Staff
2020 Vision and 2020 Vision Education Fund
Tom Z. Collina, Executive Director
Tom joined 2020 Vision on July 1, 2003. He has 20 years of experience in the energy and security community, most recently as Director of the Global Security Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. Before that he was Executive Director of the Institute for Science and International Security and Senior Research Analyst at the Federation of American Scientists. Tom has led community-wide campaigns on halting US nuclear testing in 1992, gaining UN approval of the CTBT in 1996, extending the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1995, and on convincing President Clinton to delay deployment of national missile defense in 2000. He has published over 50 articles in major magazines and journals and has appeared frequently in the national media (print, radio and TV), including the New York Times, CNN, and NPR. Tom has briefed congressional staff on numerous occasions and testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on energy security in 2005. Tom has a degree in International Relations from Cornell University and serves on the Boards of Directors of the Scoville Peace Fellowship and the Janelia Foundation. He lives in Takoma Park, MD with his wife and three children.
John Charles, Development and Communications Director
John joined our staff in September 1998 as Development Coordinator. During that time, John has worked closely with the Executive Director in developing program plans, annual budgets and the fundraising efforts needed to support 2020 Vision’s grassroots-education campaigns. He also serves as liaison to progressive businesses and high-profile individuals, such as Patagonia, REI and members of the Washington, DC- based tech community. Previously, John worked as a communications associate for a public relations firm, and for five years ran a nonprofit art project of his own design to teach printmaking to inner-city youths, where he gathered much experience in program management and development. He earned his Masters of Arts Degree in English Literature from Georgetown University.
Ryan Dolan (Spaeth), Field Director
Ryan joined 2020 Vision in March of 2005 after 5 years of work in electoral campaigns and non-profit advocacy. He has held leadership positions with the SEIU, the Campaign to Repeal Article XII (Cincinnati, OH), Equality Maryland, PFLAG, the Kerry/Edwards Presidential Campaign in 2004 and the late Paul Wellstone's 2002 Senate Reelection Campaign. Ryan has also served as a database consultant for Astro Data services and the Gill Foundation's Democracy Project. In 2006, Ryan was promoted to Field Director after conceiving of and implementing both our PowerShift tour and the Regional Directors program. Since February of 2006, Ryan has been working out of his home in St. Paul, MN where he and his husband are planning to start a family. He studied History and Political Science at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and completed a one-year post-graduate program on International Relations in London, England in 2000-01. Ryan is a self-described, die-hard college hockey fan.
Ron Zucker, Legislative Director
Ron joined our staff in December of 2004. He is responsible for planning and implementing our legislative strategy, as well all aspects of our online activism. In his spare time, he is also responsible for our computer operations. Prior to working at 2020 Vision, Ron worked at Public Citizen, both as a researcher on their book Whose Trade Organization? and as the Web Publisher for their WhiteHouseForSale project. He's also worked for Americans for Democratic Action, for the labor movement, and in a wide variety of electoral campaigns. In between, he spent 10 years enjoying the digital revolution as a self-described "geek" in the Silicon Valley. Ron has a double BA in Political Science and Philosophy from University of Maryland Baltimore County. When not at work, Ron is an avid tournament bridge player, and an accomplished and recorded musician and songwriter.
Katherine (Kayti) Wingfield, Campus Coordinator
Katherine Wingfield joined our staff in July of 2007 as the Campus Coordinator. Her experience in organizing began early at Christopher Newport University when she founded the first chapter of Americans for Informed Democracy on campus. Katherine was named Americans for Informed Democracy Leader of the Year for her advocacy campaign to get the mayor of Newport News to sign onto the U.S Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. She currently oversees the Regional Directors Program and its twelve volunteer members across the U.S. Katherine readily assists the Regional Directors with daily training and assistance organizing successful clean energy campaigns and events. She graduated with a B.A in Political Science with a concentration in International Relations. Her final senior research was a quantitative analysis on Christopher Newport University’s students’ attitudes towards global warming. She has a passion for the environment, loves music, and when she is not empowering college students, she is snowboarding.
William Moczydlowski, Bookkeeper and Accountant (Part-Time)
Bill performs all the bookkeeping and financial reporting for 2020 Vision. He is also responsible for payroll, financial analysis and works closely with the rest of the staff on the budget. Prior work experience includes working as an independent consultant and an employee in both for profit and non-profit organizations. Bill has a MBA from St. Joseph’s University. Bill and his wife Ann live in Maryland with their teenage daughter and son.
Craig Scheunemann, Chicago Field Representative
Craig joined the 2020 Vision staff in April of 2001 and has recruited dozens of new members a month. Craig has been a member of 2020 Vision since the early 90's. He has worked as a field representative for several environmental organizations since 1979, with over 400,000 household visits to his credit. In describing his work experience with 2020 he says: "I've been finding that almost everyone agrees that a very small percentage of Americans ever write their elected representatives. It's fun to be a part of an effort to change that! In my 22 years of knocking on peoples doors, I have determined that there are millions of progressives that are doing NO writing. This is a huge lobbying force that 2020 is attempting to mobilize. I can't think of an advocacy plan with more merit!"