Editors

Bob Beauprez, Editor-in-Chief

Bob Beauprez is a former member of Congress from Colorado with successful careers as a dairy farmer, community banker, and real estate development. He has published his first book, publishes a public policy website, ALineofSight.com, and operates a buffalo breeding ranch in the Colorado mountains.

Brian Anderson, Contributing Editor

Brian Anderson is a Colorado native a graduate student at the University of Colorado Denver working on a Master of Arts in Political Science. He is a Contributing Editor for A Line of Sight.

Christopher M. Jaarda, Contributing Editor

Christopher M. Jaarda is a principal with Market Street Consultants, LLC a Virginia-based political consulting company. His previous experience includes working as a legal counsel and policy analyst for the Republican Policy Committee, one of the key leadership offices, in the United States Senate. His experience includes tax, budget, legal and national security issues.

Doug Kellett, Contributing Editor

Doug Kellett has over 30 years of broadcast experience hosting talk shows. Currently, Doug works with leading radio stations like 850 KOA/Denver, WOAI/San Antonio, KPRC/Houston, WLAC/Nashville and WBT/Charlotte.

Jake Allen, Contributing Editor

Jake Allen is a management consultant and former legislative assistant in the United States Congress.

James R. Edwards, Contributing Editor

James R. Edwards, Jr., a Principal at the MITA Group, consults to corporate, association, and nonprofit clients on such matters as health care, homeland security, immigration, and Judiciary Committee issues. Dr. Edwards spent five years at the respected Healthcare Leadership Council, including lobbying on those health issues under the Judiciary Committee such as antitrust and biomedical liability protection.

Kelly Victory, M.D., Contributing Editor

Kelly Victory, M.D. is a board certified trauma specialist. She currently runs a healthcare consulting practice, and advises a number of both public and private companies. Dr. Victory is on the Leadership Counsel at the Harvard School of Public Health, a member of the Board of Directors of the Steamboat Institute, and is actively involved in the healthcare reform debate in Washington.

Mark Hillman, Contributing Editor

Mark Hillman served as senate majority leader and state treasurer. To read more or comment, go to www.MarkHillman.com

MG Paul E. Vallely (US Army Ret), Contributing Editor

Paul E. Vallely, Major General, US Army (ret) was born in DuBois, Pa. He retired in 1991 from the US Army as Deputy Commanding General, US Army, Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii. General Vallely graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point and was commissioned in the Army in 1961 serving a distinguishing career of 32 years in the Army. He served in many overseas theaters to include Europe and the Pacific Rim Countries as well as two combat tours in Vietnam.

Michael Ledeen, Contributing Editor

Michael Ledeen (Freedom Scholar at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, and author of more than 25 books, most recently Accomplice to Evil; Iran and the War Against the West).

Peter Brookes, Contributing Editor

Peter Brookes is the Heritage Foundation Senior Fellow, National Security Affairs, and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense

Rich Sokol, Contributing Editor

Rich currently runs an investment partnership focused on private investments in real estate and operating companies. He is a Contributing Editor to A Line of Sight.

Richard Westfall, Contributing Editor

Richard Westfall is a partner at the law firm Hale Westfall LLP and a Contributing Editor to A Line of Sight.

Sanjai Bhagat, Ph. D., Contributing Editor

Sanjai Bhagat is Professor of Finance at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He has worked previously at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Princeton University, and University of Chicago. He has an MBA from the University of Rochester and a Ph.D. from the University of Washington.

Shonda Werry, Contributing Editor

Shonda Werry is a former staffer at the Senate Republican Conference from 2004 to 2007, and has extensive public policy experience. She is a graduate of the University of Chicago and holds a Master's Degree from Johns Hopkins University.

William Moloney, Contributing Editor

William Moloney's columns have appeared in the Wall St. Journal, USA Today, Philadelphia Inquirer, Baltimore Sun, Washington Times, Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, and Human Events. He currently is a fellow at the Centennial Institute in Colorado.