Staff
Zac Carman
CEO
“Through our pedigree of fair and balanced reporting, ConsumerAffairs can achieve the best outcomes for both brands and consumers.”
Educated at Dartmouth College, with degrees in Engineering and Sculpture, Zac and his wife live in Tulsa with one son and a pet fish. His volunteer activities include the Children's ...
Jim Hood
Founder and Editor
“Most people are way too trusting, way too polite and not nearly inquisitive enough. If everyone spent a little time reading worthwhile history, science and journalism instead of listening to blowhards and con artists, the American middle class wouldn't be imploding quite so quickly.”
A graduate of Southern Illinois ...
Mark Huffman
Reporter
“I think consumers need someone to listen to them and I find taking on that role to be very gratifying.” Mark has written about consumer issues for ConsumerAffairs.com since 2004. Previously, he was a news correspondent for the Associated Press Radio Network, Westwood One Radio Networks and Marketwatch.com ...
Truman Lewis
Reporter
“Consumers need to stand up, make noise and demand the service and product quality they are entitled to. This includes taking an active interest in politics and voting for candidates who don't move their lips when they read. Aggressive journalism and educated, civic-minded citizens are what made America great ...
James Limbach
Reporter
“The Internet gives remarkable power to consumers but it affords even greater power to corporate interests, which is why it's essential to have sites like ConsumerAffairs.com to give consumers a voice and dig out information that's useful and illuminating to them.”
A veteran Associated Press newsman, Limbach ...
Joan Lisante
Contributing Writer
A graduate of New York Law School and Le Moyne College, Joan is an attorney who writes frequently about consumer issues. She is the author of ConsumerAffairs.com's Guide to Small Claims Court and has been published in The Washington Post, Better Homes & Gardens, Entrepreneur, and the American Bar ...
Daryl Nelson
Contributing Writer
Daryl Nelson is a contributing writer for ConsumerAffairs.com. Before joining Consumer Affairs Daryl has written for Readers Digest, Townsquare Media, AllHipHop.com, The Urban Post, Impose Magazine, Crumbs for Men Magazine, and a number of other print and online publications. He's a native New Yorker, and attended both ...
Stacey Cohen
Radio Personality
As a parent of three boys Stacey feels it's important to be aware of the economics and safety of what you are purchasing. She is passionate about keeping consumers informed on how they can shop for their family and make wise choices.
Stacey has been actively involved in the ...
Matt Lazar
Business Development
"My favorite part of working at Consumer Affairs is when a consumer emails us to let us know that we helped them. I'm very excited to be a part of ConsumerAffairs as it continues to grow."
Matt has an AB in History and an MALS from Dartmouth. He enjoys ...
Josh Mize
Principal Engineer
“I believe that sunlight is the best disinfectant, and transparency and accountability are as important for consumers making purchase decisions as they are for citizens making voting decisions.”
Josh is a graduate of the University of Tulsa, with a major in Applied Mathematics, Computer Science Option.
He and his wife ...
Jeremy Satterfield
Senior Developer
“I want to make it easier for consumers to take a more participatory stance in promoting good business practices, condemning bad practices and insuring that lawmakers are taking appropriate actions to protect consumers rights rather than limiting them. The Internet and ConsumerAffairs give consumers a megaphone for word-of-mouth as well ...
David Marks
Web Developer
“I believe in raising the bar of mediocrity. If companies can be ranked by quality, the poorest performers should be cajoled into the upper 30%. Then it's the turn of the next poorest to improve their quality, reliability, and fairness. Openness and transparency will spur improvement in an industry ...
John Whitlock
Senior Developer
“I believe that every business should be focused on delighting their customers, and that companies like Apple have proven that it is the profitable thing to do. However, many businesses get distracted by chasing incremental profits and keeping themselves comfortable. My goal for ConsumerAffairs.com is to make the consumers ...
