Conservation Law Foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees and advised by an Advisory Council. The Board of Trustees manages the affairs of CLF and is considered as having the power of “directors” in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 180 and applicable provisions of Chapter 156B of the General Laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Trustees meet four times a year and are elected by the Board of Trustees to three-year terms.
Board of Trustees
- Sara Molyneaux, Chair
- David W. Ellis, Ph.D., Vice Chair
- Whitney Hatch, Vice Chair
- Paul Lee, Vice Chair
- Peter Nessen, Vice Chair
- Andy Falender, Treasurer
- Dr. Thea James, Clerk
- Joe Berman
- Prabal Chakrabarti
- Alice Chamberlin
- Philip B. Coupe
- John DeVillars
- Carolyn Mansfield duPont
- EkOngKar Singh Khalsa
- Kate Kilguss, Esq.
- Robert (Bob) King
- Christopher A. Klem, Esq.
- Loretta J. Mickley, Ph.D.
- Sharmila Murthy
- Azin Nezami
- Dan Rivera
- Lois Schiffer
- Chi Ho Sham
- Bradley Campbell, President
Advisory Council
- Jenny Y. du Pont, Chair
- Veronica Eady, Esq., Vice Chair
- Daniel Amory, Esq.
- M. Robin Barone, Esq.
- Scott Brown
- Eugene Clapp
- Madeline Fraser Cook
- Philip W. Conkling
- Louise Durfee, Esq.
- Doug Foy
- Robert H. Gardiner, Jr.
- Paula W. Gold, Esq.
- Jacquie L. Kay
- Edward H. Ladd
- Karena A. McKinney, Ph.D.
- Sara Molyneaux*
- Thaleia T. Schlesinger
- Stuart V. Smith, Jr.
- Benjamin B. Taylor
- Alan Wilson, Esq.
CLF Ventures Board
- Eugene Bernat, Co-Chair
- Dr. Thea James, Co-Chair
- William Coleman
- Paula W. Gold, Esq.
- John T. Goodhue
- Jacquie L. Kay
- Sara Molyneaux*
- Bradley Campbell, President
*ex officio
CLF State Advisory Boards
Advocacy Center Advisory Committees, known as “State Advisory Boards,” are appointed in each of the five states where CLF has an Advocacy Center to provide advice and other guidance to the Board of Trustees and CLF staff of such offices with respect to CLF’s cases and other activities in that state.
Connecticut State Board
- Brenda Watson, Chair
- Lilian Ruiz, Vice Chair
- William Cavers
- Seth Kerschner
- Evonne Klein
- Robert La France
- Carolyn A. Lin, Ph.D.
- Dr. Mark Mitchell
- Francis Pullaro
- Latha Swamy
- Gerald Torres
- David Wrinn
Maine State Board
- Brigitte L. Kingsbury, Chair
- Daniel Amory, Esq.
- Lucy Triedman Barrett
- Philip W. Conkling
- Philip B. Coupe
- Ruth Hennig
- Hannah King
- Tom Kittredge
- Erika Kranz
- Karena McKinney
- Carleton Davis Pike
- Cameron Wake
Massachusetts State Board
- John Aubrey, Chair
- Andrew Baute
- Ramón Borges Méndez
- Emma Ellsworth
- Laura Fisher, Esq.
- Joan Fitzgerald, Ph.D.
- Sarah Gardner
- Alexis Moreis
- John Natoli
- Aditya Nochur
- Jan A. Pechenik, Ph.D.
- Rusty Polsgrove
- Stephan Roundtree
- Chi Ho Sham
- Peter C. Westover
New Hampshire State Board
- Alice Chamberlin, Chair
- Shanika Amarakoon, Vice Chair
- Sandra Almonte
- Semra Aytur
- Doria Brown
- Ann Hackl
- Katrie Hillman
- Robert (Bob) King
- Charlene Lovett
- Britt Lundgren
- Tami Nason
- Michael Newbold
- Famoh Toure
- Scott Wakeman
Rhode Island State Board
- Kate Kilguss, Esq., Chair
- Jane Austin
- Cynthia Burns
- Len Cabral
- Cassandra Cerasia
- Deborah Leach
- William S. Mott
- Marian Smith
- Judith Taft
- Dr. Peter G. Trafton
Vermont State Board
- Dr. Samantha Alger
- M. Robin Barone, Esq.
- Megan Mayhew-Bergman
- Chad Farrell
- Barbara Landau, Esq.
- Sandra Levine, Esq.
- Deb Markowitz, Esq., Chair
- Bindu Panikkar
- David Sleeper
- Derek B. Walker