Craigslist

Buckmaster further pledged craigslist's continuing commitment to helping law enforcement officers nationwide locate and rescue victims and put criminals in jail. "We assist police forces all over the country, including members of Sheriff Dart's department," says Buckmaster. "The vast majority seem to understand that craigslist is part of the solution when it comes to combating terrible crimes like human trafficking and child exploitation."

Craig Newmark is the Founder and Customer Service Rep for Craigslist Inc. Craig is by training a senior web-oriented software engineer. He now spends his days working as a customer service rep at craigslist. He has spent the last thirty years working in the IT field with companies such as Bank of America, Schwab and IBM. In 1995 while Craig was working at Schwab, he started craigslist as an email list he sent out to friends and their friends about events going on in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 1999, Craig left his IT consulting work to work full-time on craigslist. What started as a fun side project on a desktop computer in Craig's living room has since grown into one of the most known sites on the Internet. craigslist helps people with basic day-to-day needs such as finding a job, an apartment and a date, all within in a culture of trust. Craig continues to embrace his inner nerd though he no longer wears thick black glasses that are held together with tape, and he retired the plastic pocket protector some years ago. Craig is involved with a variety of community efforts and is particularly interested in organizations promoting public diplomacy, mideast peace and new forms of media such as participatory journalism. He's on the boards of Sunlight Foundation, OneVoice, FactCheckED, and VotoLatino. Craig graduated from Case Western University.

Christina Murphy christina@cm-recruiting.com was a member of the first craigslist board of directors. She helped shape the direction of craigslist and put a face to the community. Christina planned the parties. She is a Recruiter/Consultant for a boutique SF placement firm. (Christina shown with John Musgrove at the first craigslist party.)