Margot is Director of Theology and Education for the John Ray Initiative, helping to develop education and research programmes on environmental theology, including the Cuddesdon-based distance learning course: Christian Rural and Environmental Studies (CRES). Margot is a member of Grove Ethics Committee and chairs the steering group of the Theological Colleges Environmental Network (TCEN).

In her pastoral ministry, she was Rector of Wychert Vale Benefice in Buckinghamshire, where she specialised in growing teams for mission and ministry, and community engagement. Margot is an experienced Training Incumbent and has supervised several curates and many ordinands on placement. Prior to Wychert Vale she was Chaplain of Jesus College, Oxford. 

Margot became passionate about the environment and a committed Christian in her teens. Both these strands have interwoven in her professional and personal life. She is married to Martin J Hodson, who is an environmental biologist. They have published a number of books together including A Christian Guide to Environmental Issues (Abingdon: BRF, 2021)