My Nonprofit Reviews

I volunteered with the American Restroom Association in 2007 to help consolidate their impressive research on the lack of public toilet availability. With ARA co-founder Robert Brubaker I co-authored US Public Health Mandates and the Restroom Problem in America: A Call to Action. (
https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/49198738/us-public-health-mandates-and-the-restroom-problem-in-phlush) Our paper was accepted for the 2007 World Toilet Summit in Delhi, India. As a member of the World Toilet Organization, the American Restroom Association then secured a scholarship for me to present the paper in person. Participation at the Summit put me on a new life path and Jack Sim, WTO's dynamic founder, remains a personal hero and friend.

The American Restroom Association has made great strides in recent years but there is much to be done. As Margaret Mead pointed out “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” I encourage everyone to address the universal human need for clean, safe places "to go" by volunteering with ARA or otherwise contributing to it.