Who We Are

* Staff *

Alexis (Myers) Chase, Interim Executive Director - Alexis joined the GIPL staff in September 2008 as the Outreach and Communications Director and stepped in as Interim Executive Director in August 2009. She earned her Master of Divinity from San Francisco Theological Seminary and is pursuing ordination in the Episcopal Church. Alexis is a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Atlanta.

Dr. Katy Hinman, Regional Program Coordinator - Katy began working with GIPL as Executive Director in 2004. She earned her PhD in Ecology and Evolution at the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 2003, and got a Master of Divinity from Candler School of Theology at Emory University in May 2006. In August 2009, Katy stepped down as Executive Director in order to pursue ordination in the United Methodist Church. Katy is a member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church.

* Board of Directors *

Rev. Woody Bartlett, Co-founder and Chair of Board - Woody is a reitred Episcopal priest in the Atlanta Diocese. He is the author of Living By Surprise: A Christian Response to the Ecological Crisis.

Carol Bartlett, Co-founder and Secretary - Carol is an educational consultant. She currently teaches at Shorter College and does consultations with schools and nonprofit groups. She is a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church.

Marti Breen - Marti is a principal with C3 Marketing, Inc. As a congregant of All Saints' Episcopal, Atlanta, she became interested in the potential for the faith community to help its members realize the connection between spirituality and care for creation.

Gary Harris - Garry is the CEO of HTS Enterprises and an active member of Ebenezer Baptist Church.

Judy Hartley - is a retired stockbroker and a member of Northside Drive United Methodist Church.

Renee Kastanakis - Renee is an attorney, who practiced for 20 years with the litigation law firm of Carr, Tabb & Pope. She currently works part-time as legal counsel for PS Energy Group, Inc. She is a lifelong Episcopalian, who is currently a member of St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church.

Noah Levine - works for the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta and is a member of Congregation Etz Chain

Dan May, Board Treasurer - Dan May is a former college biology teacher and a retired epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He is a member of the Atlanta Friends Meeting.

Our Mission

Georgia Interfaith Power & Light engages communities of faith in stewardship of God's Creation as a direct reflection of our faithfulness through worship, education, and the sustainable generation and efficient use of energy.

"The faith community has led every major movement in the US including the abolition of slavery, a woman's right to vote and most recently the civil rights movement. We are involved now, working for the health of Creation and I think we will succeed in creating a sustainable future. No institution is more suited to preach clean air, water and land than the institution that professes a love of God and God's creation."

- Rev. Sally Bingham, Founder of the Interfaith Power & Light movement