President & Co-Founder

MARCUS THORNTON

Marcus has been a Diplomat with the Department of State since 2016. He previously served as a Border Patrol agent and in other capacities with the Department of Homeland Security from 2007 to 2016.  Marcus has over 1000 mission-flight hours as a crewmember with DHS and as a Major in the United States Air Force Auxiliary. He speaks three foreign languages and including two critical-needs languages. Marcus is the recipient of three Meritorious Honor Awards for his recent work defending human rights, rescuing victims of human trafficking and religious persecution, and advancing national security issues.

Secretary

CAROLYN ROCCO

Carolyn is a two-time Office of Special Investigations (OSI) commander and was an Air Force ROTC instructor in the Pacific Northwest. She also served as a ROTC instructor in the PNW during the time of the Covid vaccine mandate. After the DoD rescinded its mandate in Jan 2023, Carolyn was subsequently promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and later moved, in June 2023, to Virginia for her next OSI tour. Carolyn served 20 years of active military service in November 2023 and is scheduled to retire on July 1, 2025.

Vice President

CAMERON HAMILTON

Cameron was in the U.S. Navy for 10 years as a Naval Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) and special operations medic with four deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.  Subsequent to his exemplary service, he joined U.S. Department of State, Directorate of Operational Medicine as a Supervisory Emergency Management Specialist.  He served as a rapidly deployable protective medical resource, directly supporting Diplomatic Security Service crisis response teams as well as Other U.S. Governmental elements.  Prior to his bid for Congress, he joined Department of Homeland Security as the Director of Emergency Medical Services Division.

Board Member

KEVIN BIRO

Kevin Biro is a 20-yr Intelligence Community professional, having served in the US Navy as a Cryptologic Technician and as an Industrial Contractor supporting various Intelligence Community elements. As a devout Christian and former ministry director, Kevin has spent the past year navigating constitutionally protected religious free speech and practice in the intelligence workspace regarding the transgender and gender identity-affirming policies.

Board Member

RON SEVERSON

Ron supports our Navy, having provided installation guidance and readiness to surface ships in multiple locations through his work within NAVSEA since 2008. He has supported modernization of ships, including cruisers, destroyers, carriers, and amphibs, to enable them with capabilities to help our Fleet to cooperatively work as a single distributed fighting force. Ron holds a bachelor's degree in Physics from Fresno State, where he studied the immutable laws of nature and the mathematical relationships of our Creator's design. He holds interests in aviation, censorship resistant networks, and being free to choose.

Treasurer

MELISSA BRUCKNER

Melissa has worked at the Social Security Administration since 2005 and has more than 8 years of senior leadership experience. She has received multiple awards for exemplary service including commissioner and deputy commissioner awards for her work in combatting fraud in the disability program and her efforts to reconstitute the agency’s disability operation in Puerto Rico after Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. Melissa holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from Yeshiva University and a law degree from New York Law School.