Ethan Demme is the Chairman and CEO of Demme Learning and is passionate about finding the best ways to build lifelong learners. Ethan is an elected member of the board of supervisors in East Lampeter Township and is an active member of his local community. Ethan is a well-socialized homeschool graduate who holds a B.A. in Communication Arts from Bryan College.

Civil rights attorney Allison Folmar garnered international attention as she passionately fought numerous charges brought against her client, Michigan mother Maryanne Godboldo. Folmar, who holds a B.S. in Criminal Justice from Wayne State University and a Juris Doctorate from Thomas Cooley Law School, stood for Godboldo’s right to choose the course of medical treatment for her daughter and fiercely challenged the state’s medical kidnapping of Ariana.

Folmar won a 10-month legal battle against the Michigan Attorney General and state prosecutors on behalf of a parent’s fundamental constitutional right to choose the course of medical treatment for their child. Her zealous advocacy also changed Michigan state law, making it illegal for CPS to intervene simply on the basis that parents choose not to administer certain mind-altering drugs to their child.

She has assisted in writing federal legislation to protect parental rights, and she has won cases similar to the Godboldo case for numerous families across the country.

In addition to her private practice, Folmar travels the country enthusiastically lecturing attorneys, legislators, and parents on the constitutional aspects of parental rights.

Allison lives with her teen-aged daughter in her home town of Detroit.

Grover Norquist is the president of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), a coalition of taxpayer groups, individuals, and businesses opposed to higher taxes at the federal, state, and local levels. A native of Massachusetts, Norquist has been one of DC’s most effective issues-management strategists for more than two decades. He also serves on the board of directors of the National Rifle Association of America and of the American Conservative Union, and is president of the American Society of Competitiveness. Norquist is a Contributing Editor to the American Spectator Magazine, and authored the book Leave Us Alone: Getting the Government’s Hands Off Our Money, Our Guns, Our Lives (published in 2008).

Prior to working with ATR, Norquist served as a commissioner on the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce and on the National Commission on Restructuring the Internal Revenue Service. He was an economist and chief speech-writer with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and also the executive director of the National Taxpayers’ Union.

Norquist holds a Masters of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, both from Harvard University. He lives in Washington, DC, with his wife, Samah, and his daughters, Grace and Giselle.

John Rosemond, M.S., is one of America’s most well-known and respected parenting experts. His nationally-syndicated newspaper column, one of the longest-running lifestyle columns in the industry (since 1976), is carried in more than 200 newspapers nationwide. John has written fourteen books on parenting and family issues, most of which are best-sellers in the field. Parenting by The Book, published by Howard Books, won the Mom’s Choice Award in 2008. John has also been or is a columnist for Better Homes and Gardens magazine, Hemispheres (the United Air Lines in-flight magazine), and Signs of the Times.

John is the busiest public speaker in his field. In a typical year, he gives 200 presentations on parenting and family issues to parent and professional groups across the USA. John has also been invited to speak in England, Belgium, Istanbul, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Mexico, Australia, China, Japan, Malaysia, Cyprus, St. Thomas, Puerto Rico, and the Bahamas. His talks are known for being informative, entertaining, and provocative.

John is licensed to practice psychology by the North Carolina Psychology Board, but retired from full-time private practice in 1990. Since then, although he does the occasional consultation, he has devoted the majority of his time to writing and public speaking. He is proud to be a member of the Board of Directors of ParentalRights.org, the mission of which is the enactment of a much-needed Parental Rights Amendment to the Constitution.

John says his “real” qualifications are that (1) he’s been married to the same woman (Willie) for 42 years, (2) he and Willie have two adult children, Eric and Amy, both of whom are responsible members of society who do not ask for any entitlements, and (3) John and Willie are grandparents to seven well-behaved grandchildren, ranging in age from two to fifteen.

John is one of less than a handful of parenting experts who promote a truly traditional approach to family living. He advocates for adult-centered families in which (1) it is clear that the primary and most active relationship is between husband and wife, (2) parental authority is conveyed to the children in a relaxed, confident manner and understood to be the final word, and (3) children enjoy lots of freedom and lots of family responsibility.

