologies
Board member of Life Without Limbs
Board member of Face Forward (reconstructive surgery) 501 c 3
Advisory Board Member Traffick911 (victim services anti trafficking) 501 c 3
Former Fellow of The Falkirk Center at Liberty University
Jaco Booyens is a native of South Africa and an American citizen. Jaco is a well-recognized speaker on Human trafficking, Christian Faith, and motivation. Jaco is a diversified entrepreneur and is involved in several entities and industries. Jaco has a vast entertainment background with over twenty-five years of experience stretching across continents and cultures within the industry leading him to start After Eden Pictures (a film production studio) where he serves as Founder and CEO. Jaco has served as the Executive Director at the internationally recognized family agency, Advantage Models & Talent that has worked with and developed such acts as Miley Cyrus, Chris Young and other actors and artists in major television and film productions. Jaco previously served for 10 years as the international presenter, talent scout and coach for the 30-year-old talent incubator company called AMTC. He has developed and managed athletes, artists, writers, and musicians with placement in The Voice, American Idol, America’s Got Talent and more.
As the oldest brother of a sister who is a sex trafficking survivor Jaco turned abolitionist in 2001 and later produced and directed the feature film 8 DAYS, which his wife wrote as a non-profit film, inspired by actual events of sex trafficking within in the United States. Jaco launched red carpet events to screen the film, bring awareness and donate proceeds to local anti-trafficking organizations within the USA, South Africa, Europe, the Dominican Republic and 56 countries worldwide. Children have been rescued, brothels were shut down and Jaco became a trusted voice in the anti sex trafficking community and a voice to liberate women worldwide with over 20-year experience bringing awareness, influencing policy, and fighting the crime. He weekly appears on local, national, and international Television and Radio shows including TEDX, Blaze TV, FOX Mark Levin (Life liberty & Levin), Fox Business Lou Dobbs, Fox National and regional, CNN, MSNBC, OAN, CBS, The “Steve Harvey” Show, NEWSMAX, Real America’s Voice and many more, news articles, hundreds of Podcasts, and live streams etc.
Jaco actively fights against child sex trafficking in the USA and globally, giving aid and linking with agencies such as the TSA, FBI, Police departments, Sheriffs, CIA, ICE and Homeland Security SRT, Foreign agencies and over 172 NGOs in 56 countries around the world. Jaco is a former advisory member to The Trump White House Anti Trafficking Council and a key advisor to several nations and organizations combatting human trafficking. His efforts include awareness & prevention, training, consulting leadership, rescue, and rehabilitation facilitation through his nonprofit organizations. Jaco is currently the host of the TV Show “The Bottom Line” which he developed, through which he conducts discussion with deep intellectual thought leaders and subject experts, on critical societal issues of our day and answers thereto.
Jaco is actively involved in legislation reform frequently supporting and consulting Senate and Congress with solutions through gap analysis to transform problematic areas relating to sex trafficking and education of children. Jaco is actively engaged in the fight to combat trafficking across the U.S. border. Jaco is a world-renowned international speaker and presenter on several humanitarian issues as well as serving on the non-profit boards of Jaco Booyens Ministries, Traffick911, SHAREtogether, Face Forward and Life without Limbs.
Jaco is a Co-Founder and BOD member of Eden Green Technology with the mission to feed the world and eradicate food deserts in the USA and abroad through this revolutionary award-winning vertical farming technology. Jaco is the Co-Founder of RESTŌR Coffee Company giving its proceeds to place Trafficking Survivors in long term heeling centers, Co-Founder of FreeSpace Social, a social media platform for all to express personal faith, beliefs and views freely, Co-owner and advisor to the revolutionary technology company SKYLAB Tech Republic.
Jaco has an educational background in Sports Medicine and had a professional sports career in both South African Rugby and Canadian and American football. Jaco’s mission is to stand for faith, family and freedom promoting life by transforming culture through uplifting entertainment. Believing many of society’s problems disappear when a moral culture is restored, women are liberated, and the image of strong engaged fathers and men are restored.
Jaco is currently published and working on two books with his wife entitled: “It Starts with Women.” and “SEX Nation” Jaco’s next Television and film projects with After Eden Pictures, which are focused on further promoting life, protecting children, empowering women, addressing societal issues, and transforming culture include PIECES TV Series, The Atonement of Carmen Lizardo Feature film and TV Series, SEX Nation Docudrama, We Are Brothers Feature film. Jaco attributed all things good in his life to the goodness of God, the loves of his life, his wife and children, his most loving single mother, siblings and most loyal dedicated team mates he serves with every day.
