The TAC Team
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Michael Boldin [send him email] is the founder and executive director of the Tenth Amendment Center. Michael has a full schedule working as senior editor of the Center’s website, writes a regular column, fields media interviews, and travels the country (when invited, of course) to speak to crowds about sticking to the Constitution – every issue, every time, no exceptions, no excuses.
While media and activists alike seemingly want to pigeonhole him into a political category, his viewpoints and positions defy the standard categories and political parties. As he often says in his speeches, “I’m no conservative, and I’m no liberal. I’m not a Democrat or a Republican. And I’m not a green or a libertarian, or a socialist or an anarchist. I’m not even an independent. All I am is me. And all I want is to live free.” Michael lives in the belly of the beast in Los Angeles, California.
Bryce Shonka [send him email] is the deputy director of the Tenth Amendment Center. A long-time personal friend and political traveler with Boldin, he officially joined the TAC team in early 2009, dedicated to taking on every federal violation of the constitution – not just the ones that appealed to one political party or another. He started as the media and grassroots director for the Center and still maintains an active relationship with that role, spending countless hours in outreach with groups and reporters alike.
As deputy director, Bryce fills his days doing “just about everything” to advance the 10th Amendment movement – from working with activists, developing relationships with sponsors and donors, using his professional training as an audio engineer to help produce quality content for the Center, and everything in between. Bryce is a long-time Los Angeles area resident who now lives in Seattle.
Mike Maharrey [send him email] is the Communications Director for the Tenth Amendment Center. He earned a B.A. in Mass Communications and Media Studies from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg. He has covered local and state politics for several publications in both Kentucky and Florida, and won two Kentucky Press Association awards as a sports writer in 2009. Mike currently produces web content for a Lexington television station.
A native Kentucian and an adopted Floridian, Mike currently lives in Lexington with his wife and three children. A long time hockey player, he is equally passionate about protecting and preserving the Constitution and keeping pucks out of his net on the ice.
John Michaels is the Center’s Events Director, responsible for coordinating events like Nullify Now, and other public speaking engagements by T.A.C. staff. John was also influential in starting TRX “Tenther Radio” and produces the show every week. With over 20 years experience in Commercial Radio and professionally mixing sound for big name touring rock bands, John brings his vast production experience and on-the-road know how to T.A.C.
John spends much of his time, while not on the road with bands, handling requests for public speakers, researching fresh production for Tenther Radio, and assisting long time friend and T.A.C. founder Michael Boldin with specialty projects and overflow. John Michaels is the team’s utility man and he is becoming a prominent figure in the organization. Future projects including the building of a TAC speaker’s bureau and a new podcast – an insider’s view on the TAC and the 10th Amendment Movement.
Derek Sheriff [send him email] is a research analyst for the Tenth Amendment Center. He lives in Phoenix with his wife and two daughters and writes regularly for the Center on issues related to state sovereignty and nullification. His articles have also appeared in other publications, including Campaign For Liberty and LewRockwell.com. He is the host of the Arizona Tenth Amendment Center Podcast and blogs at ThePrinciplesof98.com.
Derek has long been interested in the sociology of political movements and he recognizes that the people of the several states are the center of gravity in the struggle for federalism and freedom. At the heart of that struggle is the question of legitimacy. As a former Army Special Forces NCO (also known as the Green Berets), he has a burning interest in the way politics resembles warfare and what military literature can teach us about political action. Through his research and writing he hopes to use the former to inspire insights about the later. View his Tenth Amendment Center blog archives here, and his article archives here.
Josh Eboch [send him email] is a research analyst for the Tenth Amendment Center. His articles have appeared in various publications, and he writes regularly for the Center on issues related to federalism, state sovereignty, American history, and nullification.
