Board of Directors and Staff

Cindy Bohlen
Board President

Cindy, Chief Mindfulness Officer at Riverwater Partners, leads the firm’s sustainability practice and does primary research for the health care and technology sectors. Cindy has prior research experience at Robert W. Baird and M&I Investment Management. She added a sustainability lens to her investment process while working for another private firm and for a local foundation. Cindy earned a B.B.A. in Finance and a B.A. in Spanish from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. In addition, she is a CFA® charterholder.

Peg Groth
Board Treasurer

Peg is the President of the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother International Finance, Inc.  During her 25+ years of service with the Sisters, she has worked in a number of international finance and social justice issues.  Peg and the Sisters have particular interests in eradicating human trafficking and the production of palm oil at the expense of other environmental factors.

Ann Roberts
Board Secretary

Ann joined Dana Investment Advisors in 2015 as an ESG analyst, having performed ESG research for the company on a project basis since 2005.

Sr. Ruth Battaglia, C.S.A.
Board Member

Sister Ruth Battaglia is a member of the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.  The sisters, who are committed to promoting justice and building community, serve in a variety of ministries in the United States and Nicaragua. Sister Ruth graduated from St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota with a master’s degree in religious education after completing her undergraduate studies at Marian College in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. After beginning as a social studies teacher in secondary education, Sister Ruth went on to spend most of her teaching years as a theology instructor in high schools in Kansas, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Following her time in secondary education Sister Ruth served as a pastoral minister in parishes in New Mexico in the Gallup Diocese and in Wisconsin. Sister Ruth served her religious community as a member of its leadership team from 2005 until 2009. Currently Sister Ruth serves the Sisters of St. Agnes as their coordinator for their Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation office.

Caroline Boden
Board Member

Caroline Boden is a director of shareholder advocacy with Mercy Investment Services, covering portfolio issues such as nutrition, the reduction of food and plastic waste, human trafficking, and safer chemical management. Prior to joining Mercy Investment Services in 2016, Caroline was a research associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. Her responsibilities included researching and producing reports and policy memos on the geopolitics of the Arctic, as well as security and defense issues in Northern Europe. Caroline holds a bachelor of arts degree in French and international studies from Illinois Wesleyan University and a master of science in European politics from the University of Glasgow.

Fr. John Celichowski, OFM Cap.
Board Member

John Celichowski, OFM Cap. is the Director of the North American Pacific Capuchin Conference (NAPCC) Novitiate in Santa Ynez, California, which serves eight provinces in the USA, Canada, and Australia. He is also the Secretary for Religious Affairs for the Capuchin Province of St. Joseph, based in Detroit, and serves on several provincial commissions. In addition, he is a member of the Santa Barbara County Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Commission. He previously served as Pastor of St. Clare of Montefalco Parish and Dean of Deanery V-A in the Archdiocese of Chicago, as well as Provincial Director of Initial and Continuing Formation for the Capuchin Province of St. Joseph. He made his first profession as a Capuchin friar in 1988 and was ordained a priest in 1993. From 2008 to 2014 he served as Provincial Minister. Prior to being elected in June 2008, he served as Pastor of parishes in Milwaukee and Chicago and served two terms on the Provincial Council.He has served on various church and community-related boards and commissions, and holds several degrees: B.A. (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1984); M.Div. (Catholic Theological Union, 1993); and J.D. (Georgetown University Law Center, 2000). He is a member of the Wisconsin State Bar. His writings have appeared in various church and legal publications, including Worship, The Cord, St. Anthony Messenger, American Indian Law Review, Human Development, the Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties, and The Catholic Lawyer.

Sr. Mary Brigid Clingman, O.P.
Board Member

Sr. Mary Brigid Clingman, OP, MSW, Promoter of Justice for the Dominican Sisters-Grand Rapids. She is an alumna of Aquinas College, the Aquinas Institute of Religious Studies, and Western Michigan Social Work.  Professionally, she has ministered in child welfare, community corrections/pretrial advocacy, religious education, pastoral associate, congregational leadership and currently as Promoter of Justice with priority of issues of climate justice, economic justice, human trafficking, immigration and peace/security for all life.

