Bios of The Core Team
Bryan Siemon, Co-founder / Chairman
With his experience in managing and organizing people for profitable ventures, and since the original concept of a march on DC was first uttered from his lips, Bryan emerged as the early leader in the Revolution March idea. Bryan considers himself a libertarian Republican and has been 100% behind Ron Paul since around November 2007. He has worked hard each and every day for The Revolution by his efforts on
The North Virginia Patriots internet radio show and through his effort to manage and organize the march.
Bryan is a member of the
The Free State Project.
Deborah Robinet, Board Member / Treasurer
As a political activist, Deborah Robinet has been given leadership roles which include fighting to secure our borders against illegal immigration, drug trafficking, and terrorism. She is on the executive council for the
California Chapter of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps. She is also a co-leader and co-founder of the
Border Patrol Auxiliary. Aside from actively campaigning for Ron Paul, Deborah has played a role in helping to obtain cosponsors for
HCR-40;
Virginia Congressman Virgil Goode's resolution to stop the North American Union, NAFTA , and the NAFTA Superhighway.
Deborah has experience with organizing demonstrations. She is familiar with permit procedures, logistics, scheduling, forming and leading committees and sub-committees, evaluating and delegating responsibilities, developing and implementing plans and procedures. Deborah was also the liaison for Congressmen Virgil Goode, Dana Rorhabacher, Tom Tancredo, and Ted Poe during the March for America Rally in 2007 in Washington D.C..
Deborah is a long time resident and former business owner in southern California. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Behavioral Science. She is a wife, mother, and grandmother.
Raymond D. Powell, Co-founder / IT Director
After learning to program computers at the age of 7 in the early days of home computing, Ray pretty much grew up knowing that he had special talents. Even with his disinterest in schooling and other social "norms", Ray managed to get hired as an programmer right out of high school. After a few years working in "the cubicle", Ray realized that a 9-5 job was not the life for him. Since his last "J.O.B." ended in 1994, Ray has worked hard on many different projects. By offering his I.T. services to other businesspeople and taking a stake in the project, Ray has managed to be part of a few very profitable ventures.
While he always recognized that he had a different view of the world than most, he didn't realize that he was probably a libertarian until around 2001. He was one of the early members of
The Free State Project and even got to vote in the state selection process. It was at the FSP
PorcFest in 2004 when Ray first heard the name Ron Paul being mentioned. When he saw Ron Paul was running for President around July, 2007, he was one of the first to show interest in creating a Meet-up group in Albuquerque. Once he got involved in the "Ron Paul Revolution", he found that he was having trouble focusing on anything BUT using this opportunity to cause real change. He has devoted almost 100% of his time and energy to this movement since around November, 2007 when he started an Internet radio show,
The North Viginia Patriots.
One day, he and his co-host, Bryan Siemon, were wondering what the movement should do now that Super Tuesday had come and gone and a lot of energy seemed to get drained from the campaign. "We should march on DC!", said Bryan. Ray immediately sprang to action.
The website was up within 24 hours and the WORD WAS OUT! When Ron Paul got wind of the idea and saw the momentum, he put out a video talking about the march, and the rest is history...
As a libertarian and with his willingness to keep fighting on, Ray would love nothing more than to find a way to continue to work full time for The Revolution. While he is not a fan of money these days based on his current understanding of the world monetary system, money is fuel. Fuel that allows him to keep fighting for this revolution day after day. At the age of 34, Ray's ultimate goal is to live off the grid, find the woman of his dreams, and raise a family in a free, peaceful, and happy world. You can learn more about Ray Powell at his website:
http://www.RaymondPowell.com.
Trevor "Oyate", Board Member / March Logistics Officer
Oyate likes to keep his head low and out of the spotlight. His recent activist experience includes working with Aaron Russo as his national Director Of Technology and his survivor organization, Restore The Republic. Oyate has been keeping busy with several meetup groups. He is still the nominal coordinator of one Restore The Republic state groups. Oyate brings large-scale mobilization techniques to RevolutionMarch.com and currently serves as March Logistical Officer. In addition to being heavily involved with the permitting and planning process, Oyate will conduct our Marshal and Medical volunteer training and will supervise them during our march. Being a Marshal or medical volunteer will be one of the most exciting and fun volunteer positions in this action so Oyate encourages all R3VOlUTIONARIES to volunteer.
