OHIO RIGHT TO LIFE WELCOMES MADISON GESIOTTO GILBERT AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Afton Simonelli
DATE: Wednesday, December 18, 2024 PHONE: 614-547-0099 ext.303
COLUMBUS, Ohio— Today, Ohio Right to Life announced the appointment of Madison Gesiotto Gilbert to the Ohio Right to Life Board of Trustees.
“We are delighted to have Madison join our leadership team at ORTL,” said Mike Gonidakis, President of Ohio Right to Life. “Madison passionately advocates for life and our values on both a national and statewide platform. Her strategic perspective and compassionate leadership will lead our organization in 2025 and beyond.”
Madison Gesiotto Gilbert is an attorney, conservative commentator, and former columnist at The Hill and The Washington Times. For many years, she was a frequent guest commentator on Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network. She was an active member of President Donald Trump’s 2016 and 2020 campaigns, serving on his Campaign Advisory Board and co-chairing Women for Trump. She also served as the Spokesperson and Regional Press Secretary for his 2017 Inauguration.
Madison represented Ohio in the Miss USA competition in 2014 and is a 2014 graduate of The Ohio State University. She is also a 2017 graduate of The Ohio State University of Moritz College of Law. During her time at Moritz, Madison stood strongly on the side of life, despite threats and much negative attention. She is a 2016 Blackstone Legal Fellow and practiced law for numerous years in her hometown of Canton, Ohio. Most recently, Madison serves as the National Spokesperson and member of the Advisory Committee at the RNC. Currently, she can be viewed during her regular appearances on CNN. Madison resides in Stark County with her husband, children, and two dogs.
“It is an honor to have been selected to serve as a Member Trustee for Ohio Right to Life. Throughout my personal and professional life, I have always spoken loudly about protecting preborn lives. I look forward to being a formal part of ORTL and play an active role in changing hearts and minds across the state of Ohio through passionate demonstration of truth on the issue of life,” said Madison on joining Ohio Right to Life’s Board of Trustees.
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Founded in 1967, Ohio Right to Life, with more than 45 chapters and local affiliates, is Ohio’s oldest and largest grassroots pro-life organization. Recognized as the flagship of the pro-life movement in Ohio, ORTL works through legislation and education to promote and defend innocent human life from conception to natural death.