Who We Are | The American Institute for Progressive Democracy

Board of Directors

President, Andrew (Andy) Winnick, Ph.D., Professor of Economics, California State University, Los Angeles, CA

Vice President, Sandra (Sandy) Hester, Master of Public Policy, Claremont Graduate University

Secretary, Garland (Gar) Byrum, J.D., Author, Political Activist

Treasurer, Carol Whitson, Businesswoman

John Ammon, B.A., Elder Tsnungwe Tribe, Retired Educator, Eastside Union School District, San Jose, CA

Barbara Aswad, Ph.D., Professor Emerita Anthropology, Wayne University, Detroit, MI

Debi Evans, Community Activist

Ivan Light, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA

Juan Matute, Political Activist

Merrill Ring, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, California State University, Fullerton

Fellows

Gerald (Jerry) Kominski, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA,

Susan McWilliams Barndt, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science, Pomona College, CA

On Leave

August R. (Bob) Gereke, Public Administration

WebMaster

Joseph Eyen, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Pitzer College, Claremont, CA