“I’m a man on a mission,” says John. “Through this ministry to America’s families, I am attempting to spearhead a retro-revolution in how families are structured and function. I am absolutely convinced,” he says, “no, make that I absolutely know that although times have changed, traditional parenting still works. In fact, it is the only parenting paradigm that does work for parent, child, marriage, school, community, and culture.”

Paul A. Suarez, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and a father to seven—four biologically and three through international adoption from China. He holds a B.A. from Columbia College and his M.D. from Jefferson Medical College. He served his residency in Catholic Medical Center and in Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Paul and his wife, Vickie, have been married since 1980, and Paul has been a believer in Christ Jesus since 1992. Paul believes “we should not only believe in the Word, but be doers of the Word as well.”

Paul and his family live in Sayre, Pennsylvania, where he is part of a private orthopedic practice.

Michael Ramey has been the President of the Parental Rights Foundation since June 2023. Previously he served as the Executive Director. He holds a B.A. in Foreign Language (Spanish) from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Master of Divinity with Biblical Languages from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Ramey honed his communication skills through 13 years of church ministry before joining the staff of Parental Rights Foundation. Michael lives in Winchester, Virginia, with his wife, Rachel, and five beautiful children.

Jim Sullivan owns a consulting firm that provides education, consultation, and opportunities within the financial arena. He advises business owners throughout the United States. He also actively advocates for tax policies that promote environmentally sustainable growth for America’s economy. In addition to his business career, his extensive ministry experience includes leading several churches and faith-based organizations.

He and his wife have served as State Coordinators for Parental Rights in Florida since 2012. Their hard work and dedication in educating legislators and cultivating a statewide grassroots parents movement resulted in the 2021 passage of a whole new chapter of Florida law called “The Parents' Bill of Rights.” Their efforts further contributed to setting the groundwork for the Florida “Parental Rights in Education Act” to pass in 2022.

He resides in FL with his wife, Patti. They have been married for 34 years; their beautiful miracle daughter was born at the 17-year mark.

Patti Sullivan has worked in organizational management, consulting, and leadership development for thirty-five years. 

Most recently, she served a four-year term (2012-2016) as president of a county-wide homeschooling community in Florida. The all-volunteer organization grew from 70+ families to 220+ families within the first two years of her leadership initiatives. 

Patti and her husband, Jim, have served as State Coordinators for Parental Rights in Florida since 2012. Their hard work and dedication in educating legislators and cultivating a statewide grassroots parents movement resulted in the 2021 passage of a whole new chapter of Florida law called “The Parents' Bill of Rights.” 

Patti continues to serve as a valuable resource within the parental rights movement for local, state, and national organizations. She provides parents and citizens with an understanding of the parental rights issue and processing through the legislative process.

Patti has been married to Jim for thirty-four years. Their beautiful miracle daughter was born at the seventeen-year mark of their marriage.

William holds the academic rank of Distinguished Professor Emeritus after many years of teaching constitutional law, advance appellate advocacy, and ethics at two universities. He currently holds the WFFC Distinguished Chair for faith and freedom at Spring Arbor University Foundation.  William is also the founder and President Emeritus of Salt & Light Global. He is an internationally recognized expert in constitutional law and good governance. As counsel in numerous matters before the U.S. Supreme Court, he authored briefs on behalf of various national Christian organizations. He also authored written testimony, evidence, and briefs in such forums as the Swedish Supreme Court, the U.S. Congress, and the U.K. Parliament.  He has further addressed many executive, legislative, parliamentary, and judicial audiences throughout the world, and presented at various diplomatic forums including the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva. 

Professor Wagner’s public service includes serving as a federal judge in the United States Courts, legal counsel in the U.S. Senate and Chief Counsel of the Michigan Senate Judiciary Committee.  He also served as Senior Assistant United States attorney in the Department of Justice, and as an American diplomat and Senior Advisor for Global Criminal Justice at the U.S. Department of State. His writing is published in numerous journals, books, and other publications.