Victoria Cobb, President of the Family Foundation
Victoria Cobb is President of The Family Foundation of Virginia, the largest and oldest pro-family advocacy organization in Virginia, where she maintains the vision, mission and strategies of the organization. In her 20th year as President, she now also oversees the work of their legal arm, the Founding Freedoms Law Center.
Victoria is also President of The Family Foundation Action, a 501c(4) that protects families and promotes responsible citizenship by giving Virginians the tools they need to hold their elected officials accountable, including educating and mobilizing voters in key elections.
In her role as spokesperson for the organization, she is often quoted in the media. Her weekly commentary on the issues of the day can be heard on Speak Up! radio. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for John Jay Institute and Family Policy Alliance.
Victoria earned her B.A., Political Science and Leadership Studies at University of Richmond. She and her husband Matt and their four children reside in Richmond, Virginia.
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Candi Cushman, Vice President of Grassroots and Communications Strategies
Candi comes to us after nearly 19 years of service at Focus on the Family, where she served as a national expert on education issues affecting public and private education, including school choice initiatives, sexual agendas in public schools, and parental rights issues. Her interest in equipping parents and students inspired her to launch several initiatives and create unique web tools—including the annual Bring Your Bible to School Day, which grew from 8,000 participants to more than 650,000 within the last five years.
Cushman has also represented the viewpoints of students and families in national media outlets and radio shows, including CNN’s “Anderson Cooper,” HLN’s “Dr. Drew,” and MSNBC.
She also served for several years as an editor for Focus on the Family’s Citizen magazine. Prior to joining Focus, she was an investigative reporter for WORLD, a weekly national news magazine. Cushman also served six years at a Texas state organization associated with Focus on the Family as the media liaison and program director for the 700-member physicians’ grassroots coalition.
In her role, Candi focuses on amplifying and empowering your voice—the voices of concerned Virginia citizens, including moms, dads, pastors and business leaders through the Speak Up! Virginia movement. A key part of her job involves developing grassroots networks that give families the tools they need to express their concerns in a loving, winsome—and yet powerful—manner, whether it’s at local school board meetings or hearings at the Capitol. She also hosts and directs production of our Speak Up! Virginia show for radio and podcast.
“I’m thrilled that God has given me this unique opportunity to help empower families during this ‘such a time as this’ moment in the state’s history,” she said.