Peter Bahouth, Executive Director

Jennifer Kurz, Outreach Director

Jennifer graduated in June 2008 from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University with a Master of Public Policy in international affairs and environmental policy.  Her thesis was on how least developed countries are planning to respond to the adverse impacts of climate change and included a case study of Malawi.

Her thesis built on work she did with InterAction, the largest coalition of U.S.-based international relief and development organizations, in the summer of 2007. Working with members and a number of environmental organizations, she developed a strategy for the coalition to advocate on climate change and other environmental issues.   Jennifer worked for InterAction for two years where she created and led a working group of member organizations interested in becoming more engaged in advocacy and campaigns.

Jennifer began her career at the Sierra Club's Global Warming and Energy Team, where she did some of the initial research on the impact of sport utility vehicles on the climate. She then went on to work for Sierra Club's international team and political action committee, eventually running the population and sustainability program. She has worked in communications for the Brookings Institution and the TV-Turnoff Network, in monitoring and evaluation of campaigns for Oxfam America, and field organizing for a Senate campaign.  In addition to her work within the United States, Jennifer has lived in Mexico for a year working with an indigenous nonprofit organization in the southern state of Oaxaca.  She is a native of California and graduated from Pomona College with a BA in economics and politics.

Katherine Silverthorne, Policy Director

David Turnbull, Communications Director

David joined USCAN in October 2006 as Communications Coordinator. He comes from the World Resources Institute, where he served as Coordinator for two international networks working to promote inclusive and accountable environmental governance. Prior to WRI, David spent time interning at the League of Conservation Voters and a small environmental consulting firm, and served as Night-time Weather Observer at the Mount Washington Observatory.

David was born and raised in the Washington, DC area and received his B.A. from Dartmouth College in Geography and Environmental Studies.

2005-07 Board of Directors

Alden Meyer
Director of Strategy and Policy
Union of Concerned Scientists

Dan Sosland
Executive Director
Environment Northeast

Dave Hamilton
Global Warming & Energy Director
Sierra Club

Hans Verolme  

J Drake Hamilton
Science Policy Director
Fresh Energy

Jeremy Symons (co-chair)
Global Warming Program Director
National Wildlife Federation

Jonathan Banks
Climate Policy Coordinator
Clean Air Task Force

KC Golden
Policy Director
Climate Solutions

James Barrett
Executive Director
Redefining Progress

Mike Tidwell
Executive Director
Chesapeake Climate Action Network

Nicole St. Clair Knobloch
Associate Director, Washington DC office
Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions 


Rebecca Stanfield
Natural Resources Defense Council

Sally Bingham
Executive Director
The Regeneration Project

Stephen Smith (co-chair)
Executive Director
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy

Angela Anderson
Director, Global Warming Campaign
Pew Environment Group