Kathy Pope
Development Director
Email: kathy.pope@environmentalprotectionnetwork.org
Kathy Pope serves as EPN’s Development Director, leading the organization’s fundraising and partnership-building efforts. Before transitioning to development, Kathy co-founded and managed EPN’s pro bono capacity-building technical assistance program to fight climate change and environmental injustices across the country.
She brings 18 years of experience in editorial and office management. Prior to joining EPN, Kathy worked independently with clients such as Wiley Publishing, Agency Sacks, and California’s Fourth Climate Change Assessment, contributing research on climate justice. She also supported a hydrogen fueling campaign in California for E4 Strategic Solutions.
Earlier in her career, Kathy managed large-scale interior design projects and worked as an editor at Rubin Postaer and Associates, the largest independent advertising agency on the West Coast. At EPN, she draws on her diverse background in development, communications, and project management to expand organizational capacity, strengthen coalitions, and advance environmental justice.
Kathy lives in New York with her husband and twins.