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Our Mission
Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF) seeks to instill in our nation's youth a deeper understanding of citizenship through values expressed in our Constitution and its Bill of Rights and to educate young people to become active and responsible participants in our society. CRF is dedicated to assuring our country's future by investing in our youth today.
CRF is a non-profit, non-partisan, community-based organization dedicated to educating America's young people about the importance of civic participation in a democratic society. Under the guidance of a Board of Directors chosen from the worlds of law, business, government, education, the media, and the community, CRF develops, produces, and distributes programs and materials to teachers, students, and public-minded citizens all across the nation.
Federal Tax Id: 95-2219680 | Tax exempt status: 501(c)(3)
CRF staff includes teachers and educators, lawyers, community organizers and fundraisers, designers, writers, and editors. They provide technical assistance and training to teachers, coordinate civic participation projects in schools and communities, organize student conferences and competitions, and develop publications in the following areas:
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Law and Government programs and materials focus on how groups and individuals interact with the issues, institutions, people and processes that shape our laws and government.
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Civic Participation programs and materials bring to life the rights and responsibilities of active citizenship by challenging young people to explore their community and plan and implement projects that address community needs.
Get to know more about Constitutional Rights Foundation by looking over our Annual Report. Contact our staff. Explore our Programs section to learn how CRF translates its visions into reality. Turn to the Publications page to survey our catalog offering materials in Government, U.S. and World History, Business, and Civic Participation. Tour our Support section to learn how we keep our vital work moving ahead, or check out the CRF Calendar.
Do you have any questions about CRF Programs or Publications? Do you want to reach a particular CRF staff member?
Download a copy of CRF's brochure.
Board of Directors -- UPDATING
Officers and Executive Committee:
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T. Warren Jackson, Esq., Chair The DirecTV Group
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Nestor Barrero, Esq. NBC Universal |
Michael A. Lawson, Esq., Immediate Past Chair Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
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Joseph A. Calabrese, Esq. O'Melveny & Myers LLPd
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Joel A. Feuer, Esq., Vice Chair Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP |
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Louis P. Eatman, Esq. Proskauer Rose LLP
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Sharon J. Matsumoto, Esq., Vice Chair Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
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Linda S. Husar ReedSmith
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Robert S. Stern, Esq., Chief Financial Officer Morrison & Foerster LLP
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Laurence J. Hutt, Esq. Arnold & Porter LLP
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Hon. John A. Kronstadt U. S. District Court
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L. Rachel Lerman, Esq. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
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Peter I. Ostroff, Esq. Sidley Austin LLP
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Directors:
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James M. Aquilina, Esq. Stroz Friedberg |
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Christopher H. Paskach KPMG LLP
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E Jane Arnault-Factor, Ph.D. JurEcon, Inc. |
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Gregory N. Pimstone, Esq. Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
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Robert C. Aronoff, Esq. Robert C. Aronoff, a Professional Corporation
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Howard M. Privette, Esq. Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP
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Leon Bass, Jr. Southern California Edison Company
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Fred R. Puglisi, Esq. Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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Alan N. Braverman, Esq. The Walt Disney Company
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Christopher P. Reynolds, Esq. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc.
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Joanne E. Caruso, Esq. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
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Patrick G. Rogan, Esq. RoganLehrman LL
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Malissia R. Clinton Aerospace Corporation
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Alan I. Rothenberg, Esq. 1st Century Bank
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Vincent J. Davitt, Esq. Meylan Davitt Jain & Arevian LLP
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Christopher S. Ruhland, Esq. Dechert LLP
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David J. DiMeglio Jones Day
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Thomas A. Ryan, Esq. McDermott Will & Emory
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Kimberly A. Dunn Sidley Austin LLP
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Robert A. Sacks, Esq. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
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Hon. Raymond C. Fisher U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
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Peggy Saferstein College Circuit
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Alan V. Friedman, Esq. Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
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Jeff E. Scott, Esq. Greenberg Traurig LLP
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Greg Gelfan, Esq. Fox Filmed Entertainment/ Fox Entertainment Group
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Christopher S. Ruhland, Esq. Dechert LxL
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Margaret H. Gillespie Littler Mendelson P.C.
