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Board of directorsHome > About Us > Board of Directors Mikhail Kazachkov, Vice President Marshall Strauss – PresidentMarshall Strauss has been active in the not for profit field for more than a quarter century and has been involved in the CFC for much of that time. He is the CEO of the Workplace Giving Alliance, a collaboration involving several federations including this one. Mikhail Kazachkov – Vice PresidentIn 1975, Mikhail Kazachkov sought permission to leave his native Soviet Union. A physicist and a Jew, Kazachkov was arrested and spent the next 15 years in the Gulag - the Soviet Union's longest serving political prisoner. Labeled "The Man in the Window" by New York Times columnist A. M. Rosenthal, Kazachkov emerged in the last years of the Soviet Union as a major international human rights figure. Richard O’Connor, SecretaryRichard O’Connor has been in private practice as an attorney for two decades, with an emphasis on civil, not for profit and environmental law. A partner in the Rockville, MD firm of Shure, Perez and O’Connor, he is admitted to practice law in Maryland and the District of Columbia at both the state and federal level. Jesse Sage, TreasurerJesse Sage is the program director of HAMSA – Hands Across the Mideast Support Alliance – which is a project of the American Islamic Congress designed to promote civil rights in that part of the world. Before joining the American Islamic Congress, Sage served for seven years as associate director of the American Anti-Slavery Group, launching the web portal iAbolish.org. henry clark, directorHenry W. Clark joined the law firm of Clark, Hunt & Embry in March of 1996. A partner in the firm, which is based in Cambridge MA, Mr. Clark focuses his practice on the representation of not-for-profit education and human service corporations and families of individuals with disabilities. Mr. Clark has advised numerous organizations providing special education and human services in Massachusetts and the Northeast. Prior to practicing law, Mr. Clark served for thirteen years as the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Association of Chapter 766 Approved Private Schools. This organization is comprised of over one hundred licensed private facilities providing services to mentally and physically challenged children in Massachusetts. Mr. Clark serves as a member of the board of directors for numerous human service and educational organizations in Massachusetts. A 1967, phi beta kappa, graduate of Illinois College and a Fulbright Scholar, Mr. Clark graduated from Harvard Divinity School in 1971. In 1984, Mr. Clark received his Ph.D. in Ethics from Boston College, and in 1989, graduated cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School. Mr. Clark was admitted to practice law in Massachusetts and to the United States District Court, District of Massachusetts. donald gay, directorDonald Gay is a Vienna Virginia Branch manager for Fairway Independent Mortgage, a nationwide firm offering residential financial services. He has been active in placing such loans for more than two decades. Mr. Gay has been a supporter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) for over 9 years and is an advisor and major supporter of The Julie Duggan Memorial Fund, a Massachusetts 501c3 organization. The Julie Duggan Memorial fund was established in 2002 and seeks to raise donations to help find a cure for CF, and to support the education of children with CF. Mr. Gay serves on the board of directors of two other CFC federations: Children and Youth Services, Inc., and Peace and Reconciliation Charities, Inc. He is a graduate of Northeastern University in Boston and currently resides in Arlington, VA with his wife and two children. mark lyons, directorA practicing attorney for over 25 years, Mark Lyons is a founding partner of Lyons & Tzanoudakis, LLP. He concentrates his practice in real estate, business, estate planning and estate administration and is admitted to practice law in all courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, federal and state. He is also admitted to appear before the United States Supreme Court. Lori PiccoloThe Director of Development for the Washington Office on Latin America for more than a decade, Lori Piccolo has been involved in the CFC since the early 1990s. She has been active in the not for profit field for most of her professional life: In 1996 and 1997, she was the Assistant Director of Development for Foundations and Corporations at People for the American Way. She also served as the Development Officer for the National Museum of Health and Medicine Foundation and as Major Gifts Manager for Public Citizen, Inc. Eve SpanglerAssociate Professor of Sociology at Boston College, Dr. Spangler's main interests concern human rights in diverse settings, including Israel/Palestine and within corporate workplaces. Her current work concerns the application of human rights criteria to the Israeli occupation of Palestine. In previous work, she focused on occupational safety and health, particularly for women. Given the global nature of the issues she studies and material she teaches, she has worked extensively in Eastern Europe, Brazil, the Caribbean, South Africa and, most recently, in Israel/Palestine. Michael WashburnMichael Washburn is Director of Sustainability at Nestlé Waters North America. His work includes helping the firm to increase its recycling in the US, innovate in energy use and building design across its manufacturing facilities, engage in constructive water policy initiatives, and educate and engage with stakeholders about the environmental efforts of NWNA. Prior to joining Nestlé, Michael spent 15 years working in conservation non-profits and universities on issues of sustainable forestry, land conservation, green building, and conservation leadership. During this period he held senior positions at The Wilderness Society and the Forest Stewardship Council- US, where his work advanced the adoption of independent forest-certification and product labeling programs. Michael received his BS in Environmental Studies and MS in Forest Resources Management from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, and a PH.D. from Penn State in Forest Policy. While serving on the faculty at Penn State and later the Yale School of Forestry, he was an advisor to the USDA Forest Service. Dr. Washburn serves on the boards of two other national CFC federations. He lives in Connecticut with his wife Natanya and their two children. |
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