Jennie Bradley Lichter assumed the office of President of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund in February, 2025. In this capacity, she proudly directs the iconic organization committed to restoring a culture of life in the United States, most notably through the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., held around the anniversary of Roe v. Wade and through the growing State March for Life program.
As a longtime Marcher who began attending the National March as a college student in 2001, Jennie is humbled and honored by the opportunity to lead the March for Life. Jennie has wide-ranging legal and policy experience in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, including at the highest levels of the federal government. During the Trump Administration, Jennie served in the White House as a Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council (DPC) where she supervised rulemaking and policy efforts implicating a number of federal agencies, and led policy initiatives across the federal government to defend the dignity of life.
Prior to her White House service, Jennie worked on policy issues and federal judicial (including Supreme Court) confirmation efforts in the Office of Legal Policy at the U.S. Department of Justice. She previously served as in-house counsel for the Archdiocese of Washington. Early in her legal career, Jennie clerked for two federal appeals court judges and was an associate at the international law firm Jones Day.
Jennie formerly served as the Deputy General Counsel at The Catholic University of America. In addition to her legal work at Catholic University, Jennie also founded and directed The Guadalupe Project, the University’s campus-wide initiative to support and lift up pregnant and parenting students, staff, and faculty. She was a Fellow at the Center for Religious Liberty in the University’s Columbus School of Law.
Jennie graduated from the University of Notre Dame and from Harvard Law School, and earned an M.Phil in Theology & Religious Studies from the University of Cambridge in the UK. She and her husband, Brian, have three young children who love attending the March for Life.
Jackie serves as Senior Communications Advisor for the March for Life, where she helps shape and deliver compelling content and messaging to mobilize and strengthen the movement’s visibility nationwide. Prior to this, she served as Executive Vice President for the March, where she led the organization’s daily operations, communications, and oversaw planning and execution of the annual National March for Life each January.
Before joining the March for Life, Jackie managed business operations and strategic planning for a major information technology shared service supporting nearly 40 agencies at the New York City Department of Finance. Earlier in her career, Jackie served as a management consultant, providing policy expertise, project management, and governance support to clients across the nonprofit, government, and private sectors. Her consulting portfolio includes work with Gartner Consulting, the Wildlife Conservation Society, and numerous New York City agencies. She also served as National Deputy Director for Right To Play, an international nonprofit. Jackie began her career in public affairs at Lifetime Television, managing government and nonprofit outreach, communications, high-profile events, and cause-related marketing campaigns.
Inspired by a desire to advance a culture of life, Jackie transitioned from public sector leadership to pursue graduate studies, graduating magna cum laude with a Master’s in Theology with a concentration in Biotechnology and Ethics from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family. She also graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University and, during her undergraduate years, interned at the White House.
Prior to joining the March for Life, Felicia was the Associate Director for the Virginia Catholic Conference, where she lobbied on a number of issues, including parental choice in education and religious liberty. Prior to her work at the Catholic Conference, Felicia was in private law practice for over eight years practicing insurance defense, specifically legal malpractice defense work, but left it behind when she felt called to fight against the ultimate injustice of abortion.
Georgiana joined March For Life in November of 2025 as a Development Assistant. She has an academic background in moral theology and bioethics. She then served in higher education being privileged to grow institutions through meaningful connections and strategic initiatives. Recently, she began a new chapter starting a family and welcoming her sweet, bashful son into the world.
Hannah has been with the State March Program, partnering with pro-life leaders nationwide to plan and host State Marches, since joining the March for Life Team in 2023. Drawing from her nonprofit background in business development, marketing, and outreach, she works to build authentic relationships that serve to strengthen and unify the pro-life movement. Bringing warmth and strategic vision to every collaboration, Hannah is energized the most in connecting with passionate leaders and witnessing their impact in their states. In her free time, Hannah is also a professional musician.
Tierin-Rose serves as the Digital & Creative Manager for the March for Life, where she leads the organization’s online presence with strategy, creativity, and conviction. Before stepping into this role, she managed all things social media for the March for Life, using her voice to speak up for the unborn. With a background as a professional ballerina, she now channels that same discipline and artistry into advancing the pro-life message. Beyond her work at March for Life, Tierin-Rose helps lead her church ministry, Jireh, which provides practical support to single moms, foster families, and children—always pointing them to the God who provides.
Stephanie is the graphic designer for the organization, creating everything from baby tees and state march signage to jumbotron visuals. It’s a gift for her to use her skills for a mission she deeply believes in. A Catholic wife and mom, she’s learning more about the beauty of life every day—usually with a coffee in hand, a corgi at her feet, and a toddler on her hip.
Matthew serves as Associate Director of Communications at the March for Life, focusing on the development and execution of branding and communications strategies across the organization’s national and state programs. With a professional background in project management, multimedia production, and digital marketing within the nonprofit sector, he works to strengthen the March for Life’s messaging and impact nationwide.
Mackenzie joined the March for Life in 2019 as the Grassroots Project Manager, focusing on grassroots outreach and email strategy. With a communications background from Saint Louis University Madrid, she brings a lifelong pro-life passion to the team—having attended the March since childhood. She’s a mom to two boys, a budding homesteader, and helps her husband run their in-home sourdough micro-bakery!
Jenny joined the March for Life in December 2024 as an Events & Operations Coordinator. Her role blends event planning for the National March, executive support, and office administration. She has greatly enjoyed being able to bring her background in event planning and hospitality management to the team and enjoys being able to work every day for the mission of protecting life.
Michaela has been with the March for Life since 2024. In her role as a State March Program Lead, she organizes logistics, works with local partners, and coordinates state-wide coalitions to execute rallies and marches with thousands of attendees at state capitols. Before joining the March for Life, she completed a Master’s in Theological Studies from the University of Notre Dame. She has also worked as a pilgrimage coordinator and research assistant.
After working on March for Life’s Government Affairs team for over a year and utilizing the collective voice of millions of marchers to advance pro-life, pro-woman legislation on Capitol Hill, Hayden now serves as Chief of Staff where she supports March for Life President Jennie Bradley Lichter in promoting organizational strategy and projects. Prior to her role at the March for Life, Hayden promoted media relations and critical messaging for regulatory and academic freedom litigation at Alliance Defending Freedom. Hayden hails from Birmingham, Alabama and attended Wheaton College to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Communications—there, she grew in passion for the intersection of Christian faith and policy and later served as student body president. In her free time, Hayden enjoys traveling, going to concerts, and finding new coffee shops.
