Eagle Council: Sept. 27-28, 2024
St. Louis, Missouri | Marriott St. Louis Airport
Disclaimer: Eagle Council 52 speakers are invited to address specific areas of expertise of concern to Eagle Forum. We continue Phyllis Schlafly’s tradition of working in coalition with other groups on specific issues to maximize effectiveness and accomplish our policy goals. We do not agree with or endorse every view of every speaker or organization represented.
Andrew Bailey, MO AG

Andrew Bailey, MO AG

Action Items: How to Protect Your State from Federal Overreach

Andrew Bailey was sworn in as the 44th Attorney General of the State of Missouri on January 3, 2023. Andrew is a combat veteran, father of four, prosecutor, and constitutional conservative who fights for the people of Missouri every day as the State’s chief legal official.

Glenn Beck

Glenn Beck

Action Items: We Must Protect Traditional Family Values

Glenn Beck is a leading American media personality, political commentator, author, and co-founder of Blaze Media, a multiplatform news and entertainment network available on television, radio, and the internet. Glenn's wit, candor, and commanding on-air presence have earned him the loyal support of a large, enthusiastic audience, as well as top ratings on network television and talk radio. He is a leading voice for conservatism and is a staunch defender of the Constitution, individual liberties, and free markets.

Tania Beck

Tania Beck

Action Items: 2024 Full-Time Homemaker Award Recipient

Past Eagle Forum Fulltime Homemaker Awards

Mrs. Tania Beck, wife of Glenn Beck, will receive our annual Fulltime Homemaker Award during our Dinner Banquet on Friday, September 27!

The Eagle Forum Fulltime Homemaker Award celebrates the value of the fulltime homemaker and her worthy contributions by providing a stable environment for teaching morals and values to the next generation.

Margaret Byfield

Margaret Byfield

Action Items: Assault on Our Land & Liberty

Margaret Byfield is the Executive Director of American Stewards for Liberty. Margaret’s education began on Pine Creek Ranch in Central Nevada where her family became one of the first Western landowners targeted by the radical environmental agenda resulting in the 27-year legal battle, Hage v. United States. She formed Stewards of the Range out of her home in Idaho to help protect America’s landowners from federal overreach.

Anne Schlafly Carpenter

Anne Schlafly Carpenter

Action Items: Lessons in Leadership

Anne Schlafly is Chairman of Eagle Forum and has served on Eagle Forum boards of directors since 2008. Anne is the daughter of Phyllis Schlafly, and the author of Is Our Constitution in Jeopardy, Faithfully, Phyllis In the Kitchen: the Phyllis Schlafly Cookbook and How to Speak Liberal, Lessons In LEADERSHIP.

Elaine Donnelly

Elaine Donnelly

Action Items: Our DEI-Obsessed Military Is in Trouble - What Can We Do?

Elaine Donnelly is president of the Center for Military Readiness, an independent, nonpartisan public policy organization that specializes in military/social issues. Founded in 1993, CMR advocates high, single standards in all forms of military training and sound priorities in the making of military/social policies. Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger appointed Mrs. Donnelly to be a member of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) for a three-year term (1984–1986). In 1992, Pres. George H. W. Bush appointed her to the Presidential Commission on the Assignment of Women in the Armed Forces.

Timothy Garrison, JD

Tim Garrison, JD

Action Items: Harassing the Helpers: State Lawfare Campaigns Against Pregnancy Centers

Tim Garrison serves as senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life, where he litigates across the spectrum of matters involving constitutional freedoms and the sanctity of life.

Previously, Garrison was a partner at Husch Blackwell LLP, representing clients ranging from individuals to Fortune 500 companies, including support for ADF’s litigation in College of the Ozarks v. Biden.

Becky Gerriston

Becky Gerritson

Action Items: Gambling: Against All Odds – One Vote Can Change Everything!

Becky Gerritson is the Executive Director of Alabama Eagle Forum. She began her journey in conservative grassroots politics when she and her husband founded the Wetumpka TEA Party in 2009, which quickly grew to be the largest and most active TEA Party in Alabama. In June 2013, she garnered national attention after delivering her impassioned congressional testimony about IRS abuses of the Wetumpka TEA Party.

Stanley Goldfarb, MD

Stanley Goldfarb, MD

Action Items: Say ‘NO’ to DEI-Trained Doctors: Do No Harm

Dr. Stanley Goldfarb is board chairman of Do No Harm. He has had a long career in academic medicine as a Professor of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania. During that career, Dr. Goldfarb was funded by the National Institutes of Health to conduct research in the mechanism of kidney disease. Doctor Goldfarb has published over 100 articles in peer reviewed medical journals such as the New England Journal of medicine and the Journal of Clinical investigation. He has also published over 150 invited reviews and commentaries. He has also served on a number of editorial boards of important medical journals such as the Journal of Clinical investigation, the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, the journal Diabetes, and as Editor in Chief of the journal NephSAP published by the American Society of Nephrology. Dr. Goldfarb has also been active in the world of medical education as the Associate Dean for Curriculum at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Karladine Graves, DO

Action Items: Healthcare Captured - W.H.O., What, Where, When, Why & How to Get it Back

Dr. Karladine Graves, DO is a private Family Medicine Specialist in North Kansas City, MO. She is affiliated with Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City. She has specialty expertise in immunization and influenza. Dr Graves has the courage to come out of retirement to expose dangers of the “Clot Shot” for the last 20 months. She has dedicated her life to fighting for medical freedom and bringing the truth to light to save lives.

