Brittany Vessely is executive director of the Colorado Catholic Conference (CCC) and the Catholic representative board member for Pro-Life Colorado, the nonprofit coalition of over 50 pro-life organizations in Colorado seeking to build a culture of life and defeat abortion initiatives. Brittany also serves on the American Enterprise Institute’s Initiative on Faith and Public Life Council in Washington, D.C., is a member of the National Association of State Catholic Conference Directors (NASCCD) and is a member of the Philadelphia Society.

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Prior to joining the CCC, Brittany was founding executive director of Catholic Education Partners, a national Catholic education and school choice policy nonprofit launched by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in 2016. Brittany also previously served as director of state policy for the Friedman Foundation for Education Choice (EdChoice) in Indianapolis, IN and conducted domestic policy research at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., focusing on education, welfare, religious liberty, and family policy.

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She is an alumna of The John Jay Institute fellowship, Claremont Institute Publius fellowship, The Heritage Foundation graduate fellowship in Welfare Studies, and participated in Liberty Fund colloquia on John Dewey’s education philosophy and on the Federalist and Anti-Federalist. 

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In 2024, Brittany was honored with the John K. Andrews Award for Colorado Leadership in Fidelity to Biblical and Conservative Principles from the Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian University for her work and devotion to pro-life advocacy and the unborn in Colorado.

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Brittany is a graduate of Colorado Christian University, with Bachelor of Arts in both Politics and Social Science with emphases in Psychology and Biblical Studies, and she is completing her Master of Arts in Philosophy with a concentration in Ethics at Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell, CT. Her thesis focuses on St. Thomas Aquinas’ impact on the American Founding. 

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Brittany resides in Denver with her loving husband and four children. She calls her marriage and motherhood her “most important vocations.”