Maureen Cunningham
Chief Strategy Officer & Director of Water
Maureen is the Chief Strategy Officer & Director of Water at EPIC. Prior to joining EPIC in 2020, Maureen was Senior Director for Clean Water at Environmental Advocates NY, where she championed statewide legislation, policies, and funding, and Executive Director of the Hudson River Watershed Alliance, where she helped dozens of community groups protect their water resources. Maureen holds a master’s degree from the Yale School of the Environment and a bachelor’s degree from The American University School of International Service. Maureen is also serving her second term as an elected Councilmember in a town of 35,000 outside of Albany, NY.
Get to Know Me Further
After working and studying around the world, I’m back where I started: upstate New York. A graduate of the Yale School of the Environment and American University and a local elected official, I’m focused on helping organizations grow and communities participate in the pursuit of greater social and environmental justice. I believe that water should be clean, accessible and affordable, and I’m committed to creating the partnerships, policies, and creative solutions to make that happen. For me, it starts with the water I dream about - beautiful Adirondack lakes and the mighty Hudson River - and ends with clean water for all.