CLEARANCE CENTER - Key Persons
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- Member of the Environmental Forum Advisory Board
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- Senior Attorney Director, Western Water Program
Adam Schempp joined ELI as a Staff Attorney in 2007. He leads the Institute's work on water allocation and use in the U.S. Much of Mr. Schempp's research focuses on water resource management, specifically identifying opportunities to meet conservation and sustainability objectives through existing laws and potential legal developments. Mr. Schempp also has worked extensively on other topics, including TMDLs and CWA 303(d) listing under the Clean Water Act, marine spatial planning and ecosystem-based management of marine resources, and routine program changes under the Coastal Zone Management Act. Prior to joining ELI, Mr. Schempp clerked in the legal department of the Denver Water Board and for the Native American Rights Fund.
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- Administrative Associate, Research & Policy
- Environmental Law Institute As an Administrative Associate
Albert Mancilla joined the Environmental Law Institute as an Administrative Associate in January 2023. Albert works on tasks related to the International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE) and the Climate Judiciary Project. He also works on events such as the annual CWA 303(d) Training workshop and the National Wetlands Awards ceremony. Prior to joining ELI, Albert worked at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as a permit reviewer along with various community-based programs where he assisted with events and initiatives of varying sizes relating to local Hispanic communities and the environment. Albert is a graduate from Texas A&M University with a BS in Nuclear Engineering and a minor in Radiological Health Engineering.
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law
- Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law, Los Angeles, CA
Alex Wang is Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law. His research focuses on the interaction of environmental law and governance institutions in China and the United States. He is a member and former fellow of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is also a co-chair of the academic advisory committee for the California-China Climate Institute, a collaboration between the State of California and China on climate change law and policy. Prof. Wang was previously a senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) based in Beijing and the founding director of NRDC's China Environmental Law & Governance Project. He was a Fulbright Fellow to China in 2004.
He is the author of numerous articles and monographs. Representative works include: The Search for Sustainable Legitimacy: Environmental Law and Bureaucracy in China, 37 Harv. Envtl. L. Rev. 365 (2013); Climate Change Law and Policy in China, in Oxford Handbook of International Climate Change Law (Kevin R. Gray, Richard Tarasofsky, & Cinnamon Carlarne eds.) (2016); Chinese State Capitalism and the Environment, in Regulating the Visible Hand? The Institutional Implications of Chinese State Capitalism (Curtis Milhaupt & Benjamin Liebman eds.) (2016); Explaining Environmental Information Disclosure in China, 44 Ecology L.Q. 865 (2018); Symbolic Legitimacy and Chinese Environmental Reform, 48 Envtl. L. 699 (2018); and Coordinated Governance of Air & Climate Pollutants: Lessons from the California Experience (2020).
Amy Reed first joined ELI as a law clerk in 2012, then returned as a Staff Attorney in 2016. In 2021 she was promoted to Senior Attorney. She works primarily on domestic law and policy topics, focusing on ocean and coastal protection and restoration, advancing natural infrastructure solutions, and cooperative federalism and intergovernmental coordination. Amy also works with the Institute's Indoor Environments and Green Buildings Program to strengthen policies and programs to reduce indoor air risks. Prior to joining ELI, Amy clerked for Ventura Coastkeeper in California and worked in Ecuador on a campaign to clean up oil pollution in the Amazon basin. Amy graduated magna cum laude from Duke University with a B.A. in Spanish and holds a J.D. from UCLA School of Law.
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Strategy and Partnerships, Fundación Rewilding Argentina, Argentina
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- Member of the Steering Committee
- Library Director, National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund
Support for this project was provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Policies for Action program and the Henry Luce Foundation. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of either Foundation.
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- Member of the Environmental Law Reporter Advisory Board
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Chief Legal Officer for Electric Hydrogen
- Chief Legal Officer, Electric Hydrogen, San Francisco, CA
Beth Deane is the Chief Legal Officer for Electric Hydrogen, a manufacturer of electrolyzer systems that cost effectively take advantage of variable renewable energy resources to generate clean hydrogen for use as a storage mechanism or as a feedstock in multiple industries, including steel manufacturing, fertilizer production, chemical processing, refining, and long-distance heavy transportation.
Prior to that she was Vice President, Deputy General Counsel of Leeward Renewable Energy, a growth-oriented U.S. renewable energy company with 22 renewable energy facilities in operation across nine states and over 20 GW of projects under development. Before joining Leeward, Beth was Chief Counsel of Project Development at First Solar, a leading global provider of photovoltaic (PV) solar systems. In these roles, she has been involved in all aspects of renewable energy development, including real estate, permitting, interconnection, tax, and power procurement, as well as having responsibility for a wide variety of transactional, litigation, regulatory, and corporate matters.
Prior her work in the renewable energy industry, Ms. Deane was Of Counsel at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, where her practice was focused on environmental law, including compliance with hazardous waste, water and air requirements, regulatory strategy, permitting, civil and criminal litigation, land use, and redevelopment of contaminated property. Prior to that, she was at Munger, Tolles & Olson, where she gained experience in litigation, employment and corporate law.
Ms. Deane attended the Yale Law School and the University of Cincinnati, which she earned a B.A. in Economics. After law school, she spent a year in Ecuador evaluating local deforestation and sustainability issues. She currently lives in Berkeley, California with her husband and enjoys following the evolution of her two daughters into adulthood.
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- Grants and Contracts Manager
Beth Kantrowitz joined ELI in April 2007. She has served as Grants and Contracts Manager since December 2010, after several years as Development Associate. As ELI's Grants and Contracts Manager, Beth is responsible for identification of government and NGO funding opportunities; preparation of budgets and proposals; managing grant paperwork, reporting, and invoicing; and managing the Institute's subcontracts to research project partners.
Beth holds an undergraduate degree in biology from Cornell University and both an M.S. in Sustainable Development and Conservation Biology and an M.P.P. in Environmental Policy from the University of Maryland. Her previous employers include the Marine Conservation Biology Institute, Center for Sustainable Economy, Defenders of Wildlife, the University of Maryland. She has served on the Board of Directors of the Prince George's County, Maryland chapter of the National Audubon Society since 2001, currently serving as Conservation Committee Chair.
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Senior Adviser, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, Washington DC
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- Member of the Environmental Forum Advisory Board
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Chairman, Marten Law PLLC, Seattle, WA
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer, Shell Recharge Solutions, Los Angeles CA
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- Senior Attorney
- Senior Attorney and Co - Director of the International Programs
- Senior Attorney Director, International Programs
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Executive Director, Environmental & Energy Law Program at Harvard Law School, Cambridge
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- Member of the Environmental Forum Advisory Board
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Executive Vice President, Corporate Resources, Toyota Motor North America, Plano, TX
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- Senior Digital Media Producer
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- Deputy Director
- Director
- Staff Attorney / Director, Tribal Programs
Cynthia R. Harris joined ELI's Research & Policy team…
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- Member of the Environmental Forum Advisory Board
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- Member of the Environmental Forum Advisory Board
- Clarke Communications Consulting
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Partner, WilmerHale, San Francisco, CA
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- Member of the Environmental Forum Advisory Board
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- Member of the Steering Committee
- Lecturer, Geography Department, San Diego State University / Co - Owner, Cultural Geographics Consulting
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- Member of the Steering Committee
- Executive Director, California Rural Indian Health Board
Merri Lopez-Keifer, Tribal Member and Senior Advisor to the Tribal Council of the San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians
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- Senior Advisor, Research & Policy
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- Senior Manager, International Programs
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Partner, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Partner, King & Spalding LLP, Washington, DC
As a Visiting Attorney, Greta has been closely involved…
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Partner, DLA Piper, Washington, DC
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Partner, Hogan Lovells, Washington DC
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Partner, Farella Braun Martel, San Francisco, CA
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- Senior Advisor, Research and Policy
- Senior Attorney and Director, Sustainable Use of Land Program
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- Member of the Steering Committee
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- Senior Attorney Editor - in - Chief, Environmental Law Reporter
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Litigation Director, Clean Air Task Force, Boston
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- Manager, Education & Membership Events
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- Senior Attorney
- Senior Attorney Director, International Water Program Director, Africa Program
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- Policy Analyst
- Policy Analyst at ELI
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Vice President, Environmental, BNSF Railways, Fort Worth, TX
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- Science Fellow, Climate Judiciary Project
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- Senior Attorney
- Senior Vice President
- Senior Attorney and Director of the Center for State, Local and Regional Environmental Programs, and Co - Director of the International Programs
- Senior Attorney, Director of the Climate and Energy Program, and Co - Director of the International Programs
- Vice President, Programs and Publications
John Pendergrass
Senior Attorney
Tel: 202-939-3846
pendergrass@eli.org
Jay is director of the Center for State, Local and Regional Environmental Programs, and the Judicial Education Program
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- Member of the Environmental Law Reporter Advisory Board
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- President, Environmental Law Institute
- President, Environmental Law Institute, Washington, DC
Jordan Perry joined ELI as a Research Associate in August…
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- Member of the Environmental Forum Advisory Board
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- Member of the Environmental Forum Advisory Board
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- Member of the Environmental Forum Advisory Board
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- Development & Board Associate
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- Member of the Steering Committee
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Partner, Covington & Burling, San Francisco, CA
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- Member of the Environmental Law Reporter Advisory Board
- English Lucas Priest & Owsley, LLP
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- Manager, Foundations & Donor Relationships
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- Director, Human Resources
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- Senior Attorney
- Senior Attorney / Director, Center for State, Tribal, and Local Environmental Programs
- Senior Attorney Director of the Center for State, Tribal, and Local Environmental Programs
Linda is Co-Director of the Food Waste Initiative, and Director of ELI's Center for State, Tribal, and Local Environmental Programs.
