About Us

Commonweal Mision Statement

The specific and primary purpose of this corporation is to engage in educationl, charitable, and research activities which contribute to the health of individuals, to public health, and to the health of the global environment.

Commonweal

President: Michael Lerner
Executive Director: Susan Braun (as of January 5, 2009)
General Manager: Waz Thomas waz@commonweal.org

Commonweal Board of Directors:
Lindy Rose Graham
Eric Karpeles
Martin Krasney
Michael Lerner
Beth Setrakian
Janet Visick

PO Box 316
Bolinas, CA 94924
phone: 415-868-0970
fax: 415-868-2230
email:

Office hours are Monday thru Friday, 9am - 5pm PST. Please leave a voicemail message if we are unavailable and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Cancer Help Program

Arlene Allsman, Program Coordinator
PO Box 316
Bolinas, CA 94924
phone: 415-868-0970
fax: 415-868-2230
email:

CanServe Database

Mimi Mindel
email:

The Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE)

PO Box 316
Bolinas, CA 94924
phone: 415-868-0970
fax: 415-868-2230
email: info@HealthandEnvironment.org
website: http://www.healthandenvironment.org

Northwest Office:
Northwest office:
phone: 360-331-7904
fax: 360-331-7908
email: info@HealthandEnvironment.org

Elise Miller, MEd, Director: elise@HealthandEnvironment.org

Erika Sanders, Administrative Coordinator: erika@HealthandEnvironment.org

Nancy Snow, MS, Research and Communications Specialist: nancy@HealthandEnvironment.org

Julia Varshavsky, Program Associate and National Coordinator of the Fertility/Reproductive Health Working Group: julia@HealthandEnvironment.org

 

Health Care Without Harm

HCWH — USA and Canada
Colleen Funkhouser
HCWH Membership Services
12355 Sunrise Valley Dr., Suite 680
Reston, VA 20191
ph: 703-860-9790
fax: 703-860-9795
email: info@hcwh.org
 
HCWH — Europe
Anja Leetz
Executive Director, HCWH Europe
1 Rue de la Pepiniere
B1000 Brussels, Belgium
ph: +49 6224 994871
ph: +32 2503 0481
email: Europe@hcwh.org
 
For media inquiries, contact HCWH communications director Eileen Secrest:
phone: 703-860-9790, ext. 15
email: esecrest@hcwh.org

 

Institute for the Study of Health and Illness (ISHI)

PO Box 316
Bolinas, CA 94924
fax: 415-868-2230
phone: 415-868-0970
email:

Director: Rachel Remen, M.D.

Director of Prgrams and Communications: Christina Tucker
email:

Healer's Art Associate Director: Dianne Duchesne - Administrative Assistant, Jenny Bray
email:

Operations Manager: Kathy Peters - kathy@commonweal.org

Workshop Coordinator: Corrie McCluskey - corrie@rachelremen.com

Administrative Assistant: Patricia Marina
email:

Contact Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.* If you're interested in having Dr Remen speak to your group or organization, all initial requests should be faxed to Allison at: 415-381-5826.

This is the ONLY way to have your invitation considered. The request should include as much specific information as possible, including the date and place of the event, the topic of the conference or event and the subject on which you would like Dr Remen to speak.

Also, please include a description of the intended audience and approximate number of people expected to attend. Be sure to include your phone number and email/mail addresses. Christie will get back to you as quickly as she can. Dr Remen receives more than 300 invitations to speak each year and her availability is limited.

You can write to Dr. Remen:
PO Box 1339
Mill Valley, CA 94941

To send an email to or leave a message for Dr Remen, visit her website www.RachelRemen.com.

* Note: Rachel receives many hundreds of letters and emails each year. She deeply appreciates your kind words and well-wishes and regrets that she is not able to respond personally to each of you. She sends you her Blessings.

Fair Growth Project

Steve Lerner, Research Director
Commonweal
PO Box 316
Bolinas, CA 94924
phone: 415-868-0970
fax: 415-868-2230
email:

Juvenile Justice Program

David Steinhart, Director
205 Camino Alto, #265
Mill Valley, CA 94941
phone: 415-388-6666
fax: 415-388-6415

New School

Jacqueline Mallegni, Coordinator
Commonweal
PO Box 316
Bolinas, CA 94924
phone: 415-868-0970
fax: 415-868-2230
email: thenewschool@commonweal.org

Ocean Policy Program

Burr Heneman, Director
35 Horseshoe Hill Road
Bolinas, CA 94924
phone: 415-868-1460
email:

Commonweal Health and Environment Program

Sharyle Patton, Director
Commonweal
PO Box 316
Bolinas, CA 94924
phone: 415-868-0970
fax: 415-868-2230
email:

Precautionary Principle Project

Davis Baltz, Director
Commonweal
PO Box 316
Bolinas CA 94924
phone: 510 848-2714
fax: 510 883-9493
email:

Retreat Center

Jenepher Stowell, Director
PO Box 316
Bolinas, CA 94924
phone: 415-868-0970
fax: 415-868-2230
email:

Commonweal Biomonitoring Resource Center

Sharyle Patton, Director
Davis Baltz, Senior Program Associate
Commonweal
PO Box 316
Bolinas, CA 94924
phone: 415-868-0970
email: