Fellows
Our Mission
The Society of St. Sebastian is an association of scholars and other professionals in various disciplines who see their intellectual work as an expression of the service that they owe to God and community. In addition to academic and professional concerns, the Society was founded primarily to give the corporate witness of its members to the Culture of Life. Aware of the duty that Catholic scholars and professionals have to serve the whole community of faith, the members of the Society wish to give whatever witness and assistance they can to promoting the Culture of Life.
Fellowships
Our goal is to form a true fellowship of scholars and professional activists who wholeheartedly accept and support that life begins at conception and that we are made in the image of God and imbued with Natural Law and this reality ought to be reflected within the civil law.
This fellowship of our members will provide an opportunity for qualified scholars and professional activists to share their special competencies and interests and enlist such competencies in disciplinary and interdisciplinary research.
The expertise and experience of our members will help facilitate communication in support of the Culture of Life through publications, individual and shared scholarly work, lectures, conferences, and the like.
Academic Fellow
You will be awarded an Academic Fellow if an article you submitted is accepted for publication in the Society of St. Sebastian’s quarterly journal, Bioethics in Law & Culture. You will be recognized as an Academic Fellow of the Society for your scholarly contribution and may identify yourself as such.
You will be awarded a Public Policy Fellow if legislative testimony you submitted is accepted for publication in the Society of St. Sebastian’s quarterly journal, Bioethics in Law & Culture. You will be recognized as a Public Policy Fellow of the Society for your contribution to public policy and may identify yourself as such.
You will be recognized as a Fellow if you contribute at least two articles to the weekly column, Sebastian’s Point. You may identify yourself as a Fellow of the Society for your contributions.
Public Policy Fellow
Fellow
Society of St. Sebastian 2020 Fellows
Academic Fellows:
Skylar Covich, Ph.D.
National Committee
American Solidarity Party
Catherine Glenn Foster, M.A., J.D.,
President/CEO
Americans United for Life
David Franks, Ph.D.
Chairman
Massachusetts Citizens for Life
Chris Maska, J.D.
Vice President/General Counsel
Texas Alliance for Life
Steve Meyer, S.T.D.
Assistant Professor
University of St. Thomas (HOU)
Michael New, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor
Catholic University of America
Jonathan Saenz, J.D.
President
Texas Values
Public Policy Fellows:
Caitlyn Dixson
Executive Director
Iowa Right to Life
Nicole Hudgens
Bradley Kehr, J.D.
Rebecca Kiessling, J.D.
President
Save the One
Paul Linton, J.D.
National Pro-Life Author & Consultant
Tessa Longbons
Charlotte Lozier Institute
Rachel Morrison, J.D.
Joe Pojman, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Texas Alliance for Life
Bernadette Tasy, M.A.
Students for Life Action-California
Deanna Wallace, J.D.
Communications Officer
Louisiana Attorney General’s Office
Fellows:
Katie Breckenridge
Operations Manager
Them Before Us
Deirdre Cooper
Policy Analyst
Texas Alliance for Life
Fred Deutsch, D.C.
President
South Dakota Right to Life
Ingrid Duran
State Legislative Director
National Right to Life
Myrna Maloney Flynn
President
Massachusetts Citizens for Life
Maria Gallagher
Legislative Director
Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation
Amy Gehrke
Vice President of Advancement & Development
Wisconsin Right to Life
Jacqueline Harvey Abernathy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Tarleton State University
Therese Hessler
President
Ashlar Government Relations
Mary Kate Knorr
Executive Director
Illinois Right to Life
Jennifer Popik, J.D.
Federal Legislative Director
National Right to Life
Jalesia McQueen, J.D.
Co-Founder
Embryo Defense
Sarah St. Onge
National Pro-Life Author
Jessica Stanton, J.D.
Public Affairs Specialist
Oregon Right to Life
Heather Weininger
Executive Director
Wisconsin Right to Life
Kyleen Wright
President
Texans for Life Coalition
Society of St. Sebastian 2019 Fellows
Academic Fellows:
Ashleen Bagnulo, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science, Texas State University
Dorinda Bordlee, JD
Vice President & Senior Counsel
Bioethics Defense Fund
Kody Cooper, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science and Public Service, University of Tennessee- Chattanooga
Catherine Glenn Foster, MA, JD
President & CEO
Americans United for Life
Chris Maska, JD
Vice President & General Counsel
Texas Alliance for Life
Nik Nikas, JD
President & General Counsel
Bioethics Defense Fund
Public Policy Fellows:
Evangeline Bartz, JD
Corporate Counsel & Vice President of Operations
Americans United for Life
Ingrid Duran
State Legislation Director
National Right to Life
Nancy Elliott
Executive Director
Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, USA
Therese Hessler
Associate Director
Maryland Catholic Conference
Jennifer Lahl
President
Center for Bioethics and Culture
Rachel Morrison, JD
Litigation Counsel
Americans United for Life
Deanna Wallace, JD
Communications Officer
Louisiana Attorney General's Office
Fellows:
Deirdre Cooper
Policy Analyst
Texas Alliance for Life
Fred Deutsch, DC
President
South Dakota Right to Life
Maria Gallagher
Legislative Director
Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation
Lori Kehoe
Board Member
National Right to Life
Rebecca Kiessling, JD
President
Save the One
Steven Meyer, STD
Assistant Professor
University of St. Thomas (Houston)
Jennifer Popik, JD
Federal Legislative Director
National Right to Life
Heather Weininger
Executive Director
Wisconsin Right to Life