Catherine Bleish, Communications Director
Formally a self proclaimed "liberal" and Obama supporter, Catherine was introduced to the Ron Paul Revolution by co-worker. After educating herself on the Constitution and our Founding Fathers she now considers her self a staunch Jeffersonian Republican. She is greatly concerned with the economy, state rights and individual liberty.
Catherine has been active in the Ron Paul movement since summer 2007 when she took over a struggling Ron Paul meetup group in Santa Barbara, California, where she was registered as a Republican. After moving back to her hometown of Kansas City, Missouri last November, Catherine started a new Ron Paul meetup group and has been a driving force in the Missouri Liberty Movement. She was elected as a delegate to the National Republican Convention on April 19th and is proud to serve her district as a representative delegate at that event!
Catherine is one semester from graduation with her Masters in Public Administration from Park University and obtained her BA in Communications from Mizzou. She is the Executive Director and co-founder of the newly formed Liberty Restoration Project, an educational civic organization with an emphasis on restoring constitutional principals to our government.
Catherine is excited to be a part of the Revolution Management Foundation team and looks forward to marching by your side on July 12!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Michael Vonasten, Production Manager
From concert production to corporate events. Michael has been a
staple in Chicago sound reinforcement. After obtaining a BA in Audio
Arts and Acoustics from Columbia College Chicago, he has set out on a
personal journey through live entertainment.
From touring over the open road with acts like Hank Williams III to
senior sound engineer at House Of Blues Chicago.
It can be said that after viewing a film by Aaron Russo, Michael had a
change in direction. He went from concert sound engineer to activist.
After learning of Dr. Paul's campaign for the presidency, he became
involved in groups such as the Lone Lantern Society with its homebase
in Chicago. After doing research from Geo-politics and free-markets
to the Federal Reserve and the income tax scam as well as political
corruption, Michael has teamed up with Rev March to organize
production to assist the vehicle for transmitting this info to the
general public. Michael is honored to be a part of this large call to
the people to mobolize immediately.
Susan Wolfe, Travel and Lodging Committee Chairman
Susan Wolfe has contracted corporate groups and performed event/convention planning for a major hotel chain for over a decade.
Her organization and negotiation skills make her the perfect person to represent the Travel & Lodging Committee. As an activist,
she has volunteered her time organizing marches and rallies in support of the rights of all Americans since 1998 from her home
city of Wichita, Kansas. She and her husband have three sons, ages 8, 11 and 14. The Wolfes are raising their sons to be part
of the next generation of soldiers against the war on our liberties.
Jessica Weichert, Marketing Committee Chairman
Jessica Weichert is a loving spouse and current student obtaining her
masters in elementary and special education in Chicago. Through a
longing to figure out what makes this country tick, she has done
extensive research in politics, with a special focus on Constitutional
liberties, issues of national sovereignty, fiscal responsibility,
immigration, and government accountability to the citizens that it
represents. Upon hearing the message of Dr. Paul and various other
figures in the freedom movement, she has devoted a large portion of
her time and energy into fighting for the Revolution. Teaming up with
the Lone Lantern Society in Chicago, she has been on the front lines
of this war for freedom, from passing out copies of Freedom to Fascism
to teaming up with RevolutionMarch.com to market and promote this
upcoming important event. She and Mike Vonasten are also in the
beginning stages of developing Artists For Awareness, a coalition of
artists and musicians dedicated to the quest for truth and
transparent, limited government. Jessica is with us for the long haul.
She is proud to do her part and looks forward to marching on
Washington with thousands of fellow patriots this summer!
Mary-Grace Cook, National Promotion Coordinator
A former republican, Grace found herself with no other choice but to reconsider her political ideology after writing a paper on the drug-legalization debate, realizing for the first time how badly the government was overstepping the constitution. Soon after, she became a Libertarian and began working with local groups to spread the message of limited government across the area. It was during this time that she heard about Dr. Ron Paul, and after joining the area meetup group, has been devoting almost all of her time to that campaign ever since.
