About LCV
Board of Directors
LCV Principal Staff
Gene Karpinski
President
Gene Karpinski became president of the League of Conservation Voters and the League of Conservation Voters Education Fund in April 2006, after spending 21 years as Executive Director of the U.S. Public Interest Research Group in Washington, D.C. In that time, Mr. Karpinski also served over 12 years on the board of directors of LCV and LCVEF. The independent political voice of the environment, LCV in 2004 mobilized 18,000 volunteers who knocked on over 1.3 million doors in six states in support of environmental issues.
Tony Massaro
Senior Vice President for Political Affairs and Public Education
Tony joined LCV/EF in May 2005. Prior to coming to LCV, Tony served as Executive Director of the Colorado League of Conservation Voters, where he was influential in vastly increasing the state league's political prowess and fundraising capabilities. Tony has over 25 years experience in environmental politics and has worked on over 100 campaigns, gaining background in issues such as clean air, alternative energy, and emerging technologies. In addition, Tony has worked as an independent environmental consultant as the head of Rocky Mountain Environmental Strategies as has served as Director of Environmental Affairs, Political Director, and Field Director in the Denver Mayor's Office. At LCV, Tony is responsible for overseeing all political campaigns, lobbying and policy, communications and public education programs.
Patrick Collins
Senior Vice President, Finance & Administration
Patrick started at LCV in October of 2006. He previously worked for M+R Strategic Services as Chief Financial Officer where he oversaw financial and administration operations. Previous employment includes work for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. A native of Maryland, Patrick graduated from American University with an MBA and the University of Maryland with a BA in political science and a BS in accounting.
Ed Zuckerman
Senior VP for State Capacity Building
Since the effective date of the Merger with LCV and the Federation on July 1, 2007, Ed Zuckerman has been serving as the Senior Vice-President at LCV for State Capacity Building. He is responsible for overseeing LCVs newfound program area in building and maintain a strong national network of state LCVs.Prior to the merger, Ed served six years as the Executive Director of the Federation of State Conservation Voter Leagues. Under this direction the Federation added 17 new leagues and expanded its services to member state leagues to include an array of grants and training programs.
Rich Thomas
General Counsel & Senior Vice President
Rich Thomas joined the League of Conservation Voters and League of Conservation Voters Education Fund in December 2008. He previously worked for two years at Volunteers of America, most recently as their Deputy General Counsel, and for five years at Lichtman, Trister & Ross, where his practice focused exclusively on tax exempt organizations including many state leagues. In addition, Rich served as an organizer and researcher at Common Cause for five years. Rich earned his B.A. from Haverford College and his J.D. from Northeastern University.
