ARRA Experts
States for a Transparent and Accountable Recovery (STAR) Coalition
Press Conference Sources ~ October 27, 2009
Experts Who Will Speak During the Press Conference
Chris Keeley, Common Cause/New York, state coalition-building on Recovery Act issues, 212-691-6421, ckeeley@commoncause.org, www.CommonCause.org/NY/Stimulus
Elena Foshay, Apollo Alliance, renewable energy and green jobs, 415-371-1700 x 212, foshay@apolloalliance.org, http://apolloalliance.org/programs/apollo-14/signature-stories/
Phineas Baxandall, United States Public Interest Research Group USPIRG), transparency issues and transportation spending, 617-747-4351, phineas@pirg.org, www.pirg.org, http://tinyurl.com/yk7b67g
Juhu Thukral, Opportunity Agenda, Recovery Act outcomes as they affect people facing barriers to opportunity, 212-334-5977, juhuthukral@gmail.com, http://opportunityagenda.org/economic_recovery
Wendy Patton, Policy Matters Ohio, state-based economic development watchdogs and members of EARN, 614-221-4505, wpatton@policymattersohio.org, www.policymattersohio.org/StimulusForOhio2009.htm
Andrew Stettner, National Employment Law Project, social safety net programs such as Unemployment Insurance and COBRA, 212-285-3025, astettner@nelp.org, www.nelp.org/index.php/site/issues/category/modernizing_unemployment_insurance
Laura Barrett, Transportation Equity Network, winning agreements to diversify construction workforces on federally funded transportation projects, 314-443-5915, laura@transportationequity.org, www.transportationequity.org
Nathan Newman, Progressive States Network, state legislators working on stimulus oversight, 212-680-3116 x 103, nnewman@progressivestates.org, http://progressivestates.org/policy/issue/1819
Kathleen Mulligan-Hansel, Partnership for Working Families, local community-labor coalitions for good green jobs, 414-475-0624, kmh@communitybenefits.org, www.communitybenefits.org
Kalima Rose, PolicyLink, assisting equitable development coalitions, 510-663-2333, krose@policylink.org, www.policylink.org
Craig Jennings, OMB Watch, federal information policy including Recovery.gov, 202-234-8494, cjennings@ombwatch.org, www.coalitionforanaccountablerecovery.org
Phil Mattera and Greg LeRoy, Good Jobs First, 202-232-1616, exts. 212 and 211, pmattera@goodjobsfirst.org, goodjobs@goodjobsfirst.org, www.AccountableRecovery.org
Additional Experts Available After the Press Conference
Will Schroeer, Smart Growth America, network of state and regional groups tracking transportation spending, 612-928-0788, wschroeer@smartgrowthamerica.org, www.smartgrowthamerica.org/documents/120days.pdf
Doug Hall, Economic Analysis Research Network (EARN), a national network of state and local policy research groups with many doing Recovery Act work, 202-775-8810, dhall@epi.org, www.earncentral.org/stimulus.htm
Jason Walsh, Green for All, promoting green pathways out of poverty, 608-443-9264, Jason@greenforall.org, www.greenforall.org/get-involved/green-recovery-for-all/resources
