Nancy Steorts

Nancy Steorts

Hon. Nancy Harvey Steorts is former Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and served in safety related roles in five presidential administrations. Her first book, Safety and You, received worldwide distribution, and her second, Safe Living in a Dangerous World, is recognized as "the most comprehensive book on safety issues.” Her third book, Your Home Safe Home is considered one of the most outstanding books on home safety issues. She was acclaimed for having executed the largest and most effective consumer product safety recall in US history, with 50 million pieces of jewelry containing lead. She has been named, "One of the Best Public Servants" by the Gallagher Report and earned the prestigious Margaret Dana Award from the American Society of Testing Materials. Seeking the implementation at the local level of her efforts, she became a top producing realtor in the DC and Virginia area and has been a leader in realtor education, green efforts, and women’s issues.