Our board members are community leaders who build a vision for a freer future, represent the FSP, & collaborate with volunteers on key projects. The board operates within the bylaws.

  • Eric Brakey began in liberty politics as the Maine State Director for the Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign. Elected shortly thereafter to the Maine Senate, Brakey became the youngest state senator in America at the age of 26. Across three terms, Senator Brakey authored Maineโ€™s Constitutional Carry law, negotiated significant welfare reforms, enacted Right to Try legislation, legalized over-the-counter birth control, and oversaw market-based reforms to the stateโ€™s medical cannabis program. In 2018, Senator Brakey served as the Maine Republican nominee for U.S. Senate. Between terms of office, Eric Brakey also worked as a national spokesperson, growth strategist, and policy advisor at Young Americans for Liberty based in Austin, TX. Eric will serve out his third term in the Maine Senate before moving to New Hampshire in 2024.

  • "Queen Quill," is the primary spokesperson for the Free State Project. Currently chairwoman of the board, she is also a former FSP executive director and PorcFest organizer. Carla is open about her personal story of immigration to the U.S. from South Africa, practicing law in Silicon Valley, transforming her health and well-being through lifestyle changes, and connecting with libertarian activists and neighbors in the Free State.

  • has been involved with Bitcoin since 2015. She is the co-founder and COO of Chainstone Labs, an investment and advisory company/incubator focused on the intersection of traditional securities and distributed ledger technology. Chainstone Labs owns Watchdog Capital, an SEC registered and FINRA member broker-dealer; Atlantic Financial, a registered investment advisory; and, the Satoshi Roundtable, a leader in crypto industry retreats that gathers leading developers, CEOs, founders, scientists, academics, and investors, which celebrated its 9th year in 2023.

    Carolann lives on the New Hampshire Seacoast with her husband and four children, where they host many events for Free Staters and their community.

  • wrote the article about libertarian concentration that sparked the Free State Project. He has since built an academic career in political science, ethics, and economics. His research and writing has contributed to Freedom in the 50 States, published by the Cato Institute, and the New Hampshire Zoning Atlas, as well as over 20 peer-reviewed journal articles. He lives in the Merrimack Valley region with his wife and daughters.

  • is an early mover, activist, and entrepreneur. His firm Porcupine Real Estate is a boutique real estate brokerage serving FSP movers and liberty clients. Mark was elected four times to the New Hampshire House of Representatives and has served on a town planning board as well as nonprofit boards of directors.

  • developed GenCourt mobile, an essential tool for local political activists, and continues to actively encourage movers to take part in NH state politics. Seamus regularly attends the monthly Rochester Liberty Outreach Meetup.