Lindsay Hayes has served as a writer and communications consultant in the White House and the U.S. Senate, for a Cabinet-level agency, and on two presidential campaigns. Hayes received her master's degree and Ph.D. in political communication from the University of Maryland, where she taught communications courses for over a decade. She also holds a bachelor's degree in political science and communication from Boston College.

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Laban Jackson is the founder of Free the Facts. He has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Clear Creek Properties, Inc., a real estate development company, since 1989. He has been a director of J.P. Morgan Securities plc since 2010. Mr. Jackson served as a director of The Home Depot from 2004 to 2008 and a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland from 1987 to 1992. He is also an emeritus Trustee of the Markey Cancer Foundation. Mr. Jackson is a graduate of the United States Military Academy.

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Lanhee J. Chen, Ph.D. has worked in government, politics, the private sector, and academia. A veteran of several high-profile presidential campaigns, Chen previously served as a presidentially-appointed and Senate-confirmed member of the Social Security Advisory Board—an independent, bipartisan panel that advises the president, Congress, and the Commissioner of Social Security on matters related to the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs. He was also a senior appointee at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Chen is currently the David and Diane Steffy Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution; Director of Domestic Policy Studies and Lecturer in the Public Policy Program at Stanford University; and an affiliate of Stanford’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. He is also a Senior Counselor at the Brunswick Group, a global critical issues business advisory firm.

Tom Church is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution. He studies income inequality, poverty, health care policy, entitlement reform, and immigration reform. He has conducted research on developing supplemental statistics to better measure income, poverty, and health insurance coverage. He also contributes to the Hoover Institution’s immigration reform initiative. Church received his master’s degree in public policy with honors from Pepperdine University, specializing in economics and international relations. He has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and political science from the University of Michigan.

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Prior to joining Free the Facts, Camden Stuebe served as President of the Independent Journal Review, overseeing the company’s business and editorial operations. Stuebe’s career at IJR spanned more than three years and included a variety of roles, among them being Chief of Staff. Through these positions, she acquired experience in organizational strategy and operations, management and talent development, digital media, editorial operations, and content development. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Beloit College, where she double-majored in political science and psychology.

Julius L. Chen, Ph.D. is a health economist and assistant professor at Columbia University. His research studies innovative strategies designed to improve the delivery and financing of health care. He also teaches graduate-level courses on health care finance and management. Julius attended the University of California, Berkeley and The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and was a fellow at Harvard University. He also served as a California Senate Fellow from 2010-2011.

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Ven Gopal is a graduate of the University of Connecticut, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Economics. Ven got involved with Free the Facts as a student Ambassador in 2017, when he hosted a Social Security event with UConn's Undergraduate Student Government. He joined as a Free the Facts Scholar in 2018 and has been in the organization's Communications Department ever since. Previously, Ven has also interned at the Executive Office of the President in Washington, D.C.

Bri is a recent graduate of Smith College, where she majored in Government. Bri became involved with Free the Facts during her senior year, when she served as an ambassador to bring the organization to her Black Students' Alliance club. After graduating, Bri joined Free the Facts to spearhead a new tour for students at Historically Black Colleges & Universities as well as students in Black Student Unions.

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Rodha recently graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. in Law, Societies, & Justice (LSJ). She came across Free the Facts as an intern on the Hill in the summer of 2018 when she attended a workshop on Medicare. She then became an Ambassador in the Fall of 2018 and hosted FtF on her campus. She is now working on a podcast series that discusses the different aspects of criminal justice reform.

Jason Marcella has worked in advertising and marketing for the past 20 years. He is experienced in all aspects of visual design, from branding and promotion to motion graphics and photography. His client list is diverse, including real estate developers, defense contractors, banks, tech companies, and the Virginia Lottery.

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Gabe first attended a Free the Facts Social Security presentation in 2018 and immediately applied to become an Ambassador for his campus. After participating in the organization’s Internship and Scholar Programs, he joined the team full-time. Gabe has worked with a variety of organizations to develop data-driven programs and strategy. Holding a bachelor's degree in ACS Biochemistry from Southern Oregon University, Gabe is a native Oregonian, raised in Portland, and remains an avid fan of the Portland Trail Blazers.

Madison is a recent graduate from Brigham Young University, where she majored in Political Science. Madison became involved with Free the Facts after attending one of their events at her college. She completed her senior year as an Ambassador and co-hosted several events on her campus. Madison is now a part of the Scholar Program and is working with the Communications Team in order to help create more opportunities for people to learn more, feel empowered, and get involved.

Thomas Fodor is a 2020 graduate of Carson-Newman University, located in East Tennessee, where he majored in Political Science and Philosophy with a minor in Math and Religion. He became involved with Free the Facts in the spring of 2019. Before he joined Free the Facts as a Program Operations Coordinator, he was a part of the Scholar Program. He also spent time interning at USCIS and The Fund for American Studies.

Isabela is a current student at Washington University in St. Louis where she is studying American Culture Studies and Religious Studies. She learned about Free the Facts at a Debate Watch Party while in D.C. interning for a U.S. Congresswoman in the summer of 2019. She has been an Ambassador since the 2019 - 2020 academic year and has hosted several Free the Facts events on her campus, including a Social Security presentation.

Kruttika is a current student at American University where she is studying Environmental Studies with a minor in Political Science. She got involved with Free the Facts as an Ambassador in January 2020. Kruttika is active with environmental organizations on campus and has previously interned on two political campaigns.

Laura is a Politics and Communication double major from Raleigh, North Carolina. At Wake Forest University, she has been involved in student government, student advising, pre-law society, and Greek life. Laura has also interned for You Can Vote, kglobal Public Relations + Public Affairs, and the UK Parliament. Laura was first drawn to Free the Facts when their Policy Tour visited her campus in February 2020. She joined the Ambassador Program in September of that same year.

Daniela is a junior at the University of Michigan studying PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics) and Economics. Daniela has been an Ambassador for Free the Facts since September of 2019. Post-graduation, Daniela's main aspiration is to ensure government officials have the necessary data to best serve and respond to constituents' needs. As such, she is passionate about utilizing her knowledge of economics and public policy to facilitate the process of translating Americans' voices into reflective legislation by means of research and advocacy.

Douglas Keating is a senior at Clemson University studying Political Science with a minor in History. He is originally from Plainfield, New Jersey, where he has helped a local business with their social media initiatives. His main public policy interests are in constituent relations and national defense.

Madelynn is in her last semester at Utah State University, where she is majoring in Outdoor Product Design and Development. She became involved with Free the Facts as an Ambassador in the fall of 2020 after a close friend started her Scholar tenure with the organization. Madelynn has a wide variety of interests that have led to her involvement with many projects and organizations, such as founding the first outdoor magazine at USU, being president of the USU Pre-Law Society, designing workout apparel, and working for a non-profit that assists refugees and immigrants.

Claire Miller is a junior at Georgetown University where she majors in English and minors in Mathematics and Sociology. She got involved with Free the Facts as an Ambassador in January 2020 and began working as an intern in June 2020, helping plan the organization’s policy tours with the Program Operations team. Miller is the co-captain of the Georgetown Women’s Lightweight Rowing team and recently placed second in the women’s lightweight double event at the 2019 International Rowing Association Championships.