Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE COUNCIL OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS ON FEDERAL STATISTICS (COPAFS)IS DEVOTED TO EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND TO PRESERVING THE PUBLIC GOOD REPRESENTED BY FEDERAL STATISTICAL COLLECTIONS.SINCE 1980, COPAFS HAS PROVIDED AN OPEN DIALOG BETWEEN THOSE WHO USE FEDERAL STATISTICS IN PROFESSIONAL CONTEXTS AND THE FEDERAL STATISTICAL AGENCIES THAT PRODUCE THOSE STATISTICS FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD. SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, BUSINESSES, RESEARCH INSTITUTES, AND OTHERS THAT HELP TO PRODUCE AND/OR USE FEDERAL STATISTICS.OUR GOAL:ADVANCING EXCELLENCE IN FEDERAL STATISTICS
THE COUNCIL OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS ON FEDERAL STATISTICS OBTAINS INFORMATION ON DEVELOPMENTS IN STATISTICS THROUGH DISCUSSIONS WITH OFFICIALS, ATTENDANCE AT CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS AND MEETINGS OF STATISTICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES, AND EXCHANGES OF DOCUMENTS. DISSEMINATES INFORMATION AND ENCOURAGES DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON DEVELOPMENTS IN FEDERAL STATISTICS THROUGH CORRESPONDENCE AND PRESENTATIONS AT COUNCIL AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MEETINGS. PLANS AND PRESENTS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ON USES OF STATISTICS IN POLICY FORMULATION, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DECISION-MAKING, RESEARCH, THE DISTRIBUTION OF PRODUCTS, AND THE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES.MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS AND AFFILIATES APPOINT REPRESENTATIVES TO SERVE ON THE COUNCIL AND TO ATTEND ITS QUARTERLY MEETINGS IN WASHINGTON, DC. THE REPRESENTATIVES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING COPAFS' PRIORITIES AND GUIDING ITS ACTIVITIES. AT EACH COPAFS MEETING, MEMBERS DISCUSS SIGNIFICANT CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES, HEAR FROM STATISTICAL AGENCIES AND OTHER PRODUCERS AND USERS OF DATA, AND MAKE SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER ACTION.THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COMPRISED OF FIVE ELECTED OFFICERS AND FOUR AT-LARGE MEMBERS, FACILITATES THE WORK OF COPAFS BETWEEN MEETINGS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS. FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR COPAFS' ON-GOING PROGRAMS COMES FROM ANNUAL MEMBER DUES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Cynthia Clark | MEMBER THRU NOV 30 2018, EXEC DIRECTOR THEREAFTER | 10 | $3,541 |
| Ron Wasserstein | MEMBER-AT-LARGE | 1 | $0 |
| Andy Weiss | MEMBER-AT-LARGE | 1 | $0 |
| Felice Levine | MEMBER-AT-LARGE | 1 | $0 |
| Ken Hodges | MEMBER-AT-LARGE | 1 | $0 |
| Maurine Haver | PAST CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Stephen Tordella | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| John Haltiwanger | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Chet Bowie | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Linda Jacobsen | CHAIR | 4 | $0 |
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