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SUMMARY:Winter Summit 2025
DESCRIPTION:Winter Summit – November 22\, 2025\nOn Saturday\, November 22\, 2025\, we will be holding our winter summit at the Richmond Airport Sheraton Hotel. Mark your calendars and come spend the day with like-minded Virginians! \nPresentersJenny Beth Martin is one of the original organizers of the Tea Party movement. In 2009\, she co-founded Tea Party Patriots. Jenny Beth and Tea Party Patriots Action now use their network to reach millions of Americans every week with education and information about fiscal responsibility\, free market principles\, and constitutionally limited government. Jenny Beth Martin is a frequent guest on almost every major television\, radio\, print\, and online news outlet in America. In 2010\, Time Magazine listed Jenny Beth Martin as one of the 100 Most Influential Leaders in the World. Her first book\, “Tea Party Patriots: The Second American Revolution”\, was published in 2012. She is a native Georgian and has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia. Jenny Beth is the mother of boy-girl twins. \nEmily DeYoung is the Commonwealth College Field Representative for Turning Point USA. She is originally from Southern California but moved to Virginia to pursue a degree in Event Planning from Liberty University. Emily graduated from Liberty in May of 2025 and began working at Turning Point shortly thereafter in July of 2026. She first became involved in the Conservative movement in 2020 and believes that Gen Z is moving in the right direction and will save America one college campus at a time. \nDavid Poole is the founder of VPAP  providing great political intel basically free of charge. David Poole is a former statehouse reporter who\, 28 years ago\, founded the Virginia Public Access Project.  VPAP’s biggest accomplishment has been its fiercely nonpartisan approach\, which has won the trust of conservatives and liberals — and everywhere in between. David is the author of a recently-published book\, TRUSTED SOURCE\, which tells the VPAP story and includes his unique insight into modern Virginia politics. \nChristine Dolan is a veteran broadcast and print journalist\, who has worked for four U.S. networks. Ms. Dolan served as Political Director of CNN where she created Inside Politics. She had led investigations on human trafficking and is recognized as one of the most experienced human trafficking investigators in the world. She is the Author of a trilogy on human trafficking – Shattered Innocence – A Shared Global Shame; In the Name of God – Who Knew What When?; Urban Legends – The Distillation of Evidence for Medical Trafficking. She is a graduate of Georgetown University McDonough School of Business\, and while in law school at Georgetown\, she trained as a criminal investigator. \nCommander John Hooper has spent his adult life as a national security practitioner and educator. He is currently a Sr. Defense Strategist/Planner for the National Guard Bureau’s J55 staff. He holds three graduate degrees in Military Studies and National Security Affairs from the U.S. Naval War College\, American Military University\, and the Royal Military College of Canada. Since 2008 he has been an Adjunct Professor for the U.S. Naval War College of Distance Education\, teaching “Strategy and Warfare”\, “Joint Maritime Operations” and “Maritime Homeland Defense/Security”. \nEvent Program\n\n\n\n\nTime\nTopic\nPresenter\n\n\n\n\n8:30\nRegistration Begins\nN/A\n\n\n9:30-9:45\nWelcome with Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance\nIntroduction to the day\nNelson Velez\n\n\n9:45-10:35\nTurning Point USA\nEmily DeYoung\n\n\n10:35-10:45\nBreak\nN/A\n\n\n10:45-11:40\nTea Party Patriots\nJenny Beth Martin\n\n\n11:40-12:35\nFollow the Money\nDavid Poole\n\n\n12:35-1:30\nLunch\nN/A\n\n\n1:30-2:25\nUrban Myths During Covid\nChristine Dolan\n\n\n2:25-3:20\nChina: Friend or Foe\nCommander John Hooper\n\n\n3:30\nPrivate Business Meeting (Members-Only)\n\n\n\n\n\nOur Gracious Event SponsorsSILVERBRONZESUPPORTER
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SUMMARY:Summer Conference 2025: America Rises - The Phoenix Soars!
