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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 | Tax exempt status: 501(c)(3)

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?

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 Board of Directors

Officers and Executive Committee:
Michael A. Lawson, Esq. Chair Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP		Nestor Barrero, Esq. NBC Universal
Joseph A. Calabrese, Esq., Immediate Past Chair O'Melveny & Myers LLP		Corii D. Berg, Esq. Sony Pictures Entertainment
Joel A. Feuer, Esq., Vice Chair Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP		Leroy Bobbitt, Esq. Bobbitt & Roberts
Sharon J. Matsumoto, Esq., Vice Chair Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office		Louis P. Eatman, Esq. Proskauer Rose LLP
Hon. Haley J. Fromholz, Secretary JAMS		John S. Gibson, Esq.  Winston & Strawn LLP
Robert S. Stern, Esq., Chief Financial Officer Morrison & Foerster LLP		L. Rachel Helyar, Esq. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
		Laurence J. Hutt, Esq. Arnold & Porter LLP
		Hon. John A. Kronstadt Los Angeles Superior Court
		Walter R. Lancaster, Esq. Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Directors:
James M. Aquilina, Esq. Stroz Friedberg		Jeffrey A. LeVee, Esq. Jones Day
E. Jane Arnault-Factor, Ph.D. JurEcon, Inc.		Scott Lichtig, Esq. Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Robert C. Aronoff, Esq. Robert C. Aronoff, a Professional Corporation		Hon. Louis M. Meisinger Los Angeles Superior Court
Kim N. A. Boras, Esq. Latham & Watkins LLP		William K. Mills, Esq. Parker Shumaker Mills LLP
Alan N. Braverman, Esq. The Walt Disney Company		Peter I. Ostroff, Esq. Sidley Austin LLP
Joanne E. Caruso, Esq. Howrey LLP		Christopher H. Paskach KPMG LLP
Brett R. Chapman, Esq. Herbalife Ltd.		Gregory N. Pimstone, Esq. Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
Malissia  R. Clinton Aerospace Corporation		Howard M. Privette, Esq. Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP
Joseph F. Coyne, Jr. , Esq. Northrop Grumman Corporation		Fred R. Puglisi, Esq. Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Vincent J. Davitt, Esq. Murphy Rosen & Meylan LLP		Christopher P. Reynolds, Esq. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc.
Hon. Raymond C. Fisher U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals		Lisa M. Rockwell, Esq. Union Bank, N.A.
Alan V. Friedman, Esq. Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP		Patrick G. Rogan, Esq. RoganLehrman LLP
Jeffrey J. Gearhart Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.		Alan I. Rothenberg, Esq. 1st Century Bank
Greg Gelfan, Esq. Fox Filmed Entertainment/ Fox Entertainment Group		Robert A. Sacks, Esq. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Stephen N. Goldberg, Esq. Dickstein Shapiro LLP		Peggy Saferstein College Circuit
Jonathan M. Gordon, Esq. Alston & Bird LLP		Henry Shields, Jr., Esq. Epstein Becker Green, P.C.
Kent B. Goss, Esq. Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP		K. Eugene Shutler Businessman/Attorney
Robert A. Greenfield, Esq. Stutman, Treister & Glatt		David M. Smith, Esq. Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
Amy M. Hawkes, Esq. Ernst & Young		W. Davis Smith, Esq. Sempra Energy
Mark Hayden Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP		Darry A. Sragow, Esq. Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
Linda S. Husar ReedSmith		Hon. Marjorie S. Steinberg Los Angeles Superior Court
Marshall P. Horowitz, Esq. Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.		Gregory P. Stone, Esq. Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
T. Warren Jackson, Esq. The DirecTV Group		Russell C. Swartz, Esq. Southern California Edison Company
Johnnie A. James, Esq. Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP		Gail Migdal Title, Esq. Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Roberto J. Kampfner, Esq. White & Case, LLP		Douglas A. Thompson, Esq. Bryan Cave LLP
Louis E. Kempinsky, Esq. Peitzman, Weg & Kempinsky LLP		Lois D. Thompson, Esq. Proskauer Rose LLP
Richard S. Kolodny, Esq. The Portfolio Group Inc.		John D. Vandevelde, Esq. Crowell & Moring LLP
Randall R. Lee, Esq. WilmerHale LLP
		Todd Clark Executive Director Emeritus Emeritus Board Member

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Todd Clark, Senior Consultant

Todd 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.

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