FreedomFest 2018

Vicki E. Alger is a Research Fellow at the Independent Institute in Oakland, California, and author of the book Failure: The Federal "Misedukation" of America’s Children. She holds Senior Fellowships at the Fraser Institute, headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, and the Independent Women’s Forum in Washington, D.C. Alger is also President and CEO of Vicki Murray & Associates LLC in Scottsdale, Arizona... Read More →

Bob Bowdon runs Choice Media, a national education newsgroup that publishes a daily newswire, website (ChoiceMedia.TV), Twitter feed (@ChoiceMediaTV) and national event calendar about education reform and American schools. He frequently appears in the media to promote education reform... Read More →

Naomi Brockwell is a film and television producer, and host of the show "Bitcoin, Blockchain, and the Technologies of our Future". She is a producer for Stossel, a producer for the TV series HardFork, and formerly produced for Fox Business Network and Fox News Channel. Naomi is the... Read More →

Corey A. DeAngelis is a policy analyst at the Cato Center for Educational Freedom. He is also a policy advisor and C\contributing editor for the Heartland Institute. His research focuses on the effects of educational choice programs on student achievement and non-academic outcomes... Read More →

Julian Vasquez Heilig is currently a Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and the Director of the Doctorate in Educational Leadership at California State University Sacramento. He also serves as the California NAACP Education Chair. He obtained his Ph.D. in Education... Read More →

Lisa Kennedy Montgomery (Kennedy) joined FOX Business Network (FBN) in 2012 and is the host of the primetime program, “Kennedy,” which airs Monday through Friday at 10:00 PM/ET on the Fox Business Network. In addition to her role on FBN, Kennedy is a contributor to Reason.com... Read More →

Richard “Tick” Segerblom was raised in Boulder City, Nevada. A third generation Nevadan, Tick obtained a BA from Pomona College and a law degree from the University of Denver. He has been listed as one of Nevada’s top employment lawyers in “The Best Lawyers in America." He... Read More →

Dr. Sparks is the Inaugural Dean of the School of Communication and Endowed Professor at Chapman University. She of is a highly regarded teacher-scholar whose published work spans more than 150 research articles and scholarly book chapters, and is the author and editor of 12 books... Read More →