BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Claudia M. Nelson
President and Founder
Claudia is single with one daughter and three grandchildren. She is a Wisconsin native now living in Connecticut. Her education includes an AA in Administrative Assistance from Moraine Park Technical Institute, a B.A. in Paralegal from Concordia University, a B.A. in Business & Communications from Concordia University, and an MBA in International Business from the University of Phoenix. She worked for General Electric Company from 1979-1997 as an executive assistant in the quality control and legal departments before being promoted to Sr. Executive Assistant to the President & CEO of GE’s Medical Systems Division (now GE Healthcare). From 1997-2004, she worked for the Chairman and CEO of The Stanley Works, where she was leader of a team that hosted Stanley’s annual management meeting of worldwide top management. In her corporate positions, she was fortunate to travel to many different countries and has an understanding of different cultures. In 2004, she left to form her own business. She has a story published in Willard Scott’s book, If I Knew it Was Going to Be This Much Fun, I Would Have Become a Grandparent First. As a single parent, she understands the sacrifice and struggle involved when one parent must raise an intelligent, well-adjusted child alone. Her daughter is a Nurse Practitioner at Children’s Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Leigh-Ann Bellew
Vice President and National Communications Director
Leigh-Ann is married and home schools her two children. She graduated from the University of North Texas with two Bachelor of Arts degrees in History and Communications. She continued her education through an extensive study of the Constitution and the history surrounding the founding of the United States at the University of Texas. Before becoming a mother, she worked in public relations and communications for corporations such as American Express, Ailes Communications and Big Brother/Big Sisters of New Jersey. She presently serves as Secretary for the Board of Directors at Solutions Pregnancy and Health Center. Leigh-Ann is passionate about education, teaching history to middle and high school students. She currently conducts seminars and workshops on American History, the Foundational Documents and the American political tradition.

Roxanna Urban
Secretary
Roxanna is a wife and a mother to two girls. Her husband grew up in a military family, travelling the world, defending our freedom. Her parents are both Cuban-Americans who were forced to leave Cuba during the Communist Castro Revolution. During that time, her grandparents were political prisoners in Cuba for 7 years, due to their fight for freedom. Roxanna was born and raised in Miami, FL and recently, moved to Northern Virginia, just 30 minutes outside of Washington, DC. She studied Elementary Education and went on to work in Real Estate Finance for 10 years. She has owned her own business and has also worked for companies as large as Wells Fargo. She later managed her father’s Surgical Practice in Miami and continues to handle their marketing and PR, remotely. It was then that she saw, first-hand, the crisis that our healthcare system is in, and how it can be reformed. Roxanna is currently an Inside Sales Manager at a leading technology company as well as a volunteer CCD teacher at her church. Having been raised in Catholic Schools, she is very concerned with the “removal of God” from our country and the misdirection that our Public Schools have taken.

Lisa Mei Norton
National Entertainment Coordinator
Lisa is married with a son and two stepdaughters. She is a retired Air Force Senior Master Sergeant who served for 20 years as an airborne communications specialist. While in the Air Force, Lisa had the opportunity of a lifetime to tour with the Air Force Tops in Blue Entertainment Troupe, touring the world and performing 144 shows for military families at 137 locations in the U.S. and overseas. Upon retiring in 2000, she was hired as a defense contractor and continues to serve her country as a Sr. Systems Engineer in the aerospace/defense industry. Lisa’s song writing took a back seat to her career until last year when Sarah Palin exploded onto the political stage. Lisa dusted off an old song she wrote entitled, “Thank God You’re a Woman,” and created a video tribute to the former Alaskan Governor. Since then, she and her good friend and co-writer, who goes by the handle “BigDawg”, have written several conservative/patriotic songs. She will be releasing her debut CD in the near future. She has performed at several conservative events to include the Free Republic National Convention on 11-13 Sep 2009, the National Organization for Conservative Women’s Inaugural Luncheon on 15 Dec 2009, and the National Tea Party Convention on 4-6 Feb 2010. She will be featured in SPIN Magazine’s April 2010 edition in a piece highlighting music of the Tea Party movement. Lisa plans to continue writing songs that reflect how she feels about what is happening in this country and will be performing her songs at several upcoming events in 2010. She hopes her music will inspire others to use their talents to help fight to keep America free.

Shaunelle Murray
Shaunelle is a mother of five and a long-time resident of the Midwest. She joined M.O.M. for America with an eye on the future of her children. As an owner of a marketing communications company, Shaunelle, turns to this experience to assist M.O.M. for America in spreading their message. She and her husband are proudly raising their children. The family is involved in their church, school, and athletics.

Lisa Sealey
Lisa is a wife and mother of three children. She currently resides in Ladson, SC. She has been a paralegal for the past 17 years. Lisa is continuing her education as a student of psychology at Liberty University. Before working as a paralegal, she spent 6 years in the Navy and Naval Reserve and did her first tour of active duty during Desert Storm in 1991. Her husband served in the US Army and recently accomplished a tour of duty in Iraq.

Mary Beth Frey
Mary Beth has been married for 33 years and has two adult children and two grandchildren, ages 4 and 7. She earned her B.S. in Elementary Education from the University of South Florida. She taught for thirteen years in the public school systems of Florida and South Carolina. She has been involved in various community organizations, including Girl Scouts and Sertoma. She is currently a “stay at home Nana”, working to ensure a brighter future for her family and her country.