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About Us

Save Standard Time is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, donor-funded, volunteer-supported effort to preserve and extend the observation of longitudinally correct Standard Time.

Save Standard Time is a founding member of the Coalition for Permanent Standard Time, established in 2023 with the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, National Sleep Foundation, Sleep Research Society, and Society for Research on Biological Rhythms.

Save Standard Time is a founding member of the International Alliance for Natural Time, established in 2020 with several partner organizations in Europe.

In 2023, Save Standard Time was awarded the annual Sleep Champion Award by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation.

Board of Directors

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Jay Pea

President


Amateur Astronomer & Software Engineer, Phoenix, Arizona

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Karin Johnson MD

Vice President


Neurology Professor, Baystate Health, Springfield, Massachusetts

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Keith Eichner CWO

Secretary


Meteorologist in Charge, Rochester, New York

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Diane Shackelford CPA

Treasurer


Senior Accountant, Flowery Branch, Georgia

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Michael Garrahan

Director


Amateur Musician & Retired Software Engineer, Manassas, Virginia

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Erik Herzog PhD

Director


Biology Professor, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri

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Board members represent their personal views in their participation with Save Standard Time; they do not serve as representatives of their employers.

Board of Advisors

  • Mariah Baughn MD, Pathologist, Scripps Clinic Medical Group, La Jolla, California (LinkedIn)
  • Andrew Binder MD FCCP FAASM, Medical Director, Ventura Sleep Disorder Center, California (California Sleep Society)
  • Kindra Crick, Neurology Artist, Northwest Noggin Neuroscience Outreach Group, Portland, Oregon (LinkedIn)
  • Spencer Dawson PhD DBSM, Assistant Clinical Professor & Associate Director of Clinical Training, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana (LinkedIn)
  • Horacio de la Iglesia PhD, Biology Professor, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (LinkedIn)
  • Grant Denn PhD, Physics Professor, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, Colorado (X)
  • Myriam Juda PhD, Adjunct Professor of Psychology, Simon Fraser University (LinkedIn)
  • Royan Kamyar MD MBA, Founder & CEO, Owaves, San Diego, California (LinkedIn)
  • Joyce Lee-Iannotti MD, Medical Director of the Sleep Disorders Center, Banner University, Phoenix, Arizona (LinkedIn)
  • Travis Longcore PhD, Environmental Science Professor, UCLA, Los Angeles, California (LinkedIn)
  • Sameh Morkous MD FAAP FAAN FAASM, Medical Director, Pediatric Neurology & Sleep Medicine Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital, Pennsylvania; Clinical Professor, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Pennsylvania (LinkedIn)
  • Logan Schneider MD, Neurology Professor, Stanford University, Redwood City, California (LinkedIn)
  • Terra Ziporyn PhD, Executive Director & Co-Founder, Start School Later, Severna Park, Maryland (LinkedIn)
Board members represent their personal views in their participation with Save Standard Time; they do not serve as representatives of their employers.

Founding

Save Standard Time was founded by Jay Pea, a resident of greater Phoenix who hails from rural Iowa. Jay is a software engineer, a graphic designer, a former member of the San Francisco Amateur Astronomers’ board of directors, and an enthusiast for circadian health. As a child, his great-grandfather (a farmer) taught him to tell time from the sun.

In 2019, Jay saw permanent-DST legislation rush forward without consultation of health and safety experts, with minimal analysis from mainstream media, and with DST proponents misinterpreting evidence. Jay gathered resources, contacted experts, and took grassroots action. Save Standard Time was registered as a 501(c)(4) nonprofit in 2021.

Vision

Save Standard Time works to raise public awareness, inform journalists, and persuade lawmakers to evaluate the body of evidence that supports the continuation of Standard Time in winter and the cessation of clock change by permanent Standard Time. We consult with scientists, doctors, teachers, and community leaders, and we operate wholly on volunteered time and donated funds.

Save Standard Time seeks to expand advocacy efforts for healthier and safer Standard Time, to replace bills for permanent DST with bills for permanent Standard Time, and to restore permanent Standard Time across North America.

Save Standard Time recognizes that some who support Standard Time in winter might also enjoy DST in summer. While such preference is very much appreciated, it is not supported by data as best for public health, and the overwhelming public opinion is to eliminate clock changes. For the good of the public well-being, we must ensure the clock we keep is permanent Standard Time.

If you have suggestions for (or would like to volunteer as) a board member, please email info@savestandardtime.com. For those interested in financial contribution, donations can be placed online.

Thank you for your interest in and support of Standard Time! We wish you bright, healthy days and dark, restful nights.