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Our Mission 

Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF) seeks to instill in our nation's youth a deeper understanding of citizenship through values expressed in our Constitution and its Bill of Rights and to educate young people to become active and responsible participants in our society. CRF is dedicated to assuring our country's future by investing in our youth today.  

CRF is a non-profit, non-partisan, community-based organization dedicated to educating America's young people about the importance of civic participation in a democratic society. Under the guidance of a Board of Directors chosen from the worlds of law, business, government, education, the media, and the community, CRF develops, produces, and distributes programs and materials to teachers, students, and public-minded citizens all across the nation.

Federal Tax Id: 95-2219680

CRF staff includes teachers and educators, lawyers, community organizers and fundraisers, designers, writers, and editors. They provide technical assistance and training to teachers, coordinate civic participation projects in schools and communities, organize student conferences and competitions, and develop publications in the following areas:

  • Law and Government programs and materials focus on how groups and individuals interact with the issues, institutions, people and processes that shape our laws and government.
  • Civic Participation programs and materials bring to life the rights and responsibilities of active citizenship by challenging young people to explore their community and plan and implement projects that address community needs.

Get to know more about Constitutional Rights Foundation by looking over our Annual Report. Contact our staff. Explore our Programs section to learn how CRF translates its visions into reality. Turn to the Publications page to survey our catalog offering materials in Government, U.S. and World History, Business, and Civic Participation. Tour our Support section to learn how we keep our vital work moving ahead, or check out the CRF Calendar.

Do you have any questions about CRF Programs or Publications? Do you want to reach a particular CRF staff member?

Download a copy of CRF's brochure.

 Board of Directors

Officers and Executive Committee:

Calabrese.jpgJoseph A. Calabrese, Esq., Chair
O'Melveny & Myers LLP 		  barrero.jpgNestor Barrero, Esq.
NBC Universal
Kronstadt.jpgHon. John A. Kronstadt, Immediate Past Chair
Los Angeles Superior Court 		  Berg_Corii.jpgCorii D. Berg, Esq.
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Feuer_Joel 2.jpgJoel A. Feuer, Esq. Vice Chair
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP		   bobbitt.jpgLeroy Bobbitt, Esq.
Bobbitt & Roberts
matsumoto.jpgSharon J. Matsumoto, Esq., Vice Chair
Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office 		  Eatman.jpgLouis P. Eatman, Esq.
Proskauer Rose LLP
sears_marvin.jpgMarvin Sears, Esq., Secretary
Proskauer Rose LLP (retired)		   FROMHOLZ.jpgHon. Haley J. Fromholz
JAMS
stern_b.jpgRobert S. Stern, Esq., Chief Financial Officer
Morrison & Foerster LLP 		  lawson_mike.jpgMichael A. Lawson, Esq.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
    meisinger2.jpgHon. Louis M. Meisinger
Los Angeles Superior Court
    title.jpgGail Migdal Title, Esq.
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Directors:
aquilian_j.jpgJames M. Aquilina, Esq.
Stroz Friedberg		   Lee_Randall_BW.jpgRandall R. Lee, Esq.
WilmerHale LLP
Arnault2.jpgE. Jane Arnault, Ph.D.
JurEcon, Inc. 		  LeVee_ jeff.jpgJeffrey A. LeVee, Esq.
Jones Day 
ARONOFF.jpgRobert C. Aronoff, Esq.
Robert C. Aronoff, a Professional Corporation 		  lichtig.jpgScott Lichtig, Esq.
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Braverman_a.jpgAlan N. Braverman, Esq.
The Walt Disney Company 		  photo_not.jpgJustin T. Miller, Esq.
Attorney at Law
CAHILL.jpgMichael E. Cahill, Esq.
Trust Company of the West 		  ostroff_peter.jpgPeter I. Ostroff, Esq.
Sidley Austin LLP
Chapman_brett.jpgBrett R. Chapman, Esq.
Herbalife Ltd. 		  paskach.jpgChristopher H. Paskach
KPMG LLP
clinton_m.gifMalissia  R. Clinton
Northrop Grumman Corporation 		  pimstone_g.jpgGregory N. Pimstone, Esq.
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
davitt.jpgVincent J. Davitt, Esq.
Murphy Rosen & Meylan LLP 		  Privette_Howard.jpgHoward M. Privette, Esq.
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP
FISHER.jpgHon. Raymond C. Fisher
U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals 		  puglisi_f.jpgFred R. Puglisi, Esq.
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
FRIEDMAN.jpgAlan V. Friedman, Esq.
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP 		  Reynolds_Chris.jpgChristopher P. Reynolds, Esq.
Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc.
Gelfan_Greg.jpgGreg Gelfan, Esq.
Fox Filmed Entertainment/ Fox Entertainment Group 		  Rockwell_Lisa.JPGLisa M. Rockwell, Esq.
Union Bank, N.A.
Gibson_John2.jpgJohn S. Gibson, Esq. 
Winston & Strawn LLP 		  Rogan_new.jpgPatrick G. Rogan, Esq.
RoganLehrman LLP
goldberg_s.jpgStephen N. Goldberg, Esq.
Dickstein Shapiro LLP 		  Rothenberg.jpgAlan I. Rothenberg, Esq.
1st Century Bank
goss_k.jpgKent B. Goss, Esq.
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 		   sacks_robert.jpgRobert A. Sacks, Esq.
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Greenfield_r.jpgRobert A. Greenfield, Esq.
Stutman, Treister & Glatt 		  saferstein_peggy.jpgPeggy Saferstein
College Circuit
haviland.jpgPeter L. Haviland, Esq.
Kaye Scholer LLP 		  Shields_H.jpgHenry Shields, Jr., Esq.
Epstein Becker Green, P.C.

