• Staff
• Board

• Anne Ford (Co-Chairperson) Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
• Amy L. Neuhardt, Esq. (Co-Chairperson) Partner, Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP
• Dwight L. Ausbrooks, Sr. Community Volunteer
• Allison C. Binney, Esq. Attorney, Allison Binney Law and PACE Government Relations
• Lyzka DeLaCruz, Esq. Managing Member, Bakker DeLaCruz LLC
• Shankar Duraiswamy, Esq. Deputy Solicitor, US Department of Labor
• Vanessa Hayes Community Volunteer
• Astor Heaven, Esq. Partner, Crowell & Moring
• Eric Humes (Lay Director) Social Entrepreneur
• Dr. Jimmie C. Jackson Retired Educator
• Gloria Jurado Community Volunteer
• Kevin Malone Community Volunteer
• Wilson D. Mudge. Esq. (Vice-Chair) Senior Counsel, Arnold & Porter LLP
• Sara B. Rearden, Esq. (Secretary) Senior Attorney (Retired)
• Paula D. Scott, Esq. Attorney (Retired)
• April Williams, Esq. Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
• Tyra Williams Matthews, Esq. Attorney, United States Department of Homeland Security
• Cheryl L. Ziegler, Esq. (Treasurer) Attorney, Consumer Enforcement Unit, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the General Counsel

Shankar Duraiswamy, Esq. Deputy Solicitor, US Department of Labor

Prior to his position as Deputy Solicitor, National Operations at the United States Department of Labor, Mr. Duraiswamy was Partner at Covington & Burling. He has represented clients in high-stakes, complex litigation matters, particularly those involving products liability, mass torts, and government and consumer fraud claims.  He has especially broad experience representing clients in the life sciences industry in a range of matters.  An experienced advocate, Mr. Duraiswamy has litigated in numerous federal and state courts, handling cases from inception through trial and appeal.