Environmental Policy & Law

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Colin Hagen

2011 Fellow
Colin Hagan earned his law degree from Vermont Law School in 2012. He was an editor of the Vermont Law Review, a member of the National Environmental Law Moot Court Team and a Research Associate at the Institute for Energy and the...
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Sarah Smith

2011 Fellow
Most recently, Sarah Smith served as Chief of Programs at Clean Air Task Force. In this role, she provided leadership for CATF’s global programs, ensuring alignment with the organization’s broader strategy and vision. She fostered...
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Rachel Smith

2010 Fellow
Rachel Smith has a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley's College of Natural Resources in the Department of Environmental Sciences, Policy, and Management. Her research focused on role of collaborative planning in wildfire risk abatement. A firefighter...
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Karrigan Bork

2010 Fellow
Karrigan Bork completed a law degree at Stanford Law School in Spring 2009 and an Ecology PhD in the Genomic Variation Laboratory at UC Davis in 2011. Originally from Lawrence, Kansas, he graduated from the University of Kansas in 2002 and...
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Sarah Kapnick

2010 Fellow
Sarah Kapnick, Ph.D., is chief scientist for NOAA. In this role, Dr. Kapnick is responsible for advancing policy and program direction for NOAA’s science and technology priorities. Dr. Kapnick has extensive experience at the intersection of...
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Isaac Silverman

2010 Fellow
Isaac is an environmental attorney and organizer working with Sierra Watch to fight irresponsible development proposals in the Sierra Nevada, notably a proposal to more than triple the number of condos and build a massive indoor recreation...
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Stephanie Stern

2010 Fellow
Stephanie completed her master’s degree at MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning, with a specialization in Environmental Policy and Planning. She is focusing on city energy and sustainability policies and an integrated approach to...
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Eric Washburn

1990 Fellow
Eric Washburn is a partner in the Policy Resolution Group (PRG) at Bracewell & Guiliani, LLP, with 20 years’ experience working in both the public and private sectors. He provides federal legislative and regulatory advice to PRG’s industry...
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Rachel O'Malley

1993 Fellow
O'Malley's dissertation work took her to Asia, Africa, Latin America and finally the upper Sacramento Valley of California--where she used theory from community ecology to help assess impacts of rice management practices on wetland insects...
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Karis North

1994 Fellow
Karis is practicing law, and specializes in business litigation, environmental litigation, and regulatory and compliance counseling. She has a particular interest and experience in the area of brownfield redevelopment. She works with...