Faye
Park
Executive Vice President; President, PIRG
Started on staff: 1992
B.S., magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, Williams College
As president of PIRG, Faye is a leading voice for consumer protection and public health in the United States. She has been quoted in major news outlets, including CBS News and the Washington Post, about issues ranging from getting toxic chemicals out of children’s products to protecting Americans from predatory lending practices. Faye also serves as the executive vice president for The Public Interest Network, which PIRG founded. Faye began her public interest career as a student volunteer with MASSPIRG Students at Williams College. After graduating in 1992, she began working with the Student PIRGs in California as a campus organizer and organizing director, working on campaigns to help students register to vote and to promote recycling. She lives in Denver with her family.
We’re working to build an organization for the long haul
Posts by Faye Park
New resource: Guide to pollution-reducing programs from the Inflation Reduction Act
Building a Clean Energy Economy: A Guidebook to the Inflation Reduction Act’s Investments in Clean Energy and Climate Action details programs you can use to save energy, save money and reduce pollution.
From Earth Day ‘20 to Earth Day ‘21: 10 zero waste highlights
This pandemic year intensified both our waste generation and our grasp of its unsustainability.
Crafters Together Against COVID
This March, National Craft Month, we are creating a digital quilt to mark 1 year since the declaration of the coronavirus pandemic.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
A resolute dedication to democratic ideals coupled with the wisdom to recognize how and when to see the task through to completion: Advocates for all causes would do well to emulate the qualities that made Justice Ginsburg a truly historic figure. We offer our condolences to her children and grandchildren. The country she worked so hard to improve will miss her.
