Board President

Toni Hicks, President (Newton, MA) is a public interest attorney with significant nonprofit management experience. Toni was the Director for Public Service and Pro Bono at Boston University School of Law from 2019–2021. Prior to joining BU Law, she was the founding Director of the Senior Fellows Program at the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF). During an earlier stint as a CLF Staff Attorney, Toni worked on a wide range of environmental issues, from transportation policy and stormwater management to renewable energy and regional climate action. She previously served as Executive Director of the Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law & Justice and as a Litigation Associate at Ropes & Gray. Toni serves as a Board Member and Secretary of Just Zero, a nonprofit that works to implement just and equitable zero waste policies. She currently works as a volunteer nonprofit consultant with Empower Success Corps (ESC), where she also serves on the Board and co-chairs the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Committee.