Protecting Public Employees

Executive Director

Tim is PEER’s Executive Director, leveraging more than 30 years of experience working on environmental issues with governments, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and community groups. Prior to joining PEER, he was a senior attorney at the United States Environmental Protection Agency and was head of the Law and Policy Program at the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation in Montreal, Canada. He has worked as a consultant for companies on environmental compliance issues, and with nonprofit organizations focusing on clean energy issues. Most recently, he was executive director of Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility, a health advocacy group working to address climate change, toxics pollution, and nuclear disarmament issues. Tim’s interest is in the intersection of science, policy, and civil service. He believes in protecting employees who raise concerns about their workplace and in exposing undue influence on government for private gain. He holds a JD and BA from Emory University and an MA from New York University.

EPA Scientist Wins Award Amid Fight To Win Her Job Back  

by | April 27, 2021
Dr. Etzel Seeks Return to Helm of Office of Children’s Health Protection ...

USGS Restores Fired Lab Biosafety Whistleblower 

by | April 14, 2021
Scientist Had Raised Alarms about Wildlife Disease Lab Biosecurity Breaches ...

COMMENTARY | Biden Administration Choices will Determine the Future of the Federal Workforce

by | March 30, 2021
Guest Contributor: John Martin - Department of Interior leadership and missions have been severely compromised and highly polarized over the past four years ...

BLOG | Schedule F: America’s Toxic Politics is Killing Us

by | November 3, 2020
Giving political appointees the ability to easily hire and fire civil servants in policy positions put the American people at risk by politicizing the civil service ...

PEERMail | Rocky Road Ahead

by | October 29, 2020
The President’s “Schedule F” order – which is most likely illegal -- is just the latest example of our political system spinning out of control ...

BLOG | When Government is Run By A Gilded Few, Essential Workers Pay the Price

by | October 28, 2020
With the White House still pushing to “reopen” at all costs, essential workers will continue to pay the highest prices in the COVID-19 pandemic ...
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