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Michael Vacca

Michael Vacca

Blackstone Intern and Fellow

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  • About me

    Christ Medicus Foundation CURO Director of Ministry, Bioethics, and Member Experience

  • Education

    • Ave Maria School of Law

      2008 - 2010
      J.D. Focus on the Human Person, the sanctity of human life, and the family

      Activities and Societies: President of St. Thomas More Society Secretary of Lex Vitae Lead Sidewalk Counselor I am active in the pro life movement, a 2008 Blackstone Fellow with the Alliance Defense Fund, and a 2009 Edmund Burke Fellow with the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute.

    • Holy Apostles College and Seminary

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      Master of Arts - MA Theology/Theological Studies

    • Hillsdale College

      2003 - 2007
      Bachelor of Arts Double Major: Political Science and English

      Studied philosophy and English literature

  • Experience

    • Alliance Defense Fund

      Jun 2008 - Aug 2008
      Blackstone Intern and Fellow

      Awarded a position in the Blackstone Legal Fellowship, a highly competitive leadership development program designed to equip law students to engage the legal culture particularly with natural law principles in the realms of religious freedom and first amendment issues.➢ Participated in three weeks of legal seminars on philosophy, political theory, history, constitutional jurisprudence, public policy analysis, career placement, and judicial clerkships.➢ Worked as legal counsel for the Institute for Psychological Sciences (IPS), a Catholic post-graduate school of psychology, in Arlington, VA. -Drafted contracts -Researched state licensing requirements for psychologists -Wrote legal memos -Assisted Father Charles Sikorsky, LC (703) 416- 1441 ext. 102 Show less

    • Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute

      Mar 2009 - Mar 2009
      Edmund Burke Fellow

      I lobbied 6 different countries at Beijing +14, including Iran, Indonesia, and Kenya in defense of the family and the sanctity of human life

    • Holy See

      Oct 2010 - Sept 2012
      Legal Advisor

      Drafting legal and policy arguments to protect human life and the family around the world.

    • Hire Counsel; Kelly Legal Services; DiscoverReady

      Jan 2014 - Nov 2014
      Contract Attorney

      Reviewing and coding legal documents, creating privilege logs, etc.

    • CMF CURO

      Nov 2014 - now
      Director of Ministry Bioethics and Member Experience

    • International Catholic Jurists Forum

      Apr 2015 - now
      Director

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Bar Admission State of Michigan

      State Bar of Michigan

    • Spiritual Director

      Heart of Christ and Avila Institute
      Jun 2020

    • Catholic Healthcare Ethics

      Catholic Distance University
      Apr 2018

    • Catholic Healthcare Ethics

      The National Catholic Bioethics Center
      Mar 2021