Janine Hansen

Janine Hansen

Action Items: Say NO to an Article V Convention

Janine has been the president of Nevada Eagle Forum since 1974 and a volunteer lobbyist at the Nevada Legislature since 1971 for Nevada Eagle Forum and the Independent American Party. She is the founder, publisher and editor of the Nevada Families Voter Guide published every general election since 1988 and was the Nevada Chairman of STOP E.R.A. from 1974-1978.

Stanley Kurtz, PhD

Stanley Kurtz, PhD

Reinventing Higher Education: the General Education Act

Action Items: The General Education Act (GEA)

Stanley Kurtz is a Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. As a contributing editor at National Review Online, Dr. Kurtz has written on a wide range of public issues for nearly two decades. He is a longtime friend of Eagle Forum and we are thrilled to welcome to our Eagle Council 52 slate of speakers!

Alvin Lui

Alvin Lui

Courage is a Habit – Parent Power!

Action Items: Make Courage Your Habit

Alvin Lui, the dynamic President of Courage Is A Habit, is a political refugee from California who sought a new beginning in the heart of the Midwest. Alvin quickly realized that the same anti-American ideologies he fled were taking root across the nation. Fueled by this discovery, he dedicated himself to protecting future generations through Courage Is A Habit. This innovative organization equips parents and legislators with practical tools and strategies to protect children's innocence.

Steve Marshall, AL AG

Steve Marshall, AL AG

Action Items: Protecting Women and Girls

Steve Marshall was sworn in as the forty-eighth Attorney General of the State of Alabama on February 10, 2017.

Prior to taking office as Attorney General, Marshall was the District Attorney for Marshall County, a post he held for sixteen years. As District Attorney, Marshall helped draft and pass the Brody Act—a law that makes it a crime to kill or injure an unborn child. Marshall later became the first prosecutor to secure a death sentence under the Brody Act (in a case where a man murdered his pregnant wife and was charged with the homicide of both her and her unborn child). Five years later, when this landmark case was on appeal to the Alabama Supreme Court, Marshall—now Attorney General—had the privilege of successfully defending that conviction.

Peter McCullough, MD

Peter McCullough, MD

Action Items: Medicine for Future Generations

Dr. Peter McCullough is an internist, cardiologist, epidemiologist holding degrees from Baylor University, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, University of Michigan, and Southern Methodist University. He manages common infectious diseases as well as the cardiovascular complications of both the viral infection and the injuries developing after the COVID-19 vaccine in Dallas TX, USA. Since the outset of the pandemic, Dr. McCullough has been a leader in the medical response to the COVID-19 disaster and has published “Pathophysiological Basis and Rationale for Early Outpatient Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Infection” the first synthesis of sequenced multi-drug treatment of ambulatory patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 in the American Journal of Medicine and subsequently updated in Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine. He has dozens of peer-reviewed publications on the infection and has commented extensively on the medical response to the COVID-19 crisis in The Hill, America Out Loud, and on FOX NEWS Channel. Dr. McCullough testified multiple times in the US Senate, Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, Arizona Senate and House of Representatives, Colorado General Assembly, New Hampshire Senate, Pennsylvania Senate, and South Carolina Senate concerning many aspects of the pandemic response. Dr. McCullough has had years of dedicated academic and clinical efforts in combating the SARS-CoV-2 virus and in doing so, has reviewed thousands of reports, participated in scientific congresses, group discussions, press releases, and has been considered among the world's experts on COVID-19.

Mark Morgan

Mark Morgan

Action Items: America's Border Crisis

Mark Morgan joined The Heritage Foundation as a Visiting Fellow in February 2021 after serving as Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the Trump administration.

Jeff Myers, PhD

Jeff Myers, PhD

Action Items: Is it Possible to Deradicalize Gen Z?

Dr. Jeff Myers is president of Summit Ministries in Manitou Springs, which exists to equip and support students (age 16-22) to embrace God’s truth and champion a biblical worldview. As an educator and entrepreneur, Dr. Myers has become one of America’s most respected authorities on youth leadership development. Through his speaking engagements and media appearances, Dr. Myers has become a fresh voice offering humor and insight from a Christian worldview. Dr. Myers holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Denver, and is the author of 16 books, including the Understanding the Faith, Understanding the Times, and Understanding the Culture textbooks which are studied by tens of thousands of students. His latest book is Truth Changes Everything: How People of Faith Can Transform the World in Times of Crisis. Jeff and his family live in Colorado.

