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| + | '''Americans for Financial Reform''' is a coalition of more than 250 national, state and local groups who have come together to reform the financial industry. | ||
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| + | :''Members of our coalition include consumer, civil rights, investor, retiree, community, labor, religious and business groups as well as Nobel prize winning economists.''<ref>http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/about/our-call-to-action/</ref> | ||
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| + | ==European connection== | ||
| + | In the wake of the economic crisis, the [[Party of European Socialists]] joined [[Europeans for Financial Reform]] (EFFR), a coalition of NGOs, foundations and civil society actors that demand a stronger regulation of financial markets. In order to push for such a regulation world-wide, EFFR cooperates with its US partner [[Americans for Financial Reform]]..<ref>[http://www.pes.eu/america PES Homepage, North America]</ref> | ||
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==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
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'''Staff, 2010''' | '''Staff, 2010''' | ||
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*Missouri: [[Kay Mills]] | *Missouri: [[Kay Mills]] | ||
| − | *Montana: Jessica Grennan | + | *Montana: [[Jessica Grennan]] |
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| − | + | *Nebraska: [[Barry Rubin]] | |
| − | + | *Nebraska: [[Jane Kleeb|Jane Fleming Kleeb]] | |
| − | + | *North Dakota: [[Donald McFarland]] | |
| + | *Nevada: [[Samantha Galing Gaddy]] | ||
| − | + | *Ohio: [[Brian Rothenberg]] | |
| − | South Dakota: | + | *South Dakota: [[Steve Jarding]] |
| − | + | *South Dakota: [[Chas Jewett]] | |
| − | + | *Tennessee: [[Dave Cooley]] | |
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| − | + | *Virginia: [[Jenny Lawson]] | |
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| − | + | '''Executive Committee''' | |
| − | Stephen Abrecht – Service Employees International Union | + | *[[Heather Booth]] – [[Americans for Financial Reform]] |
| + | *[[Stephen Abrecht]] – [[Service Employees International Union]] | ||
| + | *[[Gary Kalman]] – U.S. [[PIRG]] | ||
| + | *[[Nancy Zirkin]]/[[Lisa Rice]] – [[Leadership Conference on Civil Rights]]/[[National Fair Housing Alliance]] | ||
| + | *[[Rob Johnson]] – [[Roosevelt Institute]] | ||
| + | *[[James Carr]] – [[National Community Reinvestment Coalition]] | ||
| − | + | '''Steering Committee''' | |
| − | + | *[[Maureen Thompson]] – [[The Hastings Group]] | |
| − | + | *[[Stephen Abrecht]] – [[Service Employees International Union]] | |
| − | + | *[[David Arkush]] – [[Public Citizen]] | |
| − | + | *[[Heather Boot]]h – Americans for Financial Reform | |
| − | + | *[[Janis Bowdler]] – [[National Council of La Raza]] | |
| − | + | *[[James Carr]] – [[National Community Reinvestment Coalition]] | |
| − | + | *[[Alan Charney]] – [[USAction]] | |
| − | + | *[[Nita Chaudhary]] – [[MoveOn.org]] Political Action | |
| − | + | *[[Richard Ferlauto]] – [[American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees]] | |
| − | + | *[[George Goehl]] – [[National People’s Action]]/[[National Training and Information Center]] | |
| − | + | *[[Rob Johnson]] – [[Roosevelt Institute]] | |
| − | + | *[[Gary Kalman]] – U.S. [[PIRG]] | |
| − | + | *[[Robert Kuttner]] – [[Demos]] | |
| − | + | *[[Daniel Pedrotty]] – AFL-CIO | |
| − | + | *[[Travis Plunkett]] – [[Consumer Federation of America]] | |
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| − | + | *[[Lisa Rice]] – [[National Fair Housing Alliance]] | |
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| − | + | *[[Ryan Wilson]] – [[AARP]] | |
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| − | + | *[[Nancy Zirkin]] – [[Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights]] Task Forces | |
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| − | + | *Policy and Legislation – Facilitated by [[Susan Weinstock]] ([[Consumer Federation of America]]) | |
| − | + | *Field, Mobilization and Outreach – Facilitated by [[Bill Ragen]] ([[Service Employees International Union]]) | |
| − | + | *Communications – Facilitated by [[Caren Benjamin]] ([[Americans United for Change]])<ref>[http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/about/our-structure/] Americans for Financial Reform website, accessed June 2. 2010</ref> | |
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| − | + | ==References== | |
| − | + | [[Category:Organizations]] | |
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Latest revision as of 20:03, 8 May 2024
Americans for Financial Reform is a coalition of more than 250 national, state and local groups who have come together to reform the financial industry.
- Members of our coalition include consumer, civil rights, investor, retiree, community, labor, religious and business groups as well as Nobel prize winning economists.[1]
European connection
In the wake of the economic crisis, the Party of European Socialists joined Europeans for Financial Reform (EFFR), a coalition of NGOs, foundations and civil society actors that demand a stronger regulation of financial markets. In order to push for such a regulation world-wide, EFFR cooperates with its US partner Americans for Financial Reform..[2]
Personnel
Staff, 2010
- Heather Booth – Executive Director
- Lisa Donner – Deputy Director
- Eileen Toback – Communications & Mobilization Director
- Kimberly Miller – Policy Coordinator
- Dana Chasin – Legislative and Policy Liaison
- Leslie Kramerich – Legislative and Policy Liaison
- Farid Ben Amor – Field Coordinator
- Grace Garner – Chief Operating Officer
- Sean Rutledge – Lead Organizer, Fly-In Days
- Adam Birka-White – Legislation and Policy Coordinator, Fly-In Days
- Houston Stokes – Intern
Web Team:
Field Team (State Directors Only)
- Arkansas: Neil Sealy
- Colorado: Carolyn Siegel
- Delaware: Greg Wilson
- Indiana: Ronetta Spalding
- Louisiana: Alex Morgan
- Massachusetts: Lizzi Weyant
- Maine: Jesse Graham
- Maine: Sarah Standiford
- Missouri: Jeff Ordower
- Missouri: Kay Mills
- Montana: Jessica Grennan
- Nebraska: Barry Rubin
- Nebraska: Jane Fleming Kleeb
- North Dakota: Donald McFarland
- Nevada: Samantha Galing Gaddy
- Ohio: Brian Rothenberg
- South Dakota: Steve Jarding
- South Dakota: Chas Jewett
- Tennessee: Dave Cooley
- Virginia: Jenny Lawson
Executive Committee
- Heather Booth – Americans for Financial Reform
- Stephen Abrecht – Service Employees International Union
- Gary Kalman – U.S. PIRG
- Nancy Zirkin/Lisa Rice – Leadership Conference on Civil Rights/National Fair Housing Alliance
- Rob Johnson – Roosevelt Institute
- James Carr – National Community Reinvestment Coalition
Steering Committee
- Heather Booth – Americans for Financial Reform
- Nita Chaudhary – MoveOn.org Political Action
- Gary Kalman – U.S. PIRG
- Daniel Pedrotty – AFL-CIO
- Nancy Zirkin – Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Task Forces
- Policy and Legislation – Facilitated by Susan Weinstock (Consumer Federation of America)
- Field, Mobilization and Outreach – Facilitated by Bill Ragen (Service Employees International Union)
- Communications – Facilitated by Caren Benjamin (Americans United for Change)[3]
References
- ↑ http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/about/our-call-to-action/
- ↑ PES Homepage, North America
- ↑ [1] Americans for Financial Reform website, accessed June 2. 2010