Common Cause
Common Cause
Common Cause National Governing Board
As of December 2012;
- Robert Reich is the Chair of the National Governing Board
- Martha Tierney is the Vice Chair.
- Archibald Cox was Chairman Emeritus.
Full List of board members:
- Ric Bainter, Attorney; Former Chair, Common Cause California, San Diego, CA
- Benjamin Barber* Distinguished Senior Fellow, Demos, New York, NY
- Craig Barnes, Esq., Author, playwright, radio host; Founder, Common Cause Colorado, Santa Fe, NM
- Olena Berg Placitas, New Mexico
- Emmet Bondurant, Sr. Partner, Bondurant, Mixson & Elsmore, Atlanta, GA
- Cornell William Brooks, Esq., President and Chief Executive Officer, The New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, Newark, NJ
- Peter Butzin, Institute for School Innovation, Tallahassee, FL
- Gloria Rubio-Cortes, National Civic League, Denver, CO
- Dan Conley, Beacon Communications, Chicago, Illinois
- Butler Derrick, Partner, Nelson Mullins, Washington, DC
- Richard Dreyfuss, The Dreyfuss Initiative, Encinitas, CA
- Dr. Bob Edgar, President and CEO, Common Cause, Washington, DC
Jonathan Fanton Roosevelt House School of Public Policy, Hunter College New York, NY
Leonard Hill*
Leonard Hill Films
Los Angeles, CA
William Hubbard
Center Development Corp.
New York, NY
Olga Kauffman Director of Development & Community Affairs, Mexican American Unity Council San Antonio, TX
Peter Lauria*
Partner, Baker Tilly
Vienna, VA
Marilyn Melkonian Telesis Corporation Washington, DC
Lenny Mendonca
Director, McKinsey and Co.
San Francisco, CA
Angela Onwuachi-Willig Charles M. and Marion J. Kierscht Professor of Law, University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
Harold Pachios*
Managing Partner, Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau, Pachios & Haley
Portland, ME
Chang K. Park
Founder and President, Universal Remote Control
Armonk, NY
Nancy Ratzan President, National Council of Jewish Women Miami, FL
Robert Reich Professor, University of California at Berkeley Berkeley, CA
Patricia S. Schroeder
Former Member of Congress
Celebration, FL
Richard Stanley
Chairman, The Stanley Foundation
Muscatine, IA
Wes Tomer, CPA Director, Veris Consulting, Inc. Reston, Virginia
Martha Tierney*
Partner, Kelly, Haglund, Garnsey & Kahn
Denver, CO
Tracy Westen
Vice-chair and CEO, Center for Governmental Studies
Los Angeles, CA
Alan Wiersba Product Manager, Oracle Corp. Redwood City, CA
- Also serves on the Common Cause Education Fund Board.