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Emily Rusch

State Director
(415) 622-0039 x307
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State Director Emily Rusch has worked with U.S.PIRG, the federation of state PIRGs, since 2001.

Jon Fox

Consumer Advocate
(415) 622-0039 x309
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Jon Fox is focused on protecting consumers from unsafe products, misleading marketing, scams, and rip-offs.

Austin Price

Field Director
(916) 448-4516 x107
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Austin Price joined CALPIRG in August 2010, he currently works as our Field Organizer.

Wesley Samms

Health Care Advocate
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As the Health Care Advocate, Wesley is working to reduce health care inefficiency, improve the quality of care, control costs, and give consumers more control over their health care options.

Laura Deehan

Student Organizing Director
(415) 622-0039 x305
Laura Deehan is the Organizing Director for CALPIRG Student Chapters.

Garo Manjikian

Legislative Advocate
916-448-4516 x112
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As the legislative advocate, Garo develops CALPIRG’s legislative agenda to limit the influence of money in politics, increase accountability and transparency of government spending, advance consumer protections, and improve voter engagement.

Dave Severy

Development Associate
415-622-0039 x310
Dave Severy focuses on reaching out to CALPIRG’s membership base and cultivating the organization’s financial and political resources.

Ed Mierzwinski

Consumer Program Director
202-546-9707 x314
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Ed Mierzwinski has been a consumer advocate in the Washington, D.C.-based federal lobbying office of the state PIRGs since 1989.

Douglas H. Phelps

President, Chairman
Douglas H. Phelps is President and Chairman of the Board for U.S. PIRG. Mr. Phelps is also Chair of the Advisory Board of the Fund for the Public Interest, which is a national nonprofit that runs grassroots campaigns to: raise money, sign up members and build political support for the nation’s leading progressive non-profits

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