Caleb Baker
Class of 2026
Caleb Baker is from Big Timber, Montana. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies from Montana Bible College and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Religion (M.A.R) at Westminster Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Alaina, reside in Philadelphia during his studies. His research interests include the sacraments, ecclesiology, church history, and Protestant political theology, with particular emphasis on Reformed thought. He is an aspiring scholar with a particular interest in Protestant retrieval.
Daniel Bieber
Class of 2026
Daniel Bieber is a Special Tactics Officer in the United States Air Force. He is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and Hillsdale College Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship, where he studied Western political philosophy and American political theory. Since completing training and entering operational service in 2016, he has been primarily responsible for organizing, training, equipping, and employing special operations personnel and capabilities through multiple assignments and deployments around the globe. He is a native of northwest Iowa and lives in Florida with his wife and daughter.
Earle Martin “Marty” Combs V
Class of 2026
Marty Combs is a fifth-generation CBOT trader. He is the managing partner at E.M. Combs, LLC, a proprietary trading firm specializing in grains and oilseeds for 150 years. He lives in Boulder, CO. He is a graduate of Wheaton College. He is a lay elder at The Well Church. Marty is a husband, father of 6, and lifelong learner who believes you can just do things.” (AKA The Bear Guy)
Roberto Gonzalez
Class of 2026
Roberto Gonzalez is an incoming law student in the fall of 2026 with a degree in accounting from the University of Florida. He previously worked in state and local tax at Deloitte and currently works at a firm in Sarasota, Florida, where he lives. His interests sit at the intersection of law, political theology, and Christian civic engagement, with a focus on how confessional conviction shapes institutional life in the American republic.
Caleb Green
Class of 2026
Caleb Green is a Master’s student in Analytic Theology at the University of St Andrews. He holds an MA in Humanities from Ralston College and an MDiv from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. His current research examines the concept of order among the divine persons in conciliar Trinitarianism. His broader academic interests include the relationship between nature and grace, biblical anthropology, post-liberal feminism, aesthetics as a means of cultural renewal, and Christian classical education. He is from Jackson, Tennessee.
Robert Thomas Lattus
Class of 2026
Thomas is a doctoral student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Florida and a graduate fellow at the Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education. His current research concerns multi-agent cooperation in stochastic environments with applications to defense, UAV jamming, mobile data collection, and wireless communications. Beyond his primary research, his interests include emerging defense technology, national defense policy, history, classical literature, and folk music. He deeply appreciates the subtleties of local custom and community. Originally from Oregon, he currently resides in Gainesville, Florida, with his wife and two daughters.
Winston Lee
Class of 2026
Winston Lee is an undergraduate at Stanford University majoring in Classics. He was born and raised in Dallas, Texas; serves as the Chairman of a parliamentary debate society on campus; seeks to mog his illiterate generation by reviving ancient languages and studying political philosophy; and looks to be a Marine upon graduation.
Joshua Parcha
Class of 2026
Joshua Parcha is a writer, teacher, and associate professor at Pennsylvania State University (Hazleton). Growing up in Colorado, he now lives in Northeast Pennsylvania with his wife, Seana, and their two young children. In addition to numerous academic publications, he has written for Modern Age, American Reformer, Christ Over All, and The American Spectator, among others. You can find these and other articles at www.joshuaparcha.com. For hobbies, he enjoys playing the guitar, smoking a strong cigar, and lifting weights.
Douglas Brent Ponder
Class of 2026
Doug is the Academic Dean and Professor of Biblical Studies at Grimké Seminary. He also serves as a teaching pastor at Remnant Church in Richmond, VA. His primary research interests are biblical theology, Christian ethics, and anthropology—especially the retrieval of a traditional view of the sexes. He has published articles with various Christian organizations (e.g., American Reformer, Christ Over All, Eikon/CBMW, Tabletalk/Ligonier) and has contributed to several books as an author, editor, translator, and researcher. Doug and his wife, Jessica, have four sons.
Destin R. Sensky
Class of 2026
Destin Sensky is a Christian, a husband, and a full-time activist benefiting the conservative political movement for more than a decade. He currently serves as the Executive Director of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, an independent nonprofit organization that educates citizens and advocates for pro-taxpayer and pro-family reforms in the Lone Star State. He has accomplished roles in government, as a journalist in the State Capitol, and as an activist in the Republican Party of Texas. He has managed local, state legislative, gubernatorial, and federal campaigns. Additionally, he has provided consultation on political strategy and fundraising for many Christian and conservative non-profit organizations and projects.
Destin is a graduate of Louisiana State University, where he studied Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness, and Political Science.
Originally from Tennessee, Destin has a long and rich American heritage dating back to our nation’s founding. He’s made his home in Texas for nearly two decades and currently resides in Johnson County. He’s an avid outdoorsman, road tripper, and sports fan. He and his wife are active members of Trinity River Baptist Church in Fort Worth, where he serves on the congregation’s Safety Team.
