about us

Consumer Reports onHealth is a monthly, 12-page health newsletter published in print and in electronic form by Consumers Union. The newsletter offers independent, unbiased news, information, and recommendations about staying healthy, nutrition, fitness, drugs and supplements, and common adult medical conditions.

The print newsletter debuted in September 1989. In January 2004, the Web site www.ConsumerReportsonHealth.org was launched; it contains the electronic version of the newsletter and a searchable archive of the last four years of newsletter stories.

Consumers Union is an independent, nonprofit testing and information organization. Since 1936, CU’s mission has been to test products, inform the public, and protect consumers. We are a comprehensive source for unbiased advice about products and services, personal finance, health and nutrition, and other consumer concerns. Our income is derived solely from the sale of Consumer Reports onHealth (in print and online), other publications and services, and from nonrestrictive, noncommercial contributions, grants, and fees. Consumers Union is governed by a board of 18 directors, who are elected by CU members and meet three times a year. CU's President, James Guest, oversees a staff of more than 450 people.
 

about staff

President
James A. Guest

Senior Vice President, Information Products
John Sateja


EDITORIAL DIVISION

Vice President and Editorial Director
Kevin McKean

Editor/Director
Ronni Sandroff

Medical Editors
Marvin M. Lipman, M.D. (chief)
Orly Avitzur, M.D.

Associate Director
Christopher Hendel

Editor-In-Chief, Online
Giselle Benatar

Senior Editors
Joel Keehn
Doug Podolsky

Managing Editor
Susan Byrne

Senior Projects Editor
Nancy Metcalf

Associate Editor
Jamie Kopf Hirsh

Web Associate Editor
Artemis DiBenedetto

Web Content Associate
Ginger Skinner

Copy Editor
Alison France

Research Associate
Patricia Condon

 

Editorial Assistant
Nicole Sarrubbo

Dental Adviser
Irwin Mandel, D.D.S.

Director, Editorial Operations
David Fox

Design Director
George Arthur

Creative Director
Tim LaPalme

Senior Art Director
Rob Jenter

Art Director
Janice Hogan

Production Associate
Letitia Hughes

Manager, Web Production
Valerie Pedrozo

Web Production Analysts
Eric Black
Eugene Chin
Grant Hansen
Louisa Wong

Web Production Associates
Katherine Breglio
Patrick Doheny
John Gottlieb
Jason Jaworski

Manager, Content Resource Scheduling
Nancy Crowfoot



PUBLISHING DIVISION

Vice President
Jerry Steinbrink

Senior Director & General Manager,
Market & Product Development

Paige Amidon

Senior Director, Consumer Marketing
Jamie Darnow

Integrated Marketing and Branding
Tom Mclean

 

Associate Director, Health
Tara Montgomery

Manager, New Media Applications
Sandy Schlosser

Associate Director,
Circulation and Marketing

Cynthia O’Brien

Multimedia Products
Drazen Miskulin
Dennis Ting
Dieter Tinz