Staff

Laura Dattaro

Administrator and Communications Manager

Laura Dattaro is a freelance science journalist who writes about the brain, genetics, and physics, among other topics. She became CASW’s Administrator and Communications Manager in January 2024.

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Sylvia Kantor

Administrative Associate

Sylvia Kantor joined CASW as administrator and communications manager in 2018. Today she is an editor and designer for the Puget Sound Institute at the University of Washington–Tacoma and a freelance science writer. She manages headquarters matters for CASW in Seattle.

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Meaghan Parker

Executive Director
Meaghan Parker is the executive director of the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing, succeeding Rosalind Reid in October 2024. She is the former executive director of the Society of Environmental Journalists.
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Rosalind Reid

Senior Advisor

Ros Reid succeeded Ben Patrusky as CASW executive director in September 2013 and retired from the post in September 2024. She is the former editor of American Scientist magazine.

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