Resume

• 2014

  Admitted to the Alaska Bar

  Alaska Bar Association

• 2008

  J.D

  Law

  University of Michigan Law School

• 2002

  B.S

  Environmental Sciences

  University of California Berkeley

• Bluebook

  Policy

  Human Rights

  Editing

  Commercial Litigation

  Environmental Science

  Data Analysis

  Public International Law

  Policy Analysis

  Legal Advice

  Wildlife Biology

  Appeals

  Public Speaking

  Bartending

  Westlaw

  Land Use Planning

  Immigration Law

  Legal Research

  Statistics

  Legal Writing

  Taylor

  University of Alaska Anchorage

  U.S. Department of the Interior

  Dillingham Superior Court

  If/When/How

  The AIRE Centre

  Washtenaw County Public Defender

  Alaska Department of Natural Resources

  U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK)

  Alaska Department of Natural Resources

  United States Attorney's Office

  Oakland

  California

  Researched and developed strategies and resources to assist law students and legal professionals in understanding and furthering reproductive justice issues

  Law Student Intern

  If/When/How

  Palmer

  AK

  Appointed staff to the Citizens' Advisory Commission on Federal Areas

  Executive Director

  Alaska Department of Natural Resources

  Anchorage

  Alaska

  Coordinated and streamlined agency permitting

  collaboration

  and communication for large resource development projects statewide

  Large Project Coordinator

  Alaska Department of Natural Resources

  Ann Arbor

  Michigan

  Provided support to the juvenile abuse and neglect division

  Law Student Intern

  Washtenaw County Public Defender

  Dillingham

  Alaska

  Law Clerk for the Honorable Fred Torrisi (2011) and the Honorable Patricia Douglass (2012)

  Law Clerk

  Dillingham Superior Court

  Eagle River

  Alaska

  Courses: Business Law I and II

  Adjunct Faculty

  University of Alaska Anchorage

  Anchorage

  Alaska Area

  Senior Policy Advisor

  U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK)

  Anchorage

  Alaska

  Performed legal research and drafted memoranda and briefings for ongoing litigation in the Civil Division

  Law Student Intern

  United States Attorney's Office

  London

  UK

  Performed legal research and drafted court submissions for ongoing cases before the European Court of Human Rights; provided legal advice to European citizens and others asserting their treaty rights in the UK; assisted clients with immigration and benefits applications

  Law Student Intern

  The AIRE Centre

  Anchorage

  Alaska Area

  Providing program and policy analysis to Department leadership on matters relating to the implementation of Alaska-specific laws and mandates; identifying challenges and engaging in discussions with federal and state agencies to craft solutions \n\nReviewing

  analyzing

  and advising on proposed federal and state legislative

  regulatory

  and policy-based initiatives with the potential to impact Departmental and Administrative priorities in Alaska; preparing reports and briefing materials to communicate findings and recommendations\n\nResearching and preparing high level reports and briefing materials on the need for new or amended policies within the Department

  particularly relating to the National Environmental Policy Act

  the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act

  and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act

  Policy Advisor

  U.S. Department of the Interior

  Anchorage

  Alaska

  Reviewed federal plans

  regulations

  and documents for compliance with federal legislation; participated on policy and planning teams to protect state interests; negotiated with decision-makers in both federal and state agencies\n \nResearched legislative histories and developed position statements and research papers for the Department and the Commissioner

  ANILCA Coordinator

  Alaska Department of Natural Resources