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Layton Brown
Layton Brown hails from Heath, Texas, and is a nationally sponsored competitive bass fisherman. He interned for First Liberty Institute where he helped create and implement marketing campaigns on behalf of Supreme Court Clients such as Coach Joe Kennedy and Gerald Groff. Layton is also a DC Fellow with the Center for Religion, Culture, and […]
Raphael Screiber
Born at Walter Reed into a Navy family, Schreiber moved thirteen times across four countries before his family settled in Tennessee. Prior to joining CPI, Schreiber served as the Legislative Director for Representative Victoria Spartz (R-IN), and prior to that, as the Legislative Assistant and body-man for Representative Dan Bishop (R-NC) where he was assigned […]
Jack Riggs
Jack, a proud native of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, is a Development Advisor at CPI. Committed to defending America’s founding principles, he advocates for traditional values and promotes strict Constitutional governance, secure borders, protection of life, and America-first economics. With a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Liberty University Online and experience in home remodeling […]
Babs Hough
Prior to joining the team, Babs was Senior Advisor and Legislative Director to Congressman Matt Rosendale. Her five years of experience in Washington D.C. include working for the Heritage Foundation, the Trump Administration, and Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. Originally from Michigan, she graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in political science. She is […]
Grace Sullivan
Grace grew up in Denver, Colorado. She cares about preserving the principles America was founded on and seeing our country become a more virtuous and freer society. Before joining CPI, Grace got her professional start at the Leadership Institute in 2019, most recently working with supporters in Florida as a Partnership Advisor. In her free […]
Alexandra Knowles
Alexandra serves as Senior Advisor at CPI, where she is blessed to serve and support our generous donors. Prior to joining the team, Alexandra worked at the Leadership Institute as their Senior Partnership Advisor. Alexandra cut her teeth in politics by equipping and mobilizing liberty-minded students on behalf of non-profits and campaigns, including the 2020 […]
Janell Douvier
Janell has been involved with the conservative movement from an early age. While in undergrad, she had the opportunity to intern for Governor Kristi Noem in South Dakota and worked closely with the policy advisors and cabinet members crafting various forms of legislation. Before joining CPI, Janell helped fundraise for the grassroots conservative movement at […]
Sean McAndrews
A Nebraska native turned Texan, Sean McAndrews has five years of experience working for conservative leaders on Capitol Hill. He most recently served as Legislative Director for Josh Brecheen. Previously, he served as Legislative Assistant for Congressman Chip Roy and was on the congressional staff of former Chief of Staff to President Trump, Mark Meadows. […]
Phil Reboli
A returning member of the CPI team, Phil Reboli has almost 15 years of experience on Capitol Hill with most of that time spent in the Senate. Most recently he served as the Legislative Director for Senator Mike Lee (UT). Phil focuses on working with House and Senate staff and conservative groups throughout the country. […]
Rachel Bovard
Rachel Bovard is the Vice President of programs. She spent over a decade on Capitol Hill in various capacities in the House and Senate, including as Legislative Director to Sen. Rand Paul. She most recently served as the Executive Director of the Senate Steering Committee, the caucus of conservative senators, chaired by Sen. Mike Lee. […]
Jeffrey Seraphine
Prior to joining the CPI Team, Jeffrey worked at Turning Point USA as a Major Gifts Officer for two years. He is passionate about deepening his faith, spending quality time with his family, and honoring conservative principles. Jeffrey has called Nashville, Tennessee home for the past 15 years. If he is not working, you can […]
Adrien Borovina
Borovina has over a decade of experience serving the needs of donors and clients in faith-based development and in the estate and financial planning sectors. Prior to joining CPI, Borovina worked as Regional Director of Development at Wheaton College before assuming the role of Director of Annual and Reunion Giving. He is passionate about stewarding […]
Mikayla Simpson
Before joining the team, Mikayla advocated for life and family policy representing Live Action on Capitol Hill, forging strategic relationships with both congressional staff and state legislators across the country while drafting internal policy updates, speeches, op-eds, and daily content for the President. Additionally, she has interned for Family Research Council, spearheading the launch of the […]
Hunter Hobart
Hunter Hobart joined CPI after almost 9 years in the House, most recently serving as Deputy Chief of Staff for Representative Gary Palmer (AL-06). Prior to that, Hobart served in numerous roles on Capitol Hill from Staff Assistant to Legislative Director. Hobart was born and raised in Tampa, FL before his family moved to Hickory, […]
Hugh Fike
A Northern California-native, Fike has over a decade of experience in the conservative movement. He most recently served as Chief of Staff for Congressman Michael Cloud (R-TX) in Washington, D.C., managing 15 staff and three offices. Fike is a 2020 Hillsdale College “Madison Fellow”, and a 2022 Claremont Institute “Lincoln Fellow”. Fike previously served in […]
Charlie Stamps
Charlie is a proud Texan, hailing from Keller in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Having grown up around conservative politics, he has a passion for defending American values, particularly the Second Amendment. In 2021 he moved to Washington, DC specifically to join CPI in the fight. He has previously served on our Operations and Government Relations […]
Lauren Baldwin
Prior to joining the team, Lauren worked on family, life, and parental rights issues as a Policy Analyst at the America First Policy Institute and as a Legislative Aide for Congressman Paul Gosar (R-AZ). She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Alabama where she served as Executive Director for the College Republican Federation […]
Brenecke Roberts
Brenecke Barnes is from Boerne, Texas and serves as Development and Marketing Writer at CPI. Brenecke assists with donor communications to convey CPI’s work and impact to supporters across the country. Previously, Brenecke worked for her hometown representative, Chip Roy, where she assisted with media relations and drafted talking points, press releases, newsletters, and other written materials […]
AJ Swinson
AJ joined CPI from the office of Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-TX), where she was the communications director and worked on education and financial services issues. She previously worked as the Chief of Staff for New Journey PAC, founded by James “Bo Snerdley” Golden, and as the communications director for Star Parker at the Center for […]
Sophia Murray
Upon her graduation from Marymount University, Sophia worked as Representative Alex Mooney’s campaign manager in West Virginia in 2020. She was then brought on to work as a staffer in Mooney’s congressional office in Washington, DC. From there, Sophia joined the scheduling team of Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) where she was integral to streamlining office management and […]
Charlotte Schuyler
Charlotte Schuyler is a skilled writer, editor, and fundraiser. She joined the Conservative Partnership Institute in 2021 after more than a decade at The Heritage Foundation. As director of member communications at CPI, she writes and manages all written communications to CPI partners, with the goal of connecting these patriots with the organization that is […]
Jacqueline LaJoie
Jackie started her career in the private sector building venture-backed technology companies where she played a central role in operations, business strategy, and product development. In 2019 she moved to Washington, DC, with the ambition to begin working in conservative politics. Before joining CPI, she worked on free-market issue campaigns and at one of the […]
Jeffrey Trimbath
Trimbath has nearly three decades of experience in conservative public policy and development. He is passionate about linking top philanthropists around the country with strategic opportunities to advance their values. He previously served as senior advisor to the president and the John Von Kannon Fellow at The Heritage Foundation. Prior to that he served for […]
Richard McAdams
Richard brings to CPI nearly two decades of experience in public policy and fundraising, serving in the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development in the office of Gov. Jeb Bush (2003-2006), in the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under President George W. Bush (2006-2009), and as […]