About FCI
The Formaldehyde Council, Inc. is a non-profit association that represents the leading producers and users of formaldehyde in the United States. Formed in January 2004, FCI was created principally to address the health effects of formaldehyde through the conduct of research and to communicate the results of the research to federal, state and international agencies.
FCI's mission is to encourage accurate scientific evaluation of formaldehyde and formaldehyde-based materials and to communicate sound scientific information relating to the uses, benefits and sustainability of these products.
FCI Staff
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Betsy Natz, Executive Director
Betsy Natz is the Executive Director of the Formaldehyde Council, Inc. Natz has been with FCI since it was formed in January 2004. From 2002 to 2003, Natz served as Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of External Relations (OER) — Office of the Commissioner — at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
For nearly 14 years she served as the founding Executive Director of the Styrene Information and Research Center (SIRC). She planned and directed activities with external groups including the White House and its Offices of Science and Technology Policy, Management and Budget, and Policy Development; Congress, state agencies, industry, consumer groups and other special interest groups and public health community.
In addition she has worked on Capitol Hill for two United States Senators, Frank Murkowski (R-AK) and, on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation under Senator Jack Danforth (R-MO).
Natz also worked for President Ronald Reagan and Smith Bucklin & Associates, a trade association management firm. She received a Bachelors of Science in Political Science from the American University.
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Sarah Macedo, Manager, Public Affairs
Sarah Macedo received her undergraduate degree in Marketing from the University of Rhode Island. Before joining FCI in mid-2007 Sarah served as Industry Meeting Coordinator at Freeman and was an independent event coordinator.
