Leadership

Sean Clark - Chair

Sean Clark is the former Vice President for Finance and Information Technology at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), a nonprofit organization that defends and promotes individual rights at colleges and universities across the United States. FIRE’s core mission includes protecting freedom of speech, legal equality, due process, religious liberty, and the sanctity of conscience - principles that are fundamental to individual liberty and human dignity.

During his tenure, Sean played a key role in advancing FIRE’s financial strategy and technological infrastructure. He remains passionate about civil liberties and currently lives and works in Philadelphia.

Bobby Schindler - President

Bobby Schindler is President of the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network, a Senior Fellow at Americans United for Life, and an Associate Scholar at the Charlotte Lozier Institute. He advocates for the medically vulnerable in memory of his sister, Terri Schiavo. Since her death in 2005, Bobby has become a national voice on medical ethics and patient rights, speaking across 46 states and internationally, and testifying before legislatures in the U.S., Canada, and Australia. His writings have appeared in LifeNews, The Federalist, National Review, TIME, The Wall Street Journal, and more.

He holds degrees from Florida State University, LaSalle University, and an M.S. in Bioethics from the University of Mary. He serves on the advisory board of New York State Right to Life.

Charles Kerrigan - Treasurer

Charles (Chuck) Kerrigan brings extensive executive experience in commercial and private banking, venture capital, marketing, wealth management, and nonprofit leadership. He currently advises universities on research commercialization and supports organizations aiming to grow beyond early success. Chuck is affiliated with Amhurst Asset Management and serves as an Advisor with Executive Leaders for Advisory Boards. He is a Board Member of the Irish American Business Chamber & Network and serves on the Finance Committee for Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Chuck holds BBA and MBA degrees from Temple University and completed executive programs at the Wharton School and Columbia University. He is husband to Mary and father to Corinne, who lived with an anoxic brain injury until her recent passing. He is now a devoted grandfather to Corinne’s son, Paul.

Brother Conrad Richardson - Secretary

Brother Conrad Richardson, f.b.p., is a Franciscan Brother of Peace from St. Paul, MN. Founded in 1982 by Michael Gaworski, the Brothers of Peace seek to rediscover and live in the fullness of the Christian Faith through the enlightenment of the Magisterium, Sacred Scripture and the Church's tradition through the example of the order’s inspiration, St. Francis of Assisi.

Before entering religious life Br. Conrad worked as a nursing assistant, caring for the elderly, the physically and mentally challenged and the terminally ill. He also volunteered with the Missionaries of Charity in Denver who were caring for those dying of AIDS. In 1996, Br. Conrad contacted the Franciscan Brothers of Peace in the Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis and professed final vows of poverty, chastity and obedience in October of 2001.

Michael J. Tammaro - Vice Chairman

Michael J. Tammaro earned a BS in education from Mansfield University and an MS in education from Elmira College. After 33 years, Mike retired as a schoolteacher from Haverling Central School in Bath, NY. Mike is the co-founder of Corning Christian Academy, a K-12 Christian school in Corning, NY and was a member of their board for 30 years.

Mike was a standout basketball player in high school and college, was a high school and college basketball official for 28 years, and in 1994 was inducted into the Corning-Painted Post Sports Hall of Fame. Mike currently resides in Headland, AL with his wife Claudia Beth. They have two daughters, one adopted son and ten grandchildren. Mike is the brother of Mary Schindler (Terri Schiavo's mom) and Terri's Uncle.

David C. Gibbs III - General Counsel

David C. Gibbs III serves as General Counsel of the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network and is President of the National Center for Life and Liberty (NCLL), a legal ministry that protects the rights of churches and Christian organizations nationwide, with offices in California, Florida, North Carolina, and Texas.

A graduate of Duke University School of Law, Mr. Gibbs speaks regularly at churches and conferences across the country, while also litigating cases as a trial attorney. He has authored five books, including Fighting for Dear Life: The Untold Story of Terri Schiavo and What It Means for All of Us and Understanding the Constitution.

Sister Deirdre Byrne - Board Member

Sister Deirdre (Dede) Byrne is a missionary sister, a retired U.S. Army Colonel, and a board-certified family physician and general surgeon. Originally from Washington, D.C., she attended Georgetown University School of Medicine, where she also joined the Army. After 29 years of military service, which included deployment in Afghanistan, she retired in 2009.

Known to many as Sister Dede, she became a member of the Little Workers of the Sacred Heart in 2000, an organization dedicated to providing care for the poor through free medical services. She has worked in disaster zones, including Ground Zero after 9/11, and participates in annual missions to countries such as Kenya, Haiti, and Sudan. Currently, Sister Dede directs the Spanish Catholic Center clinic in Washington, D.C., and oversees the local Little Workers house, which provides medical care and early education to underserved communities.

In Memoriam: Brother Paul O’Donnell

Honoring Brother Paul O’Donnell, f.b.p., our former chairman and dedicated board member, whose faithful commitment to defending the vulnerable and tireless pro-life advocacy left a lasting impact on our mission.

In Memoriam: Robert Schindler

Remembering Robert Schindler, founder of the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network and board member, whose courageous fight and unconditional love for his daughter Terri sparked a lifelong mission to defend the medically vulnerable.