Tom Content
Board Member

Tom Content is the Executive Director of the Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin, the nation’s first CUB formed in 1979 as a non-profit, nonpartisan consumer advocate for the residential and small business utility customers of Wisconsin. Tom leads a three-person staff that advocates for fair and affordable utility rates and reliable and safe utility service. Tom joined the Citizens Utility Board in 2017 after working for 30 years as a journalist. He became interested in energy and what it costs households while sitting in the back seat, waiting for what seemed like forever, during the gas lines of the ’70s. After graduating from Boston University’s College of Communication Tom worked at newspapers in suburban Boston and suburban Philadelphia before moving to Wisconsin. He reported on utilities and worked as business editor at the Green Bay-Press Gazette in the 1990s and then moved to Milwaukee, where he covered energy, utilities and sustainable business for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. His reporting on energy and climate change won the National Press Club’s Stokes Award for Energy Writing in 2007. Tom lives with his wife and daughters in Glendale, Milwaukee County.

Edward Fitzpatrick
Board Member

With The Fitzpatrick Group of Wells Fargo Advisors, Edward began his career at the Chicago Board Options Exchange and joined his father as Financial Advisor in 2000. He has written investment articles, including Best Practices for Investment Committees and Hot Topic: International Investing. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and a graduate of Villanova University.

Sr. Barbara Jennings, C.S.J.
Board Member

Sr. Barbara joined her community in 1967 after receiving a BA (English). She taught high school in Waco, TX and Kansas City, MO, and religious studies at Avila University and Fontbonne University MBA programs. Barbara has led MCRI since 2007 and is on ICCR’s Food & Water and Human Rights leadership teams. MCRI hosted the ICCR Summer Conference in 2011. Barbara has served on the ICCR Board and currently serves on the Boards of Fontbonne University and Carondelet Community Betterment Federation.

Salli Martyniak
Board Member

From 2003 to 2019, Salli served as president of Forward Community Investments (FCI), a nonprofit community development financial institution (CDFI) that provides low-cost, flexible financing, technical financial assistance, and grants to mission-based organizations throughout Wisconsin. Salli’s involvement in the CDFI space afforded her the opportunity to become involved with the Opportunity Finance Network (OFN), the national membership association of CDFIs. Salli was also the initiator and founder of Invest in Wisconsin, a statewide collaborative of four CDFIs – FCI, Community Assets for People, First American Capital and WI Women’s Business Initiative Corporation – that worked together to bring financial and training resources to rural communities. Today, Salli remains active in the redevelopment of several of economically distressed neighborhoods in Madison, WI. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Sr. Carmen Schnyder, C.P.P.S.
Board Member

Sr. Carmen joined her community in 1960 and served in their leadership from 2004-2010. After receiving a BA (History), Masters (Elementary School Leadership), and an MBA, she served as a teacher, principal, and in school administration. Carmen developed the Finance Office for St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Chicago, IL and has been the Treasurer and on the Investment Committee of her community since 2004. She’s also been active in socially responsible investing since 2004.

Frank Sherman
Executive Director

After a 35 year career, Frank retired from an executive position with a Global Fortune 500 company to join Seventh Generation Interfaith. He also serves as a board member of the Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility. Frank gives back to the local community as a certified mentor for SCORE and is on the adjunct faculty of Cardinal Stritch University (Milwaukee, Wisc.).”

Christopher Cox
Associate Director

Before taking on the role of associate director, Chris led the Human Thread Campaign, a program of Seventh Generation Interfaith and Catholic effort to raise awareness, direct action, and build solidarity with garment workers. Previously, he served in multicultural and low income communities in the U.S. and Latin America.

Natalie Wasek
Shareholder Advocacy Manager