Club Coaches are ERI Staff or Volunteers who serve the ERI Affiliate Group Program by contributing their expertise in running active and effective pro-life groups. Club Coaches provide exclusive mentoring to the leadership teams and members of our ERI Affiliate Groups.
Club Coach
Cory Hallada graduated magna cum laude from St. Olaf College in 2025 with a B.A. in Political Science and Economics. After having his mind changed at an Oles for Life table, he got involved in the pro-life movement and learned to dialogue with the Equipped for Life course. He later became a Co-President of Oles for Life and joined ERI as an intern. As a former collegiate football player, he spends … Read More
Club Coach
Avery is delighted to be on the ERI team as a Club Coach. She graduated summa cum laude from Providence College in 2024, earning a B.A. in Psychology and Theology. During college, Avery became involved in the pro-life movement after being captivated by the Equipped for Life course. She served as President of Providence College’s pro-life club, PC for Life, for three years, working to improve … Read More
Club Coach
Dr. Jackson Penning holds a BA in Applied Mathematics, summa cum laude, from the University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, MN), a MS in Biomedical Informatics and Computational Biology from the University of Minnesota, and completed his MD degree at the University of Minnesota. A busy husband and father beyond the demands of medical training, Jackson found time during medical school to revive a medical … Read More