To a large extent the quality of the Second Annual We the People National Invitational experience for students and teachers is based upon the expertise and demeanor of the judges. Please review the resources on this webpage. In addition, a packet will be available for you with more information at the National Invitational information desk in the lobby of the Mason Inn Conference Center & Hotel on Friday evening. Judges' Resources
Judges' Orientation Video 2nd Annual We the People National Invitational Judges Louis Baer* Environmental, Health and Safety Regulatory Consultant, Enhesa, Bethesda, MD Hon. Jean Baron Judge, District Court of Maryland, Upper Marlboro, MD Kellyn Blossom* Associate Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, White House, Washington, DC Kelly Carmichael Booz Director of Partnerships, Share My Lesson & Alexandria School Board Member, Alexandria, VA Emmanuel Caudillo White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, Washington, DC Jeffrey Cox* Attorney, Seaton & Husk LP, Vienna, VA Roger Desrosier We the People State Coordinator, Millbury, MA Robert Dion University of Evansville, Evansville, IN Lindsey Draper Wisconsin Department of Justice, Wauwatosa, WI Chuck Dunlap Executive Director, Indiana Bar Foundation, Indianapolis, IN Clive Hallman Professor Emeritus, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA Chris Kenton Social Studies Curriculum Specialist, Lake Forest High School; We the People State Coordinator, DE Stephen M. King Professor of Political Science, Taylor University, Upland, IN Claire McCaffery Griffin Director of Special Projects, James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, Alexandria, VA Tandy McConnell Professor of History, Columbia College, Columbia, SC Liza Prendergast* Democracy International, Bethesda, MD Jared Reitz Director of Programs, Ohio Center for Law-Related Education, Columbus, OH Joseph Stewart, Jr. Professor of Political Science, Clemson University, Clemson, SC Rebecca Tinder Attorney, Bowles Rice LLP & We the People State Coordinator, Charleston, WV Tom Tinder Executive Director, West Virginia Bar Foundation, Charleston, WV Eleesha Tucker Director of Education, Society of the Cincinnati, Washington, DC Tom Vontz Professor of Education, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS Jonathan Willis Maryland State Department of Education, Baltimore, MD William Wilson Director of the Madison Institutes, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA *denotes We the People alumni |