DESCRIPTION:000Weeks0000Days00Hours00Minutes00SecondsOn June 7th\, 2025 we will be holding our summer conference at the Marriott Richmond Airport Hotel. Mark your calendars and come spend the day with like-minded Virginians! \nEvent Sponsorship InformationPROGRAM\n\n\n\n\n\nTime\n\n\nPresenter\n\n\nTopic\n\n\n\n\n\n10:00AM\n –\nPrayer\, Pledge of Allegiance\n\n\n10:15AM\nNelson Velez\nChairman’s Welcome\n\n\n10:30AM\nNed Ryun\nBallot Chasing as the winning strategy for Virginia\n\n\n11:20AM\n –\n10-Minute Break\n\n\n11:40AM\nNicholas Softy\nImmigration Reform: Securing America’s Future\n\n\n12:30PM\nSandy Adams\nGovernment: Servant or Master?\n\n\n1:00PM\n –\nLunch & Networking\n\n\n1:45PM\nMark Mix\nNational Right to Work: Protecting the Right to Work in VA This Year\n\n\n2:45PM\nJohn Reid\nOverview of the political landscape and the major issues\, and what is actually at stake for Virginia in this election\n\n\n4:00PM\n –\nPrivate Business Meeting – Member organizations only\n\n\n\n\nPRESENTERS\n\n\n\n\n\nNed Ryun \nFounder and President of American Majority. Ned has been a godsend to the Tea Party Freedom movement since the beginning in 2009. He has provided critical training and resources without which our movement would have stalled and would have been besieged with endless problems and mistakes. His expertise and willingness make available his talent and knowledge was instrumental in the tea party historic success and impact. He has been a frequent contributor on Fox News for over a decade and is nationally acclaimed for his political acumen. His presentation will focus on an election strategy that has been wildly successful throughout the nation\, particularly in Florida and New York.  Ballot Chasing will be presented as the winning strategy for Virginia.\n\n\n\nNicholas Softy \nVirginia Field Representative of the Federation of American Immigration Reform.\nNicholas promotes the initiatives of FAIR across the Commonwealth of Virginia and develops productive relationships with stakeholders\, activists\, and the general public on immigration issues.\nWith a strong professional portfolio spanning political campaigns\, non-profit organizations\, think tanks\, and fundraising companies\, Nicholas possesses a diverse background in driving impactful results.\n\n\n\nSandy Adams \nFrom 2021-2024\, Sandy worked for a congressman as District Director. While working for Congress for the past four years and seeing the abuse being perpetrated on the American people\, Sandy felt compelled to write Government: Servant or Master?  She hopes to be a catalyst for change in this country to help educate the citizens and the members of Congress to act so that our Constitutional Republic can remain intact and Americans can remain free.  She has been nationally recognized for her efforts and over the last couple of months has been interviewed by such notables as Bill  O’Reilly .\n\n\n\nMark Mix \nPresident of the National Right to Work Organization\, a 2.8 million-member public policy organization. He also serves as President of the Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation.\nMr. Mix frequently appears on national television and radio programs including on Fox News Channel\, Fox Business Network\, Newsmax TV\, One America News\, and C-SPAN. His writings have appeared hundreds of times in major national and regional news outlets including The Wall Street Journal\, USA Today\, New York Post\, The Detroit News\, National Review\, The Washington Times\, New York Daily News\, and Newsweek.\n\n\n\nJohn Reid \nCandidate for Lt Governor who is a life long conservative Republican and who has fought as a natural ally along side of the Tea Party and like minded patriot groups for decades. He has been a strong advocate for our Republic and a stalwart defender of the Constitution as it was originally intended. John Reid’s career reflects a steadfast commitment to public service and conservative values. He worked for former President Ronald Reagan after his time in the White House\, led communications for Governor George Allen during his tenure in the U.S. Senate\, and collaborated with business and political leaders in the Middle East to promote democracy. He is founder and president of the Virginia Council which provides critical resources and information on the vital issues of our day. Throughout his career\, John has dedicated himself to strengthening our nation and empowering its citizens.\n\n\n\n\nOUR VALUED SPONSERSPLATINUMGOLDSILVERBRONZE
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SUMMARY:Winter Summit 2024 - Aftermath!