Linda is director of Southeast Environmental Programs and the Nanotechnology Initiative
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Global Head of ESG Policy & Regulation, JP Morgan Chase, Washington, DC
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- Vice President, Finance & Administration
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- Member of the Environmental Forum Advisory Board
- Member of the Environmental Law Reporter Advisory Board
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- Member of the Environmental Forum Advisory Board
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- Senior Manager, Educational Programs
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- Member of the Environmental Law Reporter Advisory Board
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Global Climate Officer & Executive Director, Chubb Charitable Foundation, Washington, DC
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Member of the Environmental Forum Advisory Board
- Chief Conservation & Science Officer, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, CA
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Vice President, Environment and Regulatory Law, Bloom Energy, San Jose, CA
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Senior Vice President, Low Carbon Solutions - BP Trading & Shipping, BP
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- Member of the Environmental Forum Advisory Board
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Clinical Professor of Law, Director of the Abrams Environmental Law Clinic, University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, IL
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Partner, Wiley Rein LLP, Washington DC
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Senior Vice President, Public Policy, Constellation Energy Generation, LLC, Washington, DC
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Vice Provost, Executive Director, the Environmental Collaboratory, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Vice President, Development & Membership
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- Member of the Steering Committee
- Tribal Member and Senior Advisor to the Tribal Council of the San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Environmental Compliance Lead, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Parsippany, NJ
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Partner, Baker Botts, Washington DC
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Partner, Latham & Watkins, London, United Kingdom
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- Member of the Environmental Forum Advisory Board
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Partner, WilmerHale San Francisco, CA
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- Administrative & Finance Assistant
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- Vice President, Publications
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Washington DC
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- Director, Biodiversity Conservation Program
- Science and Policy
- Senior Science and Policy Analyst Director, Wetlands Program
- Staff Policy Analyst / Director, Wetlands Program
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- Administrative & Membership Coordinator
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Vice President of Regulatory Legal & Compliance, Walmart Bentonville, AR
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Retired Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Boston
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Chief Sustainability Officer, GE
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Senior Environmental Health and Safety Counsel, Legal Department, Google, San Francisco, CA
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Assistant General Counsel & Chief Compliance Counsel, Pfizer Inc., New York, NY
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- Member of the Steering Committee
- Vice Chair of the Steering Committee
- Vice Chair, Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians
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- Vice President, Research & Policy
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- President Emeritus and International Envoy / Executive Staff
- President, ELI -
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- Member of the Steering Committee
- Tribal Historic Preservation Officer and Enrolled Tribal Member, Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians
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- Lead, Technology & Innovation Programs
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Principal, Beveridge & Diamond, Washington, DC
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- Member of the Environmental Forum Advisory Board
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- Editor, the Environmental Forum
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- Chief Environmental Counsel, E.I. DuPont De Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE
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- Member of the Steering Committee
- Deputy General Counsel, Pechanga Band of Indians
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- Member of the Environmental Forum Advisory Board
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- Member of the Environmental Forum Advisory Board
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- Member of the Steering Committee
- Partner and Founder of the Native American Practice Group, Procopio LLP
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- Program Director
- Senior Attorney
- Is Director of the Indoor Environmental Quality and Green Building Programs
- Is Director of the Indoor Environments and Green Buildings Program
- Senior Attorney Director, Indoor Environments Program
Tobie is director of the Indoor Environmental Quality and Green Building programs
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- Member of the Environmental Law Reporter Advisory Board
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- Member of the ELI Board of Directors
- General Counsel, Environmental Defense Fund, Boulder, CO
Victoria Molyneaux joined ELI as the 2022-2023 Public…
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- Member of the Environmental Law Reporter Advisory Board
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- Member of the Environmental Forum Advisory Board