ConsumerReports.org staff

President James A. Guest
Senior Vice President, Information Products John Sateja
Vice President, Editorial Director Kevin McKean
Vice President & Technical Director Jeffrey A. Asher


WEB EDITORIAL DIVISION
Editor-in-Chief, Online Media Giselle Benatar
Executive Editor, Online Media Marc Perton
Director, Production & Editorial Operations David Fox
Associate Director, Web Production Valerie Pedrozo
Analysts Eric Black, Eugene Chin, Grant Hansen, Louisa Wong
Web Production Associates Katherine Breglio, Patrick Doheny, John Gottlieb, Jason Jaworski
Director, Design, Consumers Union George Arthur
Creative Director Timothy LaPalme
Manager, Web Design Cara Determan
Senior Art Directors Rob Jenter, Mike Palazzo
Web Art Director Jennifer Frost

WEB PUBLISHING DIVISION
Director, Integrated Marketing & Branding Tom McLean
Associate Director, New Media Project Management Len O'Neal
Associate Director, New Media Products Anthony Bustamante
Product Manager, CRO Community Anne McKay
Manager, New Media Applications Sandy Schlosser
Manager, Business Development Relationship Sue Juliano
Business Development Associate Joshua Baer
Project Leaders Valentine Jeffers, Afzal Sharif
Administrative Assistant Paula Grant

WEB INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Vice President & CTO Rahul Belani
Director, eServices Engineering David Roubini
Manager, Enterprise Applications Lila Lee
Manager, Data Engineering Usha Srinivasaraghavan
Web Integration Elizabeth Kirkpatrick
Senior UNIX Systems Administrator Mark Kim
Senior Applications Programmer Dennis Ting
Senior Application Development Analyst Dieter Tinz
Data Architect Aleksey Zemlevskiy
Programmers Analyst Drazen Miskulin
Application Development Analyst Geeta Kesavarapu

EDITORIAL DIVISION
Deputy Editorial Director, Editor-In-Chief, CR Kim Kleman
Executive Editor, Franchises Greg Daugherty
Managing Editor Robert Tiernan
Autos
Editor Rik Paul
Deputy Editor Cliff Weathers
Deputy Editor/Online Jeff Bartlett
Managing Editor Jonathan Linkov
Senior Editor Gordon Hard
Associate Editors Eric Evarts, Jim Travers
Web Associate Editor Liza Barth

Electronics & Technology
Editor Paul Reynolds
Deputy Editor Eileen McCooey
Technology Editor Jeff Fox
Associate Editors Michael Gikas, Terry Sullivan, Donna Tapellini, Jim Wilcox
Web Senior Editor Paul Eng

Editor at Large
Leslie Ware

Money
Deputy Editor Noreen Perrotta
Managing Editor Jean Pietrobono
Senior Editors Jeff Blyskal, Christopher Horymski, Andrea Rock, Tobie Stanger, Amanda Walker
Associate Editor Anthony Giorgianni

Health & Family
Editor & Director Ronni Sandroff
Associate Director Chris Hendel
Deputy Editor Gayle Williams
Medical Editor Marvin Lipman, M.D.
Medical Advisor Orly Avitzur, M.D.
Managing Editor Sue Byrne
Editor Trisha Brandon (Online)
Special Projects Editor Nancy Metcalf
Senior Editors Joel Keehn, Tod Marks, Doug Podolsky
Associate Editor Jamie Kopf Hirsh
Editorial Assistant Nicole Sarrubbo
Research Associate Patricia Condon
Web Associate Editor Artemis DiBenedetto

Home
Editor Robert Markovich
Deputy Editors Celia Kuperszmid Lehrman, Steven H. Saltzman (Online)
Senior Editors Daniel DiClerico, Ed Perratore
Associate Editor Kimberly Janeway

Copy
Copy Chief Sandy Byers Harvin
Copy Editors Noreen Browne, Alison France, Wendy Greenfield
Associate Copy Editor David Beazer
Research
Manager Jane Healey
Senior Researchers Christopher Fichera, Wendy Goldman, Sarah Goralski, Jonea Gurwitt
Researcher Kevin McCarthy

Design
Manager Rosemary Simmons
Senior Art Directors Lisa Renee Slater, John Taylor
Art Directors Tammy Morton Fernandez, Melissa Plonchak, Joe Ulatowski
Program Leader John Walsh
Photographer Mario Rabadi
Photo Editor Steve Gomes

Production
Manager, Pre-Press & Production Eric Norlander
Senior Production Associate William Breglio
Associates Letitia Hughes, William Hunt, Terri Kazin, Aileen McCluskey
Senior Pre-Press Coordinator Anthony Terzo
Associates Frank Collado, Wayne Lizardi
Production Technology Specialists Jennifer Dixon, Thomas Olson
Associate Director, Content Resource Scheduling Nancy Crowfoot
Master Content Coordinating Editor Merideth Mergel