DESCRIPTION:“AFTERMATH” – Winter Summit Event\nSaturday\, November 23rd \nPRESENTERS\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTrevor Loudon\nTrevor Loudon is an author\, filmmaker and public speaker from Christchurch\, New Zealand. For more than 30 years\, he has researched radical left\, Marxist and terrorist movements and their covert influence on mainstream politics. He has been a guest on Fox News\, Rush Limbaugh\, Glen Beck and is a contributor to the Epoch Times. \nWatch Trevor’s Intro Video\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSteve Haner\nSenior Fellow\, Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy \nStephen Haner is the Senior Fellow for State and Local Tax Policy at the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy. You can read his writings at \nhttps://www.thomasjeffersoninst.org/author/stevehaner/\n\n\n\n\nKen Peterson\nGoochland County Board of Supervisors \nKen Peterson was elected to the Goochland County Board of Supervisors in 2012\, serving as Chairman in 2013 and 2018.  He is also a successful author.  You can find his latest book at \nIn Search of Good Government Vol. II: Superpower Cross Currents\n\n\n\n\nKatie Thompson\nVirginia State Director of Heritage Action \nKatie Thompson is the Virginia State Director of Heritage Action\, the activism arm of Heritage Foundation. Heritage Foundation does cutting-edge research for the conservative movement\, and the job at Heritage Action is to get those well-researched and well-written policies enacted at the state and national level. Heritage Action has 2 million grassroots activists nationwide. \n Heritage’s Strategic Priorities: Fighting for America’s Future\n\n\n\n\nAGENDA\n\n\n\n\nTime\nPresenter\nTopic\n\n\n\n\n9:00  AM\nRegistration opens\n \n\n\n10:00 AM\nNelsen Velez\nOpening prayer\, pledge\, National Anthem\, Chairman’s remarks\n\n\n10:30\nTrevor Loudon\n \n\n\n11:30\n — BREAK —\nBreak\n\n\n11:40\nSteve Haner\n \n\n\n12:15\nLynn Taylor\n \n\n\n12:30\n — LUNCH —\nLunch and Networking\n\n\n1:15\nKen Peterson\n \n\n\n2:00\nKatie Thompson\nFighting for America at Every Level: How you can impact federal\, state\, and local policy today.\n\n\n3:00\nNelson Velez\nClosing remarks\n\n\n3:30\n Member group leaders\nPrivate business meeting (member group leaders only)\n\n\n\n\nOUR VALUED SPONSORSPLATINUMGOLDSILVERBRONZE
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SUMMARY:Summer Summit 2024
DESCRIPTION:Save the date! The VATP will be holding its 2024 summer summit on June 22nd. Review our exciting program below and register today! \n \n2024 AMERICAN PHOENIX RISING\nVATP SPRING-SUMMER SUMMIT \nJUNE 22\, 2024 \n10:00 am-3:00 pm \nSheraton Richmond Airport Hotel \nProgram\n\n\n\n\nTime\nTopic\n\n\n\n\n9:30 – 10:00 AM\nEvent Registration\n\n\n10:00 AM\nPrayer; Pledge of Allegiance\n\n\n10:05 AM\nWelcome and Introduction – Nelson Velez\, VATP Chairman\n\n\n10:20-10:50 AM\nClean Sweep presentation on how to stop the voter fraud operation before a single vote is cast – Marly Hornik\, 20 minutes with 10 minutes Q&A\n\n\n10:50 – 11:15 AM\nPreventing the illegal alien vote from corrupting the results of the 2024 election – Lynn Taylor\, President of Virginia Institute for Public Policy\, 20 minutes with 5 minutes Q&A\n\n\n11:15 AM\nBREAK – 15 Minutes\n\n\n11:30 AM\nProject 2025\,  Heritage’s 2025 Presidential Transition Project spear headed by former Trump top senior advisor Spencer Chretien. 45 minutes with 15 minutes Q&A\n\n\n12:30 PM\nCongressional Candidates\n\n\n12:45 PM\nLUNCH\n\n\n1:30 PM\nThe Impact of the Media in American Politics\, what to avoid and where to find honest reporting – John Reid\, 45 minutes with 15 minutes Q&A\n\n\n2:30 PM\nThe Dangers of Destroying our History and restoring what was destroyed – Dr. Ann McLean\, 45 minutes with 15 minutes Q&A\n\n\n3:30 PM\nAdjourn – Public Portion Concludes\n\n\n4:00 PM\nPRIVATE Member Business Meeting\n\n\n\n\nSpeakersMarly HornikCEO and Founding President\, United Sovereign Americans Founding President of the United Sovereign Americans (USA) who are effectively shutting down voter fraud operations and ensuring clean and honest elections through Federal Civil Rights Law. \nPresident of the Institute for Public Policy. Leading the initiative to protect our elections from the impact of illegal aliens voting. \nLynn TaylorThe 2025 Project spearheaded by Spencer Chretien aims to ensure that only the best who are good and honest supporters of the Trump Presidency are considered for critical posts in the administration. Chretien was a senior advisor to the Trump Administration and will head the 2025 Presidential Transition team. He works in conjunction with the Heritage Foundation and oversees the coordination of over 100 conservative groups who support this effort. \nWRVA radio personality and head of the Virginia Council. \nJohn ReidFounding President of the Virginia Council Dr. Ann McLeanUniversity Historian Detach\, Demoralize & Destroy – How the Left is wrecking our history and our American Heritage \n\n Also Appearances by Winning Congressional and Senatorial Candidates\nSurprise Guest Appearances\nCollectable and coveted prizes for all attendees\n\nOur Valued SponsorsPlatinumAmericans for ProsperityGoldVirginia Institute for Public PolicySilverHeritage ActionThe John Birch SocietyVirginia Christian AllianceDefend ArlingtonVirginia Medical Freedom AllianceBronzeThe Virginia CouncilNorthern Neck PatriotsUnited Sovereign Americans
