The National Council for Science and the Environment
Donations deductibleThe National Council for Science and the Environment's network
16 peoplei16 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (16). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
16 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 16 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Bednarek Chair | Chair of the Board | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Valerie Luzadis Chair | Immediate Past Chair of the Board | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| A Karim Ahmed | Secretary/Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Amy Luers | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Anna Stewart-Ibarra | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Anthony Michaels | Director (Thru Dec) | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Antje Danielson | Director (Thru Dec) | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Christopher Boone (also filed as Chris Boone) | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Frank Sesno | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Godfrey Uzochukwu | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Lynda Hopkins | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Margaret Leinen | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Minh-HA Pham | Director (Thru Sept) | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Rita Colwell | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Rohan Patel | Director (Thru Sept) | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Tom L Richard (also filed as Thomas Richard) | Vice Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Crystal Chissell | Executive Director (Began March) | 2023 |
| Denise Schlener | Interim Exec Director (Thru March) | 2023 |
| Erica Goldman | Deputy Director | since 2020 |
| Michelle Wyman | Executive Director (Thru Sept) | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 August 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avriel Diaz | Executive Director | 40 | $30k | ||
| Maria Boccalandro | Chair | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Tom Richard | Secretary/Treasurer | 10 | $0 | ||
| Kristina Douglass | Vice-Chair | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Valerie Luzadis | Immediate Past Chair | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Lynda Hopkins | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Amy Luers | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Godfrey Uzochukwu | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Rebecca Barnes | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Esther Obonyo | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Stella Hartinger | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Anne Teresa Birthwright | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Breana Wonsey | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Cynthia Awuni | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Kim Portmess | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Denise Hill | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Sapiens Ndatabaye | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Chelsy-Sippora Funebe | Director | 0.5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- The National Council for Science and the Environment
- EIN
- 521700932
- Address
- 1100 H St Nw Ste G101, Washington, DC, 20005-5476
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- To support the use of evidence-based science in public and private decision-making about health and the environment. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- C20Z Environment
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Environment
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1990
- Principal officer
- Avriel Diaz (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 1991
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsAngela Bednarek
≥7years on the filingsValerie Luzadis
≥7years on the filingsA Karim Ahmed
≥7years on the filingsAmy Luers
Latest return
year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $172k
- Total liabilities
- $145k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $28k
- Contributions and grants received
- $174k
- Program service revenue
- $92k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $4k
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 20