2009 Conference Speakers
- Fr. Thomas Euteneuer
- Fr. Euteneuer is the President of Human Life International. He served in the Marine Corps before attending the seminary. Ordained in 1988, he served as a parish priest in Palm Beach, FL for five years, as secretary to the diocesan bishop, director of vocations and moderator for the Respect Life Office. Fr. Euteneuer has spoken to tens of thousands of people, traveled to fifty-five countries and logged over 900,000 miles in his mission to protect and defend human life.
- Mary-Louise Hengesbaugh
- Mary-Louise Hengesbaugh is the director of the Archdiocese of Chicago Respect Life Office. A former Miss Wisconsin, Mary-Louise is the author of Standing with Courage: Confronting Tough Decisions about Sex and a noted speaker on chastity and pro-life.
- Bryan Kemper
- Bryan Kemper is the founder and president of Stand True Ministries, a Christ-centered pro-life group determined to awaken the youth of this country and share the message of life and the Gospel of Christ. A passionate and compelling orator, he has spoken at high schools and colleges across the country, including Harvard, Princeton, Rutgers, Notre Dame, Ball State and many more. He as also spoken to audiences as far away as Ireland and Austria. In the past, he was a regular guest on the television show Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher and co-hosted his own call-in cable show in Portland, Oregon. Bryan has been featured on MTV, radio shows, newspapers, and magazines including the cover of the New York Times and a six-page layout in Swing Generation.
- Dr. Alveda King
- Dr. Alveda King is the director of African American Outreach for Gospel of Life, a branch of Priests for Life. Alveda is the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, and daughter of civil rights activist Rev. A. D. King. Dr. King holds a Master’s degree from Central Michigan University and is a former college professor. She is the author of Sons of Thunder: the King Family Legancy and I Don’t Want Your Man, I want My Own. Dr. King speaks about her regret for her own abortion and is active in the Silent No More Awareness Campaign.
- Phyllis Schlafly
- Phyllis Schlafly, Founder and President of the Eagle Forum has been a national leader of the conservative movement since the publication of her best-selling 1964 book, A Choice Not An Echo. An articulate and successful opponent of the radical feminist movement, she appears in debate on college campuses more frequently than any other conservative. She was named one of the 100 most important women of the 20th century by the Ladies' Home Journal. Her most recent book is titles The Supremacists: The Tyranny of Judges and How to Stop ItMrs. Schlafly is a lawyer and served as a member of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution, 1985-1991, appointed by President Reagan. She has testified before more than 50 Congressional and State Legislative committees on constitutional, national defense, and family issues.
Updated 11/10/06