The national 40 Days for Life leadership team is made up of:
DAVID BEREIT
National Campaign Director
David became an outspoken pro-life advocate after Planned Parenthood announced plans to build an abortion clinic in his Texas town in
1998. He helped to start and build a local grassroots coalition that rallied 60 churches and thousands of people together and dramatically reduced abortions
in the region. Planned Parenthood recognized the effectiveness of David's efforts when it labeled his town "the most anti-choice place in the nation."
David led the first-ever 40 Days for Life campaign in College Station, Texas.
David moved to the Washington, D.C. area in 2005 where he served as executive director of American Life League and national director of
Stop Planned Parenthood until being asked to lead the national 40 Days for Life campaign. His pro-life work has been featured in the media hundreds of times,
including coverage on Fox News, HBO, ABC, NBC and CBS television stations, numerous radio programs, and in over 100 newspapers across the country including
USA Today, The Washington Post, and The Los Angeles Times.
David and his wife Margaret have two children, Claire and Patrick.
JAMES OLSON
Board Chair
Jim teaches intelligence and national security at the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University.
Before that, he served for over 25 years in the Central Intelligence Agency, mostly overseas in undercover operations, and he served as chief of CIA
counterintelligence. He is the author of Fair Play: The
Moral Dilemmas of Spying. Jim and his wife Meredith have long been active in the pro-life movement. They have three children and three
grandchildren.
CARMEN PATE
Board Secretary
Carmen is co-host of the national syndicated Point of View radio talk show. She
previously served as president of Concerned Women for America where she appeared as a regular spokesperson for life and family issues on television, radio
and in print publications. Her work has included directing a pregnancy assistance center and assisting a coalition of pregnancy centers in board development
and strategic planning. Carmen is married to Bob Pate, and is the mother of three adult children and grandmother of five.
SHAWN CARNEY
Board Treasurer
Shawn is executive director of the Coalition for Life, a pro-life organization consisting of 60 churches and thousands of people. His
leadership contributed to a dramatic drop in abortions in his town, and he is a regular media spokesperson on pro-life issues. Shawn is a
popular speaker, raising hundreds of
thousands of dollars each year for pro-life work. He also is executive producer and host of the new EWTN television series, being HUMAN. Shawn and
his wife Marilisa have three children, Bridget, Bailey and Seamus.
AMBER DOLLE
Board Member, Media Director
Amber served as the media director for a national pro-life organization for the past three years. Prior to that, she worked as outreach
director for a community-based pro-life organization dedicated to removing Planned Parenthood's presence from her town. Her work has been featured extensively
in the media including stories on Fox News, MSNBC, ABC's Nightline, Focus on the Family, Associated Press, and numerous statewide publications and
news outlets. Amber and her husband Nick have two sons, John Paul and Andrew.
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