Anne P. Mitchell
Encyclopedia
Anne P. Mitchell is an attorney, Professor of Law, and the founder and CEO of the Institute for Social Internet Public Policy.
, New York. Mitchell, divorced, lives with her son in Boulder, Colorado
. She has a daughter from a previous marriage who lives in California
.
, and high school in Massachusetts and Idaho. She enlisted in the United States Army
following high school, where she was trained as a truck driver, serving in Germany on REFORGER 1977. Following active duty, she served as a medic in the Army Reserves.
group in Buffalo, New York
, while she was studying pre-law at SUNY Buffalo. Upon moving to California
to attend Stanford Law School
she founded the first fathers' rights BBS which she ran from her student housing. That BBS later became the popular site DadsRights.org.
After graduating from Stanford, Mitchell opened a fathers' rights law practice, through which she represented fathers wishing to remain involved in the lives of their children following divorce. She spoke publicly and privately on the issues of fathers' rights and the need for children to have their fathers involved in their lives. Mitchell spoke, by invitation, to the California judges' bench Beyond the Bench program, to Santa Clara Family Court Services, and at Governor Pete Wilson
's "Focus on Fathers summit.
(MAPS), the first formal anti-spam organization, as Director of Legal and Public Affairs. While at MAPS Mitchell led the strategy for the first anti-spam lawsuits.
In 2002 Mitchell was asked to step in as CEO and co-founder of the newly-created Habeas. A year later Mitchell left Habeas to found and run the Institute for Spam and Internet Public Policy (ISIPP), which was later renamed to the Institute for Social Internet Public Policy.
During her tenure at Habeas, Mitchell spearheaded the first ever Email Deliverability Summits, which became the impetus for founding ISIPP when she left Habeas.
of California, California State Senator Tom Campbell, and the offices of Arizona Senator John McCain
and California Governor Pete Wilson. Mitchell authored a portion of the U.S. Federal CAN-SPAM law with Senator McCain's office.
Mitchell was also instrumental in creating the first forums in which Internet Service Provider
s (ISPs) and email marketers worked together. Other events which Mitchell led and which brought email senders and receivers together have included ISIPP's "Spam and the Law" conferences.
, Cindy Callow, who required mothers' milk to survive and thrive.
In September 2005, Mitchell founded Auction Aid to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina
, enlisting donated items from friends and colleagues Guy Kawasaki
, Béla Fleck
, Warren Farrell
, Anne Fadiman
, Eduardo Sánchez
and Sir Harold Evans
, to raise more than $5,000. Originally Auction Aid was created using eBay's "Giving Works" platform, about which Mitchell later wrote a scathing indictment.
In 2008, once again calling on her high-profile friends, who dug deep and donated to the cause, Mitchell worked with the United Nations World Food Programme
and organized DushanbeRelief.org, an effort to raise funds for the country of Tajikistan
, which raised more than $14,000 in a few short weeks to help the World Food Programme distribute resources to the people of Tajikistan during an historically harsh winter.
Personal life
Mitchell was born in New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, New York. Mitchell, divorced, lives with her son in Boulder, Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the U.S. state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of...
. She has a daughter from a previous marriage who lives in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Early life
Mitchell attended elementary school in Putney, VermontPutney, Vermont
Putney is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,634 at the 2000 census.On December 26, 1753 Col.Josiah Willard led a proprietors' petition for a Putney charter which was issued by Governor Benning Wentworth of the New Hampshire Grants under King George II of England...
, and high school in Massachusetts and Idaho. She enlisted in the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
following high school, where she was trained as a truck driver, serving in Germany on REFORGER 1977. Following active duty, she served as a medic in the Army Reserves.
Fathers rights and early career
Mitchell first came to public awareness in 1988 when she founded an early fathers' rightsFathers' rights
The fathers' rights movement is a movement whose members are primarily interested in issues related to family law, including child custody and child support that affect fathers and their children. Many of its members are fathers who desire to share the parenting of their children equally with their...
group in Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
, while she was studying pre-law at SUNY Buffalo. Upon moving to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
to attend Stanford Law School
Stanford Law School
Stanford Law School is a graduate school at Stanford University located in the area known as the Silicon Valley, near Palo Alto, California in the United States. The Law School was established in 1893 when former President Benjamin Harrison joined the faculty as the first professor of law...
she founded the first fathers' rights BBS which she ran from her student housing. That BBS later became the popular site DadsRights.org.
After graduating from Stanford, Mitchell opened a fathers' rights law practice, through which she represented fathers wishing to remain involved in the lives of their children following divorce. She spoke publicly and privately on the issues of fathers' rights and the need for children to have their fathers involved in their lives. Mitchell spoke, by invitation, to the California judges' bench Beyond the Bench program, to Santa Clara Family Court Services, and at Governor Pete Wilson
Pete Wilson
Peter Barton "Pete" Wilson is an American politician from California. Wilson, a Republican, served as the 36th Governor of California , the culmination of more than three decades in the public arena that included eight years as a United States Senator , eleven years as Mayor of San Diego and...
