Meenakshi Jani is a Paralegal supporting the Strategic Litigation and Clean Air & Water teams. Prior to joining CLF, she participated in Mass Audubon’s Environmental Fellowship Program and worked in its Policy & Advocacy department. She holds a B.A. in History and Environmental Studies from Amherst College. In her free time, she enjoys running, reading,… Continue reading Meenakshi Jani
Liz is a Policy Analyst on the Healthy and Resilient Communities team. She joined CLF from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation where she studied global air pollution, climate models, and their impact on human health. She holds a dual master’s degree in urban planning and epidemiology from Tufts and a Bachelor of Science… Continue reading Liz Marsh
Christine joined CLF in February of 2024 as Executive Assistant to the President. A career executive partner, Christine brings more than 30 years of experience in both private and publicly traded companies across the healthcare, academia, private equity, manufacturing, and biotech spaces. In early 2019 she took on a new challenge as a campaign organizer,… Continue reading Christine Donohue
Thalia Chaves is the paralegal for the Environmental Justice program at CLF. Thalia joins CLF following her graduation from Boston College this May, where she graduated with a B.A. in International Relations. She wrote her senior honors thesis on the feasibility of developing green hydrogen equitably in the global south. Thalia interned in Ireland for… Continue reading Thalia Chaves
Cynthia Pansing is CLF’s Vice President for Healthy and Resilient Communities, which comprises Community Resilience, Farm and Food, Impact Investing, and Research and Partnerships. Most recently, she was a CLF Senior Fellow, a nonprofit consultant, and the founding executive director of Berkshire Agricultural Ventures serving MA, NY and CT farms and food businesses. Over the… Continue reading Cynthia Pansing
Stephanie is a paralegal supporting the Strategic Litigation team. Prior to joining CLF, she worked as a paralegal in private practice, where she supported attorneys in complex litigation matters. She graduated from the University of Chicago with a BA in Political Science and Public Policy. In her free time, Stephanie enjoys being outdoors, baking, and… Continue reading Stephanie Yu
Michael Naughton is Press Secretary for CLF. He is responsible for the organization’s day-to-day external communications and media outreach. Michael brings two decades of communications, media relations, and journalism experience to CLF. He joined CLF from Harvard Divinity School where he was senior media relations and communications lead, overseeing and executing the School’s media relations strategy and… Continue reading Michael Naughton
Mallory is CLF’s Foundation Relations Manager. She brings over a decade of experience working in the non-profit and public sectors, most recently serving as head of operations for a youth job training program in the City of Boston’s Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development. Though she now calls Boston home, she is originally from the Midwest. She received… Continue reading Mallory Jones
The Salem Harbor site where a coal-fired power plant once stood is slated to become a clean energy offshore wind port terminal in 2026, launching New England definitively into a clean energy future.
Sam Salamone joins us as a paralegal supporting the Oceans and Clean Energy and Climate Change teams. Sam was born and raised twenty minutes north of Boston in the town of Wakefield. In 2021 Sam graduated from the University of Vermont where she completed a dual degree in political science and environmental studies. Sam joined… Continue reading Samantha Salamone
