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Jobs with U.S. PIRG
Work with U.S. PIRG
Legislative Director
U.S. PIRG
Help shape U.S. PIRG's policy positions and messaging, advance our policy goals, and build relationships with federal agencies, partner organizations, coalitions, congressional staff of both parties, and other stakeholders.
New Voters Project Director
Run one of the nation's largest youth field programs. Work with staff and students across the country to activate the largest voting block in the country.
Consumer Communications Manager
Work with the media and serve as a spokesperson for our campaigns to alert consumers to unsafe products, unfair practices, or exploitative policies that leave consumers vulnerable.
Learn the basics of organizing, and put these skills to work to shine a spotlight on political problems and help run our campaigns.
Legislative Advocate
Promote our federal policy agenda and be a part of our D.C.-based advocacy team.
Make It Toxic-Free Advocate
Work to convince decision-makers and corporations to stop using harmful toxic chemicals in consumer products.
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Washington State Director
WashPIRG
Run our Washington state office and direct our public interest campaigns with local, state and federal targets.
Digital Campaigner
Turn your online skills into political action, running a powerful digital campaign to engage our hundreds of thousands of supporters.
Hartford or New Haven, CT
Connecticut State Director
ConnPIRG
Run our Connecticut state office and direct our public interest campaigns with local, state and federal targets.
Campaign Organizer
CoPIRG
Lead our campaigns to protect public health and to fight for more funding for safer, cleaner and better transportation options.
Trenton or New Brunswick, NJ
New Jersey State Director
NJPIRG
Run our New Jersey state office and direct our public interest campaigns with local, state and federal targets.
Maryland PIRG
Lead our campaigns to reduce the influence of money in politics and protect public health by reducing exposure to toxic chemicals.
CoPIRG Fellowship
Learn the basics of organizing, and put these skills to work to cast a spotlight on social problems and help run our campaigns.
Iowa State Director
Iowa PIRG
Run our Iowa state office and direct our public interest campaigns with local, state and federal targets.
Durham, Chapel Hill or Raleigh, NC
North Carolina State Director
NCPIRG
Run our North Carolina state office and direct our public interest campaigns with local, state and federal targets.
Illinois PIRG Democracy and Civic Engagement Advocate
Illinois PIRG
Strengthen Illinois's democracy by modernizing voter registration and election administration and advancing campaign finance reforms at the state and local level.
Gain experience for a career in political advocacy while helping to solve the problems America faces today.
PROBLEMS THAT AFFECT ALL OF US
From the overuse of our life-saving antibiotics in agriculture to attacks on critical consumer protections on Wall Street, the problems we address aren't progressive or conservative. They're just problems that our country shouldn't tolerate in an age of advancing technology and growing abundance. These problems affect all of us, whether we live in a blue state, red state or purple state. To solve them, we need to find common ground around commonsense ideas.
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Work Alongside Smart, Dedicated People
Special interest groups spend millions to influence many of the decisions that shape our lives. Through research, public education, lobbying, litigation and grassroots action, our team stands toe-to-toe with them as the voice for the public interest. With U.S. PIRG, you'll join a great team of dozens of organizers, advocates, lawyers, researchers, policy analysts, communicators and others with a record of winning hundreds of new laws and other policies that have made the lives of people all across the country healthier, safer and more secure.
SEE OUR FULL STAFF LIST
FAYE PARK, President, U.S. PIRG
As president, Faye oversees the operations of U.S. PIRG. She also directs the logistics for much of The Public Interest Network. Among her previous positions in the network were campus organizer and canvass director. Faye lives in Denver, where she enjoys cooking, traveling and running.
MATT WELLINGTON, Director, Campaign to Stop the Overuse of Antibiotics
Matt directs U.S. PIRG's work to address the growing problem of antibiotic-resistant infections by stopping the overuse of antibiotics on factory farms. Matt has directed successful campaigns to convince McDonald's, Subway and KFC to phase antibiotic use out of their meat supply chains. Matt lives in Maine, is an avid outdoorsman, and loves to play the drums.
EMILY RUSCH, Executive Director, CALPIRG
Emily directs CALPIRG's advocacy efforts, and is a leading voice in Sacramento on protecting public health, consumer protections and defending our democracy. She oversaw CALPIRG's recent efforts to stop the overuse of antibiotics on California farms, and has spearheaded policy work to reduce the high cost of health care. Emily works in our Oakland, California, office, and loves camping, hiking and cooking with her family.
ADAM GARBER, Consumer Watchdog
Adam works to protect everyone from dangers in the marketplace, including toxic toys, dangerous cars, unsafe prescription drugs and more. He leads our efforts to educate the public about breaking threats, empower consumers to protect themselves, and shift the marketplace to put consumers first. Prior to this role, Adam was the field director and deputy director of PennEnvironment. Adam lives in South Philadelphia with his wife and son.
ABE SCARR, State Director, Illinois PIRG
Abe is responsible for the program and organizational development of Illinois PIRG. In 2017, he led a coalition to pass legislation to implement automatic voter registration in Illinois, winning unanimous support in the Illinois General Assembly for the bill. Before moving to Illinois, Abe worked as the state director of ConnPIRG. Abe lives in Chicago, where he enjoys biking, cooking and tending his garden.
KARA COOK-SCHULTZ, Director, Campaign to Ban Roundup
Kara directs U.S. PIRG's efforts to push states to ban the pesticide Roundup unless and until it's proven safe. She also works to protect Americans from other toxic threats, including stopping the use of bee-killing pesticides and working with the media to alert people to toxic threats in their communities. Kara lives in Denver, where she enjoys hiking and buying used books.
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Campaign photos: antibiotics event by Austin Donahue; Kara Cook-Shultz interview via CBS News; Deirdre Cummings testifying by Caley McGuane
Staff photos: Faye Park by Suzannah Hoover Photography; Matt Wellington by staff; Emily Rusch by Barry Levine; Abe Scarr by Stefan Klapko Photography; Kara Cook-Schultz by staff; Adam Garber by Suzannah Hoover Photography
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