Andrew Carico
Class of 2025
Andrew D. Carico is an educator and post-secondary curriculum developer at John Adams Academy, a classical charter school in Northern California. He served as Headmaster of the John Adams Academy, El Dorado Hills campus from 2021-2024. Prior to his work in K–12 classical education, Andrew spent nearly a decade in higher education, most recently serving as an Associate Professor at William Jessup University.
Andrew earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from Claremont Graduate University. His writing has appeared in publications such as The Claremont Review of Books, The Public Discourse, Law & Liberty, and The American Mind. Andrew lives in Northern California with his wife, Allie, and their two children. He is currently preparing for pastoral ministry in the Sacramento area.
Brian Chau
Class of 2025
Brian Chau is the founder of an early-stage artificial intelligence (AI) startup and the author of the From the New World newsletter, a popular newsletter on AI and political philosophy. Formerly, he was the CEO of Alliance for the Future, a D.C.-based think tank focused on AI, as well as a machine learning engineer at several AI startups.
Brian has a background in pure mathematics and machine learning. In 2017, he was the youngest gold medal winner at the International Olympiad in Informatics in North America. He graduated from the University of Waterloo with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and a specialization in Combinatorics and Optimization. Brian was born and raised in San Jose, California. He now lives in San Francisco, California.
Dustin DeVito
Class of 2025
Dustin DeVito is the Director of Corporate Research at the 1792 Exchange, where he educates the public about the dangers of ESG and advocates for corporate neutrality on ideological issues. Hailing from Sarasota, FL, he holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Florida and an M.A. in Christian Apologetics with Highest Honors from the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. Before his time in research, he spent nine years working for the family business. Beyond the professional sphere, Dustin extends his passion for ministry by volunteering with his church’s music ministry and writing about the intersection of research, philosophy, and business.
Carter Estes
Class of 2025
Carter Estes is a Christian, fifth-generation Texan currently serving as a Special Project Manager with the City of Amarillo and the Executive Director of Elevate Amarillo. Carter is married to his loving wife, Cassidy, who has taught elementary school at South Lawn Elementary for three years. Born in White Deer, Texas, to a school teacher and oilfield worker, Carter Estes attended Texas Tech University, receiving a bachelor’s in Agricultural and Applied Economics, and later Harvard University, where he received a master’s degree in Public Policy. Aside from his time in Lubbock and Cambridge, Carter has lived his entire life in the Texas Panhandle. Involving himself in community service as the President of the Panhandle Orphan Care Network. Prior to his position with the City of Amarillo, Carter worked in electoral politics as a campaign manager in various races around the country. Carter and his wife are active members at Saint Stephen Methodist Church.
Ben Grasty
Class of 2025
Ben Grasty works in Analytics and Business Operations at Anduril Industries, where he builds software products to enhance manufacturing operations. Prior to Anduril, he was a founding engineer at a defense tech startup. He holds a B.S. in Data Science with a minor in Political Economy from UC Berkeley. Ben lives in Orange County, California, and enjoys playing pickup basketball, reading, and being involved in his local church.
Soren Moody
Class of 2025
Soren Moody is the Legislative Affairs Liaison for the Florida College System, where he studies policy and advises on legislative matters. A former teacher at a Classical Christian School in South Carolina and the former Program Director at Deerfoot Lodge, he holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Hillsdale College.
Hailing from the D.C. Metro area, he currently resides in Tallahassee, FL, with his wife and daughter. There he splits his time between studying for the law exam, taking his family backpacking, and befriending men in his local ACNA parish. His interests include Medieval philosophy, Christian and public education, and permaculture. He is constantly looking for an excuse to return to Europe for a few more years.
Stephen Plodinec
Class of 2025
Stephen Plodinec is the Creative Director at the University of Austin, a new university reforming elite higher education. Originally from San Jose, California, Stephen grew up in Los Angeles, Connecticut, and South Africa as the son of a faithful pastor and seminary professor. Stephen worked in professional sports for 10 years prior to becoming one of the first employees at UATX. He lives in Austin, Texas and serves as a member of Radiant Church.
David Schrock
Class of 2025
David Schrock (Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is the pastor for preaching and theology at Occoquan Bible Church in Woodbridge, Virginia. He has taught theology at Southern Seminary, Indianapolis Theological Seminary, and the Institute of Public Theology. He is the Editor in Chief at Christ Over All and author of four books, including The Royal Priesthood and Glory of God (Crossway) and The Business of Is-Ness: How to Live in the World God Made (Founders).
