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Consumers Union Board Members

2007-2008
Sharon L. Nelson, Chair
Former Chief, Consumer Protection
Washington State Attorney General’s Office

Teresa Moran Schwartz, Vice-Chair
J.B. and Maurice Shapiro Professor Emeritus of Public Interest Law
George Washington University

Norman I. Silber, Secretary
Professor of Law
Hofstra University

Barbara S. Friedman, Treasurer
Senior Vice President of Finance & Administration
Association of American Medical Colleges

Robert S. Adler
Professor of Law & Ethics
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Marcia Aronoff
Vice President for Programs
Environmental Defense

Robert E. Baensch
Associate Professor
The Center for Publishing
School of Continuing and Professional Education
New York University

Walter D. Bristol
Former Executive Vice President for Corporate Operations and CFO
American Heart Association

Laurence E. Bunin
Senior Vice President for Operations and General Manager
SAT program The College Board

Clarence M. Ditlow
Executive Director
Center for Auto Safety

Jean Ann Fox
Director of Financial Services,
Consumer Federation of America

Karen Hein, MD
Humanitarian & Physician

Steven R. Hill
Administrator
Washington State Health Care Authority

Carol Izumi
Professor of Clinical Law
George Washington University Law School

Craig Newmark
Craigslist
Founder & Customer Service Representative

Burnele Venable Powell
Miles and Ann Loadholt Professor of Law
University of South Carolina School of Law

Thomas A. Wathen
Deputy Director, Pew Environment Group, Washington, D.C.


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