Staff

Gary Kalman

Federal Policy Office Director
202-546-9707 x311
Gary Kalman directs the federal affairs office in Washington, D.C.

Phineas Baxandall

Senior Analyst for Tax and Budget Policy
(617) 747-4351
Mr. Baxandall oversees the state PIRGs’ tax and budget campaigns throughout the U.S., including campaigns for transportation reform.

Allison Cairo

Deputy Director
(312) 291-0349 x303
Ms. Cairo is the Deputy Director of U.S. PIRG, overseeing the state PIRGs' work across the country to educate the public on important public interest issues.

Ed Mierzwinski

Consumer Program Director
202-546-9707 x314
Ed Mierzwinski has been a consumer advocate in the Washington, D.C.-based federal lobbying office of the National Association of State Public Interest Research Groups since 1989.

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