Abraham Hamilton III is a husband, father of six wonderful children, lawyer, homeschool dad, Bible teacher, and member of HSLDA's board. He has an undergraduate degree in New Testament biblical literature from Oral Roberts University and a JD from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. Abe is licensed to practice before all Louisiana state courts, The US district court for the eastern, middle and northern disctricts of Lousiana, and all Texas state courts. Before coming to serve at American Family Association, Abe was a criminal prosecutor, handling major felony prosecutions at the trial level. Abraham's ministerial focuses include marriage, family, apologetics, biblical worldview training, discipleship formation, and preaching.

Maria Hamilton is a devoted follower of Christ. She is the wife of Abraham Hamiton III and homeschooling mom of six. Maria has a bachelors degree in psychology and minor degrees in Spanish and rehabilitation services. Although she came to faith in Jesus at age 16, she had no idea what it meant to live as a follower of Christ. As a result, she is passionate about providing children with a robust defense of the faith and committed to helping them develop a strong biblical worldview as early as possible. In service to her local fellowship, Maria teaches apologetics to children. She writes and adapts existing apologetics curricula, making them more suitable and more understandable for younger learners.

Since joining HSLDA to lead the litigation team in 2001, Jim Mason has represented homeschooling families in a wide range of challenging situations and has set precedents that have expanded freedom for the homeschool community. Under Jim’s leadership, HSLDA’s 4th Amendment litigation work has changed the way three states (North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and New Mexico) approach social services investigations. In Wilson v Russo, HSLDA won a $700,000 settlement for our client, a single parent whose children were seized by a rogue child protective services investigator. Jim was instrumental in litigating the 2008 California case Jonathan L., in which a state appellate court reversed its previous ruling that homeschooling was illegal. This put an end to years of controversy over the legal status of homeschooling in California and set a precedent that affects other states as well. Jim became the president of HSLDA in 2022 after serving as vice president of litigation and development for seven years. He also serves as the president of HSLDA Action and chairman of ParentalRights.org and ParentalRightsFoundation.org. He and his wife Debbie live in Winchester, Virginia. They have seven children and six grandchildren. The Masons homeschooled all of their children through high school.

Renton Rathbun has been a classroom teacher for over 25 years, with experience at both secular and Christian colleges and univeristies. He and his wife homeschooled their oldest son and are now homeschooling their two littles. As the director of BJU's Center for Biblical Worldview, Renton works to align the entire university with one unified vision of biblical worldview. Renton has spoken at homeschool events such as the Foundations Summit, the Canadian Homeschool Symposium, Teach Them Diligently, the Great Homeschool Convention, and the Rocky Mountain Homeschool Convention. He has also appeared on podcasts including The Steve Noble Show, Schoolhouse Rocked, Parenting with Ginger Hubbard, Off the Bench with Heidi St. John, and The Zan Tyler Podcast. Renton holds a BS in English education and an MA in interpretative speech from BJU. He has also received an MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University, an MA in phliosophy from the University of Toledo, a ThM from Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, and a PhD in apologetics from Westminster Theological Seminary.

For more than three decades, Phil Tuttle has been a vital member of the Walk Thru the Bible family. While pastoring in central Illinois, he began teaching Walk Thru the Bible’s live events in 1988. Since that time, he has served as dean of faculty, senior vice president for international ministries, and global teaching pastor before becoming president and CEO in 2007. Phil received his bachelor of arts degree in Christian education and Bible from Wheaton College in 1980 and his master of theology degree in Christian education from Dallas Theological Seminary in 1984. As president of Walk Thru the Bible, Phil continues to share God's Word throughout the world in churches and at Bible conferences, Christian education conventions, and corporate gatherings. He is the author of multiple Bible-study series, including Raise Up a Child: A Biblical Portrait of Parenting, Chosen: When God Calls Your Name, and Revolution: How Millennials Can Change the World. Phil and his wife, Ellen, have two children and three grandchildren.

Chris Butler is a homeschool dad, pastor, advocate, and experienced organization builder. He and his amazing wife, Aziza, have six wonderful children. In 2016, Pastor Chris was installed as the senior leader at Chicago Embassy Church in the Englewood community of Chicago. Under his leadership, the congregation has relocated to the Hyde Park community, completed its first missional church plant, and established another campus. Chris is a strong supporter of homeschooling freedom and parental rights, and his 2022 primary campaign, in which he ran from Chicago’s South Side as a pro-life Democrat for Illinois’s first congressional district, was endorsed by the HSLDA Action PAC. Chris is also the founder of Citizen Consulting Group Inc., an organizing and communications consulting firm. Having worked across the spectrum of organizations and types of engagement, Chris often lends insight and leadership on organization building and civic engagement to elected officials, organization heads, community organizers, and other faith leaders. Pastor Chris coauthored Compassion (&) Conviction: The AND Campaign’s Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement with Justin Giboney and Michael Wear

Heidi St. John is the author of several books, including Becoming MomStrong: How to Fight with All That's in You for Your Family and Your Faith and its corresponding Becoming MomStrong Bible Study, as well her latest, MomStrong 365: A Daily Devotional to Encourage and Empower Everyday Moms. Her podcast, Off the Bench with Heidi St. John, is nearing 20 million downloads and is available wherever podcasts can be found. Heidi has been married to Jay, her college sweetheart, since 1989. The St. Johns reside just outside beautiful Vancouver, Washington, where their nonprofit organization, Firmly Planted Family, and the Homeschool Resource Center are based. The St. Johns have seven children, all of whom have been homeschooled, and four grandchildren.

Joseph K. Woodard earned a BA at the University of Alberta, MAs at Dalhousie University (political philosophy) and St. John's College (great books), Greek and Latin diplomas at University of California, Berkeley, and a PhD in government at Claremont Graduate School. He invested 15 years as an academic at Bethany College and Brock University, 15 as a journalist with the Alberta Report and the Calgary Herald, and 11 as a tribunal judge with Citizenship Canada. He has taught adjunct at independent high schools and colleges. Joseph helped Kathy raise 10 children, educating them through homeschooling and parent-run school start-ups. He is the director of research for the Canadian Centre for Home Education, writes for online periodicals like Public Discourse, The Imaginative Conservative, and Crisis Magazine, and moderates great books seminars online with Angelicum Academy.