Posted December 18, 2019

Washington D.C. – The Alliance for Consumer Education (ACE) is pleased to welcome three new members to its Board of Trustees, as well as congratulate the Chair, Patrizia Barone, Ph.D., Regional Regulatory Affairs Vice President, North American Region and Global Foods & Refreshment, Unilever.

“The leadership of the Board of Trustees provides the backbone for the foundation,” said Beth Ludwick, Executive Director of ACE. “Their support and active engagement will be critical as ACE launches a new campaign aimed at helping consumers understand the ingredients that make up their favorite products and the changes they will begin to see online and on label at the start of 2020. I would like to thank both our new and returning members for their commitment, and I know their insights will be invaluable to the success of ACE.” 

Officers: Terms Expiring December 31, 2021

Chair

Patrizia Barone, Ph.D., Regional Regulatory Affairs Vice President, North American Region and Global Foods & Refreshment, Unilever

Vice Chair

Hal Ambuter, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Policy, RB

Treasurer

William A. Wood, Vice President, Product Rationalization, PLZ Aeroscience

New Members: Terms Expiring December 31, 2021

• Joel Burdick, Ph.D., Vice President, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, MAST Global/LBrands
• Elizabeth Kinney, Senior Communications Manager, North America Home Care, The Procter & Gamble Company
• Lisa Pankiewicz, Vice President, Global Stewardship, The Clorox Company

Returning Members: Terms Expiring December 31, 2021

• Alvin Bronstein, M.D., FACMT, Chief, Emergency Medical Services and Injury Prevention Systems Branch, Hawaii State Department of Health
• George Rodgers, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Chief of Pharmacology, Toxicology and International Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics at the University of Louisville, Kentucky
• Adam Warren, Director, Research & Development, The Sun Products Corporation, a Henkel Company
• Sergeant Jeff Williams, East Cleveland Police Department

Trustees at Large: Terms Expiring December 31, 2020

• David Burks, Executive Vice President, Diversified CPC International
• Terrence J. (Jerry) Porter, Vice President, R&D, Global Home Care and P&G Professional, The Procter & Gamble Company

Additional Officers

• Steve Caldeira, President & CEO, Household & Commercial Products Association
• Beth Ludwick, Executive Director, ACE

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The Alliance for Consumer Education (ACE) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation founded in 2000. ACE works to educate consumers about the correct use, storage and disposal of household and commercial products. ACE’s core program areas are Consumer Care, Health & Wellbeing and Inhalant Abuse Prevention. ACE is affiliated with the Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA).