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Staff

Laurie Valeriano

Executive Director

Laurie Valeriano is Toxic-Free Future's Executive Director. Laurie has worked at Toxic-Free Future for over 25 years, working to advance precedent-setting state environmental health policies that protect people and the environment. More

Liz Hitchcock

Director of Safer Chemicals Healthy Families, Toxic-Free Future's federal policy program

Liz Hitchcock is director of Toxic-Free Future’s federal policy program. She leads advocacy efforts with Congress, EPA and other federal agencies. More

Megan Liu

Senior Science and Policy Manager

Megan Liu is Toxic-Free Future's Senior Science and Policy Manager. She manages Toxic-Free Future’s numerous science projects and policy initiatives. More

Melissa Lound

Senior Communications and Development Manager

Melissa Lound is Toxic-Free Future’s Senior Communications and Development Manager, providing concise and informative content for supporters and the public. More

Daniel Parkhurst

Organizing Manager

Daniel Parkhurst serves as Toxic-Free Future’s Organizing Manager, bringing more than a decade of passion for advocacy through collective action. More

Rebecca Pate

Major Gifts Officer

As the major gifts officer at Toxic-Free Future, Rebecca is a skilled relationship strategist who excels at uniting people, forging meaningful connections, and nurturing long-lasting partnerships that inspire generous support. More
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Cheri Peele

Director of Government and Market Policy

Cheri Peele joined Toxic-Free Future in 2022 to play a leadership role in both the Retailer Report Card and public policy advocacy. She has worked for over 20 years to create and implement leadership strategies for the transition to safer chemicals. More

Kathleen Quinn

Finance and Operations Director

Kathleen Quinn is a recent transplant to the Pacific Northwest and joined Toxic-Free Future as the Finance and Operations Director. She has worked in the nonprofit world for over a decade and was most recently affiliated with a national nonprofit focused on community improvement. More

Mike Schade

Senior Director of Programs and Strategy

Mike Schade leads Toxic-Free Future’s Mind the Store program, which challenges retailers to shift the marketplace away from hazardous chemicals and develop comprehensive safer chemicals policies. More
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Stephanie Stohler

Senior Communications Director

Stephanie Stohler leads Toxic-Free Future’s strategic communications program, bringing a wealth of skills and experience to advance the organization’s public profile. More

Rebecca Tischart

Administrative Coordinator

Rebecca Tischart supports Toxic-Free Future’s team as the administrative coordinator, providing bookkeeping, administrative, and operational support. More

2024 Interns

Sara Hull

Intern

Sara is joining Toxic-Free Future as a summer intern, where she'll be doing research on the Safer Products for Washington initiative. She has a Bachelor's degree in environmental studies from Wellesley College and is currently in graduate school at the University of Washington, studying public administration. In her free time, she enjoys swimming, playing tennis and pickleball, and caring for her plants. More

Gabrielle Hunstock

Intern

Gabrielle Hunstock is a Master of Public Administration student at the Evans School for Public Policy and Governance at the University of Washington. She is joining Toxic-Free Future as a summer intern researching priority products for regulation and safer alternatives under Washington's Safer Products for Washington program. More

Malina Rattanasithy

Intern

Malina Rattanasithy is a former student of the University of Washington-Bothell’s health studies program. During the Spring 2024 quarter, Malina interned at Toxic-Free Future, where she worked on identifying safer flooring products for affordable housing. More

Board

Dan Mensher

Chair

Dan Mensher represents consumers, communities, and governments in complex environmental and consumer protection litigation. Before joining Keller Rohrback, Dan was an environmental law professor at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon, where he also litigated cases with students involving toxic waste, water pollution, and natural resource management. More

Roald Bradley Severtson

Treasurer

Roald Severtson has worked as a software developer for 20 years at Microsoft and Amazon, a hydrogeologist in Seattle, and a teacher of mathematics and physics at d’Overbroeck’s College, Oxford. More

Jamie Lotta

Director

Jamie Lotta serves as Vice President – Financial Consultant for Charles Schwab, Seattle. Originally from California, Jamie has over two decades of experience in private business, brokerage, and investor relations. More

Dr. Lora Shahine

Director

Dr. Lora Shahine is a double board certified OBGYN and reproductive endocrinologist currently practicing at Pacific NW Fertility and serving as a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Washington in Seattle. More