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Symposium Co-Chairs
Nell Green Nylen, 2012 Symposium Co-Chair
UC Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)
Nell Green Nylen is a third-year law student at UC Berkeley School of Law. She received her BS (1996) and PhD (2005) in Geological and Environmental Sciences from Stanford University. Prior to coming to law school, she worked at the U.S. Geological Survey, the Stanford Department of Maps and Records, the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, and the California Academy of Sciences. She greatly enjoyed her 1L summer clerking at the Center for Biological Diversity in San Francisco and her 2L summer in the Environment, Land Law, and Natural Resources Sections of the California Attorney General's Office, Public Rights Division, in Oakland. Nell is an Articles Editor for Ecology Law Quarterly (ELQ), a board member of the Berkeley Environmental Law Society (ELS), and an active member of Students for Economic and Environmental Justice (SEEJ). She intends to meld her science background and legal skills to help uphold and improve our nation's environmental laws and policies with the ultimate goal of improving environmental outcomes and promoting social justice.
Carlos Mejia, 2012 Symposium Co-Chair
UC Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)
Carlos Mejia is a third-year law student at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. Carlos received his AB from Dartmouth College with a major in Government. While at Dartmouth, he conducted award-winning research into legal challenges to ballot initiatives. Prior to law school, Carlos was a Coro Fellow in Public Affairs in Los Angeles, where his interest in water issues was piqued while working at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. After coming to Berkeley, Carlos spent his first summer as a law clerk at the State Water Resources Control Board's Office of Chief Counsel, where he worked on issues pertaining to water rights and water quality. Carlos spent his second summer with the California Attorney General's Office, working in its Land Law Section on cases involving the California Coastal Commission.
L. Elizabeth Sarine, 2012 Symposium Co-Chair
UC Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)
Elizabeth Sarine is a third-year law student at UC Berkeley School of Law. Originally from Taiwan, she lived in Belize for four years before moving to Shasta Lake City. Her love for the environment was sparked by the tropical beauty of Belize, and continued to grow as she explored the abundant rivers and lakes in northern California. She received her B.S. in Environmental Biology from U.C. Davis, while spending her summers as an interpretive park ranger in Lassen Volcanic National Park. In 2011, Elizabeth worked as a summer associate with Remy, Thomas, Moose and Manley in Sacramento. In 2010, she completed a fall internship at the California Attorney General's Office and was a summer clerk in the Office of the General Counsel for the California Natural Resources Agency.
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