Angela Johnson Meszaros was Promoted to General Counsel at Physicians for Social Responsibility

Date of management change: October 09, 2008 

What Happened?

Los Angeles, CA-based Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles has Promoted Angela Johnson Meszaros as General Counsel

 

About the Company

PSR-LA is a physician and health advocate membership organization working to protect public health from nuclear threats and environmental toxins. Representing over 5,000 physicians, health professionals, and concerned residents in Southern California, we inform the medical community and policymakers about toxic threats, promote safer practices,  and strengthen local community organizations to engage in meaningful public health and environmental advocacy. We share a responsibility with other physicians, health advocates and policymakers to create solutions that improve the health and environment for all Californians. We combine our commitment to science, public health, advocacy and social justice to accomplish this. Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles works to protect public health from nuclear threats and environmental toxins.

 

About the Person

Angela Johnson Meszaros is General Counsel at Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles where she works to ensure that public health professionals are engaged in environmental public health policy and supporting community-based efforts to protect public health.Angela has nearly 20 years of experience working with communities and organizations on environmental justice issues in the Los Angeles region. During this time, Angela has used a range of tools to enhance the health, safety, and quality of life of low-income communities of color negatively impacted by environmental hazards including: litigation in federal and state court; filing regulatory challenges; educating state legislators and their staffs about the impact of state legislation; providing community legal education; providing community technical assistance in campaign development, strategic planning, fundraising, document analysis, and regulatory agency operations; testifying before relevant committees, boards and commissions; serving on agency policy workgroups; engaging in media advocacy; and mediating negotiations with a wide range of stakeholders. Angela’s efforts have been focused on policy development, implementation, and enforcement in a variety of environmental issues including: the impacts climate change policy on communities of color, enforcement of the provisions of the Clean Air Act, enhanced public participation in environmental decision-making, reducing childhood lead poisoning, defending against destructive freeway siting, stopping inappropriate siting of sources of air pollution, understanding land use policies and their impact on community health, reducing health impacts of air toxics from mobile and stationary sources, and air permit development and compliance. Angela is currently co-chair of the Environmental Justice Advisory Committee on the Implementation of the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32); the Chair of the Board of the Economic Roundtable, a non-profit organization that conducts research and implements programs that contribute to the economic self-sufficiency of individuals and communities; a member of the Board of Directors of the Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technology, a non-profit that designs and fights for policies that promote global warming solutions and increased reliance on clean, renewable energy sources for California and the West; and a member of the California State Bar. She holds both a degree in philosophy and a law degree from the University of Southern California.

 

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