California Interfaith Power & Light (CIPL) is governed by a Board of Directors that is composed of individuals representing faith-based organizations throughout California. The Board of Directors provides general oversight and guidance to the staff and helps deliver CIPL’s mission of environmental stewardship throughout the state.
Welcome to our three new Directors!
Diane Doucette
Diane Doucette is a climate advocate with 20+ years of experience building support to address the climate crisis. She is the co-founder of 2 climate advocacy organizations and created numerous coalitions nationally and in strategic states to support climate policies.
Diane is currently the President of Project 2030 which she co-founded in 2020 with alumni climate advocates to help accelerate California’s equitable decarbonization and carbon removal policies. In its first 3 years, Project 2030 sponsored 2 successful legislative efforts to decarbonize cement (SB
596) and to create rules for carbon sequestration (SB 905). Project 2030 is an active member of the new UC Berkeley-led direct air capture feasibility study (CALDAC) which received one of the DOE DAC hub awards.
Prior to her work at Project 2030, Diane co-founded Chambers for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE), a national network of local chambers of commerce
focused on climate solutions and economic development. She led the organization for almost a decade and established an active CICE presence at the national level and in 20+ states.
In 2006, Diane was jointly hired by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the Environmental Defense Fund, and Environmental Entrepreneurs to lead the effort to build business support for the successful passage of California’s landmark Global Warming Solutions Act. She then ran the Climate
Campaign at Environmental Entrepreneurs where she created and managed a coalition of business organizations that worked to advance climate policies in California for over a decade. She also organized business leaders and business organizations – nationally and in strategic states – to support federal campaigns for climate action. Her coalition campaign model was replicated in 11 states.
Prior to working in the climate and clean energy space, Diane spent the first 10 years of her policy career working internationally – first as an advisor to the new Russian government following the collapse of the Soviet Union and then as AT&T’s policy lead in several former Soviet and East European countries. After seven years in Moscow, Diane moved to London to run AT&T’s strategic planning for Europe, the Mid-East and Africa. Diane then returned to the US to work on climate solutions. Diane has PhD in Political Science from UC Berkeley.
Eijun Linda Cutts, Senior Dharma Teacher, San Francisco Zen Center
Eijun Linda Cutts came to San Francisco Zen Center in 1971 and was ordained as a priest in 1975. She haslived at Tassajara and SFZC’s City Center, and has resided at Green Gulch Farm since 1993. In 1996 Linda received Dharma transmission from Tenshin Reb Anderson. After having served as Abbess of SF Zen Center from 2000 to 2007, she was appointed Abiding Abbess of Green Gulch Farm Zen Center in 2010, and Central Abbess of SF Zen Center in 2014. She continues to teach and lead practice periods and retreats at Tassajara, Green Gulch, and elsewhere, and has been leading Yoga-Zen retreats and workshops for many years.
Margaret Trezevant, Secretary
BIO Coming shortly…
David Chiu, Marketing & Communications Manager for The Braid
David Chiu, of Litvak and Cantonese heritage, is the Marketing & Communications Manager for The Braid, the go-to Jewish story company. He is a producer on its storytelling web-series, StoryNosh, as well as a frequent writer for its stage productions. David is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Temple Isaiah, a social-justice oriented West Los Angeles synagogue, where he co-founded its Young Professionals Group, is the Chair of its Voter Engagement Group, is a member of its Green Team and Social Justice Committee, and received its 2019 Emerging Leader Award. He is a Los Angeles Community Leader for The LUNAR Collective, a national organization of Asian Jews creating community and visibility, creating numerous events and having served on the creation committee of LUNAR’s Asian Jewish Haggadah. Together, LUNAR and The Braid are creating What Do I Do with All This Heritage? — the first theatre show to explore the lives of Asian Jews. David is the lead producer of that production. In his spare time he enjoys photography and reading history books.
Current Board of Directors
Rabbi Marvin Goodman – Chairperson
Marvin Goodman was ordained as a rabbi by the Jewish Theological of America in 1975. He studied at the seminary after having earned his BA from Indiana University in 1970. From 1975-1988 he was the Executive Director of the Northern California Region of the United Synagogue of America as well as the Regional United Synagogue Youth Director. During that time, he was very instrumental in the development of Camp Arazim. From 1988-2007, he was the rabbi of Peninsula Sinai Congregation, a Conservative Congregation in Foster City, California. From 2007-2017 he was the Rabbi in Residence at the San Francisco based Jewish Community Federation and the Executive Director of the Northern CA Board of Rabbis. Since retiring in 2017, he has been actively involved in a variety of Social Justice volunteer efforts.
His recent involvement includes being on the Board of Directors of CA Interfaith Power & Light, serving on the Board of Faith in Action Bay Area and serving on the San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury from 2019-2020. He became a San Mateo/SF County Master Gardener in the spring of 2018 and has expanded his home garden while helping the Master Gardeners to focus more on those in our society who are hungry for enough healthy food.
Katelyn Roedner-Sutter, California State Director, EDF
Katelyn Roedner Sutter is Senior Manager for U.S. Climate at Environmental Defense Fund, where she leads EDF’s climate work in California, as well as regulatory and legislative initiatives on climate across the Western United States. Katelyn’s focus is on advancing policies that establish and implement long-term greenhouse gas emission reductions and improve local air quality. Prior to joining EDF, Katelyn led the Diocese of Stockton’s environmental justice program where she worked with local and faith communities on climate, air quality, and land use issues.
Ector Olivares,
Environmental Justice Program Manager, Catholic Charities – Catholic Diocese of Stockton
Ector grew up in Stockton but currently lives in Lodi. After high school, he served 6 years in the US Army where he was stationed in Missouri and South Korea. After his service, he attended San Joaquin Delta College where he received his AA in Criminal Justice. From there, he attended CSU Sacramento where he received his BS in Criminal Justice. He had worked for the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s office as a Victim Advocate for 10 years. Later, he worked at the Women’s Center- Youth and Family Services as the manager of the Safety Net program.
Throughout his career, Ector has had a strong passion to help those in our community who have been victimized, disenfranchised, and marginalized. During time off, he enjoys his family time and coaching youth baseball.
William Morris, Faith Organizer, GreenFaith
William is a climate activist located near a refinery in Torrance. He holds his degree in environmental science with an emphasis on ecological restoration and a minor in watershed management from Humboldt State University. William is a Faith Organizer with GreenFaith working on the People vs. Fossil Fuels campaign. He also works with Young Evangelicals for Climate Action (YECA) serving first as a field organizer and is now co-chair of the steering committee. He is founder and chair of the Creation Care Committee at Faith United Methodist Church, is part of the leadership team with Faiths4Future, and a member of the board at Circle Faith Future. William also has worked with faith organizations abroad spending time in Kenya, Chad and Mexico. He spends his time engaging with faith communities, schools, universities, and organizations around the topics of faith-based climate justice and education. His work has been featured in Rolling Stone Magazine, ABC News and BBC.