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SUMMARY:Against All Odds Summit
DESCRIPTION:Against All Odds Summit\nWinning the Battle when under siege from\nall fronts\, facing attack from all quarters!\nDraft Agenda:   \n\n\n\n\nTime\nTopic\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\n9-10:00 AM\nRegistration\n\n\n\n10-10:15\nPledge\, Prayer\, Introduction\nNelson Velez\n\n\n10:15 – 11:15\nExposing and Crushing the Left’s Massive Dark Money Syndicate and it’s Dominating Corruption of our Elections\nHayden Ludwig &  Kristen Eastlick\n\n\n11:15 – 12:15\nMao’s America\nXi Van Fleet\n\n\n12:15 – 1:30\nLunch\n\n\n\n1:30 – 2:25\nBuilding a Political Machine that Wins Elections\nNed Ryun – American Majority\n\n\n2:30 – 3:25\nSave our Elections to Restore our Republic and Bring Education Sanity\nKatie Thompson – Heritage Action\n\n\n3:30\nPrivate Business Meeting – Member Orgs Only\n\n\n\n4:30\nProgram End\n\n\n\n\n\n \nOur Gracious Event SponsorsSILVERBRONZESUPPORTER\nEvent PresentersNed Ryun – Founder and CEO\nAmerican Majority\nNed Ryun is a grassroots and conservative activism expert. He is the founder and CEO of American Majority\, a non-partisan political training institute whose mission is to identify and mold the next wave of liberty-minded candidates\, grassroots activists and community leaders. Since its founding in January of 2008\, while under Ryun’s leadership\, American Majority has trained candidates and activists in all 50 states. \nA former writer for President George W. Bush and the son of former Olympic medalist and U.S. Rep. Jim Ryun (R-KS)\, Ned Ryun is highly sought after for his commentary on the national political scene\, grassroots engagement and the conservative movement in general. Ryun has appeared on Fox News’ “The O’Reilly Factor\,” “Hannity\,” “Special Report with Brett Baier\,” “Your World with Neil Cavuto\,” “Fox & Friends\,” “Tucker Carlson Tonight\,” ABC’s “World News Tonight” and has been quoted in numerous print publications including Time Magazine\, The Wall Street Journal\, The New York Times\, Los Angeles Times\, USA Today\, Politico\, The Washington Post\, and The Washington Times. He also contributes weekly opinion pieces for American Greatness and in 2020 he was appointed to the 1776 Commission by President Donald Trump. \nPrior to launching American Majority\, Ryun founded and directed Generation Joshua\, a civics education program for middle and high school students that reached a membership of nearly 10\,000. Ryun graduated with Highest Distinction (summa cum laude) from the University of Kansas with degrees in English and History. He is the author of Restoring our Republic and The Adversaries: A Story of Boston and Bunker Hill. Together with his father and twin brother\, Drew\, he also authored Heroes Among Us and The Courage to Run. \nNed Ryun resides in Purcellville\, Virginia\, with his wife and four children. \nHayden Ludwig – Director of Policy Research\nRestoration of America\nHayden Ludwig is director of research for Restoration of America\, where he leads the team exposing the Left’s “dark money\,” threats to election integrity\, and the woke agenda. He’s authored reports on the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC)\, the 2020 Zuck Bucks scheme\, and the Left’s get-out-the-vote machine that have been featured in the Wall Street Journal\, Washington Examiner\, the Federalist\, Daily Caller\, Breitbart\, American Greatness\, and other conservative outlets. He lives with his family in Chesterfield County. You can read his work at www.Restoration-News.org. \nKristen Eastlick – Senior Vice President\nCapital Research Center\nKristen Eastlick serves as Senior Vice President at Capital Research Center\, America’s investigative think tank. CRC investigates the groups working to influence the public policy process—the foundations\, policy groups\, activists\, donors\, and others—so the public understands which special interests are being protected. Kristen manages the team that produces CRC’s investigative research and promotes it to many interested audiences. Prior to joining the CRC team\, she spent nearly 20 years at Berman and Company\, a public affairs/issue advocacy firm that engages in public awareness campaigns to promote limited government\, leaving as the firm’s Chief Administrative Officer. She holds a bachelor’s degree in literature and a master’s degree in political science\, both from American University. \nXi Van Fleet – Author\, Mao’s America\nChinese by birth; American by choice. Survivor of Mao’s Cultural Revolution. Defender of liberty.\nXi Van Fleet lived through the horrors of the Chinese Cultural Revolution as a schoolgirl. She later escaped communism and found freedom and new a life in America.\nBut more than 30 years later\, Xi disturbingly sees signs of the same Cultural Marxism that ravaged her birth country of China threatening to destroy the America she now calls home. “Mao’s America” is her dire warning to the United States.
