Susan Gordon
Director, Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (ANA) In January 1995, Susan Gordon became the director of the one of the nation’s oldest and most effective networks of local and national grassroots anti-nuclear and environmental organizations. She is responsible for facilitating communications within the ANA network and for fundraising. Since 2002, she has served on the leadership team for the Peace and Security Initiative which is a collaborative effort bringing the foundation and NGO communities together to develop strategies to impact nuclear weapons, arms control and peace issues.

Daryl G. Kimball
Executive Director, Arms Control Association (ACA) Daryl Kimball became ACA’s Executive Director in September 2001. ACA is considered one of the leading research and policy advocacy organizations in the field. He is a frequent contributor and the publisher of ACA’s monthly journal, Arms Control Today. In 2004, National Journal recognized Kimball as one of the ten key individuals whose ideas will help shape the policy debate on the weapons proliferation. Kimball has worked for more than 18 years of in the field. From 1997-2001, he was the Executive Director of the Coalition to Reduce Nuclear Dangers, a consortium of 17 of the largest U.S. nongovernmental nonproliferation organizations. From 1989-1997, he led successful campaigns for Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) on nuclear disarmament, the nuclear test ban treaty, and radioactive waste cleanup.

Jon Rainwater
Executive Director, Peace Action West/Peace Education Fund For over 25 years, Jon has been active in campaigns on issues of peace, nuclear disarmament, social justice and environmental sustainability. Jon has worked on nuclear issues for Greenpeace, advocated for victims of domestic violence for the California Alliance Against Domestic Violence and served as director for the California League of Conservation Voters. Rainwater has also been deeply involved in the electoral arena in dozens of campaigns for progressive candidates and ballot measures. Jon now oversees Peace Action West’s multi-state programs and campaigns, which are focused on stopping the development of new nuclear weapons, ending the war in Iraq, and promoting more effective diplomacy with Iran.

Stephen Young
Senior Analyst, Union of Concerned Scientists Stephen Young is Senior Analyst and Washington Representative in the Global Security Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. He represents UCS before Congress on a wide range of arms control and international security issues, including national missile defense and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. He also works with scientists from across the country to bring the voice of the scientific community to bear on critical national security policies. Before joining UCS, Young was Deputy Director of the Coalition to Reduce Nuclear Dangers, a national alliance of 17 major nuclear disarmament organizations. He previously served as a senior analyst at the British-American Security Information Council, legislative and field director for 20/20 Vision, and senior information specialist at ACCESS, a security information clearinghouse. He was also a fellow in the Bureau of Human Rights at the Department of State. Young is the author of numerous articles and publications on nuclear weapons policy and arms control, including Pushing the Limits: The Decision on National Missile Defense. He is a frequent spokesman on global security issues in news outlets like the Washington Post, CNN, and the NBC Nightly News. He has a Masters Degree in International Affairs from Columbia University and a BA from Carleton College.

Martin Fleck
Coordinator, Campaign for a Nuclear Weapons-Free World Martin served as Executive Director of the Washington State chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility from 1991 to 2007, serving also as the Facilitator of the Northwest Disarmament Coalition. Prior to his work at WPSR, Fleck spent seven years with the Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign and Puget Sound SANE. Fleck organized and traveled with WPSR delegations to Chelyabinsk, Russia in 1992 and 1995 to assist Russian physicians coping with health effects of the Mayak nuclear weapons plant. He also staffed the WPSR delegation to Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip in 1993. His work at WPSR included organizing conferences such as Plutonium Roundtable in 1995 and Beyond Oil in 2005 and 2006.