| The Advocates for Self-Government's Board of Directors |
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DIANE BAST Diane is executive editor of Heartland’s serial publications—School Reform News, Environment & Climate News, Health Care News, Budget & Tax News, InfoTech & Telecom News, and The Heartlander. She also edits and oversees the production of all books, policy studies, and other publications produced by The Heartland. She has edited or written more than 120 studies and eight books on state and local public policy, including Why We Spend Too Much on Health Care (1993), Eco-Sanity: A Common-Sense Guide to Environmentalism (1994), Antitrust after Microsoft: The Obsolescence of Antitrust in the Digital Era (2001), and Emerging Issues 2006 (2006). Since September 1998, Diane has managed Heartland’s many Web sites, overseeing regular redesigns, improvements to their functionality, and marketing and optimization. She is also Heartland’s bookkeeper, managing the organization’s $7 million budget, working with Heartland’s outside accountant on the annual audit, and helping to draft the organization’s annual budget. She is also Heartland’s chief compliance officer. Prior to joining The Heartland Institute, Diane was coeditor of the bimonthly libertarian magazine Nomos. The oldest of six kids, she’s an avid Green Bay Packers fan, yet holds no animosity toward Vikings quarterback Brett Favre. She received her Bachelor’s of Science degree in criminal justice and constitutional law from the University of Wisconsin. She and her husband of 28 years, Joseph (who is president and CEO of The Heartland Institute), reside in Palatine, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois.
In 1998 (should be 1988), he ran for Indiana State Representative as a Libertarian, and for U.S. House in 1996. Ken was elected to the Libertarian National Committee in 1998 as the Region 3 Representative, and in 2000 as an At-Large Member. From 2001 to 2004, he served as Vice Chair of the U.S. Libertarian Party. He is the long-standing Chairman of the Steuben County Libertarian Party. Professionally, Ken is a "Peer Review" consultant for Cameron Hospital in Indiana. He is the medical director of Results Weight Loss, Inc. a Naples, Florida based company which combines balanced nutrition and individual nutrition coaching to help people lose weight. He is also the owner of, and an accredited cruise counselor for Freedom Cruises, where he plans annual libertarian cruises. He received his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine, and and has practiced general medicine for over 25 years. (remove - "formerly was in private practice.") Locally, Ken serves his community as a member of the
Finance Committee of the local Community Foundation. He enjoys
Tournament Duplicate Bridge, playing golf, and sailing with his wife
Ellen. More of Ken's time is being devoted each year to the role of
"devoted grandpa," a favorite role.
CATHY CUTHBERT,
Treasurer
SHARON
HARRIS, President / CEO
Sharon
Harris (Rydal, Georgia) has been president of the Advocates
since 1995. As the principal spokesperson for the Advocates,
she conducts media interviews, hosts communication workshops,
speaks to libertarian groups, and lectures before college
political science classes.
JAMES
W. LARK, III, Chair
CHRIS RUFER
MARK RUTHERFORD Professionally, he serves on the council of the Business Law Section of the Indiana State Bar Association and on the faculty of the Trial Advocacy Skills College of the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Foundation. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the Indianapolis Bar Association Foundation and a Fellow of the Indiana State Bar Foundation. He also serves on law school site visitation teams for the American Bar Association. Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels appointed Mark to the Indiana Public Defender Commission in 2007 as a Libertarian. Soon thereafter, he was elected Chairman of the Commission and continues to serve on the Commission as Chairman. Active in the community, Mark currently serves as the 1st Vice President of the Central Indiana Tennis Association, Inc. and as a Director and Secretary of Woodstock Club. He also is a director emeritus of the Valparaiso University School of Law National Council and has been on the Indianapolis Council of the Valparaiso School of Law since 2001. He is a past Chairman of the Police Athletic League of Indianapolis, Inc. (1994-96), the National Junior Tennis League of Indianapolis, Inc. (1998-2000) and a past President of the Lambda Chi Alpha Home Association of Wabash College, Inc. (1993-2001). Lambda Chi Alpha International Fraternity recognized Mark in 2000 with its Order of Merit. The Order of Merit is the highest recognition given by Lambda Chi Alpha to its volunteers. Mark currently serves as a member of the Audit Committee of the Libertarian National Committee. He has served on the Libertarian National Committee (2001-06) and as State Chairman of the Libertarian Party of Indiana (2000-07). He is Chairman and Founder of the libertarian Atlas!Liberty PAC, Inc. Mark has been married over 20 years to
Linda Hensley. They reside in the Butler-Tarkington neighborhood of
Indianapolis where they support a feral cat colony through the
trap-neuter-return system of managing and limiting the feral cat
population in large cities. Mark is an avid tennis and platform tennis
player and enjoys weightlifting as well. He graduated from Wabash
College and Valparaiso University School of Law. Mark has been a fan of
the Chicago Cubs since he attended law school and thus is infinitely
patient.
GEORGE
SCHWAPPACH He and Debra are the parents of four private-schooled sons, and they finalized their church wedding (in October, 1989) with an official marriage license on both their parents anniversaries, July 6th (2003). Debra Monde passed away in 2005, and George is on record as being the first known person to hand out the Quiz at a funeral service. Professionally, George has worked as a
CFO, COO and President of various real estate development companies from
coast to coast. He now considers himself retired. * * * * * Advocates Board of Advisors The following
people are supporters of the Advocates who have graciously agreed to
act as advisors to us.
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