Our Staff

  • Rev. Cindy Davidson

    Executive Director
    cdavidson@massipl.org
    Cindy joined MassIPL in February 2022; she oversees and manages our program resources, operations and fundraising, and works closely with the Executive Committee to advance MassIPL’s mission and vision. Cindy is a Unitarian Universalist minister, a GreenFaith Fellow, and a Board member of the Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth. She previously served two UU congregations in Westchester County, NY. She earned her MDiv from the Meadville Lombard Theological School and a BMusic from the Mannes College of Music.
    Cindy grew up Methodist in western Pennsylvania and is now a member of First Parish in Lexington (UU) where she helped lead the Green Sanctuary committee. She believes in the restorative power of nature and in the creative potential of people of faith working together, within and beyond their congregations, for environmental and climate justice.
    Cindy lives in Belmont and relishes visits with her four geographically dispersed adult children and their partners.

 Executive Committee

  • Jim Nail, President - retired Principal Analyst, Forrester Research. Member, St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church, Dover MA

  • Susan Almono, Treasurer - Coordinator of Grants, Workforce Development and After School / Evening CTE Programs at Greater Lawrence Technical School. Member, Grace Episcopal Church, or Iglesia Episcopal de Grace, Lawrence, MA

  • Rev. Jeff Barz-Snell - Minister, First Parish Church, Weston; co-founder and Steering Committee member of MetroWest Climate Solutions. Member, Climate Reality Project.

  • Rev. Dr. George J. Clifford, III - Episcopal priest and congregational consultant, Diocese of Massachusetts; Member, Boad of Directors, and Leadership Acceleration Program Committee Member and Coach, Nonprofit Network of Greater Boston; retired Captain, Chaplain Corps, US Navy.

  • Frances Ludwig - Leadership Team, Lexington Climate Action Network; Co-Chair, Boston Catholic Climate Movement; member Social Justice Ministry, Archdiocese of Boston. Member, Lexington Sacred Heart Parish and the Lexington Catholic Community's Faith and Environment Group

  • William Schroeder, Leader, MassIPL Environmental Stewardship Assessment program - Member, Green Team, South Church, UCC, Andover, MA

Advisory Board

  • Rabbi Katy Allen, President, Jewish Climate Action Network

  • Rev. Dr. James Antal, United Church of Christ

  • Rachel Cleetus, Policy Director, Climate and Energy, Union of Concerned Scientists

  • Paul Eldrenkamp, Byggmiester, Inc.

  • The Rt. Rev. Dr. Douglas J. Fisher, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts

  • Ross Gelbspan, Author

  • Roger Gottlieb, Ph.D., Author and Professor, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  • Rev. Michael Harvey, Executive Minister, The American Baptist Churches of MA

  • Elizabeth Turnbull Henry, President, Environmental League of MA.

  • Amory B. Lovins, Chairman & Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute

  • Cindy Luppi, Director, New England Region, Clean Water Action

  • Vincent Maraventano, Environmental Ministries Task Team, Southern New England Conference, United Church of Christ

  • Robert K. Massie, Author and activist

  • William Moomaw, Ph.D., Program Director & Professor, Fletcher School, Tufts University

  • Thomas E. Nutt-Powell, Ph.D., President, Capital Needs Unlimited

  • Byron Rushing, Vice President, House of Deputies, The Episcopal Church

  • Nancy Seidman, Senior Advisor, Regulatory Assistance Project

  • Sergio Siani, P.E., Principal, Norian/Siani Engineering

  • Rev. Mariama White-Hammond, New Roots AME Church