Mr. Spar is the Executive Director of the Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics (COPAFS), where he acts as an advocate for the development and dissemination of high�]quality federal statistics.  He has consulted on statistical policy issue for organizations including the United Nations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, and the Office of Economic Cooperation and Development.  Mr. Spar has worked closely with the Office of Statistical Policy of the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the area of geographic and economic classifications and has testified before the United States Congress on issues relating to the quality and timeliness of federal statistical policy.  In 1990, he was elected a Fellow of the American Statistical Association.  From 1971-1992 Mr. Spar was President of Market Statistics, a demographic research firm.  Mr. Spar has published numerous articles on the development and uses of demographic data and presented papers to organizations such as the International Association on Official Statistics, the International Statistical Institute, Market Research Council, the American Statistical Association, the American Marketing Association, the U.S. Bureau of the Census, and many others.