Judith Albertelli has worked tirelessly on behalf of numerous candidates throughout her career and continues to represent pro-business and conservative women across the country. She is founder and president of the National Republican Women's Network and is past president of the Florida Federation of Republican Women. Alberti has served on the Florida Advisory Committee to the US Commission on Civil Rights since 2005 and continues to encourage, mentor and prepare women leaders to become involved in government and politics.

Judy Arranz serves as the Executive Director of The Tillie Fowler Excellence in Public Service Series for Florida. She has been involved in the political scene since 1999 when she managed volunteers and the campaign office for the 2000 Bush campaign in Duval County and was very involved during the 2000 recount procedure. Arranz graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. After a brief career, she settled into being a wife and mother for 15 years before re-entering the work force, last serving as district manager for 12 retail stores. From there, she became involved in politics. Arranz worked in local, state and federal campaigns and was the 2nd Vice President of the Florida Federation of Republican Women and Vice President of the National Republican Women's Network.

A former GE executive and one of the local founders of GE's professional women's network, Ann Brickley is an engineer and owns her own consulting firm where she helps businesses solve problems, eliminate waste and implement best practices to become more competitive. Brickley ran for US House of Representatives CT-1 in 2010, is the daughter of former Republican National Committee member John Miller and a former member of the University of Connecticut Engineering Advisory Board.

Jerry Buchanan is a longtime Orange County grassroots activist, serving as the Central Florida lead in many local, state and federal political campaigns and issues. She is a retired bank executive, philanthropist and a graduate of Vanderbilt University. Governor Charlie Crist appointed Buchanan to the Valencia Community College District Board of Trustees and former Governor Jeb Bush appointed her to the Fifth District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission in 2001. She is active on the Women's Business Council of the Greater Orlando Chamber of Commerce and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Girl Scouts of Citrus Council's at its 2009 Women of Distinction Gala.

Diane Carr has been active in business and Republican Party politics for more than 40 years at the local, state and national levels. Additionally, she has served on the Board of Directors of the National Federation of Republican Women and as local club president, District 5 Director and is 2nd Vice President-Elect of the South Carolina Federation of Republican Women.

Jennifer Carroll is Florida's 18th Lieutenant Governor. Carroll was a state legislator for more than seven years, serving the Jacksonville area in District 13 of the Florida House of Representatives, where she was the Majority Whip. Carroll is the first African-American female Republican ever to be elected to the Florida Legislature. She is also the former Executive Director of the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs. She enlisted in the Navy in 1979 and rose through the ranks starting out as an enlisted Jet Mechanic and retiring a highly decorated Lieutenant Commander Aviation Maintenance Officer after 20 years of service. Carroll is a former Commissioner on the Jacksonville Mayor's Commission on the Status of Women and in 2001 was appointed to the White House Presidential Scholar's Commission by President George W. Bush.

Mattie Fein ran for the House of Representative in California's 36th district in 2010. Fein has a wealth of experience in national and international policy and media. She is the former Communications Director at American Freedom Agenda and was an associate producer at CNBC and creator of public television's educational programming for children that promoted cultural awareness and literacy. She has developed strategy for The Washington Times' Insight Magazine. As a Vice President of the Lichfield Group, her clients have included presidents and CEOs in industries ranging from hotels and tourism to defense, labor, law and firms in Washington DC, New York and London. Fein has been a contributor to the Financial Times and CBS MarketWatch and has been a frequent guest on BBC regarding political and economic affairs. She has spoken on foreign policy regarding elections in Iraq, women's issues in Muslim countries and human rights.

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Sharon Giese has been involved in Arizona politics for many years, starting at the Precinct level, working with the Teenage Republicans and the Arizona Federation of Republican Women. As National Committeewoman, she represents Arizona on the Republican National Committee, where she was elected by the Western Region to serve on the Executive Committee and serves as RNC Chairman Priebus's parliamentarian. Sharon was just appointed to the Committee on Arrangements for the 2012 National Convention in Tampa, Florida and is the chairman of the Tickets and Badges Committee. She has represented the RNC in Taiwan. She is a past state president of the Arizona Federation of Repulican and is currently serving as their parliamentarian.

Denise Grimsley serves Southwest Florida in District 77 of the Florida House of Representatives. She is a fifth generation Floridian and graduated with degrees in Nursing and Organizational Management, later earning an MBA from the University of Miami. Grimsley serves as chair of the House Appropriations Committee and is Co-Chair of the Joint Legislative Budget Commission. She is a Registered Nurse and an independent Health Care Consultant for Avatar International LLC.

