If you see this it can be edited in the "Description" dialog on a user.J. Nick Pitts serves as the Executive Director of the Institute for Global Engagement at Dallas Baptist University. Previous t...

Chelsey Youman, Esq., is Chief of Staff & Counsel for First Liberty Institute, concentrating on religious liberty matters and First Amendment rights. She joined First Liberty Institute after workin...

Chelsey Youman, Esq., is Chief of Staff & Counsel for First Liberty Institute, concentrating on religious liberty matters and First Amendment rights. She joined First Liberty Institute after working for a law firm in private practice, where she successfully litigated corporate fraud matters, complex commercial litigation, and consumer rights issues in both federal and state jurisdictions. Youman received her Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University, where she was a Dean’s Scholarship Recipient. She was also a member of the Board of Advocates, where she successfully argued in off-campus mock trial competitions, and was a member of the Aggie Law Society and SMU Christian Legal Society. During law school, she clerked for the Consumer Protection Division in the Office of the Attorney General of Texas and Liberty Institute.

Keisha Russell is Associate Counsel with First Liberty Institute, concentrating on religious liberty matters and First Amendment rights. Russell attended Emory University School of Law, where she w...

Keisha Russell is Associate Counsel with First Liberty Institute, concentrating on religious liberty matters and First Amendment rights. Russell attended Emory University School of Law, where she was heavily involved in Emory’s prestigious Center for the Study of Law and Religion. She served on the Emory Journal of Law & Religion and two moot court teams. She was a law clerk for the Center’s Restoring Religious Freedom Project where she worked on religious liberty litigation. In her final year of law school, Russell worked as a law clerk for the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) on national and international matters affecting Israel. Russell was also selected for a legal clinic with the Emory Barton Child Law and Policy Center. She trained with a political expert and advocated for children at the Georgia state capitol. Russell was selected by Emory University as a Graduating Woman of Excellence. Prior to joining First Liberty, Russell earned a Bachelor’s in Communications from University of Central Florida and a Master’s in Teaching from the University of Southern California. She was a 2011 Teach For America corps member and taught elementary special education in Atlanta. Russell is most passionate about protecting religious freedom for children in America’s schools.

Cole Feix is the president of So We Speak Media, a media company designed to keep Christians informed about the world without being conformed to it. He writes a weekly news letter called the Weekly Sp...

Cole Feix is the president of So We Speak Media, a media company designed to keep Christians informed about the world without being conformed to it. He writes a weekly news letter called the Weekly Speak and hosts the So We Speak podcast. Cole grew up in Oklahoma City and served as the Pastor of Adult Education and College Ministry at Crossings Community Church until 2018. He graduated from Oklahoma State University, completed a Master’s of Divinity at Oklahoma Christian University, and is finishing his Ph.D. in Philosophical Theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Cole currently lives in Kansas City and serves on staff at Redeemer Fellowship.