Meet the people spearheading the work.
Board of Directors
![donn-viviani](https://cprclimate.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Donn-new-sq-1024x1024.png)
Board President
Donn is a retired Environmental Protection Agency scientist, following 35 years of service.
![john-fitzgerald](https://cprclimate.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/JohnFitzgerald-300x295-1.jpg)
Board Vice-President
John is a semi-retired, but not very retiring lawyer with extensive experience in litigation and legislation.
![nelson-bonner](https://cprclimate.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/NelsonBonner-300x300-1.png)
Board Secretary
Nelson is a retired artist, technical writer, and technology editor and educator, with four decades of computer applications experience.
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Board Treasurer
Full Bio
Coming soon…
![lise-van-susteren](https://cprclimate.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/LiseVanSusteren-sq.jpg)
Board Member
Dr. Susteran is a practicing general and forensic psychiatrist in Washington, DC, and an expert on the physical and mental health effects of climate disruption.
![john-birks](https://cprclimate.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/JohnBirks-300x300-1.jpg)
Board Member
John is Chief Scientist at 2B Technologies, a company he co-founded in 1998 that develops and manufactures new products for air quality measurements.
![stephanie-herrington](https://cprclimate.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Stefanie-herrington-sq.jpg)
Board Member
Stefanie is an estate planning attorney and the founder of Montecito Law Group in Santa Barbara, California.
![cathy-orlando](https://cprclimate.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Cathy-Orlando.jpg)
Board Member
Cathy is Program Director at Citizens’ Climate International where she directs programs that support volunteers in over 75 countries to build political will for a climate safe future.
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Board Member
Daphne is Head of Methane Removal Policy Engagement at Spark Climate Solutions, where she is focused on building out the policy and governance roadmap for methane removal.
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General Counsel & Executive Director
Founder, Board Member
Dan is an environmental and climate attorney and policy analyst.
Board of Advisors
![James-Baker](https://cprclimate.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/D_James_Baker_Bellagio_3.jpeg.jpg)
Under Secretary of Commerce for Atmosphere and Oceans & Administrator of the U.S. NOAA
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Ocean & Climate Change Professor, Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra
![lisbeth-grondlund](https://cprclimate.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/LisbethG_highres-edited-1-scaled.jpeg)
Research Affiliate, Nuclear Security & Policy Lab, MIT Department of Nuclear Science & Engineering
![Wil-Burns](https://cprclimate.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/MSES-WilBurns.png)
Visiting Professor with Northwestern University’s Program in Environmental Policy and Culture
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CPR Initiative Economics & Policy Fellow
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CPR Initiative Climate Law Fellow
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CPR Initiative Climate Law Extern
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