Miriam Hellreich has been a Kailua resident since 1974. She was in private practice as a clinical speech pathologist until 2002 when she became the Finance Director for Linda Lingle's campaign for Governor, and in 2007 she assumed the same role for Lt. Governor Duke Aiona. Hellreich is now the Finance Director for Linda Lingle's U.S. Senate race. She is married to Dr. Philip Hellreich, a Kailua Dermatologist. Miriam been active in the volunteer community and served for 7 years on the Board of Governors for the East West Center. She is the Republican National Committeewoman for Hawaii and serves as the Vice-Chairman of the RNC's Western Region. She was born in Alabama and received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Alabama.

Mary Jean Jensen has served as the South Dakota Republican National Committeewoman since 1996. Jensen was previously President of the S.D. Federation of Republican Women and continues as a member of the NFRW Board of Directors. She started as a local Precinct Committeewoman back in the 1970s when her children were small. Jensen is active in helping elect Republicans in South Dakota. She has four children and ten grandchildren

Becky Johnson is a 4th generation Kansas Republican and has been involved in Kansas Republican politics since 1967 when she was elected Secretary of her local Teenage Republican group in Anderson County, KS. After serving at all levels of the Linn County Republican Women, District Offices and Kansas Federation of Republican Women, Johnson is currently serving as President of the Kansas Federation of Republican Women and is running for her 2nd term in August 2011. Johnson is a member of the Kansas Republican Party's Executive Board. Johnson is also serving as Co-Chair of the NFRW 36th Biennial Convention in Kansas City, MO this October (2011). She is an NFRW Capitol Regent and was a member of the inaugural class of the Dwight D Eisenhower Excellence in Public Service Series (2006). She is a Partner in M.A.E. Resources, Inc an independent oil producing Kansas Corporation.

Christina Johnson has worked with local, state and federal candidates through the Republican National Committee, the Republican Party of Florida, and her own political consulting firm over the last 25 years. Johnson has also served as Deputy Chief of Staff for the Florida Department of State and communications director for the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation and the Florida Senate President. She currently represents associations, businesses, civic, community, government, non-profits; including political campaigns, initiatives, issue management, crisis management, and grassroots/grasstops advocacy programs through her public relations firm.

Carole Jean Jordan was Chair of the Republican Party of Florida from 2003 – 2007 and during her tenure was elected Chair of the Republican National Committee's Council of State Chairmen. Prior to this role, she served in leadership positions with the national, state and local Federation of Women organizations and in 2005 was appointed to the President's Commission on White House Fellowships, a program that offers young men and women firsthand experience working at the highest levels of the Federal government. In 2007, Jordan also was appointed by the White House and confirmed by the US Senate to serve as a member of the National Women's Business Council – an advisory board to the White House, Congress, and the Small Business Administration on issues pertinent to women business owners. She currently serves as Indian River County Tax Collector in Vero Beach, Florida.

Jan Larimer is a former Co-Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) and co-chaired the 2000 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, where she nominated Dick Cheney to the office of Vice President of the United States. Larimer is currently the Co-Chair of the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, and has served as Wyoming's National Committeewoman since 1988.

As Co-Chairman of the RNC from 2009-2011, Larimer built the RNC Women's Program into a powerful force that helped reshape the 2010 election cycle. Under Larimer's leadership, the RNC Women's Program recruited and trained candidates from coast to coast and built a grassroots network of women activists across the country. The work of the RNC Women's Program helped create the 13-point swing among female voters that powered the historic Republican takeover of the U.S. House in 2010 and for the first time more women voted Republican than Democrat.

Larimer and her husband Jack live in Jackson, WY. They have two adult children, one grandson, and two more grandkids on the way in 2012.

Sue Lowden is the former Chairwoman of the Nevada Republican Party (2007-2009). As the a former Nevada State Senator (1993-1997) she served as the Senate Majority whip and earned awards such as the "Guardian of Small Business Award" from the National Federation of Independent Business for her work and commitment to small business. Born in Camden, New Jersey, Lowden is a former Miss New Jersey (1973) and 2nd Runner up to Miss America, receiving her BA in Education from American University in Washington D.C. and her MA from Farleigh Dickinson University in Rutherford, New Jersey. She moved to Las Vegas in 1978 for a job with the local CBS affiliate, KLAS-TV, where she worked as a reporter and anchorwoman until 1987.

