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Daniel Harrop, Advisor

Dr. Daniel S. Harrop is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Brown Medical School and a former faculty member at Harvard Medical School. He received his B.A. in 1976 and his M.D. in 1979, both from Brown, and his M.B.A. from the Edinburgh Business School in Scotland. Board-certified in adult and geriatric psychiatry, he is a past president of the Rhode Island Psychiatric Society and a member of the Committee on Medical Quality of the American Psychiatric Association. He serves as a consultant to major medical management companies, including Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, United Healthcare, Magellan Healthcare, and others, and maintains a private practice in Providence, RI. At Brown, he has served as president of the Association of Class Leaders and of the Brown Faculty Club. A past president of the Rhode Island Libertarian Party, he was the 2006 Republican Party nominee for mayor of Providence.

Brian Bishop, Advisor

Brian Bishop has been an outspoken proponent of property rights in Rhode Island and has worked with grassroots activists and think tanks from across the country to advocate similar concerns at the federal level. He has contributed articles to The Washington Times, The Providence Journal, and The Brown Spectator and authored legislation on academic freedom as well as several briefs on land rights for the state Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is also the host of Rule Free Radio in Providence. His guests have included Thomas Sowell, Walter Williams, David Horowitz, Congressman Tom Tancredo, and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman.

James Panero, Advisor

James Panero is the Managing Editor of The New Criterion and former editor at National Review. He lectures widely on art, politics, and education, and has served as a panelist for the National Endowment on the Arts and a visiting artist at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He earned his undergraduate degree in classics from Dartmouth College, where he was Editor-in-Chief of The Dartmouth Review. He is now chairman of the board of trustees of the newspaper and the editor of "The Dartmouth Review Pleads Innocent," a twenty-fifth anniversary anthology published by ISI Books. Prior to joining The New Criterion in 2001, he was a graduate student in the History of Art at Brown University.

Stephen Beale, Director of Public Relations

Stephen Beale recently graduated from Brown University with a degree in classics and history. He is currently a reporter for The New Hampshire Union Leader. His work has been published in The Providence Journal, The American Conservative, and on Townhall.com and FrontPageMag.com. While he was at Brown, he founded and edited The Brown Spectator, wrote for The Brown Daily Herald, was a member of The Brown Debating Union, College Republicans, Students for Academic Freedom, and Students for Liberty. He was born in Grove City, Pennsylvania and raised in Topsfield, Massachusetts.

Joseph Lisska, Director of Operations

Joseph Lisska graduated from Brown University with a degree in political science and history. While at Brown, he was president of the College Republicans, an officer in Students for Liberty and the Brown ACLU, as well as a founding editor of The Brown Spectator. He is a native of Jacksonville, Florida, and is currently attending the University of Florida Levin College of Law.

Christopher McAuliffe, Director of University Relations

Christopher McAuliffe, a native of Miami, Florida, is currently a senior political science concentrator at Brown University. He is the editor-in-chief for The Brown Spectator, an op-ed writer for The Brown Daily Herald, and has served as president of College Republicans, and vice-president of Students for Liberty. He is also a producer and co-host for Rule Free Radio in Providence.

Eric Neuman, Director of Fundraising

Eric Neuman is a native Texan who recently graduated from Brown University with a degree in mathematics and mathematical economics. While at Brown, he founded Students for Liberty, a non-partisan, small-government student group, and he was also Vice-President of the College Republicans, a founding editor of The Brown Spectator, and member of the Senior Class Gift Committee for Brown’s Annual Fund. He is currently pursuing a law degree at the University of Texas in Austin.

Travis Rowley, Director of Finance

Travis Rowley is a local Rhode Islander, attended Bishop Hendricken High School, and graduated from Brown University in 2002. He currently resides in East Greenwich, RI and works for New York Life Insurance Company as an independent financial planner. While at Brown he was the captain of the football team, and a columnist for The Brown Daily Herald. Travis is also the author of Out of Ivy, a forthcoming book that focuses on the political atmosphere at Brown.