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SUMMARY:Summer Summit 2023 - "Enemies: Seen and Unseen"
DESCRIPTION:The Virginia Tea Party always tries to present members with engaging and relevant summits twice a year. Our next summit will be June 10th at the Sheraton Airport Hotel (same as last time)\, 5501 Eubank Rd.\, Sandston\, VA 23150\, 804-226-6400 with the same low price of $40\, which includes a box lunch. \nAs we all know\, America is currently facing many enemies\, some like China\, are readily apparent but others are often hidden from us. In keeping with this idea\, we developed our June summit as the Enemies: Seen and Unseen. \nThe seen enemy of China will be presented to us by CMD John Hooper\, US Coast Guard retired who is an expert on China. He will share with us information on how China is a threat to our homeland. In view of the recent “weather” balloon\, this will be a very interesting presentation. \nNow who are the enemies that are unseen\, lurking behind facades of government? China Joe\, of course readily comes to mind!! However\, there are others who pretend to be patriots but are secretly working against the best interests of our Congress and our statehouses. To address this we have Congressman Bob Good who held up the appointment of Speaker McCarthy until certain agreements were made. \nIn our own statehouse in Richmond there are many others who hide behind a cloak of conservatism\, but are really “woke” leftists\, unseen enemies. To address this problem\, we have two speakers from Americans For Prosperity\, C. J. Sailor\, Director of AFP for Virginia and Matt Davison\, Assistant Director of AFP. They have spent many months examining all the General Assembly races and the candidates for the November election and will give us their assessment along with suggestions for how we as Tea Party folks can make sure we elect the guys in “white hats” to the GA in November. \nWe think this summit will be an eye opener for all of us and we plan to see you there!! \n\n\nEvent Program\n\n\n\nTime\nTopic\n\n\n\n\n9:30 – 10:00 AM\nRegistration\n\n\n10:00 AM\nIntro and welcome by Buddy Bishop. \nOpening Prayer \nThe National Anthem performed on flute by Ms. Michelle Matts.\n\n\n10:15 AM\n Nelson Velez\, VATP Chairman’s introductory remarks\n\n\n10:20 AM\nLynn Taylor introduces Congressman Bob Good \n45 minutes presentation\, 15 minutes for Q&A\n\n\n11:20 AM\nAward presentation to Congressman Good by American Conservative Agenda\n\n\n11:30 AM\n10 minute break\n\n\n11:40 AM\nIntro of Commander John Hooper to discuss the threat China poses to the Homeland \n45-minute presentation\, 15-minute Q&A.\n\n\n12:45 PM\nLunch and networking\n\n\n1:30 PM\nMr. C.J. Sailor\, Director of Americans for Prosperity Virginia gives an overview of AFP’s current objectives for Virginia. \n30-minute presentation\, 15-minute Q&A.\n\n\n2:15 PM\n10-minute break\n\n\n2:30 PM\nInteractive session led by Matt Davison\, Assistant Director Virginia AFP: developing winning strategies for electing conservative candidates to the GA in November.\n\n\n4:00 PM\n Nelson wrap-up\n\n\n4:15 PM\nPrivate Business meeting (VATP Member Orgs Only) \n1. Call to Order\, Roll call\n2. Election and welcoming of new members\n4. Treasurer’s report\n5. Election of Officers\n6. Tea Party Spotlight Tour/Tea Party specials\n7. Operation Surgical Strike!\n8. New business\n9. Motion to adjourn\n\n\n\n\nEvent Personalities\nCongressman Robert George Good Congressman Robert George Good is the U.S. representative in Virginia’s 5th District. Bob attended high school at Liberty Christian Academy\, and he and his brothers became wrestlers. He won a state championship and a partial scholarship to Liberty University. With a degree in Finance\, he was hired by CitiFinancial in their lending division. During his 17-year tenure\, Bob ascended from branch manager\, to area training director\, and eventually to district manager.\nBob left CitiFinancial in 2005 to accept a position as Sr. Associate Athletic Director for Development and Executive Director of the Flames Club at his alma mater\, Liberty University. During his nearly 15 years at Liberty\, he raised $20 million to help student-athletes from all backgrounds. He completed his MBA in Leadership from Liberty in 2010. Elected to office in 2015\, Bob served on the Campbell County Board of Supervisors and completed his term in December of 2019. I\nIn January 2021 he was sworn in as Congressman for the 5th District of Virginia. He serves on the Committee on Education and Labor and the Committee on the Budget. He is a member of the Freedom Caucus.Ms. Michelle MattsMichelle has a Bachelor of Music Education Degree from VCU and a Master of Music Degree in Flute Performance from the University of Arkansas. Michelle performs as a soloist and chamber musician in various concerts and events. She is a member of the Richmond Pops Band\, the Richmond Symphonic Wind Ensemble\, and the Commonwealth Winds. She is a flutist for PolyCeltic\, RVA Baroque\, The Serendipity Flute & Piano Duo\, the Dolce Bella Flute & Harp Duo\, and the Rosewind Flute & Guitar Duo. Michelle is a music teacher and a private flute and piano teacher. She is married and homeschools her five children. Her website is www.mfifer.com.Matt DavisonDeputy State Director\, Americans for Prosperity\, VirginiaMatt Davison is Deputy State Director\, Virginia AFP. He is from Lansing\, MI\, and he has a BS from Central Michigan University. He has worked in several political campaigns and offices in different states. He was Deputy State Director for Michigan before relocating to Arlington. Commander John Hooper Commander John Hooper is a native of Chagrin Falls\, Ohio. He is third-generation U.S. Coast Guard member. His passion is national security and he has spent his entire adult life as a national security practitioner and educator. He retired from the U.S. Coast Guard in December\, 2010 with 32 year’s service. His service ashore includes four tours with the U.S. Navy\, on the Joint Staff\, and as the first CG liaison to the National Guard Bureau. Since retiring in 2010 he has been a civilian defense contractor for a variety of companies in the Washington\, DC area as a Sr. Naval Analyst for the Chief of Naval Operations\, and Sr. Defense Strategy Analyst/Planner for the U.S. Army\, and Office of the Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense. He is currently a Sr. Defense Strategist/Planner for the National Guard Bureau’s J55 staff. He holds three graduate degrees in Military Studies and National Security Affairs from the U.S. Naval War College\, American Military University\, and the Royal Military College of Canada. Since 2008 he has been an Adjunct Professor for the U.S. Naval War College of Distance Education\, teaching “Strategy and Warfare”\, “Joint Maritime Operations” and “Maritime Homeland Defense/Security”.C. J. Sailor State Director for Americans for Prosperity\, VirginiaC. J. Sailor is the State Director for Americans for Prosperity\, Virginia. Sailor most recently served as the Outreach and Community Engagement Director for Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin. Prior to that he served as the Black Outreach Director for the Youngkin campaign. Sailor has championed education by serving as Director of Programs and Development for The Gloucester Institute\, an educational non-profit which trains and develops the nation’s next generation of African American leaders. He is a Detroit native\, earned his BA in Political Science from Morehouse College and serves as president of the Richmond\, Virginia chapter of the Morehouse College National Alumni Association. Nelson VelezChairman\, VATPSo much bad has happened to our Republic\, just in the last several years. We have been besieged on all fronts and for such a long time. And there seems to be no bottom. The left’s onslaught on our Republic\, rights\, freedom and rule of law seems be full throttle and progressing without any serious backlash. And so\, the left has become increasingly open in expressing their radical agenda. Make no mistake\, we do fight the threats both seen and unseen.\nBut the good news is WE have become increasingly unified with natural allies. We have not gone away. On this Enemies Seen & Unseen summit\, we have champions that have been tested on the battlefield in support of our foundational principles. Today\, we take on the threats both seen and unseen and we present our pathway to victory. And once we win\, we will purge all the nasty\, lawless and radical legislation that has held our freedoms\, rights and even our children hostage.\nOn this day\, we signal the beginning of the end to the bad direction from the radical left. And\, On this Day\, We the People Ascend! \nOur Event Sponsors\nGoldSilverBronzeNorthern Neck Patriots
URL:https://vatp.org/event/summer-summit-2023/
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SUMMARY:Truth or Consequences - VATP Summit December 10\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Event Schedule*Update* Our program has expanded!\nVirginia Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears will make a special appearance! \n\n\n\n\nTime\nProgram\n\n\n\n\n10:00\nPrayer\, Pledge\, Introduction\n\n\n10:15 – 11:00\nDr. Robert Malone\n\n\n11:00 – 11:30\nQ&A Session\n\n\n11:30 – 11:30\nBreak\n\n\n11:45 – 12:30\nLoren Spivack\n\n\n12:45 – 1:15\nLunch\n\n\n1:20 – 3:00\nDel. Karen Greenhalgh “How to Speak to your Legislator” and bill writing exercise\n\n\n3:00 – 3:10\nBreak\n\n\n3:15 – 4:15\nC.L. Bryant\n\n\n4:15\nPrivate Business Meeting – Members Only\n\n\n\n\nOur SpeakersWinsome Earle-SearsLt. Governor of VirginiaA special addition to our Summit!