Phillip Schneider is president of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS)   Foundation. He also is executive Director of the Sun Safety Alliance, a non-profit coalition co-founded by NACDS and Schering-Plough HealthCare, with the mission of increasing public awareness of sun safety to reduce the incidences of skin cancer in the United States. Prior to his current position, he was vice president for external affairs and program development at NACDS. Mr. Schneider was vice president for public affairs for a group of five hospitals operating in Washington, D.C., from 1986 - 1991; director of public relations for the Dow Chemical Company from 1976 – 1986; and editor-in-chief of a daily newspaper in the state of Michigan from 1971 - 1976.