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Ronald Reagan speaks to the 1993 National Conservative Student Conference. 2008 commemorates the 30thanniversary of this breakthrough program.


Marc Thiessen (1979) was promoted to be the top speechwriter for President George W. Bush.
Mike Elmendorf (1991) is New York State Director for the Naitonal Federation of Independent Business.
Juanita Garcia (1995) designs HVAC systems for a mechanical contractor in Chicago.
Dan Flynn (1995) has a newly-released book called A Conservative History of the American Left. Buy it here.
Carrie (Orr) Zapfe (1996) is press secretary for Indiana State Senate conservatives.
Jennifer (Hollenstein) Margulis (1996) is married and works as a tax accountant for KPMG LLP in Houston, Texas.
Chris Gillott (1998) is an economic policy advisor to Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana.
Joshua Verdi (1999) is an attorney with Reed Smith LLP in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Ryan Harriman (2004) is coalitions manager and labor policy analyst at the Evergreen Freedom Foundation in Washington state.
Joshua Delano (2004) is a staff writer for The Songhai News.
Will Erlandson (2005) is serving in the United States Army at officer basic training at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
Jonathan Williams (2005) is the director of the tax and fiscal policy task force for the American Legislative Exchange Council in Washington, D.C. He recently worked with Art Laffer and Stephen Moore on the book Rich States, Poor States.
Lt. Andy Chung (2005) is serving in Iraq with the United States Army. He will be promoted to Captain this summer. Please contact the Foundation if you are interested in contacting Andy or sending him letters of support (or beef jerky).
Troy Senik (2006) is a speechwriter for President George W. Bush.
Niklas Warren (2006) is associate director in the Office of Presidential Speechwriting at the White House.
Anthony Warren (2006) is a press assistant in the press office at the White House.
Devin Trovillion (2007) works for Governor Mitch Daniels of Indiana.
Ryan Radford (2007) is director of client relations for The Stewart Group in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Ana Rotar (2007) works as the director of public relations of KCOMM, a southern California firm specializing in public relations, public affairs, internet marketing, events and relationships.

This section features regular updates about our alumni. The listed year is the latest in which the person was involved with the Foundation. If you would like your career update to be considered for inclusion, please email the information about your new job, wedding, birth in the family, or other accomplishment to Roger Custer at alumni@yaf.org or call 800-USA-1776.

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30th Anniversary Conference Announced

National Conservative StudentConference

Summer 2008 marks the 30th anniversary of the National Conservative Student Conference, and you are invited! Please mark August 3-9, 2008 on your calendar because Young America’s Foundation is happy to invite alumni to join students for portions of this historic event. More details will follow in the coming months!

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Please contact Roger Custer at alumni@yaf.org or at 800-USA-1776 with any address changes, career updates, questions, or comments. In order to build your Alumni Network, we need your help!

Job Opportunities with Young America’s Foundation

Please visit this page to learn more about our internships and job openings

Current openings include:
Program Officer – Graphic Design (Herndon, VA)
Program Officer – Reagan Ranch Center (Santa Barbara, CA)
Development Officer – Reagan Ranch Center (Santa Barbara, CA)