The MFA Team
Kimberly Fletcher
Founder, President, CEO
and Executive Producer The Mom View
Kimberly Fletcher is the wife of a retired Air Force officer and mother of eight children. She is the president and founder of Moms for America and Moms for America Action.
With over 20 years’ experience in grassroots activism, Kimberly has grown Moms for America into a powerful platform building grassroots networks across the country.
Kimberly is an author, columnist, radio host and contributing writer withTownhall.com. She has been featured in numerous national media outlets including The Blaze, NewsMax, OANN, the Rush Limbaugh Show, and Fox News.
Kimberly has made it her personal mission to educate and inspire the women of America to realize their immeasurable worth and powerful influence in our country and culture simply by being who they are.
Debbie Kraulidis
Vice President,
Chief Events Officer,
Host of
Moms For America Podcast
As a mom of three, Debbie has successfully combined a dynamic career in the television entertainment industry, politics, special events and music. For over 25 years she has produced live special events including The Chicago Films Critics’ Awards and The Chicago Comedy Awards. Her resume includes working for many of the top-rated national television shows primarily covering national news stories, celebrities, and movie premiers.
Debbie’s experience also includes hosting a nationally syndicated music video show, a Chicago-based magazine show and being an on-air radio contributor. Debbie has passionately utilized her professional experience serving the conservative and pro-family movement. In her home state, she has been very involved in advocating for conservative policies and causes. Debbie has proudly served on the leadership team of several Congressional, State Representative, County and Township campaigns, culminating in becoming an elected official herself in her community. Debbie also hosts the popular Moms for America Podcast each week and is guest on various national media outlets discussing issues that affect moms.
When not producing or working in the political landscape, she enjoys singing her inspirational original music at various events, churches and banquets. Debbie says her greatest treasures are her husband Tim and their three amazing children. For more about Debbie visit –Debkmusic.com
Vanessa Faura
National Director of Hispanic Outreach
Vanessa Faura stands at the intersection of profound respect for legislation and the art of driving strategic initiatives. With a decade of unwavering dedication, she has been the driving force behind transformative organizational, community, and value-based strategies. Vanessa’s boundless creativity has left an indelible mark on a national scale, earning her respect and admiration for her commitment to policy activism, issue-based education, forging shared-value connections, nurturing mutually beneficial community networks, and her ability to transform each endeavor into a resounding success. Her passion lies not only in translating grand visions into tangible realities but ensuring that these advancements endure for the betterment of communities.
A native of Lima, Peru, Vanessa immigrated to the United States at the tender age of nine. Since then, she has woven a rich tapestry of experiences as a leader of national initiatives and campaigns, capturing the attention of the nation’s media and inspiring countless individuals to engage in grassroots movements and civic activism. A two-time Master’s graduate from Queens University of Charlotte, Vanessa’s journey has seen her as a former candidate for Charlotte City Council At-Large and a seasoned professional in the world of wholesale finance at Wells Fargo Bank. Her expertise was further recognized when she was appointed to North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory’s Advisory Council for Hispanic & Latino Affairs. In her capacity as a coalition director across various states, she has forged strong partnerships with community leaders and small business owners, a network she continues to nurture in her role as a consultant, public speaker, advocate, advisor, and outreach executive.
Vanessa is happily married to her first love, Exavier, and together they are the proud parents of two remarkable daughters and a cherished guinea pig.
Cassiopeia Fletcher
Executive Director of
Membership & Education
Cassie wrote her first book when she was six-years-old about a fat cat named Stephanie who wandered around the city looking for her family, and she never looked back. As a writer, Cassie’s goal is to continually move forward, learning from her past self, as well as others, in an effort to become the best she can at her chosen craft.
She is blessed with a wonderful, loving family—Mom, Dad, six brothers, one sister, and five sisters-in-law—that has supported her every step of the way, even if they don’t always understand what she’s trying to do. And while she believes life is education, not everyone always agrees, so Cassie has made pursuing a formal education a huge priority. Currently, she has an MFA in Creative Writing, an MA in Mass Communications, and she is working on her Ph. D. in Creative Writing with an emphasis in narrative communication. Eventually, she plans to settle down to teach creative writing to undergrads.