ConsumerReports TV News
News Director Kathryn Begley
Sr. Producer Iris Dudman
Producer Sue LaColla Fuhr
--Monique Little, Theresa Panetta

Special Publications
Editor David Schiff
Editor-in-chief, ShopSmart Lisa Lee Freeman
Coordinating Editor Robin Melen

Administration Anne Galletta
Associates Dawn Yancy Elleby
--Decarris Bryant, Nicole Sarrubbo


TECHNICAL DIVISION
Senior Director, Product Safety Planning & Technical AdministrationDonald Mays
Manager Technical Administration Michael Visconti
Appliances, Home Improvement
Senior Director Mark Connelly

Appliances
Program Leaders Tara Casaregola, Bernard Deitrick, Emilio Gonzalez, Robert Karpel, Ed Miller
Sr. Project Leaders Ginny Lui, Pat Slaven
Project Leaders Larry Ciufo, Cindy Fisher, Joseph Pacella

Home Improvement
Testing Director John Galeotafiore
Program Leaders Enrique de Paz, Peter Sawchuk
Sr. Project Leaders David Trezza, Deborah Wallace
Project Leaders John Banta, John McAloon, Frank Spinelli

Product Intelligence
Program Manager Celeste Monte
Product Specialists Mark Allwood, Michael DiLauro, Kelly Moomey
--Claudette Ennis, Joanna Major

Technical Support
Manager James Nanni
Assistant Project Leaders Leigh Druckenmiller, Karl Hoedl, Marc McEntee, Charles Spatola
--Nilda Adell, Sara Brown, Awilda Cruz, Eric Hado, John Macchia, Christopher Regan, Sara Reinhart, Frank Rizzi, Michael Sedlak, Li Wang

Auto Test
Senior Director David Champion
Facilities Manager Erik Dill
Data Program Manager Anita Lam
Tire Program Manager Eugene Petersen
Vehicle Program Manager Richard Small
Program Manager Special Pubs Gabriel Shenhar
Program Manager Vehicle and Child Safety Jennifer Stockburger
Sr. Engineers Jake Fisher, Richard Small, Thomas Mutchler
Data Analyst Michael Leung
Auto Content Specialist Michael Quincy
Workshop Supervisor John Ibbotson
--Michael Bloch, Frank Chamberlain, Michael Jasot, Shawn Sinclair, Edward Smith, David Van Cedarfield, Ryan Pszczolkowski, Joseph Veselak

Electronics
Senior Director Evon Beckford
Senior Program Leader Dean Gallea
Sr. Project Leaders Richard Fisco, Joseph Lazzaro
Project Leaders Christopher Lam, Ernst St. Louis
Asst. Project Leader Susan Daino

Audio, Video & Imaging
Manager Gerard Catapano
Program Leader Rich Sulin
Sr. Project Leader Kerry Allen, Claudio Ciacci, Maurice Wynn
Project Leaders Charles Davidman, Thomas Maung
Assistant Project Leaders Elias Arias, Maria Grimaldi, Arthur Pietruch

Product Intelligence
Program Manager Mike Vallario
Sr. Product Specialist Joyce Ward
Product Specialists Linda Moskowitz, Michael Rosato
Associate Antonella Pomilla
--Janine Cirilli
Technical Support
Manager James Langehennig
Ass't. Project Leaders
--Christopher Andrade, Antonette Asedillo, Isabella Bucci, Matt Ferretti, Larry Greene, Richard Hammond, Miguel Rivera, Patrick Sevenn, Caroline Somera, William South, Rachelle Stern, Gloria Sueiro, David Toner

Product Safety & Health
Senior Director Carolyn Clifford-Ferrara

Analytical Lab
Project Leader Babatunde Akinleye

Baby & Child Products
Program Leader Joan Muratore

Food & Sensory Sciences
Director Karen Rauen
Program Leader Linda Greene
Sr. Project Leader Ellen Klosz
Project Leader Adam Kaplan
Ass't. Project Leader José Amézquita

Health & Recreation
Sr. Program Leader Edward Kippel
Project Leaders Susan Booth, Richard Handel
Ass't Project Leader
--Peter Anzalone, Aminata Ndiaye

Product Intelligence
Program Manager Julie Levine
Associates Ina Gozenpud, Courtney Pennicooke, Marion Wilson-Spencer

Product Safety
Program Leader Carolyn Cairns

Sensory Group
Manager Maxine Siegel
Sr. Project Leader Erin Gudeux
--Corey Glaser, Robert Howley, Margaret Iacopelli, Jenny Kraft, Elaine Littmann, Lynn Meyers, Anna Pierdiluca

Statistics & Quality Management
Director Michael Saccucci
Program Leaders Keith Newsom-Stewart, Martin Romm
Project Leader John Lipari

Technical Content Delivery
Manager Gary Vickers
Ass't Product Intelligence Officers Robert Lew, Todd Young
--Diane Chesler

Administration
Paulette Watts, Elaine Blackburn, Donna Johnson, Linda Koster, Maria Zarrilli


