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Douglas H. Phelps, Chair


Background

Doug Phelps is Chair of the Green Corps Board. He is also Chair of the Executive Committee of the PIRG network of organizations and serves as Chair and President of U.S. PIRG. Doug previously served as Executive Director of the Equal Justice Foundation, MASSPIRG and CALPIRG. He was the primary organizer of the Fund for Public Interest Research, U.S. PIRG, Green Corps, Green Century Funds, and several other PIRG-affiliated projects. Doug consults and assists other groups with fundraising, organizing and field work. He currently works with Sierra Club, Human Rights Campaign, MoveOn.org, and the national Democratic Party. He serves on the boards of the National Environmental Law Center, Colorado Democracy Alliance, and Progress Now. Prior to his involvement with the PIRG network, Doug was an activist and grassroots organizer, and directed the public interest law program at Harvard Law School.


About Us

Green Corps was launched by U.S. PIRG in 1992. The mission of Green Corps is to train organizers, provide field support for today’s critical environmental campaigns, and graduate activists who possess the skills, temperament, and commitment to fight and win tomorrow’s environmental battles.