Zachary Fletcher
Chief Marketing Officer
Zachary Fletcher was born in Arkansas and grew up all over the United States, being raised in a military family. He currently resides in Branson, Missouri, with his wife, Justyna, and their two children. Zachary met Justyna by chance in Jackson, Wyoming, where they both went for summer work, despite living in different states at the time.
Zachary attended the University of Hawaii, where he studied film and worked on shows like Hawaii 5-0 and Mad Men. After three seasons, he transitioned into marketing, becoming certified with Adobe and mentored by two marketing companies. He found this to be a better path than revisiting college due to the growing progressive agenda he observed. Zachary then worked as a Marketing Director in the construction industry for five years and spent six years with a Fortune 500 senior living company, where he finished his tenure as a Senior Marketing and Design Officer. He focused on growth in internal and external marketing initiatives before moving his skills to the private sector, where he opened two businesses and managed rental properties that remain active today.
Bringing over 12 years of marketing experience and an eye for organization and structure within large, multifaceted companies, Zachary plays a vital role at Moms for America. His involvement with the organization began over 20 years ago as a teenager in Dayton, Ohio, inspired by his mother, Kimberly Fletcher, who founded the movement. His deep respect for mothers, instilled by his upbringing and his mother’s example, led him to volunteer his time over the years. Feeling a strong calling in prayer, Zachary decided to dedicate his talents fully to Moms for America, aiming to elevate and support mothers across the nation.
In his free time, Zachary enjoys fishing, hunting, cooking, and designing games for fun. He is passionate about his family and makes it a priority to attend his son’s football practices. Additionally, Zachary is involved in supporting economic growth within his local community in Branson. Motivated by a desire to counteract negative influences on children, he strives to instill values of faith, patriotism, and a deep understanding of the Constitution in the next generation.
Zaira Gomez
Education Director
Zaira’s studies and her career initially started in International Business. After 5 years working as a Portfolio Analyst for a multi-national investment firm, she realized her true calling was in teaching, guiding, and motivating others. She has over 12 years of national and global experience teaching children and adults at all learning levels. Beyond teaching, she has worked as an Academic Coordinator and a Department Head. Her travels deepened her love, gratitude, and appreciation for the United States. Zaira enjoys being of service to others and believes children are one of the crucial pieces for maintaining liberty and our natural rights for the future of the United States of America.
Kelly Kohls
Senior Director School Board Leadership Project
Dr. Kelly Kohls is a wife and the mother of five children, all of whom attended public schools. She is an educator and a businesswoman. After teaching for ten years at universities, she then operated a private practice for fifteen years. As the former president of the Springboro Community City Schools Board of Education, Dr. Kohls also served on the board of education for the Warren County Career Center. With her extensive background in the field of education, Dr. Kohls has seen public education change in ways that many citizens do not fully understand. Dr. Kohls speaks at gatherings and meetings all over the United States to train school board members on how to be an effective steward of their community’s public education system. She trains parents to be involved in school matters by taking personal responsibility for their children’s education and taking actions to insist on education accountability.
Dr. Kohls follows her words with action, to which her record in Springboro gives evidence. While she served on the school board there, the district succeeded in reducing the per-student expenditures, lowering annual taxes for district property owners by $1.3 million. While academic achievement scores rose, the Springboro community, once the second highest taxed district, now enjoys the lowest property tax rate in Warren County. Dr. Kohls believes that it is absolutely imperative that we fix our public schools, which have become a money funnel to the adults who then fund the anti-American political agenda.
Aly Legge
Director of Civic Engagement
Aly Legge is a formidable force, defined by her unwavering commitment to freedom, civic activism, and a staunch dedication to America First principles. As an Army veteran, she brings a disciplined and principled approach to her endeavors, instilled through her service to the nation. Aly’s passion for safeguarding liberty and empowering citizens led her to establish Moms for Freedom, an organization that stands as a bulwark against governmental overreach. Now, in her role as the Director for School District Engagement at Mom’s for America, Aly collaborates with diverse individuals and freedom-focused organizations, weaving a network aimed at influencing legislation and championing America First policies.
