Connie Foote

Connie Foote, M.A., of St. Paul, MN, is a psychologist, musician and community volunteer. She has two children, and serves as board president of the non-profit foundation for her public school district.

"The barriers to acquiring nuclear weapons are falling away, and the old two-nation nuclear deterrence model is giving way to a risky multi-national one, complete with unstable governments and inadequate protections against terrorist sabotage. Mutual non-proliferation and disarmament are clearly in our best interests. The global reality of this new century demands that we understand the ways in which our nuclear weapons are a security liability."

"I admire the leading role Ploughshares Fund plays in catalyzing initiatives to prevent nuclear terrorism [and] stop the development of new nuclear weapons."
- Michael Douglas

"Ploughshares became a leader in its field by building a smart staff, establishing a distinguished board of advisors, and consulting widely and wisely.” - Paul Brest and Hal Harvey

"This is the moment when we have to move forward and all of us come together to reduce the number of nuclear weapons and eliminate them from the face of the earth."
- General Colin Powell

There are currently 17,300 nuclear weapons in the world across nine countries. Ploughshares Fund is working to reduce and eliminate these stockpiles.

"If you're looking to get a lot of efficacy for your dollar, I think Ploughshares Fund is a very effective way of making the world a safer place." - Brooks Walker, III