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.

Feds Should Stifle Heritage Foundation Witch Hunt

by | October 17, 2024
Right-Wing Group’s Fleet of FOIAs Seeks Employee Personal Information ...

Comment – U.S. Office of Special Counsel’s transparency policy proposal

by | September 30, 2024
Comments concerning the U.S. Office of Special Counsel's transparency policy proposal ...

EPA Union Wins Stronger Scientific Integrity Safeguards

by | June 5, 2024
Political Interference with Science Now Becomes an Unfair Labor Practice ...

PEERMail | We’re Making Progress Together

by | April 16, 2024
Spring is the season of rebirth, renewal, and regrowth. That is why we're delighted to share with you some important progress PEER has recently made ...

COMMENTARY | PEER Applauds the Biden Administration’s Effort to Protect Civil Service from Politicization

by | April 9, 2024
PEER applauds the Biden administration's rule protecting civil servants should a future administration attempt to strip them of their workplace protections ...
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