Work

Kathryn currently works on federal transportation policy and California water issues.

She previously managed the organization's Central Valley clean air project, and led air quality advocates' support of the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District's adoption of a landmark indirect source rule. This rule ensures that the development community can play a part in reducing the valley's air pollution burden.

She has worked to ensure that new state bond-funded transportation infrastructure money is spent wisely to guarantee that environmental benefits accompany infrastructure improvements, and manages the organization's transportation policy work in the state capitol.

She also coordinated Environmental Defense Fund's Federal Farm Bill campaign in California.

Background

B.A., History, University of California, Berkeley.
M.A., Journalism, University of Missouri, Columbia.
Master of Public Policy, University of California, Los Angeles.

Before joining Environmental Defense, Kathryn was the senior policy advisor at the Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies (CEERT) in Sacramento, and a lobbyist for V. John White Associates. Kathryn also worked for nearly 20 years as a journalist. She wrote for newspapers and magazines on a range of topics, specializing in the later years on science and environmental issues. She is the author of two books about environmental issues.