Our Staff
Meet our staff who are passionate about inspiring and mobilizing people of faith and conscience to take climate action.
Annette Baney
Chief of Staff
Annette serves as the Chief of Staff at Interfaith Power and Light. Annette brings 10+ years of experience in administration and operations having worked closely with advocacy organizations that focused on poverty, climate change and early childhood education in Washington, DC. Most recently, Annette acted as the Director of Operations for a global climate justice organization, where she created and implemented new financial procedures, information systems, human resources policies and operational plans. Throughout her career, Annette has always prioritized working with organizations that support missions to serve underserved communities both locally and internationally. Annette is a graduate of University of Maryland where she earned her degree in Early Childhood Education. Annette lives in Bethesda, Maryland, and enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling and discovering new and engrossing podcasts.
Bill Bradlee
Senior Organizing Director and Affiliate Liaison
Bill supports all of IPL’s state affiliates and federal advocacy campaigns. Previously, he served as The Regeneration Project’s managing director from July 2004 until March 2007. Bill has two decades of experience in the nonprofit world. In 2007, he and a climate scientist spent much of the year bicycling across the U.S. giving talks and doing media outreach around global warming. Bill previously worked for The League of Conservation Voters and The Union of Concerned Scientists. He completed his Master of Environmental Studies degree at the Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA.
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Janny Chang
Chief Advancement Officer
Janny is the Chief Advancement Officer at Interfaith Power & Light. She was born in Taiwan, came to the US when she was 5 years old, and grew up in Los Angeles. She has a PhD in anthropology and cares deeply about climate change, especially how it impacts the Global South and intersects with racial justice. She’s worked in the nonprofit and NGO space for over 12 years wearing multiple hats – always with a focus on social justice – in the education and STEM sectors, but a recent role made her realize that she enjoys the fundraising side the most, especially connecting with people on their passions and interests. In her spare time, she loves to spend time with her two young kids, Finley and Sloane, and her husband David. They like to hike and explore all the diverse neighborhoods that Dallas has to offer. She’s also certified as a life coach and enjoys coaching women on burnout, career change, and living a life of purpose and meaning.
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Tiffany Hartung
Chief Strategy Officer
Rev. Susan Hendershot
Rev. Susan Hendershot has served as president of Interfaith Power & Light since 2018. She was raised in a blue-collar family outside of Cleveland, Ohio, before attending Bethany College in West Virginia where she graduated with honors with a B.A. in Religious Studies. Rev. Hendershot went on to graduate school at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia where she received her Master of Divinity degree from Candler School of Theology. After graduate school, she moved to Iowa, where she was ordained in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and served as a pastor in local congregations, focusing on social justice. Rev. Hendershot also led faith-based nonprofit organizations and served as the first Heartland Field Organizer for the ONE Campaign on global poverty. Just prior to her current role, she served as the Executive Director at Iowa Interfaith Power & Light, one of the state affiliates in the Interfaith Power & Light network.
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Currently, Rev. Hendershot serves as co-chair of the Executive Committee for the RE-AMP Steering Committee, a network of over 140 climate, energy, and environmental organizations throughout the Midwest. Rev. Hendershot believes that climate change is a moral issue, disproportionately impacting those who are most vulnerable in our world. She gets her motivation and inspiration from her two sons.
In the News
News: Interfaith Power & Light Welcomes Rev. Susan Hendershot as new President
News: Rev. Susan Hendershot of Interfaith Power & Light Joins the FORUM2021 Sacred Food ~ Blessed Earth
Interview with Rev. Susan Hendershot at Columbia University
Partner Spotlight at ClimateMusic: Interfaith Power & Light
Articles
Blessed Are the Blue-Collar Workers, For They Can Save Creation
Essay: There’s no ignoring the US Supreme Court’s motivations in ruling against the EPA
Building a Movement for a Hopeful World
Additional Resources
Book Rev. Susan Hendershot for a speaking opportunity
Watch: Rev. Susan Hendershot’s Speak on Climate Change for EarthDayOrg
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR3FmUaKtjk
president@interfaithpowerandlight.org
linkedin.com/in/sbhendershot/
Mike Kennedy
Faith Votes Campaign Manager
Mike leads IPL’s 2024 Faith Votes Campaign after managing our 2022 campaign and coordinating our 2020 campaign’s volunteers. Before providing services to several business clients in recent years, Mike served as director of Florida operations for MLB’s Pittsburgh Pirates, executive director of the Bradenton (FL) Downtown Development Authority, and director of discipleship at Harvest United Methodist Church. A native of Pittsburgh, he lives in Florida where he enjoys spending time with his family, supporting his favorite soccer and baseball teams, and pondering the meaning of life.
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Rev. Rebekah Kokalis
Grants and Online Communications Manager
Rebekah supports Interfaith Power & Light’s development and communication teams. She has been an Interfaith Minister and meditation teacher for over 15 years and has worked with non-profit organizations for 10+ years. After graduating from UC Berkeley with degrees in Social-Cultural Anthropology and Art History, Rebekah went to Niger as a Peace Corps volunteer. There she found a love of Africa and later became the Assistant Director of a national park in the Republic of Congo. She still volunteers time to help indigenous groups create conservation programs in the Congo Basin and hopes to one day see sustainable changes for indigenous rights. Currently, Rebekah is our resident digital nomad who might be anywhere on the globe at any given time, but she particularly enjoys places she can scuba dive.
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Ileagh MacIvers
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Madison Mayhew
Federal Policy Manager
Madison supports Interfaith Power & Light’s advocacy work in Washington DC as a Federal Policy Manager. Madison joined IPL after working with the United Church of Christ in their policy office, where she learned about the power of faith based organizing and the value of moral imagination in addressing the climate crisis. She has a Masters Degree in Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis and a Bachelors of Social Work from Lipscomb University. She is most happy in the summer sun, sitting amongst wild things and watching birds with her partner.
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Broderick McBride
Program Manager
Broderick McBride is an advocate for sustainability, serving as the Program Manager for Interfaith Power and Light. He brings 10+ years of serving in ecumenical spaces and nonprofit organizations that focus on mental health advocacy, social and racial justice, as well as empowerment. His academic journey led him to Morehouse College where he earned a BA in Psychology, and to Emory University’s Candler School of Theology where he received his Master of Divinity degree with a concentration in Pastoral Care and Christian Ethics. Both experiences provided him with a unique blend of theological wisdom and a profound understanding of human values. This fusion of knowledge equips him to facilitate meaningful conversations within faith-based organizations, transcending faith boundaries to embrace shared principles of ecological stewardship. He enjoys building intergenerational connections, spending time with family and friends, and sharpening his culinary skills.
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Sarah Paulos
Community Engagement and Programs Director
Susan Stephenson
Senior Advisor
Susan is the executive director of California Interfaith Power & Light, and was part of the original staff of The Regeneration Project/Interfaith Power & Light when it began in 2000. Susan has 20 years of 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 & Light since its inception in 2000. Susan received a B.A. in English Literature from the University of North Carolina. When not at work she can be spotted hiking in the East Bay hills or attending a local music festival.