David is married to Wendy, and together they have four children. He enjoys listening to audiobooks about sociology, philosophy, and economics, as he picks up heavy things and puts them down again. At the top of his bucket list is going on Steve Deace’s Michigan Football podcast to talk about the Maize and Blue. Every summer, as he visits the region of his ancestors (Northern Indiana), he is tempted to flee from Washington, DC and return to the faith of his Amish forebears. But it probably won’t happen any time soon.
Nick Spencer
Class of 2025
Nick Spencer serves as Chief of Staff for the State Leadership Initiative, an organization focused on bringing economically and socially conservative reforms to red states across America. He previously served as the Director of Policy for a state-based conservative lobbying group, worked in nonprofit fundraising, and also spent time in pastoral ministry in Ohio and Missouri. He holds a B.A. in Biblical and Theological Studies from Boyce College, an M.Div. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and is a current Ph.D. candidate at Southern studying Christian Ethics and Public Theology.
Originally from Florida’s space coast, Nick and his family now reside in Lexington, Kentucky.
Chris Bolt
Class of 2024
Chris is Pastor for Theology and Apologetics at Village Church in Richmond, Virginia. Prior to that, he was a pastor and professor for ten years in Alabama and Tennessee. He is a husband and father of four. Chris double majored in Philosophy and Religion at Lynchburg College, received his M.Div. in Christian Ministry from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and holds the Ph.D. in Philosophy with minors in Systematic Theology and World Religions from Southern as well. He is the author of The World in His Hands: A Christian Account of Scientific Law and its Antithetical Competitors, and has written for American Reformer, Christ Over All, and Founders Ministries.
Robert Hasler
Class of 2024
Robert is an Assistant Pastor at Christ Presbyterian Church in Burke, Virginia. Prior to that, he worked for Ministry to State, a discipleship ministry of the PCA on Capitol Hill. He is a graduate of Hillsdale College and received his M.Div from Covenant Theological Seminary. He lives in northern Virginia with his wife and three boys.
Michael Keck
Class of 2024
Michael is the founder and CEO of Keck Family Developments (KFD) – a platform purposed to acquire and steward strategically aligned businesses. Prior to founding KFD, Michael worked as an investment banker focused on lower middle market M&A advisory. Michael was a gubernatorial appointee to the Board of Directors of The Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority and Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation where he finished his term serving as Chairman of the Board.
Michael received his undergraduate degree in business management from Western Kentucky University, an MSc in Finance and Economic Policy from the University of London, an M.A. in Christian Apologetics from Liberty University, and most recently an MBA from Duke University. Michael is currently a Ph.D. student in Management at ESCP Europe where his research focuses on normative business ethics.
Michael is husband to Brooke and father to Everleigh. The Kecks reside in Somerset, KY situated at the juncture of the Highland Rim and Appalachia near the shores of Lake Cumberland.
Micah Meadowcroft
Class of 2024
Micah is research director of the Center for Renewing America. Before joining CRA, he was the online editor of the American Conservative. He served as White House liaison at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the Trump administration, and assisted in speechwriting there. He holds an M.A. in social science from the University of Chicago, where he wrote on political theory. His B.A. is in history from Hillsdale College, where he also minored in journalism. He and his wife and newborn daughter live in Virginia.
Jack McKinnon
Class of 2024
Jack is a Stanford graduate student studying Philosophy and Classics. In addition to his academic pursuits, he serves as the president of Veritas@Stanford and chairman of a parliamentary debate society. His academic focus on the metaphysics of late antiquity and their import into patristic theology demonstrates his deep intellectual curiosity. His current project is investigating the philosophical transition from Aristotelian physics to celestial mechanics with Kepler. In his spare time, Jack enjoys playing golf, powerlifting, and making additions to his 11th-century suit of armor.
Nick Solheim
Class of 2024
Nick serves as the Chief Operations Officer of American Moment, co-host of Moment of Truth, and Chief Financial Officer of the Edmund Burke Foundation. Nick has been published in The Daily Caller, Fox News, The American Conservative, The National Interest, American Reformer, and many other outlets, and cited in POLITICO, POLITICO Magazine, Fox News, The National Interest, and elsewhere. He has completed fellowships with the Conservative Partnership Institute and the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, and serves as an advisor to allied conservative organizations on technology and operations.
Nick currently resides in West Virginia with his wife Evie and two children, and is an avid explorer, functional fitness enjoyer, and book enthusiast.
Logan Zeppieri
Class of 2024
Logan is the educational programs assistant and tech associate at the Claremont Institute, while also the co-founder and secretary at the Kirkwood Center for theology and ethics. When he’s not hobbling together his eclectic skills to rebuild the American regime or helping make church great again, he can be found driving his favorite japanese car along the california coast or rereading his favorite books by G.K. Chesterton.
