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Who We Are
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Last Update: April 17, 2016 |
Our Mission
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Denise M. Mackura Denise M. Mackura received her juris doctor degree from Cleveland State-Cleveland Marshall College of Law and has practiced law in Ohio and Illinois. She has served on the Boards of the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, the National Lawyers Association andas a member of the Illinois State Bar Association's Individual Rights and Civil Liberties Section Counsel. In addition to legal counsel to the Ohio House Reference Committee, She has practiced law, directed national government relations programs for non-profit associations, and established a free legal clinic on the near West side of Chicago. Ms. Mackura served for three years as senior legislative counsel for Americans United for Life and for seven years as the Director and General Counsel of Ohio Right to Life and the Life Legal Defense Fund. She is currently the Chair of the Life Issues Section of the National Lawyers Association and serves on the board of Democrats for Life of America. She has been involved in the pro-life movement since the 1970's. Denise is the author of American Democracy in the Wake of Roe: Prospects for a Rational Change. |
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Marianne Relic
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Raymond J. Adamek, Ph.D. Raymond J. Adamek is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Kent State University (Ohio), where he taught courses in the family, statistics, research methods, and other subjects for some 39 years.Dr. Adamek earned his bachelor’s degree at Canisius College (Buffalo, N.Y.), his masters’ degree at Fordham University, and his Ph.D. at Purdue University. Dr. Adamek has published some 50 articles in academic journals and other outlets. These include 22 publications on life-issue topics in publications such as The Human Life Review, and the National Right to Life News. Thirteen of Dr. Adamek’s publications deal with public opinion on abortion. In December of 1981, he testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution concerning public opinion on abortion. Dr. Adamek has been active in
the pro-life movement since 1972. He has served as the President of Right to
Life of Portage County (Ohio), and of Greater Akron Right to Life. He has
also served on the Board of the Ohio Right to Life Society. Currently, Dr.
Adamek serves as Secretary and as Education Chair of Right to Life of
Northeast Ohio, headquartered in Akron, Ohio. |
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Michael P. Boland Michael Boland has 30+ years of experience in sales leadership. He has held positions from Sales Rep to Strategic Business Unit (SBU) Leader of a Fortune 1000 company. He founded Performance Technologies in 1982, a business consulting and training firm, which specializes in helping its customers WIN by developing elite sales forces led with exceptional coaches. As a business consultant, Michael’s strength lies in his ability to distill complex issues into workable solutions and to lead organizations through transformation that converts challenges into achievement. Michael is an International Speaker, and has facilitated over 1000 workshops, clinics and strategy sessions over his career. Michael has brought his leadership to the Life movement for almost 20 years, starting with growing and expanding a major Crises Pregnancy organization in SW Ohio, ultimately as its Board Chair. Michael then began working on the Right To Life platform, merging a pro-life Foundation with a pro-life Advocacy organization, leading it as Board Chairman for five years, followed by serving as Chair Emeritus. Throughout his tenure, Michael has served as an executive coach for several Executive Directors and Board Leadership, as well as a major contributor and facilitator for long term Strategic Planning. He is a founding member and contributor to the Human Family Research Center. |
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Richard Stith, J.D., Ph.D.
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The Human Family Research Center |