While doing research late one night on rEVOLutionary efforts, she stumbled upon the Revolution March website and soon after got in on the first conference call as a promoter for the event. To promote the march, she and Andy Robbins created a facebook group that has reached over 1,300 people and counting. Later she volunteered to be a state coordinator, and was soon after given the role of national coordinator, a position that she couldn’t be more excited about. She is a firm believer in everything this is working towards, and is doing all she can to ensure its success!
She is a highly organized individual; currently trying to create a Freedom Fighters Database, an online collaboration effort that will allow individuals to receive updates from multiple groups working for civic and national liberty. She is also a member of the Alabama Liberty Alliance, a group that is working on promoting liberty by the way of education, and civic/political efforts.
Aside from her efforts with the march, she is working on double majoring in political science and economics, hoping to use both to continue this rEVOLution far into the future!
Veronica Calaway, Videography Committee Chairperson
Veronica was apathetic about politics until June 2007 when she discovered Dr. Paul and his freedom message. After some careful researching she became a staunch Ron Paul supporter and an active member of the Ron Paul Revolution. Her main motivation for becoming involved in the Revolution Movement is her 10 year old son, Gavin. "Our children did not make the mess our country is in. Why should they inherit it? I feel I have a responsibility to my child, my family, and my fellow Americans to help change the course of this country," she states. Although new to political activism, she has found her niche and hopes she will continue to learn and grow as a political activist for many years to come.
Veronica hails from the Lonestar state where in earlier years she was involved in performing arts and journalism. She went on to college where she majored in nursing and minored in psychology. Later, without hesitation, she left the medical field to pursue more creative projects which eventually led to her passion, photography . A quick study; she is self taught in trades such as web design, photography, and a bit of videography.
Veronica is 30, a single mother, and now lives and works in Phoenix, AZ as a freelance photographer.
Michael Maresco, Graphics Commmittee Chairman
Michael Maresco is a 45 yr old poet, wanderer, and r3VOLutionary, in an age where "Truth is Treason in an Empire of Lies". Exposure to perversion, and corruption, at a young age caused him to become disillusioned and he set out on a 25+ year odyessy to sort the truth from the lies propagated on him via the Public Education system. He has been a waiter in NY, a construction worker in Florida, a salesman in California, and a commercial fisherman with the Alaskan Salmon Fleet. He has sailed over 26,000 miles on blue-water yachts and hitchhiked the coasts of two continents. It was back-packing alone, in the middle of China, where he came to the realization, that as bad as the US has become, it is still the greatest country in the world.
Settling in Hawaii, on the Garden Island of Kauai, he shut himself off from the problems of the world and worked on keeping that little corner as "Hawaiian" as possible. He earned his keep in the Audio/Visual world, working on corporate events, where he has worked in New Zealand, Mexico, and The Caribbean.
Until the r3VOLution...
Joining Ron Paul's "list" on the day he announced the exploratory committee, he set about informing the locals about this amazing man, an honest politician. Notable accomplisments for the r3VOLution include a 130mile/5 day "march" around the island of OAHU, and "traditional campaigning" in the states of NH, SC, NY, and TX. He is a moderator, known as ronpaulhawaii, on the most effective grassroots Internet gathering places, www.ronpaulforums, and has been a part of most of the celebrated projects of the grassroots campaign. Perhaps he is best known as the Ron Paul Rider, who pedaled a bicycle alone, from coast to coast, on a 3700 mile adventure spreading the name and ideas of the good doctor, through 13 states and 100 counties. He is honored to be a part of this project.
Tom Porter (rH), IT Support
Tom Porter is an American citizen living abroad - in Germany. He is happily married and has two children who are American citizens. As a certified Visual Communications Designer he felt compelled to volunteer his time and effort for a greater cause and more perfect union - if not for himself, then for his children.
A long standing interest in American History, and specifically the founding fathers, was ultimately the reason he gravitated to the r3volution. Tom is one of the many Democrats who have joined the movement, and firmly believes not only in our ultimate success, but in the resilience of the American people and their willingness to stand up for their unalienable rights. Tom has been working with Ray and an excellent support cast in Germany working together with
934tel Media Networx in the creation and design of this website and fiftyforflagday.com.
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