Free State Project 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.
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
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.
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.
Mark Warden 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.
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
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