Board President
Michael F. Acquilano serves as Board President of Sidewalk Advocates for Life (SAFL).
Michael Acquilano graduated from Bentley University in Boston, MA, with a degree in Corporate Finance and Accounting. In 2009, he studied International Finance and Negotiations at Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Rouen, one of the top business schools in Europe.
Vice President
Elissa is a constitutional law attorney who serves as a Board Vice President of Sidewalk Advocates for Life.
Elissa earned her law degree at The University of Texas School of Law in 2013. While a student at UT, Elissa volunteered with the Central Texas Coalition for Life as a sidewalk counselor and participated in the local 40 Days for Life campaign.
Secretary & Treasurer
John Fenn serves as Board Secretary and Treasurer of Sidewalk Advocates for Life.
Mr. Fenn graduated from Texas A&M University in 2006 with a degree in Chemical Engineering and minors in Chemistry and Business. Upon graduation, Mr. Fenn joined ExxonMobil and has held a range of commercial and managerial positions for the last 15 years.
Member
Dr. Chris Neumann serves as a Board Member of Sidewalk Advocates for Life.
The son of two teachers and second eldest of five children, Chris was born and raised in El Paso, TX. Upon leaving west Texas after high school, Chris set out for Aggieland and completed his studies at Texas A&M University, earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Science summa cum laude with a psychology minor.
Member
Jeanneane Maxon serves as a Board Member of Sidewalk Advocates for Life. She is an attorney and nationally recognized speaker and human rights advocate with almost 10 years of executive level non-profit leadership. Currently she serves as an Associate Scholar for the Charlotte Lozier Institute and the Compliance Officer for Her Pregnancy and Life Assistance Network (Her PLAN). She previously served as Vice President of External Affairs and Corporate Counsel for Americans United for Life and as General Counsel of Care Net.
Member
Lauren is an attorney whose passion for defending the sanctity of human life led her into the pro-life movement; she serves as the President/CEO of Sidewalk Advocates for Life. In college, Lauren prayed and sidewalk counseled outside Former Planned Parenthood Director Abby Johnson's abortion facility and experienced the very first 40 Days for Life campaign. After witnessing how prayer and peaceful outreach transformed the sidewalk from a place of confusion to life, she was hooked. Her vision, coupled with prayer and openness to God, equips her for pro-life leadership.