Staff

Robyn Spitzer
Wesley J. Smith, J.D.
Lani Rosa
Evan Rosa
Matthew Eppinette
Michael Duenes

Our staff brings over 50 years of experience covering a wide variety of disciplines including Public Relations, media, activism, web and graphic design. These are the experts that keep their eyes open to the bioethics issues coming down the pike and provide the tools and skills neccesary for CBC to respond quickly with the right resources.


Robyn Spitzer, Executive Assistant

Spitzer has worked for The CBC since 2001. She desires a world where people are educated on ethical science and have the information needed to make important decisions. Working with The CBC has been rewarding as a new awareness is transpiring in the media, various religious organizations, and the general public through the education of The CBC as we face “future” decisions today. She assists the Executive director with organizational tasks as well as event planning.

Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant

Smith, a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute, is an attorney and consultant for the International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide. He is an international lecturer and public speaker, appearing frequently at political, university, medical, legal, bioethics, and community gatherings across the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and Australia. Wesley J Smith’s writing and opinion columns have appeared in such national and regional news publications as Newsweek, the New York Times, the Weekly Standard magazine, National Review, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the New York Post, First Things, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Detroit News. He wrote the article on assisted suicide for Mircrosoft’s on-line encyclopedia, Encarta.

Lani Rosa, Staff Writer

Lani is a graduate of Indiana University, where she earned her B.S. in Economics and Public Policy and B.A. in Spanish. She is currently pursuing a graduate degree in philosophy of religion and ethics at Talbot School of Theology. She lives in Southern California with her husband, Evan.

Evan Rosa, Communications Director

Evan is a graduate of University of California, Berkeley, where he studied philosophy and linguistics, and is currently pursuing a graduate degree in philosophy of religion and ethics at Talbot School of Theology. He enjoys music, the ocean, walking slowly, and, of course, coffee. He and his wife Lani live in Southern California.

Matthew Eppinette, New Media Manager

Matthew’s educational background includes business, information technology, and bioethics. He has worked in both the non-profit and for profit sectors in communications, new media, information technology, and bioethics research. He is currently studying theology and the arts at Fuller Theological Seminary. He and his wife Ginger live in the Los Angeles area.

Michael Duenes, Educational Liaison

Michael holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from UCLA and a master’s in Divinity from Talbot Theological Seminary. He currently teaches biblical literature, philosophy and ethics at Redwood Christian High School and can be found reading, driving a school bus, or enjoying a baseball game. Michael lives in Oakland with his wife, Jenni, and sons, Elijah and Dylan.