About Us

About Us | Officers | Board | CFC Staff

Consumer Federation
of California
1127 11th Street #521
Sacramento, CA 95814
Ph. (916) 443-4222
Fax (916) 443-4260

Since 1962, the Consumer Federation of California has been committed to consumer advocacy and education. CFC campaigns for state and federal laws that place consumer protection ahead of corporate profit. Each year, CFC testifies before the California legislature on dozens of bills that affect millions of our state's consumers. CFC also appears before state agencies in support of consumer regulations.
Recent CFC legislative issues include: protecting consumer financial privacy, reforming accounting industry practices, enabling patients to sue HMO's for denial of care, holding homebuilders accountable for construction defects, prohibiting manufacturers from keeping secret vital safety information about defective products, and increasing temporarily the income tax on the top two percent of California income earners in order to limit the cuts to vital health and social services.

A Progressive Alliance
The Consumer Federation of California is a non-profit federation of several dozen organizations, as well as individual members. Our members include labor organizations, consumer groups, senior citizen organizations and community groups. CFC takes a broad view of consumer issues, considering the impact of public policy on the quality and cost of goods and services as well as effects on working Californians, our families and our communities.

Consumer Education and Research
The Consumer Federation of California has received consumer education grants in several areas, including: telecommunications consumer rights, energy efficiency awareness, firearms safety regulation, furniture marketing practices, and scoring state lawmakers' voting records on consumer issues.

Our Members Run the CFC
Every two years, CFC members choose delegates to a governing convention, which adopts policies and elects Officers and a Policy Board. Between conventions, the Policy Board, under the leadership of our President, governs the CFC. Day to day operation is under the direction of an Executive Director, appointed by the Policy Board.

CFC Education Fund
CFC sponsors the Consumer Federation of California Education Fund, which is a tax-exempt educational organization under Section 501(C)(3) of the IRS Code. An autonomous Board of Directors governs the CFC Education Fund.

 Officers

James Gordon, Jr., President
Allen Davenport, Vice President
Patricia Garcia, Vice President
Regene Mitchell, Vice President
Nancy Peverini, Treasurer
Dixie Wilks-Owens, Secretary

  Policy Board

Robert Arnould
Bob Balgenorth
Barry Broad
Bill Camp
Paula Caplinger
Jim Conran
Rosalinda Guillen

 Policy Board cont.

Michael Hardeman
Pastor Herrera Jr.
Richard Holober
Dan Jacobson
Harry Jordan
Richard Katz
Dennis Kimber
Chuck Mack
Cher McIntyre
Sara Nichols
Howard Owens
Rosemary Shahan
Lucinda Sikes
Geri Stone
Teresa Stone
Carolyn Tate
Jerry Vercruse
Janet Wright

  Richard Holober, Executive Director
     Ph. (650) 589-3135 OR email: rholober@yahoo.com

  Rosemary Shahan, Legislative Director
     Ph. (530) 759-9440 OR email: autosafety@earthlink.com

   Kai Tankersley, Project Director
     Ph. (916) 443-4222

BACK TO TOP