Alex Newman

Alex Newman

Action Items: Communist China’s Goal for World Dominance & Its Enablers at Home

Alex Newman is an award-winning international journalist, educator, author, and consultant who seeks to glorify God in everything he does. In addition to serving as president of the small media and information consulting firm Liberty Sentinel Media, Inc, he has written for a wide array of publications in the United States and abroad. He currently serves as a contributor to WND (World Net Daily), an education writer for FreedomProject Media, a foreign correspondent for The New American magazine, a contributor to the Law Enforcement Intelligence Brief, and more. He has also written for numerous newspapers and magazines such as the Gainesville Sun, Liberty magazine, The Diplomat magazine, Crisis magazine, Swiss News magazine, Sunshine State News, Campus Reform, Alachua County Today, and many more. His work has been featured at Drudge, Breitbart, Fox News, and many other outlets. And his writing has been published in major newspapers across America.

Joy Pullmann

Joy Pullmann

Action Items: Standing Against the Tide of Today’s Radical Culture

Joy Pullmann is executive editor of The Federalist, the author of five books, the mother of six children born in nine years (no twins!), a Hillsdale College honors graduate, and perhaps the happiest wife in the country. She's appeared on major media from CNN to Fox News to Dennis Prager to Ben Shapiro and more, as well as testified before more than a dozen state legislatures on education policy.

AJ Richards

A.J. Richards

Action Items: Shake the Hand that Feeds You

AJ Richards is the Chief Executive Officer and founder at From the Farm and President at Wyoming Legacy Meats. From The Farm champions food sovereignty and a resilient food supply chain. Every choice you make supports a family-owned farm, ranch, or homestead creating a secure parallel economy. Together, we're not just sharing meals – we're cultivating a legacy of freedom and independence in our food choices.

Gayle Ruzicka

Gayle Ruzicka

Action Items: Republicans Must Stand for Life

Gayle Ruzicka is the president of Utah Eagle Forum and has played a major role in the battle to protect traditional marriage in Utah. She hosts a radio show and is Utah’s leading spokeswoman for pro-family, conservative causes. Gayle and her husband are the parents of 12 children and 50 grandchildren.

Kristina Twitty

Kristina Twitty

Ethical and Moral Considerations of IVF

Action Items: What is In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and What Ethical and Moral Considerations Does It Raise for Modern Society?

Kristina formed Decision Care Advocates out of her passion for helping families facing unexpected illness and complex treatment options at all ages and stages of life - whether due to an accident or old age.

Following the loss of close loved ones in 2019, Kristina recognized the need for having informed problem-solving support when faced with making medical decisions, especially on behalf of one's family members. As friends began struggling with infertility, she became more involved in conversations about reproductive technologies and the ethics of options to grow families.

Chris Ullman

Chris Ullman

Chris Ullman is a four-time national and international whistling champion (1994, 1996, 1999, and 2000). He has performed with major symphony orchestras, serenaded President George W. Bush in the Oval Office, whistled the National Anthem at major league sporting events and entertained millions around the world on TV and radio. In what Chris describes as a “ministry,” he whistles “Happy Birthday” more than 400 times each year to friends and family.

Kris Ullman, JD

Kristen A. Ullman, JD

Action Items: We Must Protect Our Constitutional Republic this November and Beyond

Kristen A. Ullman is the president of Eagle Forum. Kris served as Executive Director of Eagle Forum’s D.C. office from 1995-1998. She has served on the Eagle Forum Board of Directors since 2017.

Gov. Scott Walker

Governor Scott Walker

Action Items: How to Attract and Win Future Generations of Americans

President of Young America’s Foundation and 45th Governor of Wisconsin, Governor Scott Walker was raised with a heart for public service, patriotism, and hard work. He moved to the small town of Delavan, Wisconsin when he was in third grade. There, his father was a minister, and his mother worked part-time as a bookkeeper and secretary. Scott was active in school, sports, church, Scouts, and American Legion’s Badger Boys State and Boys Nation programs.

J. Michael Waller

J. Michael Waller

Action Items: Big Intel: Inside the CIA

J. Michael Waller is Senior Analyst for Strategy at the Center for Security Policy.

His academic and professional areas of concentration are foreign propaganda, political warfare, psychological warfare, and subversion.

He is the former Walter and Leonore Annenberg Professor of International Communication at the Institute of World Politics, a graduate school in Washington, D.C.

Big Intel - An interview with J Michael Waller.

Disclaimer: Eagle Council 52 speakers are invited to address specific areas of expertise of concern to Eagle Forum. We continue Phyllis Schlafly’s tradition of working in coalition with other groups on specific issues to maximize effectiveness and accomplish our policy goals. We do not agree with or endorse every view of every speaker or organization represented.