About

About PACG

Progressive Action for the Common Good (PACG) began organizing in January of 2005 as a large non-partisan citizens’ group of progressives in the Quad Cities of Iowa and Illinois aimed at engaging folks to take action on a variety of issues within our society.

Our mission statement is: As progressives, we empower people to take action for positive change and social justice by coordinating a network of community forums and events aimed at educating and engaging citizens to work for the common good of all.

Our core values are: Social Justice, Empowerment, Diversity, Sustainability and Community.

Progressive Action for the Common Good (PACG) is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Contributions to PACG are fully tax-deductible to the extent allowed by IRS regulations.

Email our Board President by clicking on her name below.

Our Board Members

Alta Price, President

Alta is a physician specializing in Pathology. She has lived in the Quad Cities since 1990. She has been involved in PACG since its founding. She got her start in advocacy working for Women's Rights and LGBT Rights. Her current interests include Health Care Reform, Civil Rights, and Criminal Justice Reform.

Tracy Leone, Secretary

Tracy Leone is an educator by trade and has been active in the labor movement for twenty years. Though she lives in the Quad Cities she will always remain a Chicagoan at heart. Tracy loves literature, justice, gardening and her dogs. She also feels strongly that language needs to be precise: we are working class, anyone who uses the term "middle class" is perpetuating a myth designed to divide people and create barriers to human solidarity.

Allison Ambrose

Allison is a faculty member in the College of Business at St. Ambrose, where she has taught for 30 years. She is passionate about ensuring that all human beings can live a life of dignity. Her activism caught fire after the 2016 election. She is happy to be serving of the Board of PACG due to the comprehensive nature of the work done by the organization, which captures many of the social justice issues near and dear to her heart!

Cliff Day

Cliff Day is a retired US Army civilian industrial specialist. He is interested in a wide range of public policy issues, especially those concerning science, technology, renewable energy, and sustainability He has been a resident of Davenport since 1974 and is one of the original members of Progressive Action.

Caryn Unsicker

Caryn received a Masters Degree in Counseling from U of Iowa. She currently serves on the Silvis City Council. Caryn loves working with young people and spending time with her grandchildren and canine companions. She is active in promoting progressive issues such as peace and justice and saving Social Security among other social issues. Caryn is a past PACG president.

Margie Mejia-Caraballo, Vice President

Margie is a daughter, wife, mother, sister and grandmother, working to create a more just society.

Ann McCluskey, Treasurer

"I am amazed that I am sitting on the board at PACG. I have always been impressed with this organization that has the flexibility to adapt to incoming issues over the years. I have tried to serve quietly in the background but have found myself helping with all the events that make organizations fun, i.e., the yearly picnic and the Holiday Party. I have met so many dedicated people. Their vision has propelled PACG forward and it has been great to help with that vision."

Linnea Crowther

Linnea is a senior writer for Legacy.com, where she tries to find ways to sneak her progressive beliefs into the celebrity obituaries and feature articles she writes.
She founded and led Slow Food Quad Cities, as well as serving on the steering committee and board of the Quad Cities Food Hub. Her passion for environmental responsibility and social justice led her to PACG.

Dan DeShane

Dan is recently retired. He worked for the City of Moline for 33 years as a Horticulturist and Senior Landscaper. Dan has served as the Political Action Chair of his AFSME local for decades and is passionate about workers rights, environmental stewardship, peace, and economic justice to name a few.