Board of Directors
From June 1, 2021 - May 31, 2022
Our board is comprised of individuals with a passion for protecting and advancing the interests of consumers. Each board member serves a three-year term. Board service requires significant commitments of time, and no compensation is provided.
Board Officers
Joaquín Alvarado
Chair
Founder & Partner, Studiotobe
Astrid D. Vermeer, MBA
Vice Chair
Chief Financial & Administrative Officer
Perkins School for the Blind
Perkins School for the Blind
Board Members
Nikitra Bailey
(as of Oct. 20, 2021)
(as of Oct. 20, 2021)
Senior Vice President of Public Policy
National Fair Housing Alliance
National Fair Housing Alliance
Millie Chu Baird
(as of Oct. 20, 2021)
(as of Oct. 20, 2021)
Senior Program Officer, Climate Advocacy and Equity
Yellow Chair Foundation
Yellow Chair Foundation
Deborah A. Cowan, CPA
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
NPR
NPR
Kathleen Engel
Research Professor of Law
Suffolk University
Suffolk University
Stephen P. Hoover, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
Impossible Objects
Impossible Objects
Joanne Hovis
President
CTC Technology & Energy
CTC Technology & Energy
Jameson Kelleher
Senior Vice President, Finance and Operations and Chief Financial Officer
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Annette LoVoi
Retired Director, Financial Access and Asset Building Program
National Appleseed
National Appleseed
Willie E. May, PhD
Vice President for Research and Economic Development and Professor of Chemistry
Morgan State University
Morgan State University
Edmund Mierzwinski
(through Oct. 20, 2021)
(through Oct. 20, 2021)
Senior Director, Federal Consumer Programs
United States Public Interest Research Group
United States Public Interest Research Group
Russell G. Noles
Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Nuveen
Nuveen
Willard P. Ogburn
(through Feb. 4, 2022)
(through Feb. 4, 2022)
Senior Fellow
National Consumer Law Center
National Consumer Law Center
Betsy D. Scolnik
Digital and Communications Strategist
Micah L. Sifry
Writer
Calvin Sims
Executive Vice President of Standards and Practices
CNN
CNN
Taren Stinebrickner-Kauffman
Innovation Consultant and Executive Coach
Ellen Taus
Retired Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
The Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation
Marta L. Tellado, PhD
President & CEO
Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports