Pro-Life Wisconsin is pleased to offer a variety of speakers with extensive knowledge on a diverse range of pro-life issues. To schedule one of these speakers or to learn more about how a PLW spokesperson can share the pro-life message in your community, please contact Marc Tuttle, Director of Communications, at the PLW State Office: (262) 796-1111 or info@prolifewisconsin.org. Tell us about the audience and the message you want them to hear and we’ll match you with the right member of PLW’s Speakers' Bureau.

Peggy Hamill – Peggy (Margaret Mary) Hamill's family knows what it means to "choose life". Born in Milwaukee, Peggy is the second oldest of eleven children. She and her husband Bob are the parents of eleven children (ten living, one lost through miscarriage). Since receiving a BA in liberal arts from Mount Mary College in 1969, Peggy has worked and volunteered (with her family) in politics, education, pro-life, Church, and Irish community activities. Bob Hamill operates the family-owned small business Hamill Glass Company.

Peggy began her pro-life work in the early '70s as a volunteer with Wisconsin Citizens Concerned for Life. Over the years, she has gone on to volunteer with Wisconsin Right to Life, Citizens for a Pro-Life Society, Missionaries to the Preborn, held baby showers for Pregnancy Help Center of Milwaukee, and worked independently as a regular sidewalk counselor at Milwaukee's surgical abortion centers.

Peggy has served in leadership with Pro-Life Wisconsin since 1994 as an affiliate leader, a board member, and President of the PLW Board of Directors. Since 1999, Peggy has served as state director of Pro-Life Wisconsin, a Christian legislative and educational organization that represents approximately 15,000 families throughout the state.

Among Peggy's current responsibilities are overseeing the day to day operations of the organization, representing PLW in speaking and media engagements, at conferences, rallies, and other events, and overseeing educational projects such as the annual Washington D.C. March for Life bus trip. Peggy has not missed a March for Life in ten years -- in fact, the yearly trip and much of her pro-life work has become a Hamill family affair.

In the past few years, much of Peggy's work at Pro-Life Wisconsin has involved working to combat the contraceptive mentality and educating about the deadly link between contraception and abortion. Peggy also speaks out in defense of vulnerable people with disabilities and those faced with terminal illnesses.

Peggy feels especially blessed having the privilege to work with students, families, and clergy throughout Wisconsin in defense of God's plan for innocent human life. She thanks God for the support of her husband Bob and family.

Julie Grimstad Julie Grimstad – Julie is the executive director of Life is Worth Living, Inc.a member of Pro-Life Wisconsin’s Speakers' Bureau, on the Human Life Alliance board of advisors, and a member of the Respect Life Committee of the Diocese of La Crosse. Julie’s topics include: “From Birth Control to Death Control”; “The History of the ‘Right to Die’ Movement in America”; and “Making Moral Medical Decisions: Protective Advance Directives for Health Care.” Julie served as director of the Center for the Rights of the Terminally Ill, Inc. (CRTI) from 1985 through 2003. A patient advocate, speaker, and writer on end-of-life issues, Julie edits and is a contributing author to “Imposed Death: Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide,” a 12-page Human Life Alliance educational supplement (available at www.humanlife.org). A Catholic journalist and book editor, she has authored numerous brochures and articles on life issues. Julie resides in Stevens Point, WI, with her husband William and is the mother of five living children (and two in heaven) and grandmother of five. Julie’s earlier experiences include being a licensed practical nurse caring for the elderly and disabled in a Catholic hospital; Birthright volunteer in Lincoln, NE, opening her home as a refuge for unwed mothers; Natural Family Planning instructor for the Diocese of Lincoln; founder and director of a Pregnancy Aid office in Tacoma, WA; volunteer with Adopt a Grandparent and Befrienders programs; co-founder and director of CRTI; as well as involvement in numerous other pro-life, pro-family activities, such as praying and peacefully demonstrating at abortion mills throughout this nation.

Mary Matuska – Mary is one of Pro-Life Wisconsin’s main voices at the State Capitol in Madison and is a co-founder of the organization. A 30-year veteran of the pro-life struggle, Mary is the former State Director of PLW. She has been involved in all major areas of pro-life work including founding a pregnancy care center, working as a Hospice volunteer caring for the dying, and crafting pro-life political strategy. Mary is the mother of two and grandmother of six. She and her husband Don live in Beloit. Her extensive pro-life experience makes her an excellent speaker on any pro-life topic.

Dr. Michael J. Phillips – Dr. Michael John Phillips is the former chairman of the Pathology Department at Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital, treasurer of the Milwaukee Guild of the Catholic Medical Association, and also serves as vice president of Pro-Life Wisconsin's Board. He is a past president of the Wisconsin Society of Pathologists and serves on the Ethics Committee at Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital. Dr. Phillips has testified numerous times before the Wisconsin Legislature on issues regarding the sanctity of human life. He is the husband of Jacqueline for the past 34 years, the father of six and the grandfather of four.

Marc Tuttle – As Director of Communications for Pro-Life Wisconsin, Marc helps coordinate media and public relations activities, as well as educational materials such as The Banner newsletter and maintenance of the Pro-Life Wisconsin website.

Matthew Sande – Matt joined Pro-Life Wisconsin as the organization’s Director of Legislative Affairs. Public policy and politics are his passion. A 1991 political science graduate from the University of Notre Dame and a former legislative aide in the Wisconsin State Capitol, Matt has both studied and directly participated in the political process for over fifteen years. He served as the Director of Legislation for the Wisconsin Hospital Association for three years before joining Pro-Life Wisconsin. Matt can speak about the politics and policy of the pro-life movement in Wisconsin, effective methods of influencing your state legislators, and legislative strategy surrounding a variety of life issues. Matt lives in Cambridge with his wife, Rebecca, and three children - George, Ian and Clare.

Rebecca Sande – Involved with Pro-Life Wisconsin since its formation in 1992, Rebecca is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a native of New Berlin. A former director of communications for American Life League, Rebecca left her position as a legislative assistant to a state legislator in Madison to care for her growing family, which includes a third baby on the way. She currently serves as President of Pro-Life Wisconsin Education Task Force and is a member of the Legislative Committee. Rebecca and her husband Matt reside in Cambridge. Rebecca is well-versed on a variety of pro-life subjects from abortion to assisted suicide, from stem cell research to abstinence.

Jerry Schmutte – Jerry is one of the leading authorities in the state on Planned Parenthood and its anti-life agenda. Jerry has addressed a variety of groups around the state including youth groups, college students, community groups, and even state legislators. Jerry is a retired business executive. His “Defending God’s Plan” seminars exposing the Planned Parenthood agenda can be scheduled through Pro-Life Wisconsin. A father and grandfather, Jerry and his wife Bonnie live in Delafield.

Julie Archibald - Julie is a board member of Pro-Life Wisconsin and also represents PLW on the Archdiocesan Respect Life Committee. She has done extensive volunteer work for MACC (Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer), the Mothers Guild of Marquette High School, and youth ministry for the Milwaukee Archdiocese, where she gave numerous talks to teens and young adults about chastity and choosing a spouse. Julie is available to speak to teenagers and young adults about the horrors of abortion, the effects of the pill, the contraceptive mentality, the evils of Planned Parenthood, etc. Julie and her husband George live in Greendale and have five children and five grandchildren.