“Adherence to men is often disloyalty to
principles.”
– John Taylor of Caroline
STAFF
John Taylor is the president of Tertium Quids,a 501(c)4 issue advocacy organization that hosts Virginia's Tuesday Morning Group, a statewide coalition comprised of more than 480 activists who represent more than 200 organizations. He also serves as president of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy, an independent, nonpartisan, education and research organization that develops and promotes public policy consistent with the Virginia tradition of individual liberty, dynamic entrepreneurial capitalism, private property, the rule of law, and constitutionally limited government.
In 1975, John received a B.A. from Wofford College, and subsequently earned an M.B.A. from Georgia State University, and a J.D. from the Woodrow Wilson College of Law. A member of the Federalist Society, he is also a member of the Philadelphia Society, the Council for National Policy, and the National Association of Scholars. John serves on the board of directors of the Virginia Association of Scholars and on the national advisory board of the James Monroe Memorial Foundation.
He has been the recipient of the Hero of the Taxpayer Award, an annual recognition given by Americans for Tax Reform; and the Eagle Award, an annual recognition given for pro-family, grassroots leadership by the Eagle Forum of St. Louis, Missouri.
Lynn Taylor is vice president and CFO of Tertium Quids. She also serves as vice president and CFO of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy. Prior to her current positions, Mrs. Taylor was managing director of the Charles G. Koch and the Claude R. Lambe Charitable Foundations in Washington, D.C.
Well-experienced in the management and the funding of nonprofit organizations, Mrs. Taylor served on the boards of the Heartland Institute for Public Policy, Chicago; the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, New York; and the Young Entrepreneurs of Washington, D.C.
In 1976, she received a B.A. (mathematics) from Agnes Scott College and subsequently earned an M.B.A. (finance) from Georgia State University and a J.D. (cum laude) from the Woodrow Wilson College of Law. A member of the Philadelphia Society, Mrs. Taylor is also a member of the Federalist Society, the National Association of Scholars, and the Virginia Association of Scholars.
Brian Gottstein is the vice president of communications for Tertium Quids. He is a senior practitioner in public relations and marketing, political strategies and campaigning, advertising, special events, radio and TV production, and media relations.
Brian is a libertarian columnist for the Roanoke Star (Virginia), a former columnist for the Roanoke Times, and a former financial markets commentator for local TV, radio, and newspapers. Several of his columns were published in a book on Virginia politics titled Notes from the Sausage Factory, alongside the writings of Virginia's seven living governors, Senators, and other political figures. He has personally conducted more than 300 on-air and background media interviews for TV, radio, and print media; and he has coached his clients for hundreds more interviews, including for ABC's "Nightline with Ted Koppel."
He has served as campaign consultant, political advisor, and speechwriter to local and national Libertarian and conservative Republican candidates and elected officials dedicated to the principles of smaller government, personal responsibility, and individual liberty.
Brian is a Fellow at the University of Virginia's Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership. He was founding chairman of the Virginia Tech Department of Communication Alumni Advisory Board, where he led a board of national communication professionals (Fortune 100 corporate communications executives, Hollywood film producers, Congressional political directors, and national news reporters for ABC, CNN, and NBC).
Norman Leahy serves as the vice president for public affairs at Tertium Quids. In this role, he develops public outreach and messaging strategies to help advance conservative and free market principles in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Previously, Norman spent a decade working for one of the nation's most respected full-service marketing agencies, Richmond-based Huntsinger & Jeffer. As an award-winning senior creative marketing professional, Norman helped raise tens of millions of dollars for an array of nonprofit clients, including such prominent organizations as the American Red Cross, America's Second Harvest, Volunteers of America and many more.
His public policy background began at the Cato Institute, where he served as a research assistant, before moving on to work as a policy analyst for the Drug Policy Foundation, field director for Citizens for Congressional Reform, and director of the U.S. Term Limits Foundation.
Norman is one of Virginia's most seasoned and respected political bloggers. From 2002-2007 he published "One Man's Trash," a blog devoted to Virginia politics and media criticism. Richmond Times-Dispatch columnist Jeff Schapiro called the blog "a hoot," while Daily Progress reporter Bob Gibson dubbed it "feisty." Today, Norman is a contributor to a number of Virginia-based blogs, including "Bacon's Rebellion," "Bearing Drift," "Sic Semper Tyrannis," and NBC 12's "Decision Virginia." He is also a political columnist for Richmond.com and is a regular contributor to the Bacon's Rebellion e-zine.
Norman is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University and the Colorado College and was a 2006 fellow at the University of Virginia's Sorensen Institute. He and his family live in Henrico County.
Krystal Slivinski is the vice president for government affairs at Tertium Quids. Prior to her current position, Mrs. Slivinski served as the manager of student relations at the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C.
Well-versed in free market economics and public policy, she has been a member of the Southern Economic Association, the Public Choice Society, and the Association for Private Enterprise Education.
Mrs. Slivinski earned a B.A. in English and economics from West Virginia University, and an M.A. in economics from George Mason University.
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