Aly is not just a leader; she is a mentor who imparts crucial knowledge to citizens, teaching them how to forge robust relationships with elected officials. Her emphasis on self-advocacy is a cornerstone of her mission, empowering individuals to stand resolutely against the sway of special interests and unelected bureaucrats. Through her tireless efforts, Aly Legge not only fights for the preservation of core American values but also equips others with the tools needed to join the battle. In an era marked by shifting political landscapes, Aly remains an indomitable advocate for freedom, a true patriot shaping the course of her nation’s future.
Raquel Mitchell
Deputy Director,
Moms for America Action
Raquel was born and Baptized in Chicago, Illinois; later moving with her parents to the suburbs of Illinois as a teen.
She began her political involvement when two candidates approached her door in 2009 asking for her vote. After grilling them for an hour, convinced of their intentions, she pledged her support to their candidacy. Since 2009, Raquel has managed and consulted for several local, state and federal campaigns.
Formerly a township trustee for 8 years, Raquel was elected as a county board member in 2020. Raquel is Vice-President of Frederick Douglass Foundation Illinois. She is also an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman and Chair. She has been a featured speaker on radio and television supporting Republican candidates and conservative causes.
She lives in Illinois with her family. When she is not working for conservative causes and candidates she is singing the National Anthem and other patriotic songs for veterans and at political events.
Rachael Seymour
Director of Operations
Rachael recently came to be part of the Moms for America team, with a background in bookkeeping and customer service. She is a wife and a mom of 2 beautiful girls and she and her husband recently opened their own construction business. In her free time, Rachael enjoys traveling with family, exploring new restaurants with friends, and working out.
Kyra Schaefer
Director of Development and Fundraising
Kyra is a seasoned fundraising professional with a proven track record of securing significant philanthropic gifts and building strong relationships with high-level donors. Adept at leading major gifts strategies, orchestrating complex events, and aligning organizational goals with donor interests. Recognized for a consultative approach, exceptional communication skills, and a commitment to achieving financial and mission-driven outcomes.
Kyra’s experience includes working with Trump Victory in 2020 and collaborating on Republican Campaigns nationally, including Congressional, Senatorial, Mayoral & Lieutenant governor races. She has acquired a network of 600,000 GOP donors Nationally, as well as a large international donor/client list, from the Caribbean to the U.K.
Kyra’s previous business skills; in management in her family’s business in the Bahamas and managing Sotheby’s Internation realty marketing development team, allows her to apply all of these tools in her political career. Kyra is invited to speak at political events, to offer her opinion on an array of subjects to offer fundraising expertise. Most recently she was asked to give the final prayer at Vice President JD Vance’s final rally in Pennsylvania.
Kyra is American-born and who was raised in the Bahamas. Growing up in a foreign country has given Kyra a natural gift to communicate with vast cultures which therefore allows her growth in new business prospects on a global scale.
Emily Stack
Senior Director of Policy & Executive Director, Moms for America Action
Emily Stack, a North Carolina native from the small town of Moncure, began her political journey in high school and college, serving as Secretary for her local Tea Party chapter. After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, she joined FreedomWorks, a prominent political nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., as an intern. By age 24, Emily had risen to the role of National Grassroots Director, leading a base of over six million volunteer activists and organizing nationwide events. She has coordinated rallies and political action days on Capitol Hill, including mobilizing support for the Justice Kavanaugh hearings by leading advocacy groups in key Senate offices.
Emily is a recognized voice in grassroots training, having been a guest speaker for the Leadership Institute, a national training organization. She currently serves as Chairwoman of the North Carolina Federation of Young Republicans, where she played a pivotal role in securing significant wins in statewide races in North Carolina for the 2024 General Election.
Emily also holds roles as a member of the John Locke Youth Advisory Board, an E.A. Morris Fellowship participant, and a board member for the North Carolina Federation of Republican Women (NCFRW). She has been featured on CBS, PBS, News Nation, WCNC, Newsmax, Al Jazeera, NBC Universal, The Hill, and ABC11.
State Liaisons
Moms for America® partners with women across the country to support the local efforts of the incredible moms who join our movement. If you are interested in joining a Moms for America Group or Cottage Meeting please reach out to our Membership & Education Team by clicking on the Join the Movement button, fill out the form, and we will get you in contact with the State Liaison for your state. If there’s not a group currently meeting in your area, or if your state doesn’t currently have a state group, we will be happy to discuss with you how to start your own. We provide all the support and resources and make it so simple to get started!
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