Background
Sterling, Eric Edward was born on October 25, 1949 in New York City. Son of Bowen and Helen (Champnella) Sterling.
advocate lawyer association administrator
Sterling, Eric Edward was born on October 25, 1949 in New York City. Son of Bowen and Helen (Champnella) Sterling.
Bachelor, Haverford College, 1973. Juris Doctor, Villanova University, Pennsylvania, 1976.
Assistant public defender Delaware County, Media, Pennsylvania, 1976-1979. Assistant counsel subordinate on criminal justice United States House Representatives, Washington, 1979-1981, counsel subcommittee on crime, 1981-1989. President The Criminal Justice Policy Foundation, since 1989.
Consultant Democratic, Republican and Libertarian Party organizations and candidates, since 1982. Consultant The Brookings Institution, 1990, Office of Personnel Management, 1990, General Accounting Office, 1992, National News Media, since 1989. Lecturer American University School Public Affairs, Washington, 1984-1986, University Colorado Conference on World Affairs, 1990-1999, George Washington University Sociology Department, since 2007, others.
Founder, director National Drug Strategy Network, 1989-2000. Member District of Columbia Mayor's Advisory Committee on Drug Abuse, 1990, Baltimore Mayor's Task force on Drug Policy, 1993. Member steering committee District of Columbia Safe Streets Project, 1990-1991.
Board directors Families Against Mandatory Minimums Foundation, since 1991, Forfeiture Endangers American Rights, 1993-1995, William Penn House, 1992-1998, Marijuana Policy Project, since 1995, Volunteer Committee of Lawyers, since 1995, students for sensible drug policy, since 2004, interfaith drug policy initiative, since 2004, Andean Information Network, since 2006. Alcohol and other drug abuse advisory council Montgomery County, Maryland, since 2008. Member American Bar Association (individual rights and responsibility section), Rock Creek Forest E. S. Parent Teacher Association (Chery Chase, Maryland co-president).
Married June S. Beittel, October 1996. 1 child, Maya Rebecca.