Background
Schaeffer, Robert Allen was born on August 15, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Daniel Monroe and Jean Doris Schaeffer.
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Robert Allen Schaeffer
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Education
Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1965-1969, 74-75.
Career
Assistant to president, Royalton College, South Royalton, Vermont, 1966, 67;
research assistant Publs. and Information Center, Peace Corps, Washington, 1968;
special assistant to vice president, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1969;
instructor Education Research Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1969-1971;
field secretary, Massachusetts Political Action for Peace (MassPAX), Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1971-1972;
organizer, lobbyist, Citizens for Participation in Political Action (CPPAX), Boston, 1972-1977;
legislation aide Sen. Jack H. Backman, Massachusetts State Senate, 1978-1984;
research director Joint Comm. on Human Superior vena cava syndrome and Elderly Affairs, Massachusetts General Court, 1982-1984;
editorial writer, Station WBZ-television, Boston, 1984;
consultant, trainer, writer, Public Policy Communications, Belmont, Massachusetts, since 1969. Consultant European Colloid and Interface Society, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1970-1972, Tides Foundation, San Francisco, since 1989.
Member adjunct faculty Antioch New England Graduate School, Keene, N.H., 1987-1993. Trainer Ploughshares Fund, San Francisco, 1990-1993. Treasurer National Center for Fair and Open Testing, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1985.
Achievements
Membership
Director Massachusetts Human Svc. Coalition, Boston, since 1985, Center for Social Justice, Boston, since 1991, CPPAX Education Fund, Boston, 1985-1981, 93-. Board directors Massachusetts Freeze, 1986-1987.
Member public relations advising committee Massachusetts Office for Children, 1984-1986. Member Executive Committee Massachusetts Freeze Voter, since 1984. Member media task force Massachusetts Nuclear Freeze Committee, 1984-1985.
Member community and social service task force Mayor Flynn Transition Team, 1983. Member steering committee Massachusetts Citizens Caucus, 1972-1974. Member city budget task force Mel King for Mayor, 1983.
Member employment task force Mike Dukakis for Governor, 1982. Member finance committee Barney Frank for Congress, 1981-1983. Member referendum steering committee Citizens for Public Schools, 1982.
Member Executive Committee Massachusetts Citizens Against the Death Penalty, 1981-1986. Member of advisory board CivilLiberties Union Massachusetts, 1981-1983. Board directors Policy Training Center, Inc., 1980-1983.
Member of advisory board Handicapped Constnl. Amendment, 1980; member exec.bd. Citizens for Participation in Political Action, 1978-1987, budget director, 1980-1983.
Member of national Executive Board New Democratic Coalition, 1978-1980. Treasurer Citizens Campaign for Open Legislation, 1976-1978. Member planning committee Paul Guzzi for State Secretary, 1974.
Regional director Movement for New Congress, 1970. Campus coordinator Boston area Vietnam Moratorium Committee, 1970.
Connections
Married Elaine Christine Coughlin, September 5, 1971. 1 child, Dario James.
