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Public Interest Leaders
Beginning in their first year, PIRG staff become leaders in the public interest movement and win concrete victories for the environment and consumers. Following is a small sample of the PIRG staff who are making these victories happen.
admin VIDEO PROFILE: Julia Driscoll, NJPIRG Organizing Director, Campus Organizer 2006-2008
"As a campus organizer, I had the chance to work on issues that were really important to me." >>
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admin VIDEO PROFILE: Eric Bourassa, MASSPIRG Consumer Advocate; U.S. PIRG Fellow 2003-04
"I lobbied a number of legislators... and I organized a number of press conferences." >>
admin VIDEO PROFILE: Emily Miller, Illinois PIRG Advocate
"I wanted to find a way to combine my previous interest in public interest and my newfound love of politics. PIRG is the perfect combination of the two of those things. I get to tackle the serious public interest issues that matter, and do that in a political way." >>
admin VIDEO PROFILE: Pedro Morillas, CALPIRG Health Care Advocate
"I think my favorite part is the direct advocacy -- taking it directly to our decision-makers and getting them to help fix the problem." >>
admin VIDEO PROFILE: Ed Mierzwinski, U.S. PIRG Senior Fellow
"I've been with PIRG since college...I realized there weren't enough people working for social justice... I can take my conscience to work everyday... PIRG lets me work to make the world a better place." >>
admin VIDEO PROFILE: Allison Cairo, U.S. PIRG Organizational Regional Director, Campus Organizer 2000-2002
"I've made a career out of doing this work for a couple reasons. When I started as a campus organizer, one of the things I was most motivated by was being able to work on issues I cared about, but then also train other people how to work on those issues... I really enjoyed the fact that by organizing people, I was able to have such a broad impact." >>
admin VIDEO PROFILE: Andre Delattre, U.S. PIRG Executive Director; Campus Organizer, 1989-1993
"Colleges and universities, you go to learn, and you learn a lot of things in the classroom. But most classrooms really don't teach you very much about politics in a *practical* way... You just learn how to participate in something much better when you you really get to do it hands-on. That's what PIRG brings to the college experience that, in most campuses and for most students, you just wouldn't get unless there was a program like ours on campus." >>
admin VIDEO PROFILE: Gary Kalman, U.S. PIRG Federal Legislative Office Director, Campus Organizer 1985-1989
"My first campaign was on a city council ordinance involving the community's right to know about when pesticides were being sprayed in local parks... The public had absolutely no idea what was going on. I was appalled. And so we launched a campaign and effectively convinced the city council to ensure that there was public notice. What put me on a pathway to a career in public interest was probably just anger, and trying to bring some sanity to our public policy and make sure that everyday Americans have a fair shot." >>
MORE STAFF PROFILES Read profiles of state PIRGs alumni >>