\nLt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears will be making a whistle stop appearance. \nThe Lieutenant Governor presides over the Senate and is a member of several other state boards\, commissions and councils\, including the Board of Trustees of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation\, the Center for Rural Virginia; the Board of Directors of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership and the Virginia Tourism Authority; the Virginia Military Advisory Council\, the Commonwealth Preparedness Council and the Council on Virginia’s Future.Dr. Robert MaloneDr. Malone is an internationally recognized scientist/physician and the original inventor of mRNA vaccination as a technology\, DNA vaccination\, and multiple non-viral DNA and RNA/mRNA platform delivery technologies. He holds numerous fundamental domestic and foreign patents in the fields of gene delivery\, delivery formulations\, and vaccines: including for fundamental DNA and RNA/mRNA vaccine technologies. Yet\, over the last two years\, government and big tech have done everything in their power to censor and him.C.L. BryantC.L. Bryant is recognized as one of Americas most Dynamic Orators and he is a highly sought-after Speaker\, Motivator\, Activist\, Organizer\, Gospel Preacher.\nOriginal Grassroots activist 2009 address to 1.5 million Washington\, DC. Senior Fellow at FreedomWorks. Creator & Star of the Crystal Dove award winning movie ‘RUNAWAY SLAVE’.Loren SpivackLoren Spivack\, known as “The Free Market Warrior\,” conducts economic literacy seminars across the United States and is also a notable and interesting author who uses the pen name Dr. Truth. His books are parodies based on famous children’s books. He uses rhyme and clever illustrations that are related to the economy in the United States. Spivack founded Free Market Warrior in 2009 in an effort to make a positive difference in American politics and economics.Delegate Karen GreenhalghVA House Delegate\, 85th DistrictDelegate Karen Greenhalgh serves in the Virginia General Assembly representing the 85th district in Virginia Beach. Before deciding to run for office\, Karen was an entrepreneur and business owner who owned and operated a successful cabinet manufacturing facility for 20 years. After selling Heritage Woodworks\, Karen dedicated her time to a local crisis pregnancy center where she helped countless women facing unplanned pregnancies. During her time working at the crisis pregnancy center\, Karen recognized the growing need for addressing privacy and cybersecurity risks in healthcare and started her second business\, Cyber Tygr.Our Generous Sponsors
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LOCATION:Sheraton Richmond Airport Hotel\, 5501 Eubank Rd\, Sandston\, VA\, 23150\, United States
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SUMMARY:VATP Fall Summit - Firewall for Freedom
DESCRIPTION:Exciting SpeakersSandy RiosSpeaker: Critical Race Theory (CRT)Sandy Rios is an award winning spokesperson for the pro-family movement and the Christian worldview. As host of “Sandy Rios in the Morning on AFR Talk\,” she’s heard nationally each week day morning interviewing politicians\, newsmakers and international experts.\nSandy was a long-time FOX News Contributor\, an opinion writer to Townhall.com\, The Hill\, Breitbart & RealClear Politics. She has appeared on ABC\, NBC\, CBS\, CNN\, MSNBC and PBS and been featured in Newsweek and Time Magazine.\n\nAndrew KnaggsSpeaker: Afghanistan - How intel and counter-terrorism has changedUpon graduation from West Point in 1996\, Dr. Knaggs was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. In 1998 he deployed to the Persian Gulf for Operation Desert Thunder and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for combat actions.\nIn 2017\, he was appointed as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Combating Terrorism. In that role\, He led the Department’s policies\, plans\, authorities and resources related to special operations and irregular warfare\, with special emphasis on counterterrorism\, counterinsurgency\, unconventional warfare\, information operations and sensitive special operations. Dr. Knaggs has spoken extensively around the world on a range of security topics.\n\nBishop E.W. JacksonSpeaker: Current Political ClimateAmerican conservative politician\, Protestant minister\, and lawyer in Virginia. He was the Republican Party nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in 2013. Jackson was a Republican primary candidate for the United States Senate in Virginia in 2012\, and sought the nomination again in 2018. He is head pastor at Exodus Faith Ministries\, located in Chesapeake\, Virginia and founder of S.T.A.N.D. (Staying True to America’s National Destiny)\, a Christian political organization.