About Fund for the Public Interest
Who we are
Fund for the Public Interest is a nonprofit organization that builds people power for America’s leading environmental and public interest organizations. We are the nation’s preeminent grassroots field operation. Our canvassers talk to millions of people one-on-one, generating the membership, financial and political support Environment America and PIRG need to tackle important issues, take on tough opposition and win. Through our conversations, the petition signatures and small donations we gather, and the on-the-ground events we organize, we connect people with the issues they care about, and give them a voice in decisions that impact their lives. We deliver the people power it takes to protect our environment, our health and more.
Who we work with
We are part of a network of groups that speak to a need for a new kind of politics and believe in the power of bringing people together to call for change — such as Environment America, Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), Fair Share, National Environmental Law Center and Environmental Action.
Environment America is a policy and action group with one mission: to protect and restore the natural world. We advocate ideas and actions to shift our country onto a greener, healthier path. Our network of 30 state environmental groups promotes clean air, clean water, clean energy, wildlife and open spaces, and a livable climate. Our members put grassroots support behind our research, public education, advocacy and litigation.
PIRG is an advocate for consumers, advancing solutions to problems that affect our health, our safety and our well-being. Being a consumer advocate means being a champion for a marketplace that is not only honest and transparent, but also wastes less because it reduces, reuses and recycles more; prevents toxic threats to our health and safety; and considers the impact of new products and technologies on the next generation, not just the next quarterly earnings report.
Each of the groups we work alongside shares a vision that conversations can truly change the world.
Learn more about who we work with.
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Meet the Team
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Emily Reid
NATIONAL CANVASS DIRECTOR
Emily directs Fund for the Public Interest’s canvass operations, running year-round campaigns to educate millions of people about environmental and consumer protection issues, build membership and mobilize citizens to influence public policy decisions. Emily has helped new organizers and canvass directors run successful campaigns on issues ranging from defending environmental protections to protecting public health. As a regional director, her offices have raised millions of dollars and signed up more than 48,000 members for partner groups. She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, but is often traveling, rock climbing and camping elsewhere.
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Danielle Bauer
RECRUITMENT DIRECTOR
Danielle oversees both the full-time recruitment and national summer staffing departments for Fund for the Public Interest. She has overseen eight years of summer staffing recruitment, which hired more than 27,000 summer canvass staff who fundraised over $11 million in four summer canvass seasons. Danielle lives in Denver, where she enjoys running, camping, hiking and cooking vegan food.
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Paloma Paez-Coombe
REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Paloma oversees our field offices and works closely with canvass directors to run local campaigns on environmental and public interest issues. Paloma lives in Chicago, where she loves to cook, garden and explore nearby forest preserves.
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Rhiannon Singletary
LISTS DIRECTOR
Rhiannon directs the operations of The Public Interest Network’s membership database and lists department, overseeing the work to keep track of the people who support us and reporting and analysis to drive improvements in our overall work with members. Rhiannon lives in Lakewood, Colorado, with her family where she enjoys cooking, reading and hiking.
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Chris Mullin
LISTS PRODUCTION MANAGER
Chris helps oversee systems and information, and produces fundraising lists for Fund for The Public Interest’s Community Outreach departments. During his 39-year career with the Fund, Chris and the team have raised hundreds of millions of dollars in support of campaigns to protect our environment and stand up for the public interest. Chris lives in Quincy, Massachusetts, with his family and is an avid golfer, cook and volunteer for local causes.
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Doug Casler
VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Doug directs the operations of The Public Interest Network’s work to engage citizens through in-person, telephone and mail contact. Prior to his current position, Doug spent over 10 years working with our canvasses and canvassed and ran canvasses in 26 states. He also spent 20 years running our data and membership operation. Doug grew up in Delaware and now lives in Denver, where he enjoys running, reading, eating, skiing, watching baseball and spending time with his family.