Our People
Meet the men and women creating conservative leaders for America.
Our People
Meet the men and women creating conservative leaders for America.
Founder and President
“You owe it to your philosophy to study how to win. You have a moral obligation to learn how to win.”
Founder and President
Morton Blackwell
Professionally, Morton Blackwell is the president of the Leadership Institute, a non-partisan educational foundation he founded in 1979.
Our Leadership
Meet those who guide the Leadership Institute in its efforts to train conservative leaders for America.
Board of Directors
Meet those who have partnered with the Leadership Institute to make this mission a success.
Ed Corrigan
- Secretary
Dennis Daugherty
- First Vice President
Charlie Davis
- Director
John P. Maxwell
- Director
Craig L. Murphy
- Treasurer
Justin Ouimette
- Director
Dario Paya
- Director
Patrick Pizzella
- Director
Ryan Rhodes
- Director
Tom Rolfe
- Director
Charles Thornhill
- Second Vice President
Our People
Meet the men and women who make the Leadership Institute’s mission to create conservative leaders possible.
Abby Alger
- Senior Director of Donor Engagement
Evan Allen
- Director of State and Local Leaders
Elizabeth (Andrews) Waggoner
- Director for Donor Services
Lucas Antosh
- Graphic Design Manager
Dean Armandroff
- Director of Special Projects
Matan Bar
- Regional Field Manager
Louis Barker
- Development Fellow
Derek Belschner
- Salesforce Administrator
Greg Bonvissuto
- HR and Finance Manager
Cooper Brown
- Regional Field Recruiter
Zachary Brown
- Training Specialist
Cameron Carlile
- Regional Field Recruiter
Laurel Clark
- Director of Marketing Operations
Carol Cocks
- Director of External Affairs
Stephen Colletti
- Partnership Advisor
Michael Colopietro
- Campaign Leadership College Coordinator
Addison Cowling
- Partnership Advisor
Anya Crandall
- Graphic Design Coordinator
Mikel Crump
- Information Technology Support Specialist
Chandler Crump
- CVENT Administrator
