Board of Directors
Background
Wendy has served as Political Director for U.S. PIRG, the federation of state PIRGs (Public Interest Research Groups) since 1992. As Political Director, she manages external relations for the organization and facilitates the development of new programs. During the 2004 election cycle, Wendy was actively involved in developing and launching U.S. PIRG’s New Voters and Community Voters Projects. Combined, the two projects registered more than 600,000 young and urban, minority voters to vote and made more than 500,000 personalized voter contacts. She also helped found the non-partisan Campaign Institute to train the next generation of campaign activists. Wendy joined U.S. PIRG in 1984 and has worked in a variety of positions, including serving as Executive Director of WashPIRG, the Washington Public Interest Research Group, in Seattle. She has directed campaigns, including ballot measures, on numerous issues, including stopping the proliferation of genetically engineered food, nuclear and toxic waste pollution, and campaign finance reform. Ms. Wendlandt currently serves on the board of Green Century Funds, the nation's only family of socially responsible mutual funds founded and owned by non-profit environmental organizations. She is also President of the Center for Public Interest Research and Chair of the Environment California Research & Policy Center. She has been a member of the Green Corps Board of Directors since 1992.
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