JOHN ADAMS is NRDC's founding director. He served as NRDC's executive director and later president from its inception in 1970 until 2006, a tenure unparalleled by the leader of any other environmental organization. John is a graduate of Michigan State University and the Duke University School of Law. Prior to his work at NRDC, John served as assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. He is chair of the board of the Open Space Institute and sits on the boards of numerous other environmental organizations. He has also served on governmental advisory committees, including President Clinton's Council for Sustainable Development. John continues to play an active role in NRDC's work. Rolling Stone writes, "If the planet has a lawyer, it's John Adams." Press contact: jpowers@nrdc.org, 212-727-2700 ANN ALEXANDER is a senior attorney in NRDC's Midwest office. Prior to joining NRDC, she served as an environmental attorney for the Attorney General of Illinois and was a staff attorney at the Environmental Law and Policy Center. She was previously the acting director of the Rutgers Environmental Law Clinic, leading her students and staff in environmental enforcement matters and policy campaigns. Additionally, Ann has worked at a New York City law firm and as a federal judicial clerk, and has done extensive environmental organizing in communities of faith. She graduated from Columbia Law School in 1987 and received a bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1984. Press contact: jmogerman@nrdc.org, 312-780-9900 If you are not a member of the press, please write to us at nrdcinfo@nrdc.org.