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ADA's National Executive Committee

Chair | Andy Thorburn

Andy Thorburn is a businessman, a nonprofit founder, a former classroom teacher and an advocate for working people. He has worked as an educator, union organizer, and entrepreneur, and at each phase in his life, he has prioritized the principle that any organization – a country or a company – gets the best results if it treats its people fairly, with dignity, and holds itself to a standard of excellence. Andy is serving his first term as Chair of ADA's National Executive Committee.

Secretary | Cliff Tasner

ADA Secretary Clifford J. Tasner also serves as President of the Southern California chapter of ADA. He began his life of activism as an intern on the Mondale/Ferraro campaign while he was at Tufts in Massachusetts. When he moved out to Los Angeles in 1987, he got involved with the Pro-Choice Movement, defending women’s clinics against attacks by operation rescue. He writes and produces the songs for the political satire group, The Billionaires and works as a film composer.

Counsel | Jack Blum

Jack Blum is an expert on white-collar financial crime, international tax evasion and one of this country’s premier advocates for victims of financial fraud. He spent fourteen years as a staff attorney with the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He played a central role in the Lockheed Aircraft bribery investigation of the 1970’s – which led to the passage of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act – and in the investigation of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI). Currently, Blum serves as ADA Counsel and is Chair of Tax Justice Network USA, and the Violence Policy Center.

ADA's National Executive Committee

Chair | Andy Thorburn

Secretary | Cliff Tasner

Counsel | Jack Blum

Former ADA National Chairs & Presidents