harris_mark.jpgMarc S. Harris, Esq.
Mayer Brown LLP 

 

  shutlet_gene.jpgK. Eugene Shutler
Businessman/Attorney
Hayden 1.jpgMark Hayden
Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP 		  smith_david.jpgDavid M. Smith, Esq.
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
Helyar_Rachel.jpgL. Rachel Helyar, Esq.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP		   Smith_davis.jpgW. Davis Smith, Esq.
Sempra Energy
Holland_Bill.jpgWilliam A. Holland
Hilton Hotels Corporation 		  sragow_darry.jpgDarry A. Sragow, Esq.
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
horowitz_marshall.jpgMarshall P. Horowitz, Esq.
Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.  		  Steinberg_m.jpgHon. Marjorie S. Steinberg
Los Angeles Superior Court
Hutt_Laurence.jpgLaurence J. Hutt, Esq.
Arnold & Porter LLP 		  STONE.jpgGregory P. Stone, Esq.
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Jackson_t_warr.jpgT. Warren Jackson, Esq.
The DirecTV Group 		  Swartz_Russ.jpgRussell C. Swartz, Esq.
Southern California Edison Company
kempinsky.jpgLouis E. Kempinsky, Esq.
Peitzman, Weg & Kempinsky LLP 		  thompson_doug2.jpgDouglas A. Thompson, Esq.
Bryan Cave LLP
KOLODNY_rick 2.jpgRichard S. Kolodny, Esq.
The Portfolio Group Inc. 		  thompson_lois.jpgLois D. Thompson, Esq.
Proskauer Rose LLP
lancaster.jpgWalter R. Lancaster, Esq.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP 		  Vandevelde_new.jpgJohn D. Vandevelde, Esq.
Crowell & Moring LLP
Lee_Belinda.jpgBelinda S. Lee, Esq.
Latham & Watkins LLP 		  Villarreal_alicia.jpgAlicia Villarreal, Esq.
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
    tc_2008.jpgTodd Clark
Executive Director Emeritus
Emeritus Board Member 
     