\n\nMartin Scott CatinoSpeaker: Changing Socialism at the Campus LevelDr. Scott Catino\, Senior USG Defense and Security Industry Professional\, is the Program Director of Graduate Military Operations at Liberty University Online\, a U.S. Fulbright Scholar\, and member of the Anti-Communism Action Team (ACAT). He served in the United States\, Bahrain\, Iraq\, Afghanistan\, and the UAE in various research\, supervisory\, and advisory roles for the Department of Defense\, FBI\, and private security programs. His research on civil unrest\, terrorism\, and insurgency has led to publications in scholarly and industry journals. Has spoken on multiple security topics including CRT\, Antifa & BLM and counter terrorism. \n\nDr. Rodd J. RodriquezSpeaker: Educational Challenges and SolutionsHis love for education and working with children began from his early work in Children’s Ministry. Was the Director of the College & Career Ministry for his church. Dr. Rodriguez in 1994 would attend his first\, among many\, F.A.C.E. weeklong Foundations Training for the Principle Approach to Christian Education produced by the Foundation for American Christian Education.\nThe Foundation for American Christian Education publishes and teaches America’s Christian history and method of education by Biblical principles to restore Christian self-government and character to the individual\, to families\, to the church and to the nations.\n\nPhil BellSpeaker for FreedomWorksPhil Bell is the Director of External Affairs at FreedomWorks\, where he serves as a member of the Development Team. He comes to FreedomWorks after extensive work in the Advocacy and Political sections of the Conservative Movement. This includes serving on the staffs of the Maryland Republican Party\, Republican National Committee\, and the 2012 Newt Gingrich presidential campaign\, as well as lobbying in support of freight railroads and First Amendment issues.\n\nAt 3:00 pm there will be a membership meeting to elect next year’s officers according to the VATP bylaws. \nAgenda \n\n\n\n\nTime\nTopic\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\n9-10:00 AM\nRegistration\nN/A\n\n\n10:00 AM\nIntroduction\, Pledge\, Prayer\nNelson Velez\, VATP Chairman\n\n\n10:05-10:35 AM\nInspirational\, current political climate\nBishop E.W. Jackson\n\n\n10:35-11:10 AM\nAfghanistan – How Intel and Counter-terrorism has Changed\nAndrew Knaggs\n\n\n11:10 AM – 12:00 PM\nKeynote: Critical Race Theory (CRT)\nSandy Rios\n\n\n12:00 – 1:00 PM\nLunch (Box lunch)\nN/A\n\n\n1:00 – 1:30 PM\nPhilip Bell\nFreedomWorks\n\n\n1:30 – 2:15 PM\nChanging Socialism at the Campus Level\nM. Scott Catino\n\n\n2:15 – 3:00 PM\nEducational Challenges and Solutions\nDr. Rodd Rodriquez\n\n\n3:00 PM\nAdjourn\nPrivate Membership meeting (Treasurer’s report\, discussion. No voting will take place at this time)\n\n\n\n\nEvent Close\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur Event Sponsors
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LOCATION:Sheraton Richmond Airport Hotel\, 5501 Eubank Rd\, Sandston\, VA\, 23150\, United States
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SUMMARY:Summit Meeting - 3 June 2017
DESCRIPTION:We will be having the next summit meeting on June 3rd. \nRegistration/ticketing is now open; get your tickets today! \nRegister\nAgenda\n9:15-10:00 Event Registration \nActivities include: \n10:00   Invocation / Pledge of Allegiance \n10:05  Opening Remarks \n10:10 – 12:00 Morning Program \nCaleb Taylor – The Virginia Strategy: The incoming wave of Progressivism and the bulwark necessary to withstand it \nBecky Norton Dunlop – American Principles that Can Make Virginia Great Again \n1:00 – 3:00 Afternoon Program \nCola Public Policy Breakout Sessions :   Where do we go from here? \n\n    Meet up with CoLA Education\, Healthcare and Voter Fraud team leaders\n    New teams forming to fight for regulatory reform; to stop ‘Policing for Profit’ (asset forfeiture without conviction); and to work on farm issues.\n\n2:50  Afternoon Break \n3:00  Private Business Meeting (Member organizations only) \n*Time will be given at the end of each presentation for questions\, answers and discussion.* \nDoors open for general summit event at 9:15 AM. \n  \n\nCaleb Taylor \nCaleb Taylor is the Director of Policy and Operations for the Virginia Institute for Public Policy and Tertium Quids where he has worked as a volunteer and part-time editor since 1997. Caleb was raised in the tradition of free-enterprise economics and American history\, spending a large portion of his youth reading Austrian\, Public Choice\, and Chicago economists as well as the works of the Founders\, the Enlightenment philosophers\, and their modern antecedents in moral and political philosophy. Caleb is a graduate of Liberty University with a degree in Economics and Business Administration\, and is a self-described “militant home-schooler” of his two daughters\, Audea and Olivia\, ages 11 and 4 respectively. \n\n  \n  \nBecky Norton Dunlop \nBecky Norton Dunlop\, a prominent leader\, strategist and life-long grass-roots activist in the conservative movement continues eighteen years’ formal association with The Heritage Foundation as the leading think tank’s Ronald Reagan Distinguished Fellow– the only policy chair in the country to be officially named for the 40th president. FULL BIO
URL:https://vatp.org/event/summit-meeting-3-june-2017/
LOCATION:Sheraton Richmond Airport Hotel\, 5501 Eubank Rd\, Sandston\, VA\, 23150\, United States
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