National Council
Our National Council is made up of distinguished JBS members. They serve to show the caliber of membership and give advice to the leadership.
These National Council members are continually making strategic decisions to spread the message of The John Birch Society so that we the people can live in a world with less government, more responsibility and — with God’s help — a better world.
Dr. Karl Anderson
National Council Member
Dr. Karl Anderson is a member of the National Council of The John Birch Society, and has been a Life Member since 2009. He joined the Society in 2008, and has hosted numerous JBS speaker meetings at his conference facility.
William Arthur
National Council Member
William Arthur is a member of the National Council of The John Birch Society, and has been a member of the Society since 2020.
Brad Baker
Board of Directors Member
Bradford S. Baker is a member of the Board of Directors and a Life Member of The John Birch Society, having joined in 1964.
Isaiah Baker
Board of Directors Member
Isaiah Baker is a member of the Board of Directors of The John Birch Society. He is an entrepreneur and investor whose experience spans finance, technology, and small-business operations.
Robert Bell
National Council Member
Robert K. Bell is a member of the National Council of The John Birch Society, and has been a Life Member since 1986. He joined the Society in 1964 and has continued to serve as a local JBS leader.
William Blewster
National Council Member
William H. Blewster is a member of the National Council of The John Birch Society, and has been a Life Member since 1967. He joined the Society in 1965.
Ray Clark
National Council Member
Ray Clark is a member of the National Council of The John Birch Society, and has been a Life Member since 1964. He joined the Society in 1963, and has served as a chapter leader, section leader, and volunteer coordinator.
Edward R. Clements
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Ed Clements is chairman of the Board of Directors and Life Member of The John Birch Society. He joined the JBS in 1964, only a few years after the organization was founded.
Clark Curry
National Council Member
Clark Curry is a member of the National Council of The John Birch Society, and has been a Life Member since 1998. He joined the Society in 1974, and served as the Society’s chief operations officer beginning in 2010. He has also served on its…
Tom DeWeese
President of the American Policy Center
Tom DeWeese passionately believes in the rights of the individual over a powerful, tyrannical, and collectivist society. He is the author of three books: Now Tell Me I Was Wrong, ERASE, and Sustainable: The War on Free Enterprise, Private Property and Individuals. He travels extensively across the nation speaking…
Anne Marie DiCarlo
National Council Member
Anne Marie DiCarlo is a member of the National Council of The John Birch Society, and has been a member of the Society since 2020.
Andy Dlinn
National Council Member
Andy “Hirsh” Dlinn is a member of the National Council of The John Birch Society, and has been a Life Member since 2003. He joined the Society in 1985, and serves as its Southwestern Pennsylvania section leader and a member of the JBS National Speakers…
Karladine Graves
National Council Member
Dr. Karladine Graves, D.O., is a member of the National Council of The John Birch Society, and has been a member since 2019.
Michael Grinnan
National Council Member
The Honorable Michael K. Grinnan is a National Council member of The John Birch Society, a position he has held alongside an active membership dating back to 1977. A longtime resident of Burlington, Colorado, he has remained engaged with the Society for nearly five decades.
Ted Grob, Jr.
National Council Member
Ted Grob is a member of the National Council of The John Birch Society, and has been a Life Member since 1984. He joined the Society in 1967, and has served as both a section leader and chapter leader.
John Heimsoth
National Council Member
John Heimsoth is a member of the National Council of The John Birch Society, and has been a member of the Society since 1973.
Dr. Robert Henderson
National Council Member
Robert W. Henderson, P.D., N.D., is a member of the National Council of The John Birch Society, and has been a Life Member since 1976. He joined the Society in 1970.
Christopher Hodgdon
National Council Member
Christopher Hodgdon is a member of the National Council of The John Birch Society, and has been a Life Member since 2014. He joined the Society in 2013.
Brian Hooper
Board of Directors Member
Brian Hooper is a member of the Board of Directors of The John Birch Society.
Kurt Hyde
Election-integrity Expert
Kurt Hyde holds a bachelor's degree in physics and a master's degree in systems management. He is also a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. As an adjunct instructor teaching computer science in 1985 and 1986, Kurt led his students in a…
David B. Jorgensen
National Council Member
David Jorgensen is a member of the National Council of The John Birch Society, and has been a Life Member since 1993. He joined the Society in 1965, and later served for eight years as a JBS field coordinator in Utah.
G. Michael Lohr
Board of Directors Member
Michael Lohr is a member of the Board of Directors and Life Member of The John Birch Society. He joined the Society in 1978, reflecting more than four decades of active commitment to the organization and its principles.
Trevor Loudon
Author and Filmmaker
Trevor 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 believes that these forces must be exposed and countered, as America's…
John Mills
National Council Member
John Mills is a member of the National Council of The John Birch Society, and has been a member of the Society since 2015.
Darr Moon
National Council Member
Darr Moon is a member of the National Council of The John Birch Society, and has been a member of the Society since 2011.
Rhonda Morkes Dehn
National Council Member
Rhonda Morkes Dehn is a member of the National Council of The John Birch Society, having joined the Society in 1990.
Alex Newman
Senior Editor for The New American
Alex Newman is an educator, author, consultant, and award-winning international journalist. He is the author of Indoctrinating Our Children to Death and Deep State: The Invisible Government Behind the Scenes and co-author of Crimes of the Educators. In addition to serving as president of the media and information…
Martin Ohlson
National Council Member
Martin Ohlson is a member of the National Council of The John Birch Society. He joined the Society in 1980 and has been a Life Member since 1988.
Deborah Pauly, Esq.
National Council Member
The Honorable Deborah Pauly, Esq. is a member of the National Council of The John Birch Society, having served on the Council since 2013. She is an attorney with the Lex Rex Institute, a constitutional advocacy organization, and holds a Juris Doctor from Trinity Law…
Dr. Duke Pesta
Academic Director of FreedomProject Academy
Dr. Duke Pesta is a member of the National Council of The John Birch Society, Executive Director and Academic Director of FreedomProject Academy, host of the Dr. Duke Show, and a tenured professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
J. Michael Ritze
National Council Member
J. Michael Ritze, D.O., M.F.S.A., is a member of the National Council of The John Birch Society, and has been a Life Member since 1984. He joined the Society in 1980.
John Rohe
National Council Member
Dr. John Rohe, M.D., is a member of the National Council of The John Birch Society, and has been a member of the Society since 2020.
Jess Roques
National Council Member
Jess Roques is a member of the National Council and a Life Member of The John Birch Society.
Victor Sperandeo
National Council Member
Victor Sperandeo is a member of the National Council of The John Birch Society, and has been a Life Member since 2022. He joined the Society in 2012.
Pastor Matthew Trewhella
Author and Pastor
Matt Trewhella serves as Pastor of Mercy Seat Christian Church, located near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is the author of The Doctrine of the Lesser Magistrates, which has sold over 140,000 copies. Pastor Matt founded Missionaries to the Preborn, which was instrumental in seeing abortions in…