    MONROE.jpgVivian Monroe
Founding Director

Board of Directors  | Annual Report  | Executive Staff  | Staff

Annual Reports

2007  | 2006   | 2005   | 2004   | 2003   | 2002   | 2001 

 

Executive Staff 

Jonathan Estrin, President

estrin_jonathan_small.jpgJonathan Estrin was selected as President of CRF in April 2008. Estrin had run a consulting practice in education, entertainment, and newmedia opportunities for non-profit organizations. He was formerly Executive Vice-President of the American Film Institute, where he supervised its K-12 Teacher Education program, its renowned Conservatory of Filmmaking, and film exhibition and new technologies. Prior to that, he was the Dean of the College of Media Arts & Design at Drexel University. Estrin has been a writer-producer for 30 years and has created over 100 hours of award-winning television series, movies, and miniseries for various broadcast and cable networks. His credits include Cagney & Lacey, the Showtime movie Jasper, Texas as well as such series as Family Law and an adaptation of Pat Conroy's novel The Water Is Wide for the Hallmark Hall of Fame/CBS. Estrin also chairs the Board of Operation USA, a Los Angeles-based international medical relief and development agency.



Marshall Croddy, Vice President

m_croddy2002.jpgMarshall Croddy was promoted to the position of Vice President of CRF in April 2008. Croddy previously served as Director of Programs for CRF. He is an attorney and has been a member of the State Bar of California since 1976. Croddy is a nationally recognized leader in the field of law-related and civics education. He has designed, edited, and co-written most of CRF's educational texts and publications including the Law in the Social Studies series, Criminal Justice in America, Letters of Liberty, Foundations of Freedom, Reviewing the Verdict, Active Citizenship Today, The W.M. Keck Foundation Challenge Series, CityWorks, and Bill of Rights in Action, a nationally distributed curricular newsletter. In the area of program design and implementation, he has helped create numerous educational programs for Constitutional Rights Foundation and other organizations, most notably, the 1991 Southern California Celebration of the Bicentennial of the Bill of Rights. He has served on the boards of a number of educational and civic organizations. In 2000, he received the American Bar Association's Isidore Starr Award for Excellence in Law-Related Education, and in 2007, he was awarded the Roy Erickson Civic Education Leadership Award by the California Council for the Social Studies.


Jo Ann Burton, Director of Development

burton_joann_small.jpgJo Ann Burton has spent more than 30 years working in development for nonprofit organizations in Southern California, including The Scientists’ Institute for Public Information (SIPI), Phoenix House, Children’s Home Society of California, the Los Angeles Children’s Museum, and the Los Angeles Ballet before joining the staff of Constitutional Rights Foundation. Jo Ann received a BFA in Theatre from Manchester University, England, and a teaching credential in Piano from the Royal School of Music in London, and she completed the Coro Women’s Program in Los Angeles. After moving to Southern California from her native England, Jo Ann chose a career in development in the nonprofit sector because of her strong commitment to improving lives and providing opportunities for young people in this community.

 

Todd Clark, Senior Consultant

tc_2008.jpgTodd Clark joined the staff of CRF 1967 as Education Director and served as Executive Director from 1989 through March 2008. Through his term of leadership, CRF grew from a small community-based entity into a nationally recognized civic education organization that sponsors dozens of K-12 education programs, provides teacher professional staff development, and creates and distributes curriculum materials on civic engagement nationwide. Todd is a former high school history and government teacher. He is also the past President of both the National Council for the Social Studies and the California Council for the Social Studies. He also serves on the advisory committees of several state and national projects on citizenship and service learning. Todd is a member of the executive committee of Carnegie’s National Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools and is the Project Director of the California Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools. Todd also served as the Chairman of the California Governor’s Commission on Service. He was first appointed to the commission by Governor Wilson and re-appointed by Governor Davis. Upon his retirement from CRF, Todd was named Executive Director Emeritus and continues to serve CRF as a Senior Consultant.

Staff

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Susan Philips, Consultant, Youth Leadership Development

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