Ben R. Crenshaw
Class of 2023
Ben R. Crenshaw (Ph.D. candidate, Hillsdale College) is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Declaration of Independence Center for the Study of American Freedom at the University of Mississippi where he specializes in American politics and Western political philosophy. He has contributed to works on Christian discipleship and biblical worship, Churchill studies, and political theology. His popular writing has appeared in The Public Discourse, The Federalist, The American Mind, and American Reformer. He lives with his wife and son in northern Mississippi. Ben is also a visiting fellow of American Reformer.
J. Chase Davis
Class of 2023
Chase Davis is the Lead Pastor of Ministry of The Well Church in Boulder, CO. A two-time graduate of Denver Seminary (M.Div., Th.M.), Chase is also a Ph.D. candidate at the Free University Amsterdam studying historical theology. The particular area of interest for his studies is Thomas Hooker and his theological anthropology. He is the author of Trinitarian Formation: A Theology of Discipleship in Light of the Father, Son, and Spirit and hosts the Full Proof Theology podcast.
Adam Kazmierski
Class of 2023
Adam is a business owner in media production with focuses in politics and education. His work has been featured by corporations such as Google, Microsoft, Wal-Mart, Costco, and others. He has been published on Tucker Carlson Tonight, The Daily Wire, The Blaze, Fox News, among other media publications. He holds an MA in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology, studying philosophy and theology, and a BS in Business Marketing from Biola University.
Andy Naselli
Class of 2023
Andy Naselli is professor of systematic theology and New Testament for Bethlehem College and Seminary in Minneapolis and one of the pastors of The North Church. He has authored or edited over twenty-five books and about one hundred articles. He and his wife, Jenni, have been married since 2004, and God has blessed them with four daughters.
Gordon Dakota Arnold
Class of 2022
Gordon Dakota Arnold is native of High Point, North Carolina and received his B.A. in Government with a minor in History from Regent University in 2017. After spending a semester as a Fellow at the John Jay Institute, he matriculated into Hillsdale College’s Ph.D. program where he studies Political Theory and American Government. His research interests include Reformed political philosophy, American Puritanism, the American Progressive Movement, and Constitutional Conservatism. He is writing his doctoral dissertation on “The Constitutional Nationalism of Henry Cabot Lodge Sr.” and has also published essays on Calvin Coolidge, James Madison, Jonathan Edwards, Augustine, Plato, Aristotle, Rousseau, and other great thinkers in the Western tradition of political philosophy. He is set to begin a career as a Professor of Politics at Colorado Christian University this Fall, where he will be teaching classes focusing on American Government, American Political Thought, and American Political History. He is building a career as a teacher in Christian higher education because he seeks to inspire students with the same passion for truth and understanding that his own teachers helped to instill in him.
Matthew Moody
Class of 2022
Matthew Moody serves 80 plus people as a Production Technical Support Specialist at BJU Press Digital. While growing up in northern California, his mother homeschooled him, and thanks to graduating high school early, Matthew attended Bible School in Lancashire, England and Estes Park, Colorado. In May 2022 he graduated from Grove City College in Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems. During his time with the Cotton Mather Fellowship, Matthew conducted research for the American Reformer and participated in discussions based off of assigned weekly readings. He now lives in South Carolina and enjoys spending time with family, finding alternative solutions to Big Tech, and bike riding.
Jackson Waters
Class of 2022
Jackson Waters grew up as the oldest of five in a homeschool family in Alexandria, Virginia. He graduated Union University in 2021, studying institutional decline and resurgence across several Protestant denominations. While a student, he also founded the Union Bull Moose Society, dedicated to teaching his peers and strengthening his university in a post-Christian world on issues of human sexuality and big tech. Since graduating, he has maintained his interest in strengthening and reforming Christian institutions, working with American Reformer on campaigns. He serves as Youth Director at his church while studying for Holy Orders at Reformed Theological Seminary, Washington D.C. He is the Executive Editor at Theopolis Institute.
Christian Winter
Class of 2022
Christian Winter graduated from Union University in 2016 with a BA in Philosophy and from Hillsdale College in 2024 with a PhD in Politics. He wrote a dissertation on Nietzsche’s Critique of Christianity. He teaches Upper School Humanities at Hillsdale Academy and enjoys writing at the intersection of philosophy, politics, culture, and theology. He has been published at Ad Fontes, The American Conservative, American Reformer, The Federalist, and Providence Magazine. He and his family live in Michigan and attend College Baptist Church.
William Wolfe
Class of 2022
A 10-year veteran of the conservative political movement, William Wolfe served as a Senior Official in the Trump Administration, both as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon and a Director of Legislative Affairs at the Department of State. Prior to his service in the Administration, William worked for Heritage Action for America, and as a Congressional Staffer for three different Members of Congress, including the former Rep. Dave Brat. He has a B.A. in History from Covenant College, and a Masters of Divinity at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