Lowden currently serves on the Nevada Medical Board, appointed by former Governor Jim Gibbons after her run for U.S. Senate in 2010 against Majority Leader Harry Reid. She serves on the Muscular Dystrophy Board as National Treasurer as well as on the Miss America Organization board. She is the Executive Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer of Archon Corporation and is the President of the Pioneer Hotel & Gambling Hall in Laughlin, Nevada.

Sandra Mortham has the distinction of being the first woman elected as Republican Leader in the Florida House of Representatives (1992-1994), the first Republican woman to win a Florida Cabinet post, serving as Florida Secretary of State from 1994-1998, and the first person to be twice named as Florida Statesman of the Year. She also served as chair of the Standing Committee during the 1992 Republican National Convention. A native of Pinellas County and a graduate of St. Petersburg Junior College and Eckerd College, Mortham worked as a dental hygienist and personnel director before going into politics. She was elected as a Largo City Commissioner in 1982, became Largo's vice mayor in 1985 and was elected to Florida's House of Representatives in 1986. Mortham served as the CEO of the Florida Medical Association and currently has her own governmental consulting firm.

Leslie Saunders is president of Leslie Saunders - Insurance, Benefits and Marketing. Leslie Saunders is one of the country's premier woman-owned insurance, training and marketing firms and is the only Women Business Enterprise/Disadvantaged Business Enterprise insurance agency certified in all 50 states and U.S. airports and by Women's Business Enterprise National Council. A member of many business-focused organizations and a small business advocate, Saunders participated in the National Women's Business Council 1988 Women's Economic Summit, the President's Woman Entrepreneurship Conference in Washington, DC and was awarded the Working Woman's Excellence Award in 2001.

Jacque Stafford is a native Coloradian and life long Republican, first working on the Barry Goldwater for President campaign. Stafford is a long-time member of the Federation of Republican Women and served as club president, state president and other offices. Stafford also served on Colorado Civil Rights Commission for 12 years, as a Commissioner and Chair, under three State Governors. For 25 years, she served on the Board of Ute Water Conservation District, the largest Western Slope water provider, and helped form the Colorado Water Utility Council to bring water systems into compliance and ensure safe drinking water to Colorado citizens and the state's tourist industry.

 

Jean Thrasher is a longtime community and political activist in the Jacksonville, Florida region. She has worked alongside her husband in many of his political campaigns over the last 20 years, including Clay County School Board, Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. Thrasher is married to Senator John Thrasher and has three children and eight grandchildren.

Van Dormolen is an accomplished soldier, business person, legislative advocate, athlete and a political and community leader. She is the current National Committeewoman for the Republican Party of Texas and served as president of the Texas Federation of Republican Women in 2006-2007. Van Dormolen joined the United States Army in 1974 and after 23 years retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Borah is a member of the Board of Governors for the Association of the United States Army, Fort Hood Chapter, and is an endowment member of the National Rifle Association. She continues to teach campaign management seminars for future office holders at the state and national levels.

Anne Voss' love of politics began when she walked precincts for the Texas Young Republicans. Since moving to the Tampa area in 1992 she has hit the ground running. She has served in leadership positions and as a political consultant in over 20 campaigns for local, state and federal office. Voss has held posts in the Florida Federation of Republican Women, including serving as its President in 2006. She was the President of the Florida Republican Women's Network from 2007-2009, and currently serves as treasurer of the organization.

Leah Vukmir is serving in her first term in the Wisconsin State Senate and is the Chairman of the Senate's Committee on Health and the Co-Chairman of the Legislature's Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules. Vukmir previously served four terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly.

She is a Registered Nurse and Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. Prior to her election to the legislature, Vukmir served on various gubernatorial committees studying statewide educational policy and worked as a contributing author and research fellow for the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute.

In 2008, Leah received the Defending the American Dream Award from American's for Prosperity Wisconsin. In 2009, she was named Legislator of the Year by the American Legislative Exchange Council where she also serves as the Health and Human Services Task Force Chairman.

Trudi Williams serves the Fort Myers area in District 75 of the Florida House of Representatives. She is Chief Executive Officer of her own civil and environmental engineering firm, TKW Consulting Engineers since 1989. Williams is chair of the Committee on Environmental Protection and a member of the Committee on Ethics & Elections, Healthy Seniors, and the Environmental & Natural Resources Council. She is the past chair of the South Florida Water Management District's Governing Board Member.