The Rev. Canon Sally G. Bingham
President and Founder
Sally has brought widespread attention to the link between religious faith and the environment through her work on The Regeneration Project and the Interfaith Power and Light campaign. As one of the first faith leaders to fully recognize global warming as a core moral issue, she has mobilized thousands of religious people to put their faith into action through energy stewardship. Sally serves as the Environmental Minister at Grace Episcopal Cathedral and chairs the Commission on the Environment for the Diocese of California where she was installed as Canon for Environmental Ministry. Sally is the lead author of Love God Heal Earth, published by St. Lynn’s Press in 2009. She is pictured here with her dog, Obi. Download Sally’s full bio.
Susan Stephenson
Executive Director
Susan oversees The Regeneration Project and its Interfaith Power and Light campaign. Susan has over twelve years experience developing and implementing issue-advocacy and electoral campaigns for environmental and other public interest organizations. Prior to joining The Regeneration Project, she served as vice president of the Oakland-based campaign consulting firm The Next Generation. Beginning in 1999, she organized and coordinated the California Global Warming Campaign, which implemented a proactive strategy resulting in several landmark legislative victories. She has been involved with California Interfaith Power and Light since its inception in 2000. Susan received a B.A. in English Literature from the University of North Carolina.
Bill Bradlee
State Affiliates Coordinator
Bill joined The Regeneration Project (TRP) as State Affiliates Coordinator in July of 2008. He served as TRP’s Managing Director from July 2004 until March 2007. He brings with him more than 15 years experience in the nonprofit world. Bill and a climate scientist spent much of 2007 bicycling across the US giving talks and doing media outreach around global warming. Previously, Bill was the Northwest Regional Manager for the League of Conservation Voters. He completed his Master of Environmental Studies degree at the Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA.
Chad Crawford
Online Communications Manager
Chad is our online communications manager. Chad manages our website, online advocacy outreach and trains our state leaders in using our online software and raising their online profiles. Prior to joining TRP, Chad served as Youth Minister at Woodland Baptist in San Antonio and hiked the Appalachian Trail. Chad earned his Master of Divinity from Wake Forest University, and has been ordained as a Baptist minister.
Gretchen Killion
Office Manager
Gretchen joined TRP in May 2007 as Office Manager. In addition to handling our office administration, she assists with development and coordinates all logistics and accommodations for our annual conference of over 50 IPL leaders. From 2003-2007, Gretchen co-owned a web-based business, specializing in vintage clothing and prior to that she worked for several years in legal recruiting for a large international law firm. She earned her B.A. in Sociology from The George Washington University and is a member of the Junior League of Oakland East Bay.
Monet Monaghan
Business Manager
Monet has 15 years of experience in financial management for for-profit and nonprofit organizations and has been a Certified Public Accountant in the State of California since 1990. She has a BS degree in Business Administration from San Francisco State University. She has nearly completed a Masters degree in Geography/Resource Management also from San Francisco State University. While away from work, Monet enjoys hiking, tennis, and spending time with her family.
Helen Wagenvoord
Grants Manager
Helen specializes in media research, press materials, and grant writing. She previously served as a program director for Resource Media, a nonprofit organization that creates media strategies to improve coverage of environmental and public health issues. Before that, Helen was the program director for WildSpaces, a foundation that provides both strategic and financial support to activists and organizations promoting land conservation in California. As a freelance campaign consultant, Helen has led several coalition-based campaigns and projects to protect parks and wildernesses in Southern California. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of California, Berkeley and a Masters of Science in Environmental Studies from the University of Montana.