's "Focus on Fathers summit.
Television show
In 1997, Mitchell produced and was the host of the cable show "Fathers are Parents Too". The half-hour television talk show "focused on the concerns, issues, and realities related to becoming and staying an involved father." Thirty-six episodes of "Fathers are Parents Too" were filmed in 1997, and were shown on cable television stations throughout the United States.Anti-spam and Internet law
In 1998, Mitchell closed her fathers' rights practice, and changed her focus to Internet law and anti-spam efforts. She joined Mail Abuse Prevention SystemMail Abuse Prevention System
The Mail Abuse Prevention System ' is an organisation that provides anti-spam support by maintaining a DNSBL. They provide five black lists, categorising why an address or an IP block is listed:...
(MAPS), the first formal anti-spam organization, as Director of Legal and Public Affairs. While at MAPS Mitchell led the strategy for the first anti-spam lawsuits.
In 2002 Mitchell was asked to step in as CEO and co-founder of the newly-created Habeas. A year later Mitchell left Habeas to found and run the Institute for Spam and Internet Public Policy (ISIPP), which was later renamed to the Institute for Social Internet Public Policy.
During her tenure at Habeas, Mitchell spearheaded the first ever Email Deliverability Summits, which became the impetus for founding ISIPP when she left Habeas.
Legislation and leadership
Mitchell has been called upon to advise legislators on both family law and Internet law issues, most notably Attorney General Bill LockyerBill Lockyer
William Westwood "Bill" Lockyer is an American politician. He is the current 32nd State Treasurer of California, elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2010. He has also served as California Attorney General and President Pro Tempore of the California State Senate...
of California, California State Senator Tom Campbell, and the offices of Arizona Senator John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
and California Governor Pete Wilson. Mitchell authored a portion of the U.S. Federal CAN-SPAM law with Senator McCain's office.
Mitchell was also instrumental in creating the first forums in which Internet Service Provider
Internet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
s (ISPs) and email marketers worked together. Other events which Mitchell led and which brought email senders and receivers together have included ISIPP's "Spam and the Law" conferences.
Philanthropy
Mitchell has been involved in philanthropy since her early years. In 1978, when she was only 20, Mitchell spearheaded an effort to collect and fly mothers' milk to an adopted infant in Long IslandLong Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
, Cindy Callow, who required mothers' milk to survive and thrive.
In September 2005, Mitchell founded Auction Aid to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
, enlisting donated items from friends and colleagues Guy Kawasaki
Guy Kawasaki
Guy Kawasaki is a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, bestselling author, and Apple Fellow. He was one of the Apple employees originally responsible for marketing the Macintosh in 1984. He is currently a Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures, and has been involved in the rumor reporting...
, Béla Fleck
Béla Fleck
Béla Anton Leoš Fleck is an American banjo player. Widely acknowledged as one of the world's most innovative and technically proficient banjo players, he is best known for his work with the bands New Grass Revival and Béla Fleck and the Flecktones.-Early life and career details:Fleck was born in...
, Warren Farrell
Warren Farrell
Warren Farrell is an American author of seven books on men's and women's issues. His books cover twelve fields: history, law, sociology and politics ; couples’ communication ; economic and career issues ; child psychology and child custody ; and...
, Anne Fadiman
Anne Fadiman
Anne Fadiman is an American author, editor and teacher.She is the daughter of the renowned literary, radio and television personality Clifton Fadiman and World War II correspondent and author Annalee Jacoby Fadiman...
, Eduardo Sánchez
Eduardo Sánchez
Eduardo Miguel Sánchez-Quiros is a Cuban-born American director most famous for co-directing and writing the 1999 film The Blair Witch Project with Daniel Myrick....
and Sir Harold Evans
Harold Evans
Sir Harold Matthew Evans is a British-born journalist and writer who was editor of The Sunday Times from 1967 to 1981. He has written various books on history and journalism...
, to raise more than $5,000. Originally Auction Aid was created using eBay's "Giving Works" platform, about which Mitchell later wrote a scathing indictment.
In 2008, once again calling on her high-profile friends, who dug deep and donated to the cause, Mitchell worked with the United Nations World Food Programme
World Food Programme
The World Food Programme is the food aid branch of the United Nations, and the world's largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger worldwide. WFP provides food, on average, to 90 million people per year, 58 million of whom are children...
and organized DushanbeRelief.org, an effort to raise funds for the country of Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....
, which raised more than $14,000 in a few short weeks to help the World Food Programme distribute resources to the people of Tajikistan during an historically harsh winter.