Our Team

Leadership

The people driving MAHA Institute's mission to reform American health policy and empower communities nationwide.

Executive Leadership

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Mark Gorton

President

Mark Gorton is the President of the MAHA Institute, where he leads efforts to advance health freedom, transparency, and holistic solutions in public health. He is also the founder and Chairman of Tower Research Capital LLC, one of the world's leading computerized trading firms, w...

Health FreedomOpen GovernmentTechnology
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Debra Sheldon

Vice President & Co-Founder

Debra Sheldon serves as Vice President and co-founder of the MAHA Institute. She formerly held the role of Director of Special Operations at American Values PAC (now The MAHA PAC) and was a key architect of the Policies for the People initiative. With decades of experience in civ...

Strategic FrameworksPolicy DevelopmentCivic Engagement
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Maddie Garvia

Director of Operations

Maddie Garvia is the Director of Operations at the MAHA Institute, where she leads team coordination, event planning, and administrative operations. With over a decade of experience in operations and communications across the health, political, and hospitality sectors, she focuse...

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Amy Miller

Director of States

Amy Miller is a passionate champion of our God-given rights and medical freedoms. She has led and worked with top health freedom organizations and thought leaders across the country. A leading legislative advocate, she has successfully championed legislation that has made Tennessee a leader in health freedom and MAHA policies. She has worked closely with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other leaders in the medical freedom movement. In addition to her health freedom advocacy, Amy is active in the movement to stop both foreign and domestic pesticide manufacturers from gaining liability shields that would strip Americans of their right to a jury trial when injured by toxic pesticides. In 2025, her efforts helped stop such a liability shield from being passed in Tennessee.

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Justin Santopietro

Government Relations Liaison

Justin Santopietro is a government affairs and public policy professional with experience in the federal legislative and executive branches, a public interest nonprofit, a leading credit union trade association, and client advocacy. His experience includes electoral politics and the policy areas of financial services regulation, monetary and banking policy, and human and animal subject research protections. Before joining the Institute, he worked at liber-net, researching, documenting, and opposing the censorship-industrial complex at both state and federal levels. As an avid reader of nutrition, exercise, and biomedical sciences, he enjoys integrating new knowledge into his own lifestyle and is committed to helping fellow Americans recover their health, autonomy, and dignity.

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Noelle Callahan

Senior Legislative Affairs Specialist

Noelle Callahan has over a decade of experience advancing compassionate, principled, and transparent public policy — especially on behalf of children and animals. As the only full-time health freedom advocate based in Washington, DC during the COVID-19 era, she led efforts to defend medical liberty, end unlawful mandates, and spotlight the chronic disease epidemic affecting American children, including helping to end the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for DC schoolchildren. Earlier in her career, she played a pivotal role in national campaigns to end cruel and unnecessary taxpayer-funded animal experiments, including efforts that shut down the USDA's decades-long kitten experiments and secured the retirement of chimpanzees from federal labs. Whether working on Capitol Hill, mobilizing grassroots advocates, or championing mission-aligned ventures, Noelle brings strategic insight, coalition-building expertise, and a deep commitment to advancing policies that uphold medical liberty, integrated well-being, and root-cause solutions.

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Adam Garrie

Strategic Advisor

Adam Garrie is a Strategic Advisor at MAHA Institute and the co-founder of infotainment data driven platform HiCyrus. A veteran political strategist, author, journalist, commentator, and First Amendment activist, Adam has worked alongside MAHA thought leaders beginning in the 2024 election.

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Jennifer Goates

States Project Manager

Jennifer Goates guides the coordination and execution of State Councils. As a board officer of Kansans for Health Freedom, she helped build the organization from the ground up, shaping its direction and durability as a statewide advocacy organization. Her work has included leading large-scale statewide events such as the Freedom Revivals in the Heartland, which convened nationally recognized health freedom leaders — including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — and mobilized hundreds of participants amid unprecedented COVID-era restrictions. A Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP), Jennifer brings substantial expertise in enterprise risk management, ethics, and governance across complex, multi-state nonprofit systems. She is known for an uncompromising ethical compass, a genuine affinity for organization, and an instinct for bringing clarity and structure to values-driven work.

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Debbie Mize

Manager of State Councils

Debbie Mize is a leader and advocate advancing informed health choices through community collaboration. She is Co-Founder of Kansans for Health Freedom and serves as State Coordinator for Stand for Health Freedom and Children's Health Defense — Kansas. She is the past Chapter Leader of the Kansas City Area Weston A. Price Foundation and the current Co-Leader of the Chattanooga Weston A. Price Chapter. With experience in wellness, nutrition and sustainable farming, Debbie works with legislators and grassroots organizations to support health freedom and public health transparency. She organizes educational events, legislative advocacy efforts, and statewide initiatives impacting families. As Manager of State Councils at MAHA Institute, Debbie is working to establish Councils in each state and to provide guidance as they seek to drive policy change.

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Jaime Bland

Chief Data Strategist

Jaime Bland serves as Chief Data Strategist at MAHA Institute, bringing data-driven insights to support the organization's mission and strategic initiatives.

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Tyler Tong

Finance & Business Development

Tyler Tong has spent the last several years working across finance, consulting, and business coaching — most recently helping small businesses and nonprofits strengthen their financial foundations through Epic Arches and The Oxford Group Investments. Tyler is also an Adjunct Professor and serves as the Director of the Business Incubator at Columbia International University in Columbia, SC.

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Evan Taylor

Digital Services Specialist

Evan Taylor supports systems integration, event infrastructure, and digital operations across the organization. A Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) with over a decade of experience in environmental compliance and regulatory strategy, Evan brings an analytical and solutions-oriented approach to complex operational challenges. He has dedicated his career to leveraging digital solutions to address environmental and civic challenges, spanning his early work on the BP oil spill response, his tenure as an Environmental Project Manager, and leadership roles as campaign manager for both a state legislative race and local judicial campaigns. Evan also served as Southeast Regional Operations Manager for the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for President campaign, where he helped design and coordinate national canvassing, phone banking, web systems, and digital infrastructure. Evan is completing his Juris Doctor in Environmental Law.

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Bre LeBorious

Event Coordinator

Bre LeBorious is an experienced event coordinator and grassroots advocate passionate about bringing people together around purpose-driven causes. Her path into public affairs grew from her work in holistic health research and community advocacy, where she developed a deep understanding of the connection between personal wellness and the health of society as a whole. With a strong background in event coordination, hosting, and administration, Bre has managed and supported a wide range of gatherings — from community roundtables to high-profile policy discussions. Her approach blends creativity, organization, and heart, ensuring that every event she touches inspires genuine dialogue and meaningful impact. At the MAHA Institute, Bre helps design and execute events that connect leaders, experts, and citizens to advance health, accountability, and positive change.

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