Barbara is co-founder and president of the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC), a non-profit charity she founded with parents of vaccine injured children in 1982 to prevent vaccine injuries and deaths through public education. For the past four decades, she has led a national, grassroots movement and public information campaign to institute vaccine safety and informed consent protections in public health policies and laws. She has researched, analyzed and publicly articulated the science, policy, law, ethics and politics of vaccination to become one of the world’s leading non-medical, consumer advocacy experts on vaccination and human rights.

Barbara is co-founder and president of the charitable National Vaccine Information Center, established in1985, and is founder and executive editor of The Vaccine Reaction. An Informed consent and civil liberties activist, she is co-author of the 1985 book DPT: A Shot in the Dark. a video blog commentator, and is recognized as one of the world’s leading non-medical experts on the science, policy, law and ethics of vaccination.

Marco is Managing Editor of The Vaccine Reaction. He manages the writing staff, guides the selection of topics covered, identifies guest writers and promotes the publication online. He is also a regular columnist. 

Barbara is an occasional writer for The Vaccine Reaction.  She has a background in health care and is an advocate for personal choice and informed consent in all aspects of medical and wellness care.

Rishma is a Staff Writer at NVIC and has served as a research investigator for more than 15 years at non-profit organizations and universities, with extensive experience in qualitative and quantitative research methods. She is an advocate for medical informed consent, vaccine safety, health autonomy and holistic health. 

Natasha has a background in journalism, editing, and healthcare. As a relentless researcher and voracious learner, Natasha has leveraged her expertise to mentor others, all while passionately spreading the truth about health related topics. She has built a social media brand focused on empowering women to make informed choices for pregnancy, birth, and beyond.

Amber is a published healthcare copywriter, entrepreneur, mentor, and informed parent dedicated to educating and empowering others about the importance of informed consent. Amber was also a founding member and Marketing Director for the state chapter of a global medical freedom activist group that successfully lobbied against legislation to enact medical mandates.

Theresa has been the National Vaccine Information Center’s (NVIC) Executive Director since 2010. Her current duties and responsibilities include coordination of NVIC’s volunteer and counseling programs, website design and content management, drafting and implementation of organizational policy, and monitoring of federal advisory committee activities related to vaccine policy-making.

Vicky is an NVIC board member and volunteer Director of Research and Patient Safety. She has worked with NVIC since 2006 on vaccine safety analytical and education projects.

Dr. Pebsworth has been employed in the health care field for more than 35 years as an ICU nurse, health care administrator, health policy analyst and research scientist primarily focusing on public health policy, pediatrics and patient safety.

Judith is NVIC’S Director of Disease & Vaccine Website Content. She is a registered nurse with over 20 years of experience working with children, adolescents and families in multiple health care settings. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Ottawa in Ontario, Canada.

Dawn is the Director of Advocacy for the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC). NVIC is a non-profit charity founded in 1982 to prevent vaccine injuries and deaths through public education and defend the informed consent ethic in health policy and law.

Carolyn is the Director of Legal Affairs & Public Outreach for NVIC. She is an attorney with a background in civil trial work, business law and political science. Carolyn researches, analyzes and writes about health, healthcare, vaccine policy and law for The Vaccine Reaction.