Members of the Board of EFN-USA

The Board of Directors of EFN-USA is currently composed of:

THE PRESIDENT OF EFN-USA:

Berol ROBINSON, Ph.D. in nuclear physics of the Johns Hopkins University, environmentalist, former international civil servant at UNESCO.

THE GENERAL SECRETARY OF EFN-USA:

Claire BRAZILLIER, born in Louisiana, graduate of the Franco-British Chamber of Commerce; former marketing manager of Ingram Micro (one of the world leading companies for the distribution of personal computers).

THE TREASURER OF EFN-USA:

Daniel GIOVANSILY, retired nuclear engineer, Master of Science from Berkeley, University of California, Works to promote a better world with clean nuclear energy.

FOUNDING MEMBER OF EFN-USA:

Late Michel LUNG was Master of Science (University of Washington, 1955), graduated from the University of Physics and Chemistry of Bordeaux (1952), with a post-graduate in nuclear and technical sciences (Saclay, 1956), former export manager of SGN, Michel was an excellent chemist and a fervent protector of the environment (he owned vines in Bordeaux from which he made his own organic wine). He designed and built the first nuclear reprocessing plant in Japan (Tokai). Michel was Vice-Secretary of EFN-International and played a great part in helping setting up EFN and spreading the word since the oranization was created when he retired. He passed away on December 21st, 2007.

Honorary Member:

James LOVELOCK, PhD, DSc, FRS, CBE Fellow of the Royal Society, research scientist famous author and environmentalist. Doctor Honoris Causa of several universities throughout the world, he is one of the founders of environmental awareness. He is the author of the fruitful Gaia theory, presented in The Ages of Gaia (1979), The Gaia Theory (1988), and The Revenge of Gaia (2006) in which the surface of the Earth, its atmosphere, biosphere and oceans, and their interactions are considered as a single self-regulating organism. Quote: "I am a Green and I entreat my friends in the movement to drop their wrongheaded objection to nuclear energy (...) We have no time to experiment with visionary energy sources; civilisation is in imminent danger and has to use nuclear -- the one safe, available, energy source -- now or suffer the pain soon to be inflicted by our outraged planet." More about James Lovelock Read his introduction to the book Environmentalists For Nuclear Energy

Honorary Member:

Patrick MOORE, PhD He grew up and still lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was one of the founders of Greenpeace in 1971. Was the director of Greenpeace International during 7 years, as well as the founder and President of Greenpeace Canada during 9 years. He left Greenpeace because he disagreed with its methods. In 1990 he founded Greenspirit, focusing on global environmental issues including climate change, forests, biodiversity, energy, and sensible environmentalism. More about the Honorary Chair of EFN-CANADA Read Patrick Moore's introduction to the Canadian edition of Bruno Comby's book Environmentalists For Nuclear Energy (in print, this introduction is also available in French)

President of EFN-CANADA:

Rodney J. ANDERSON, FCA After his first life as a chartered accountant, he retired as a poet, writer, consultant, and composer. "Now, retired, what I would really like to do, personally, is to spend most of my remaining time, as a late beginner, composing music. But when I look at my five grandsons, I wonder what sort of world we're about to leave to their generation - which is what prompted me to look at the important goals of EFN and led me to the creation of EFN-CANADA..." More about the Founder and President of EFN-CANADA