Our People - Toxic-Free Future

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

Ryan Babadi

Science Director

Ryan Babadi is the Science Director at Toxic-Free Future, bringing his expertise in environmental epidemiology, toxicology, and data science. 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, managing Toxic-Free Future's digital outreach and fundraising communications to advance the organization’s mission for a healthier world. 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

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 Toxic-Free Future's 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

Stephanie Stohler

Senior Director, Communications

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

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. 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

Lindsay Dahl

Director

Lindsay Dahl is the Chief Impact Officer at Ritual, a traceable supplement brand, and a 20-year environmental health advocate. She is the author of a book called Cleaning House: The Fight to Rid our Homes from Toxic Chemicals. 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

2024 Interns

Sara Hull

Intern

Sara Hull joined Toxic-Free Future as a summer intern, researching the Safer Products for Washington program. More

Gabrielle Hunstock

Intern

Gabrielle Hunstock joined Toxic-Free Future as a summer intern researching priority products for regulation and safer alternatives under the Safer Products for Washington program. More

Malina Rattanasithy

Intern

Malina Rattanasithy interned at Toxic-Free Future, identifying safer flooring products for affordable housing. More