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Don Kraus is the Chief Executive Officer of Citizens for Global Solutions, a national membership organization dedicated to building a future in which nations work together to abolish war, protect our rights and freedoms, and solve the problems facing humanity that no nation can solve alone. He previously served as the organization's Executive Vice-President where he directed its Government Relations Department and Political Action Committee. Prior to that he served as the Executive Director of the Campaign for United Nations Reform and its affiliated political action committee, CUNR PAC. An expert in building U.S. political support for the U.N. and other international institutions, Don brings his considerable enthusiasm and drive to advocating for responsible global policies.

Don currently co-chairs three NGO working groups: the Partnership for Effective Peacekeeping (PEP), the Washington Working Group on the International Criminal Court (WICC), and the CEDAW (womens rights treaty) task force. He also plays a lead role in the Law of the Sea Working Group, a broad group of organizations and trade associations focused on U.S. ratification of the convention.

Don compiles the Global Solution Report Card, an annual assessment of congressional voting records. He is a regular contributor the Huffington Post and has been quoted in the New York Times, the Washington Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, and many other publications. He has been interviewed on CNN, BBC, NPR, and many other radio and TV shows.

Don is also a past president emeritus of the Center for UN Reform Education, a UN reform think tank. He currently serves on the board of PeacePAC, the Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship and the advisory board of the United Nations Association, National Capitol Area.

He lives in Alexandria, Virginia on land once owned by George Washington, with his wife Hope Warshaw and their daughter Hilary.

Robert A. Enholm joined Citizens for Global Solutions as its Executive Vice President in August 2008. He brings to this project his organizational and legal skills and his experience working with nonprofit organizations. In 2006 he served at the United Nations as the Chief of the Central Emergency Response Fund Secretariat, helping to establish a new $500 million emergency humanitarian relief fund that was part of the U.N. reforms undertaken by Secretary-General Kofi Annan. He was a corporate lawyer for 25 years, elected to partnership in two different national firms and serving as general counsel of two companies. He has been admitted to practice law in California, New York and Georgia. He was also the founding principal of Candle Spark Strategies, providing advice to nonprofit organizations regarding their use of emerging Internet technologies. He received his bachelor's degree in Economics and History from the University of California at Davis and his law degree from Berkeley.

Amanda Bowen is the Advocacy Manager at Citizens for Global Solutions. Amanda coordinates communications for the organization and manages campaign operations. Before joining CGS, she was a National Security and Human Rights Fellow at Progressive Congress.org. Amanda received a Master’s Degree in Legislative Affairs at George Washington University. In her native Louisiana, she served as a Disaster Relief and Volunteer Coordinator for United Jewish Communities following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, while concurrently supervising the Louisiana State University Hillel. Amanda received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Public Relations from Loyola University New Orleans.

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Melissa Kaplan serves as Deputy Director of Government Relations and WICC Coordinator at CGS. In this position, she handles government relations and advocacy work with Congress and the Administration on a range of policy issues; coordinates the WICC (Washington Working Group on the International Criminal Court); and handles day-to-day management of CGS's Global Solutions PAC. Melissa previously worked for six years as a Government Relations Associate at the Society for Women's Health Research in Washington, DC. She has also lived and taught English in Prague, Czech Republic. Melissa has a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of Connecticut and a Master's degree in Comparative Politics, with a focus on Russia and Eastern Europe, from the London School of Economics and Political Science. 

Daniel Watson is the Manager of Information Technology for Citizens for Global Solutions. He has worked in the IT profession for 4 years specializing in information networking, social networking, website architecture and content management platforms and systems. Daniel also has specialized training in electronics and database technology. His other professional affiliations include freelance and consulting work with multiple organizations both in the commercial and NGO worlds specifically on the Drupal CMS. He hails from Kalamazoo, Michigan and holds a degree in Computer Science.

Valerie Schrock is the Creative Director at Citizens for Global Solutions. She has professional expertise in the fields of Internet marketing, graphic design, web platform architecture, flash media & animation, video production, social networking, and crowd sourcing. She has 7 years professional experience in team building and organizational management. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Clinical Psychology and a Masters Degree in International Relations.

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Tiffany Irene serves as Field Organizer in the state of Tennessee for Citizens for Global Solutions. As Field Organizer she is responsible for developing and implementing legislative campaigns, organizing events, developing local media strategies, and educating others about global issues in the state of Tennessee.

She received her Bachelors degree in Mass Communications from Tennessee State University, in 2007. Before she joined the CGS team in 2011, she spent her years in the professional fields of public relations, entertainment management, and non-profit sectors. She is currently pursuing a Masters degree in International Studies from Webster University.

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