PUBLISHING DIVISION
Vice President Jerry Stienbrink
Senior Director, Publishing Operations & Business Affairs Lou Milani
Senior Director, Consumer Marketing Jamie Darnow
Director, Business Application Development Joan Leavey
Director, Business Development Carol Lappin
Retail Marketing
--Josephine Biondi

Direct Marketing & Database Marketing
Assoc. Director, Direct Marketing & List Management Laurie Mellon
Assoc. Director, Circulation & Marketing Cynthia O'Brien
Assoc. Director, Data Management Wendy Talio
Manager, Customer Database Maryann Diette
Manager, Database Infrastructure Barbara Edelhart
Manager, New Business Roseanne Ippoliti
Manager, Online Marketing & analytics Peter Wolly
--Linda Adler, Diane Barrett, Yolanda Chaney, Veronica Detch, Dennis Farrell, Gail Fioreclli, Odalys Grieco, Rosaria Tierney, Maryann Williams

Integrated Marketing & Branding
Assoc. Director Han Ko
--Juliette Munshower, Vincent Scordo

Product & Market Development
Assoc. Director Robert Gentile
Product Manager, Publications Development Leslie Greene
Product Manager, Health Tara Montgomery
Product Manager, Autos Robert Smith
-- Mary Langellotti, Sheleemia Simmons, Michael Dempsey

Publishing Operations & Business Affairs
Director Meta Brophy
Assoc. Director Manufacturing & Distribution Steven Schiavone
--Theresa Camillone, Marie Ester, Kathy Jowitt, Marion Wright, Mark Yatarola

Administration
Shelly Allwood, Betty Gordon, Ursula Seymour

Consumer Research
Senior Director Norman Leonarczyk
--Betty Gordon
Senior Manager Jim Schwartz
Senior Associate Daniel Harrison

Market Research
Assoc. Director Edward Farrell
Senior Associate Andrew Vogel
Associate Karen Hoffman

Readership Research
Manager Mary Mitchell

Survey Research
Director Mark Kotkin
Director, Special Projects Charles Daviet
Manager Donato Vaccaro
Research Program Leaders Jacqueline Bruskin, David Gopoian, Stewart Stover
Sr. Associate Rosalind Tordesillas
Associates Meredith Bachman, Andrew Schwartz
Coordinator John McCowen

Customer Relations
Director Serg Nolan
Associate Director Darlene Stovall
Customer and Technical Operations Analyst Thomas Frabizzio
Group Leader Peter Harzewski
Coordinator Kimberly Howley
Representatives Patrick Burns, Stephanie Moreira, Donna Murianka, Mary Palumbo, Judith Welsh, Samantha Longobardo, Jennifer Ogden, Sean Tully
Strategic Planning & Information Services
Senior Director Elena Falcone
Managers James MacDonald, Roberta Piccoli
Planning Specialist George Bates
Sr. Research Analysts Sambhavi Cheemalapati, Sue Chung, Robert Huerster, Dirk Klingner, Karen Rice, Cyndi Schoenbrun, Karin Weisburgh Brenda Praga
--Crystal Cutler, Ariane Orenstein, Gloria Sueiro

Public Policy & Advocacy
Directors Chuck Bell, Programs
Ellen Bloom, Federal Policy
Jean Halloran, Food Safety Initiatives
Elizabeth Imholz, Special Projects
Reggie James, Public Policy Outreach & Southwest Office
Rob Schneider, Prescription for Change Campaign

Consumer WebWatch
Director Beau Brendler
--Jorgen Wouters

Development
Senior Director Martin Kagan
Director Ed Mills
Assoc. Directors Rob Drucker, Ed Pitaro, Nancy Somma
Manager Lyrica Leon
--Martha Da Rosa, Kim Delgado, Judith Frank, Carol Isaacs, Nancy Smith

Communications
Vice President Kenneth Weine
--Debra Smith
Communications Managers Douglas Love, Lauren Hackett
Manager, Radio & Audio Programming Ernie Sprance
Communications Counsels C. Matthew Fields, Tildy La Farge
Communications Associates Melissa Valentino, Rachel Zuckerman
Communications Assistant Veronica Daniels

Executive Staff
Vice Presidents:
Information Systems Michael D'Alessandro
Chief Financial Officer Rich Gannon
General Counsel Eileen Hershenov
Federal and International Affairs Gene Kimmelman
Administration & Human Resources Richard Lustig
External Affairs Chris Meyer
Senior Directors:
Business Planning & Analysis JoAnne Boyd
External Relations Milca Esdaille
Controller Connie Tucker
Treasury & Chief Investment Officer Eric Wayne
Directors:
Technology Programs Andrew Danyluk
Labor Relations & Employee Comm. Dan Franklin
Facilities Management Al Rizzotti

Executive Office
Special Assistant to President Jennifer Shecter
--Elizabeth Duque, Lorraine Godwin, Marlene Gouraige, Denise Vecchiano
Legal Services Manager Wendy Wintman