Experience

Environmental Integrity Project

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Deputy Director

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  • Develop and oversee legal and advocacy efforts to advance strategic priorities across multiple programs • Lead, manage and support a team of seven attorneys, a community outreach coordinator, and a paralegal • Serve as lead counsel or managing attorney in significant litigation, including Clean Air Act citizen suit against Shell Oil and litigation against EPA for failing to control water pollution from oil, gas, and petrochemical plants • Work closely with the Executive Director to oversee day-to-day operations of the organization and on special projects, including the development of the Strategic Plan • Develop and implement personnel policies in coordination with the Executive Director and EIP’s Management Team • Investigate new sources of funding, develop grant proposals, and build relationships with funders Show less



Conservation Law Foundation

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Vice President and Director, CLF Vermont

  • Apr 2018 - Aug 2021

  • Led CLF Vermont and manage state advocacy, budget, programs, staff, and implementation of the Strategic and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plans • Grow, cultivate, and manage an advisory board consisting of non-profit executives, foundation representatives, technical experts, and legal professionals with a focus on increasing member engagement, diversity, and equity • Member of the regional Senior Leadership Team and selected by the CLF President to participate on several executive level teams related to the development of the Strategic Plan and COVID-19 response • Work with more than a dozen State and Program Directors and Communications Team members to design and oversee implementation of strategic advocacy campaigns to curb climate change, build healthy communities, and protect natural resources • Work with the Development Team to investigate new sources of funding, develop grant proposals, and build relationships with funders • Launched successful regional campaign to secure state drinking water rules for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and lead cross-state advocacy team • Led successful campaign to pass landmark climate law in Vermont, which includes an equity framework and citizen suit provisions to hold the State accountable for compliance with mitigation and resilience requirements • Led successful campaigns to pass three “strongest in the nation” state laws to protect drinking water and reduce the use of single-use plastic Show less



Vermont Agency of Natural Resources

• Montpelier, VT

• General Counsel

  • Mar 2015 - Mar 2018

  • Led the Office of General Counsel, a 16-person team providing legal services for more than 500 employees in the Central Office and three departments (Environmental Conservation, Fish and Wildlife, and Forest, Parks, and Recreation), and oversaw all litigation, legislation, permitting, records management and public records law, and other legal matters • Reported directly to the appointed Secretary and was a member of the Leadership Team charged with providing strategic and operational leadership to the Agency • Designed and oversaw successful re-organization of the Office of General Counsel to improve the delivery of legal services • Provided legal advice to the Secretary and represented the Agency on significant matters, including PFAS drinking water contamination in Southern Vermont and the sale of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant Show less



Environmental Integrity Project

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Attorney

  • Dec 2007 - Mar 2015

  • Represented grassroots and environmental organizations in administrative permit proceedings, citizen enforcement actions, and federal and state rulemakings pertaining to coal plants, oil refineries, and other large sources of pollution • Managed Coal-Free Waters Campaign, including managing a team of attorneys and community outreach coordinator to develop and execute strategies to clean up toxic discharges from coal plants • Managed litigation docket and developed and implemented litigation policies and procedures • Investigated new sources of funding, developed grant proposals, and built relationships with funders • Developed and co-counseled litigation requiring EPA to limit toxic discharges from coal plants and litigation requiring clean up of three coal ash landfills • Defeated efforts to build two new waste coal plants • Launched Baltimore Environmental Justice program to create partnerships with Baltimore residents, conduct analysis of local pollution data, and secure permits with stronger health protections for new and existing industrial projects Show less