Rhoda Hendrick Karpatkin

Background

Karpatkin, Rhoda Hendrick was born on June 7, 1930 in New York City. Daughter of Charles and Augusta (Arkin) Hendrick.

Education

Bachelor, Brooklyn College, 1951. Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1953. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Hofstra University, 1998.

Career

Private practice law, 1954-1974. Partner Karpatkin & Karpatkin, 1958-1961, Karpatkin, Ohrenstein & Karpatkin, New York City, 1961-1974. President Consumers Union United States Inc., Yonkers, New York, 1974—2001, International Organization Consumers Unions (name changed to Consumers International), 1984-1991, vice president, 1994-1997.

President Consumers Union United States, Inc., 1994—2001, president emeritus Yonkers, New York, since 2001. Honorary secretary Consumers International, since 1997, also board directors. Special counsel for decentralization New York City Board Education, 1969-1970.

Adjunct professor department urban studies Queens College, 1972-1974. Commissioner National Commission on New Technology Uses of Copyrighted Works, 1975-1978. Member President's Committee Trade Policy and Negotiation, since 1993.

Member President's Trade and Environmental Policy Advisory Committee, since 1995. Member steering committee Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue. Board member National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy.

Member advisory board Human Rights Watch Children's Rights Division, Committee on Innovation of the National Board Medical Examiners.

Achievements

• Rhoda Hendrick Karpatkin has been listed as a reputable organization executive, lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Local School Board 5, New York City, 1966-1970, chairman, 1967-1969. Member Community School Board 3, New York City, 1970-1971. Member committee academy freedom American Civil Liberties Union, 1973-1984.

Member President's Commission for National Agenda for the Eighties., 1979-1980. Trustee Public Education Association, 1972-1985. Member American Bar Association (commission on law and the economy 1976-1979, commission to reduce costs and delay 1978-1984, commission access to justice 2000 since 1993), Association of Bar of City of New York (committee consumer affairs 1969-1980, chairman 1974-1979, committee on international human rights 1987-1990, audit committee 1982-1983, committee Eastern European affairs), National Institute for Dispute Resolution (board directors 1982-1989), Helsinki Watch (member advisory board), Association Yale Alumni (representative-at-large 1982-1985).

Connections

Married Marvin Karpatkin, June 16, 1951 (deceased). Children: Deborah Hendrick, Herbert Isaac, Jeremy Charles.

Father:

Charles Hendrick

Mother:

Augusta (Arkin) Hendrick

Spouse:

Marvin Karpatkin

child:

Deborah Hendrick Karpatkin

child:

Jeremy Charles Karpatkin

child:

Herbert Isaac Karpatkin