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President’s Office

Robert Weissman, President (bio)
Margrete Strand Rangnes, Executive Vice President
Aileen Walsh, Executive Assistant (bio)
Aquene Freechild, Senior Organizer, Constitutional Amendment Campaign (@RuleByUS)
Burcu Kilic, Legal Counsel, Global Access to Medicines Program
Peter Maybarduk, Director of Global Access to Medicines Program (@PCMedsAccess)
Jonah Minkoff-Zern, Senior Organizer, Constitutional Amendment Campaign (@RuleByUS)

Administration

Richard Loomis, Director of Administration
Joe Stoshak, Chief Financial Officer (bio)
Deidra Bolden, Receptionist
Mary Kallarkal, Accountant
Olalekan Mustapha, Senior Accountant
Casey O'Rourke, Building Manager
Suleyman Pehlivan, Web Developer
Gerald Reichelt, IT Manager
Kevin Rice, Property and Facilities Manager

Communications

Angela Bradbery, Director (bio, @citizenangela)
Bridgette Blair, Editorial and Art Director (bio)
Barbara Holzer, Broadcast Manager (bio)
Rebecca Kahn, Online Advocacy and Development Associate
Sam Jewler, Press Office Coordinator
Glenn Simpson, Online Communications Coordinator (bio)
Ben Somberg, Press Officer (regulatory affairs)

Congress Watch

Lisa Gilbert, Director, (@Lisa_PubCitizen)
Rick Claypool, Senior Online Organizer (bio, @CitizenRick)
Adam Crowther, Researcher
Micah Hauptman, Financial Policy Counsel (@Micah_Citizen)
Christine Hines, Consumer and Civil Justice Counsel (bio, @chines_citizen)
Craig Holman, Government Affairs Lobbyist (bio, @cbholman)
Taylor Lincoln, Director of Research (bio)
Bartlett Naylor, Financial Policy Advocate
Amit Narang, Regulatory Policy Advocate (@RegsRock)
Kelly Ngo, Legislative Assistant (@CorpReform)
Keith Wrightson, Worker Health and Safety Advocate

Development

Gail Beaman, Assistant Director (email)
Amanda Fleming, Director of Civil Justice Project (email, @citizen_amanda)
Maggie Barr, Database Manager (email)
Kathryn Bogel, Foundation Relations Manager (email)
Kimberlee Jelly, Development Assistant (email)
Rebecca Kahn, Online Advocacy and Development Associate (email)
Rick Green, Member Services Coordinator (email)
Joanna Grossman, Foundations Relations Manager (email)
Steve Schneider, Planned Giving Advisor (email)
Glenn Simpson, Online Communications Coordinator (email)
Bill Wilson, Direct Response Coordinator (email)

Energy

Tyson Slocum, Director (bio, @TysonSlocum)
Allison Fisher, Outreach Director (bio)

Global Trade Watch

Lori Wallach, Director (bio,(@PCGTW)
Bo Shuff, Deputy Director
Ben Beachy, Research Director (bio)
Alisa Simmons, National Field Director
Melinda St. Louis, International Campaigns Director (bio)
Kate Alexander, Legislative Assistant
Joseph Battistelli, Legislative Assistant
Jessa Boehner, International Program Associate (bio)
Brooke Harper, Senior Field Organizer (bio)
Maggie Henderson, Press Officer
Steven Knievel, Program Associate

Health Research Group

Sidney M. Wolfe, M.D., Director (bio, @SidneyWolfeMD)
Michael Carome, M.D., Deputy Director (bio)
Sammy Almashat, M.D., M.P.H., Research Associate (bio)
Elizabeth Barbehenn, Ph.D., Health Researcher (bio)
Greta Gorman, Managing Editor (bio)
Alan Levine, Volunteer Health Researcher (bio)
Anjana Nattanmai, Web and Administrative Assistant (bio)
Sarah Sorscher, J.D., M.P.H., Attorney (bio)
Alex Zaslow, Web Manager (bio)

Litigation

Allison Zieve, Director (bio)
Michael Kirkpatrick, Attorney (bio)
Paul Alan Levy, Attorney (bio, @PaulAlanLevy)
Scott Michelman, Attorney (bio)
David Muraskin, Fellow (bio)
Julie Murray, Attorney (bio)
Scott Nelson, Attorney (bio)
Jehan Patterson, Attorney
Adina Rosenbaum, Attorney (bio)
Marybeth Stiles, Office Manager
Andrew Kaufman, Fellow

Texas Office

Tom "Smitty" Smith, Director (bio)
David Power, Deputy Director (bio, @Powerman)
Carol Geiger, Office and Support Manager
Kaiba White, Policy Analyst and Community Organizer

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