About Us
Commonweal Mission Statement
The specific and primary purpose of this corporation is to engage in educational, charitable, and research activities which contribute to the health of individuals, to public health, and to the health of the global environment.
Commonweal
Executive Staff:
President: Michael Lerner
Executive Director: Susan Braun
Chief Financial Officer: Vanessa Marcotte
General Manager: Waz Thomas waz@commonweal.org
Board of Directors:
Lindy Rose Graham
Eric Karpeles
Martin Krasney
Michael Lerner
Hanmin Liu
Tom Sargent
Beth Setrakian
Janet Visick
Staff:
Assistant Office Manager: Michael Rafferty raff@commonweal.org
Grants Administrator: Diane Backer diane@commonweal.org
Bookkeeper: Phil Buchanan pbuchanan@commonweal.org
Bookkeeper: Patty Schmidt patty@commonweal.org
Administrative Assistant: Melissa Golmond melissa@commonweal.org
Volunteer Coordinator: Terri Mason terrilmason@gmail.com
Site Manager: Mark Rafferty xmarkraff@commonweal.org
Maintenance: Charles Brown
PO Box 316
Bolinas, CA 94924
phone: 415-868-0970
fax: 415-868-2230
email:
Office hours are Monday through Friday, 9am - 5pm PST. Please leave a voice message if we are unavailable and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Commonweal Cancer Help Program
Arlene Allsman, Program Coordinator
PO Box 316
Bolinas, CA 94924
phone: 415-868-0970
fax: 415-868-2230
email: arlene@commonweal.org
CanServe Database
Mimi Mindel, Program Associate
email:
The Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE)
CHE
1646 Dow Road
Freeland, WA 98249
phone: 360-331-7904
fax: 360-331-7908
email: info@HealthandEnvironment.org
website: http://www.healthandenvironment.org
Elise Miller, MEd, Director: elise@HealthandEnvironment.org
Erika Sanders, Administrative Coordinator: erika@HealthandEnvironment.org
Nancy Hepp, MS, Research and Communications Specialist: nancy@HealthandEnvironment.org
Karin Russ, MS, RN, National Coordinator of the Fertility/Reproductive Health Working Group: karin@HealthandEnvironment.org
Maria Valenti, National Coordinator of the Healthy Aging and the Environment Initiative: mvalenti@igc.org
Erika Hagenson, MSW, MPHc, Coordinator of the LDDI Working Group: ehagensen@healthandenvironment.org
Steve Heilig, Director of Public Health and Education: heilig@sfms.org
Health Care Without Harm
HCWH — USA and Canada
Colleen Funkhouser
HCWH Membership Services
12355 Sunrise Valley Dr., Suite 680
Reston, VA 20191
ph: 703-860-9790
fax: 703-860-9795
email: info@hcwh.org
HCWH — Europe
Anja Leetz
Executive Director, HCWH Europe
1 Rue de la Pepiniere
B1000 Brussels, Belgium
ph: +49 6224 994871
ph: +32 2503 0481
email: Europe@hcwh.org
For media inquiries, contact HCWH communications director Eileen Secrest:
phone: 703-860-9790, ext. 15
email: esecrest@hcwh.org
Institute for the Study of Health and Illness (ISHI)
ISHI
PO Box 316
Bolinas, CA 94924
fax: 415-868-2230
phone: 415-868-0970
email:
Director: Rachel Remen, M.D.
Director of Programs and Communications: Christina Tucker
email:
Healer's Art Associate Director: Dianne Duchesne
email:
National Director of Graduate Medical Education: Lynn Stasior, MD
email: drlynn@commonweal.org
Program Coordinator, Graduate Medical Education: Courtney Cart
email: courtney@commonweal.org
Operations Manager: Kathy Peters
email: kathy@commonweal.org
Director of Continuing Medical Education: Corrie McCluskey
email:
corrie@rachelremen.com
ISHI Programs Assistant: Patricia Marina
email:
Healer's Art Program Assistant: Holly DuFount
email: holly@commonweal.org
All requests to have Dr. Remen speak to your group or organization should be faxed to Allison Shrier at: 415-381-5826.
This is the ONLY way to have your invitation considered. The request should include as much specific information as possible, including the date and place of the event, the topic of the conference or event, and the subject on which you would like Dr. Remen to speak.
Also, please include a description of the intended audience and approximate number of people expected to attend. Be sure to include your phone number and email/mail addresses. Allison will get back to you as quickly as she can. Dr. Remen receives more than 300 invitations to speak each year and her availability is limited.
You can write to Dr. Remen:
PO Box 1339
Mill Valley, CA 94941
To send an email to or leave a message for Dr. Remen, visit her website: www.RachelRemen.com.
Rachel receives many hundreds of letters and emails each year. She deeply appreciates your kind words and well-wishes and regrets that she is not able to respond personally to each of you. She sends you her Blessings.
Fair Growth Project
Steve Lerner, Research Director
Commonweal
PO Box 316
Bolinas, CA 94924
phone: 415-868-0970
fax: 415-868-2230
stevelerner111@gmail.com
Juvenile Justice Program
David Steinhart, Director
205 Camino Alto, #265
Mill Valley, CA 94941
phone: 415-388-6666
fax: 415-388-6415
The New School
Kyra Epstein, Coordinator
Commonweal
PO Box 316
Bolinas, CA 94924
phone: 415-868-0970
fax: 415-868-2230
email: TheNewSchool@Commonweal.org
Ocean Policy Program
Burr Heneman, Director
35 Horseshoe Hill Road
Bolinas, CA 94924
phone: 415-868-1460
email:
Women's Health and Environment Program
Heather Sarantis, Program Manager
Commonweal
PO Box 316
Bolinas, CA 94924
phone: 415-868-0970
fax: 415-868-2230
email: heather@healthandenvironment.org
Precautionary Principle Program
Davis Baltz, Director
Commonweal
PO Box 316
Bolinas CA 94924
phone: 510-848-2714
fax: 510-883-9493
email:
Commonweal Retreat Center
Jenepher Stowell, Director
PO Box 316
Bolinas, CA 94924
phone: 415-868-0970
fax: 415-868-2230
email:
Commonweal Biomonitoring Resource Center
Sharyle Patton, Director
Commonweal
PO Box 316
Bolinas, CA 94924
phone: 415-868-0970
email: