Free State Project Leadership
Executive Director
Eric Brakey has served as Executive Director of the Free State Project since December 2023.
He 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 Maine’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 state’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.
Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors guides the Free State Project’s vision and supports our mission. They bring diverse experiences, from politics and entrepreneurship to education and community leadership, all united by the goal of building a freer future in New Hampshire.
Carla Gericke is 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
Carolann McVeigh Fenton 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 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 11th year in 2025.
Carolann lives on the New Hampshire Seacoast with her husband and four children, where they host many events for Free Staters and their community.
Jason Sorens wrote the article about libertarian concentration that sparked the Free State Project and served as its first president.
He has since built an academic career in political science, ethics, and economics. His research and writing have contributed to Freedom in the 50 States, published by the Cato Institute, and the New Hampshire Zoning Atlas, and he currently works for the American Institute for Economic Research
He lives in the Merrimack Valley region with his wife and daughters.
Mark Warden is an early mover, activist, and entrepreneur.
Mark founded Porcupine Real Estate, a boutique real estate brokerage serving FSP movers and liberty clients.
Mark has been elected five times to the New Hampshire House of Representatives and has served on a town planning board as well as nonprofit boards of directors.
Seamus Casey 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.
Séamas O’Scalaidhe
attended college at Simon’s Rock and Rice University, where he majored in
mathematics and behavioral science, and then studied neuroscience at Princeton University where he earned his Ph.D.
Ten years later, after having satisfied his interest in being an academic scientist, he moved to New York City and became a management consultant. Part of this job involved helping companies decide where to locate their operations and he was very impressed by the process and reasoning that the Free State Project (FSP) used to make a similar decision.
As a result Séamas was a long-time FSP participant and financial donor before retiring from paid employment in 2011 and serving as FSP treasurer and board director from 2011 to 2016.
From 2019 to 2023 Séamas served as treasurer and board member for the New Hampshire Liberty Alliance and as of 2025 is again serving on the FSP board. When not doing volunteer work, Séamas manages investments and philanthropic endeavors, reads, and pursues a variety of interests including: hiking, skiing, and physical training.
Staff and Volunteer Leaders
A software developer by profession, Steve was one of the earliest Free State Project participants, moving to New Hampshire in 2003. He previously served as treasurer for the New Hampshire Liberty Alliance. He was also the Libertarian candidate for Governor of New Hampshire in 2024.
Steve’s other interests include yoga, hiking, solar eclipses and algebraic number theory.
After moving to NH in 2004 I lived for many years as a good neighbor and in 2012 joined the team of the FSP as an administrative assistant.
Since then my duties have expanded to include, not only answering the phones and emails, but also helping to create real connections with people interested in making the move. I enjoy music and art and spend my free time with my two adorable kitties.
Brian Becker is an experienced tech professional who moved to New Hampshire from New York a decade ago after visiting Free State Project events. Over the years, Brian has contributed much to the Free State , including the operation of the Wearehouse in Weare, NH — one of several liberty club houses in the state.
As Director of Information Technology, Brian Becker leads our volunteer FSP Tech Team in the building and maintenance of our websites, databases, and other IT assets.
Born in Puerto Rico and raised in New York, Pedro graduated cum laude from Boston University’s School of Business before building a career in real estate and operating successful businesses in the hospitality industry. Inspired by Ron Paul’s 2008 campaign, he went on to serve as Washington State Director in 2012 and later resolved to dedicate his life to advancing liberty. After selling his commercial interests in Puerto Rico, he moved to New Hampshire to fully commit to the Free State Project’s mission.
Jaime Hussey is a Mainer turned North Country Porcupine with a passion for liberty! She is a mother of 2 sweet girls, wife to Adam Maguire, small scale homesteader, maker of floral jellies and jams, volunteers as co-producer of PorcFest, an outreach ambassador to Maine, and is a dedicated advocate for the Free State Project.
Miranda Animus is the Design Strategist for the Free State Project, overseeing the vision and implementation of FSP.org’s modern redesign. With expertise in digital storytelling and user-centered design, she ensures the organization’s online presence reflects the warmth, energy, and freedom of New Hampshire’s growing liberty community.
She moved for the Free State Project in 2014 and is proud to call the free state home.
Reinita Sussman is the Video Strategist for the Free State Project, producing the Porcupine Report weekly podcast and regular video content for FSP promotional uses.
She moved to the Free State of New Hampshire from California where she was an activist with the CA Libertarian Party.
She is currently developing her own documentary series on the Free State Project.
A Massachusetts native and experienced Maine liberty activist, Erin Daly, Erin Daly moved to New Hampshire for a better and freer life for her family.
Volunteering in Maine on the Ron Paul 2012 Campaign, Erin was elected as national delegate for Ron Paul (and was kicked out of the RNC and stripped of her delegate credentials by the Mitt Romney Campaign.) In 2016, Erin was a lead organizer on the successful ballot referendum to legalize adult-use cannabis in Maine. In 2018, she was a key staffer Eric Brakey’s U.S. Senate campaign.
Four years ago, she moved to New Hampshire for the Free State Project and to focus on raising her family (without the heavy hand of “Soviet Maine” looming over them). Now, Erin Daly is serving as our Patron Chair, helping to build our Porcupine Patron fundraising program to support the year-round programs that bring more liberty lovers to the Free State.
