CIR Panel & Staff

 Panel Members 

Voting Members

CHAIRMAN
Wilma F. Bergfeld, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Head of Clinical Research and Dermatopathology
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
One Clinic Center
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195-5001

Donald V. Belsito, M.D.
Clinical Professor, Medicine (Dermatology)
University of Missouri, Kansas City
c/o American Dermatology Associates, LLC
6333 Long Ave., 3rd floor
Shawnee, KS 66216

Curtis D. Klaassen, Ph.D.
University Distinguished Professor and Chair
Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics
School of Medicine
University of Kansas Medical Center
3901 Rainbow Blvd.
Kansas City, KS 66160-7319

James G. Marks, Jr., M.D.
Professor of Dermatology
Chairman of the Department of Dermatology
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
P.O. Box 850
Hershey, PA 17033-0850

Ronald C. Shank, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Community and Environmental Medicine
Director, Environmental Toxicology Program
University of California, Irvine
19172 Jamboree Road
Irvine, CA 92697-1820

Thomas J. Slaga, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology
University of Texas Health Science Center
7703 Floyd Curl Drive MC 7764
San Antonio, TX 78229-3900

Paul W. Snyder, D.V.M., Ph.D.
School of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Veterinary Patholobiology
Purdue University
725 Harrison Street
Veterinary Pathology Building
West Lafayette, IN 47907

Liaison Members

CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA
Rachel Weintraub, Esq.
Consumer Federation of America
1620 I Street, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006
202.387.6121 202.265.7989 FAX

CIR INDUSTRY LIAISON
John E. Bailey Ph.D.
Executive Vice President-Science
Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association
1101 17th Street, NW Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036
202.331.1770 202.331.1969 FAX

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
Linda Katz, M.D., M.P.H.
Office of Cosmetics and Colors
FDA HFS-100
1110 Vermont Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20201
202.205.4530 202.205.5098 FAX

DIRECTOR AND SCIENTIFIC COORDINATOR FOR CIR
F. Alan Andersen, Ph.D.
Director
Cosmetic Ingredient Review
1101 17th Street, NW Suite 310
Washington, DC 20036
202.331.0651 202.331.0088 FAX

 Staff Members 

F. Alan Andersen - joined CIR in 1993
Director and Scientific Coordinator
B.S. - Muhlenberg College
M.S., Ph.D. - Penn State University

Lillian C. Becker - joined CIR in 2004
Scientific Analyst
B.S. - University of Maryland, College Park
M.S.- Florida International University

Christina L. Burnett - joined CIR in 2005
Scientific Analyst
B.S.& M.S. - Indiana University

Wilbur Johnson, Jr. - joined CIR in 1985
Senior Scientific Analyst
B.S. - Morehouse College
M.S. - Florida State University

Valerie C. McLain - joined CIR in 2004
Scientific Analyst
B.S.- University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

Theresa Mesch - joined CIR in 2003
Administrative Assistant
B.A. - Franciscan University
M.T.S.- John Paul II Institute