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	Daniel Harrop, Advisor Dr. Daniel S. Harrop is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Brown Medical School and a former faculty member at Harvard Medical School. He received his B.A. in 1976 and his M.D. in 1979, both from Brown, and his M.B.A. from the Edinburgh Business School in Scotland. Board-certified in adult and geriatric psychiatry, he is a past president of the Rhode Island Psychiatric Society and a member of the Committee on Medical Quality of the American Psychiatric Association. He serves as a consultant to major medical management companies, including Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, United Healthcare, Magellan Healthcare, and others, and maintains a private practice in Providence, RI. At Brown, he has served as president of the Association of Class Leaders and of the Brown Faculty Club. A past president of the Rhode Island Libertarian Party, he was the 2006 Republican Party nominee for mayor of Providence. Brian Bishop, Advisor Brian Bishop has been an outspoken proponent of property rights in Rhode Island and has worked with grassroots activists and think tanks from across the country to advocate similar concerns at the federal level. He has contributed articles to The Washington Times, The Providence Journal, and The Brown Spectator and authored legislation on academic freedom as well as several briefs on land rights for the state Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is also the host of Rule Free Radio in Providence. His guests have included Thomas Sowell, Walter Williams, David Horowitz, Congressman Tom Tancredo, and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman. James Panero, Advisor James Panero is the Managing Editor of The New Criterion and former editor at National Review. He lectures widely on art, politics, and education, and has served as a panelist for the National Endowment on the Arts and a visiting artist at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He earned his undergraduate degree in classics from Dartmouth College, where he was Editor-in-Chief of The Dartmouth Review. He is now chairman of the board of trustees of the newspaper and the editor of "The Dartmouth Review Pleads Innocent," a twenty-fifth anniversary anthology published by ISI Books. Prior to joining The New Criterion in 2001, he was a graduate student in the History of Art at Brown University. Stephen Beale, Director of Public Relations Stephen Beale recently graduated from Brown University with a degree in classics and history. He is currently a reporter for The New Hampshire Union Leader. His work has been published in The Providence Journal, The American Conservative, and on Townhall.com and FrontPageMag.com. While he was at Brown, he founded and edited The Brown Spectator, wrote for The Brown Daily Herald, was a member of The Brown Debating Union, College Republicans, Students for Academic Freedom, and Students for Liberty. He was born in Grove City, Pennsylvania and raised in Topsfield, Massachusetts. Joseph Lisska, Director of Operations Joseph Lisska graduated from Brown University with a degree in political science and history. While at Brown, he was president of the College Republicans, an officer in Students for Liberty and the Brown ACLU, as well as a founding editor of The Brown Spectator. He is a native of Jacksonville, Florida, and is currently attending the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Christopher McAuliffe, Director of University Relations Christopher McAuliffe, a native of Miami, Florida, is currently a senior political science concentrator at Brown University. He is the editor-in-chief for The Brown Spectator, an op-ed writer for The Brown Daily Herald, and has served as president of College Republicans, and vice-president of Students for Liberty. He is also a producer and co-host for Rule Free Radio in Providence. Eric Neuman, Director of Fundraising Eric Neuman is a native Texan who recently graduated from Brown University with a degree in mathematics and mathematical economics. While at Brown, he founded Students for Liberty, a non-partisan, small-government student group, and he was also Vice-President of the College Republicans, a founding editor of The Brown Spectator, and member of the Senior Class Gift Committee for Brown’s Annual Fund. He is currently pursuing a law degree at the University of Texas in Austin. Travis Rowley, Director of Finance Travis Rowley is a local Rhode Islander, attended Bishop Hendricken High School, and graduated from Brown University in 2002. He currently resides in East Greenwich, RI and works for New York Life Insurance Company as an independent financial planner. While at Brown he was the captain of the football team, and a columnist for The Brown Daily Herald. Travis is also the author of Out of Ivy, a forthcoming book that focuses on the political atmosphere at Brown.

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