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Thomas A. Ryan, Esq. McDermott Will & Emory
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Jonathan M. Gordon, Esq. Alston & Bird LLP
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Robert A. Sacks, Esq. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
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Robert A. Greenfield Stutman, Treister & Glatt
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Jeff E. Scott, Esq. Greenberg Traurig LLP
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Amy M. Hawkes, Esq. Ernst & Young LLP
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Henry Shields, Jr., Esq. Dinker Biddle & Reath LLP.
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Ross Higman Walmart
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K. Eugene Shutler Businessman/Attorney
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Kurt M. Hocker Union Bank N.A.
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W. Davis Smith, Esq. Sempra Energy
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Roberto J. Kampfner, Esq. White & Case, LLP
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Darry A. Sragow, Esq. SNR Denton
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Louis E. Kempinsky, Esq. Valensi Rose, PLC
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Hon. Marjorie S. Steinberg (Ret.)
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Richard S. Kolodny, Esq. The Portfolio Group Inc.
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Gregory P. Stone, Esq. Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
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Randall R. Lee, Esq. WilmerHale LLP
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Douglas A. Thompson, Esq. Bryan Cave LLP
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C. James Levin Winston & Strawn LLP
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Gail Migdal Title, Esq. Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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Susan C. Miller Avery Dennison Corporation
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Kathleen McFarlane Waters Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
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William K. Mills, Esq. Parker Shumaker Mills LLP
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William A. Molinski Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
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Alina Mooradian Snell & Wilmer
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Todd Clark Executive Director Emeritus Emeritus Board Member
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Peter B. Morrison, Esq. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
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Annual Reports
2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001
Financial Statements
Latest Audited Financials | Latest IRS Form 990
Executive Staff
Marshall Croddy, President
Marshall Croddy assumed the position of President of CRF in February 2013. Croddy previously served as Vice President. He is an attorney and has been a member of the State Bar of California since 1976. Croddy is a nationally recognized leader in the field of law-related and civics education. He has designed, edited, and co-written most of CRF's educational texts and publications including the Law in the Social Studies series, Criminal Justice in America, Letters of Liberty, Foundations of Freedom, Reviewing the Verdict, Active Citizenship Today, The W.M. Keck Foundation Challenge Series, CityWorks, and Bill of Rights in Action, a nationally distributed curricular newsletter. In the area of program design and implementation, he has helped create numerous educational programs for Constitutional Rights Foundation and other organizations, most notably, the 1991 Southern California Celebration of the Bicentennial of the Bill of Rights. He has served on the boards of a number of educational and civic organizations. In 2000, he received the American Bar Association's Isidore Starr Award for Excellence in Law-Related Education, and in 2007, he was awarded the Roy Erickson Civic Education Leadership Award by the California Council for the Social Studies.
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Sylvia Andresantos Program Manager, Law & Government (213) 316-2127
Aaron Brown Administrative Assistant (213) 316-2138
Andrew Costly Senior Manager, Publications (213) 316-2155
Marshall Croddy President (213) 316-2113
David De La Torre Program Manager, Teaching American History (213) 316-2121
Keri Doggett Director of Program Development (213) 316-2115
Katrina Drabeck Assistant Development Director (213) 316-2107
Bill Hayes Senior Writer/Editor, Program & Materials Development (213) 316-2122
Damon Huss Writer/Editor, Program & Materials Development (213) 316-2117
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John Martin Consultant, Administration & Finance (213) 316-2124
Gregorio Medina Senior Program Director, National Outreach in Civic Participation (213) 316-2105
Victor Monzon Senior Accountant/Controller (213)316-2131
Lourdes Morales Program Director, History Department (213) 316-2125
Deysi Robles Law and Government, Program Assistant (213) 316-2129
Nancy Sanchez Program Manager, Expanding Horizons Internships (213) 316-2109
Wilson Shum Network Administrator (213) 316-2110
Guillermo Velasquez Administrative Assistannt (213) 316-2120
Laura Wesley Senior Program Director, Law Department (213) 316-2128
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