CITIZENS FOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS: 2004 Candidates for the Board of Directors - Biographical Information

On January 30, 2004, the Board of Directors of Citizens for Global Solutions (formerly CUNR, the 501(c)(4) part of our partnership) unanimously accepted the recommend slate of candidates for Board service that was presented by the Leadership Committee. The following 15 people are hereby nominated for election to serve on the Board of Directors. We are delighted that the following 15 dedicated and qualified candidates are interested in serving as volunteer leaders in our organization.

Dawn Calabia: A senior leader on public policy and government affairs for international and domestic issues effecting government, international organizations and the voluntary sector, with particular expertise in the United Nations and its Agencies, Congressional and Government Relations, and Communications and Public Relations. Former Deputy Director of the United Nations Information Center in Washington, DC, and Senior External Relations Officer for UNHCR office in Washington. Prior to that, over ten years of experience on Capitol Hill, including a position as Staff Consultant for the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Education: B.A. from St. John’s Univ. and M.S.W. from Fordham Univ. A Council on Foreign Relations member since 1988. Founding Member and longtime Board member of Women’s Commission for Refugees, Women and Children. Board member of South East Asian Research Council. Past service as a leader in Americans for Democratic Action, locally and nationally. Member of Women in International Security (WIIS) and Women's Foreign Policy Group.

Tom Camarella: An activist in the organization since 1983 (President of the Southern California Region for nine terms and several years as a Board member). Holds a B.A. in Sociology and a J.D. Professional experiences as a union representative, leadership in the Labor Community Strategy Center and the national board of the U.S. Institute for Peace.

Bill Curry: Former Comptroller of the state of Connecticut (1990-94) and state senator (1978-82), narrowly lost two elections for Governor of Connecticut (1994 and 2002). In 1995 he was appointed Counselor to the President by Bill Clinton, and received national recognition for his work in helping to balance the budget, strengthen education, increase healthcare for children and expand community policing. Serves as Chair of the Board of the International Center. Holds a B.A. (Georgetown Univ.) and J.D. (Univ. of CT).

Mark Epstein: Is the Deputy Director and COO of Physicians for Social Responsibility. Previously he served as Executive Director and CEO of WFA. He is a communications expert, recently serving as Senior Vice President and Director of the Environmental Practice at Porter Novelli, a leading international communications firm. Prior to that, he served as President of the Washington-based Public Voice for Food and Health Policy and as Executive Director of Oregon Natural Resources Council. He was Executive Director of Earth Day 1991 for New York City, and worked on the staff of Environmental Defense. He possesses a J.D. from New York University School of Law (admitted New York State Bar, 1982), and graduated Summa Cum Laude with B.A. in Political Science from University of Pennsylvania. He currently serves on the boards of Coral Reef Alliance and Center for UN Reform Education, and he is an advisor to the Tahirih Justice Center.

Anne L. Fisher: Leader in CUNR and member of WFA since mid-1990s. CUNR Nominating Committee Chairperson 1998- 2003, currently Board member and member of the joint Leadership Team as Nominations Coordinator. Member of UNA-USA. Member of the Methodist Federation for Social Action. Education. Holds a B.S. in Education. Currently serving in her 13th year as a Local Pastor in the United Methodist Church and previously as a restaurant manager, organization development consultant, and public school teacher.

William H. Fisher: Leader in CUNR and member of WFA since mid-1990s. Current member of Board, past service on Executive Council (Vice-President for Development and Finance). Active membership/leadership in World Future Society (Northeast Ohio Chapter coordinator); The Interfaith Alliance (National Leadership Council & Akron area coordinator); UNA-USA; Methodist Federation for Social Action (trainer and coordinator for Lay Leadership training, Akron District United Methodist Church); Association for the Advancement of Social Work in Groups; Organization Development Network (professional consultants concerned with organizational effectiveness and productivity -- profit and non-profit). Possesses experience and skills in fund-raising, organization development, facilitation, group work, public speaking, teaching, some IT and computer skills, publishing (including some graphics skills), community development, futurist abilities, marketing, budgeting, accounting, financial management, and human resource development.

Wendell Harter: A member since 1948, he has served as volunteer Executive Director of the Southern California Region since 1990. Education: B.S. and M.S. degrees from the California Institute of Technology. Spent the greater part of his career as a member of the engineering management of the Northrop Corporation Aircraft Division. Community activities have included leadership in the YMCA Board of Managers, the Manhattan Beach Community Church (UCC), AFS, Sister City Committee, and Rotary International.

Earl James: Member of the Board since the mid-1990s, in 1997 and 1998, James worked as a grassroots organizer for CUNR in Kentucky, West Virginia, Long Island, Washington and Oregon. From 1992 - 1994 he served as Executive Director, World Federalist Association of Pittsburgh, and on the WFA national board as Executive Secretary. In 1994 and 95, James served as Development Director in WFA's national office. He is founding board president of the United States Association for UNESCO, and works as Director of Development for the New Mexico Environmental Law Center. James has consulted with numerous nonprofits including Farmworker Health Services and the American Indian College Fund, and in 1997 served as an international election observer in Bosnia-Herzegovina. He has a Master of Arts - Museum Education degree from The George Washington University, Washington, DC.

Susan Myers: Serves as the Legislative Director of the Better World Campaign, a project of the Better World Fund, which was created with support from businessman and philanthropist R.E. Turner as part of his historic $1 billion gift to support UN causes. It is a bi-partisan, non-profit national education and outreach effort dedicated to enhancing the awareness of and appreciation for the vital role the United Nations plays around the world. She originally joined the BWC staff in March 2000 as Research and Legislative Coordinator. B.A. from Duke Univ. and M.A. from the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University (with a concentration in International Security Studies). Previous experience includes working in the Governmental Relations and Public Affairs Office of the Legal Services Corporation; Governmental Affairs Office of the American Bar Association; and interning for Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez.

Daniel J. Orth: Having served as an intern with CUNR in 2002, he was elected to the board in 2003. Currently pursuing B.A.s in political science and economics at Tulane University (Clas of ’04). Volunteers with Tulane ACLU, Tulane College Democrats, the American Middle Eastern Association of Louisiana and various student government organizations on the Tulane Campus. Beginning in the Fall of 2004 will be a corps member of Teach for America, teaching in New York City and pursuing an M.A. in education.

Neal Potter: A member since 1945, he has served the organization in many capacities, including Pacific Northwest chairman and later as field worker for that area, President of the organization as well as of the Washington D.C. Chapter, and several years as a Board member. Holds an M.A. in economics (Univ. of Minnesota) and doctoral work (Univ. of Chicago). Former Associate Professor of Economics at Washington State College; Research Economist at Resources for the Future; and author of 2 books (topics: U.S. natural resources and Antarctic resources). Twenty-eight years as elected official on the Montgomery County (Maryland) Council, including a four year term as County Executive. Long-term involvement in politics: student leader at Johns Hopkins Univ. and Univ. of Minnesota; community leader on land-use planning and budget issues in Montgomery County. Member of nine peace and environmental organizations.

Floyd Ramp: A member (along with his wife Marjorie) for 30 years, he served as President of CUNR and is currently the Board Chair of Citizens for Global Solutions. He holds a B.A. from Univ. of Illinois, a Ph.D. from Univ. of Minnesota (organic chemistry) and received additional post doctorate work at MIT. A World War II veteran, during his professional career he worked at the Goodrich Research Center, Brecksville, Ohio, mainly in the field of polymers. He is active in the United Church of Christ, many organizations in Oberlin, a member of the Oberlin branch of LWV and various peace and environmental committees.

Marjorie Ramp: A member (along with her husband Floyd) for 30 years, she has served at various times on the boards of both CUNR and WFA, and she is presently the Vice Chair of the C3 Board. Also served as a Co-Chair of the Gender Equity Commission, Chair of the Nominating Committee, and Co-Chair of the Strategy and Structure Task Force that helped design the governance model for Citizens for Global Solutions. Marjorie and Floyd were NGO delegates to the UN Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development, the UN-NGO Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration and numerous NGO conferences.

Kermit Rohde: Head of a Student Federalists chapter in the 1940s, chaired the Columbus Ohio chapter, Corvallis chapter and Oregon State Branch. Longtime Board member and past-President of CUNR. Education: B.S. in Engineering (Iowa State Univ.); M.A. in Psychology (Nebraska Univ.); Ph.D. in Social Psychology (Northwestern Univ.); post-doctoral year in Clinical Psychology (Ohio State Univ.) Was President of the Oregon Psychological Association and Chair of the Oregon State Board of Examiners for Psychology. A World War II veteran (US Navy), career included a private practice, work in a Veteran Administration Hospital and Clinic, and teaching psychology in U.S. colleges and aboard as a Fulbright Professor. Past President of the local Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, and a delegate to UU-national meetings. Delegate to the Oregon Democratic Platform Conventions for over twenty years serving on the Foreign Policy Committee, once as Chair.

Ray Short: An active leader in the organization since 1948, Democratic Congressional (WI 3rd District) in 1970 and 1972, and on the world peace platform opposing the Vietnam War. Chaired the Peace Division for United Methodist Conferences in both Iowa and Wisconsin for many years. Retired Methodist minister and Sociology Professor, and author and frequent lecturer on the topic of teenage sexuality. Education: AB, Willamette U., BD and PhD (Sociology) Duke University.

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