REBECCA E.TODD Water Run Farm 123 Coyote Canyon Road West Chesterfield, New Hampshire USA

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1 LEGAL EXPERIENCE REBECCA E.TODD Water Run Farm 123 Coyote Canyon Road West Chesterfield, New Hampshire USA Law Office of Rebecca Todd Attorney, West Chesterfield, New Hampshire, January 1999 to April 2001; May 2002 to present Representing individuals and organizations in a litigation, mediation, and transactional practice in a wide range of matters including environmental, land use, education, business, and non-profit management. Stonewall Farm Interim Executive Director, Keene, New Hampshire, November 2002 to June 2003 Managed a non-profit environmental educational center and working farm with a fulltime staff of thirteen and a budget of $900,000. Bragdon Berkson & Klein, P.C. Associate Attorney, Keene, New Hampshire, April 2001 to May 2002 Represented public and private clients in land use, civil litigation, municipal law, real estate, and business law matters. Office of the Attorney General of Washington, Torts Division - Education Group Assistant Attorney General, Seattle, Washington, August 1996 to July 1998 Defended public universities in federal and state suits on affirmative action, labor, employment, injury, civil rights, contract, copyright, and age, gender, and race discrimination. Office of the Attorney General of Washington, Ecology Division Assistant Attorney General, Olympia, Washington, March 1993 to August 1996 Represented the Department of Ecology in federal and state courts; provided advice regarding freshwater and marine resources, hazardous and nuclear waste, and bankruptcy. Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, Inc. Associate Attorney, Pacific Northwest Office, October 1990 to October 1992 Responsible for litigation under the Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and State Environmental Policy Act; petitioned for withdrawal of state Clean Water Act authority. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. Legal Fellow, New York Office, September 1989 to October 1990 Litigated cases regarding Clean Water Act violations, EPA s Fifth Annual Report on Carcinogens, Superfund site remedy selection; challenged the rehabitation of Love Canal. 1

2 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Fulbright Visiting Lecturer Fellowship, December 2007 to June 2008 Symbiosis Law School, Pune, India Taught LLM level courses at nationally ranked law school in India; delivered lectures and gave workshops on US environmental law, international environmental law, US constitutional law, and alternative dispute resolution throughout India. Associate Professor, 2008 to present Adjunct Professor, 2001 to 2007 Antioch University New England, Keene, New Hampshire Teaching graduate level courses in environmental law, alternative dispute resolution, environmental policy, and education law. Lecturer, 1991 through 1996 University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Shoreline Community College, Seattle, Washington Taught classes on litigation, environmental law, land use, and administrative law. EDUCATION Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies The Corporate Environmental Leadership Seminar, June 1993 Cornell Law School J.D Environmental Law Society, Chair , Member Feminism and Law Discussion Series, Founding Participant Dartmouth College B.A. cum laude 1984 Honors thesis in biology Scripps Institute of Oceanography, graduate classes, Fall 1983 Dartmouth Tropical Ecology Program, Costa Rica and Jamaica, Winter 1982 SCIENTIFIC EXPERIENCE University of California, Santa Barbara, Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory Research Biologist, Mono Lake Research Group, Dartmouth College Department of Biological Sciences, Moosilauke Research Group Research Biologist, Summer 1983 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Barro Colorado Island, Panama. Research Biologist, Winter

3 PUBLICATIONS Guest Editor, Journal of Symbiosis Law College, Vol. VII, December Contributor, Environmental Law & Practice; Compliance/Litigation/Forms, Donald W. Stever and Eliza A. Dolin, Editors, and the Environmental Law Institute, Clark Boardman Callaghan, Contributor, Tracking Superfund: Where The Program Stands, A Comprehensive Environmental-Industry Report on Recent EPA Cleanup Decisions, PAPERS PRESENTED Emerging Trends in U.S. Environmental Law, National Judicial Seminar, National Judicial Academy, Bhopal India, January 10-12, International Environmental Law, National Judicial Seminar, National Judicial Academy, Bhopal India, January 10-12, Perspectives of an American Lawyer, Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai India, February 22, Workshop on Negotiation and Mediation Skills, Symbiosis Law School, Pune India, May 22-24, The History and Future of Wetlands Regulation, Friends of Open Space, Keene New Hampshire, November 1, Current Land Use Issues in Washington State, Third Annual Northwest Environmental Issues Course, Seattle Washington, March 11, The Protection of Anadromous Fishes and The Clean Water Act, Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conference, Portland Oregon, August 17, The Promise of Dosewallips, 1995 Water Law Symposium, Washington Law School Foundation and the University of Washington Center for Environmental Law and Policy, Seattle Washington, January 21, "The Shoreline Management Act: A Combined Planning and Permitting Program," Washington Law School Foundation, Seattle Washington, November 30, "Compliance Audits, Enforcement, and Citizen Suit Issues," Third Annual Environmental Law and Management Conference, Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College, Seattle Washington, May 24 25,

4 "Pollution Prevention: Community Perspectives and Priorities," Fourth Annual Waste Reduction Symposium, Spokane Washington, October 20 21, "Clean Water Act: NPDES General Permits and Emerging Trends in Nonpoint Regulation," Washington State Bar Association 1992 Environmental and Land Use Law Section Midyear Meeting and Seminar, Vancouver British Columbia, May 28 30, Water Quality Authority Who's In Charge?," Second Annual Environmental Law and Management Conference, Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College, Seattle Washington, May 5, 1992, and Portland Oregon, May 7, "Understanding the Impact of Sediment Management Initiatives on Dischargers and Aquatic Landowners," Managing Contaminated Sediments Preparing for the New Standards, Seattle Washington, December 9 10, "Point Sources on Our Waterways," 1991 Northwest Rivers Conference, Agenda for Sustainable Watersheds, Seattle Washington, November 15, "Implications of Federalism Under the Clean Water Act," American Bar Association Symposium, Section of Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law, Seattle Washington, October 30 31, "Most Recent Developments in the Clean Water Act," Region X Federal/State Environmental Regulation Course, Seattle, Washington, September 11 13, BAR MEMBERSHIP United States District Court for New Hampshire, 2002 New Hampshire State Bar, 2002 United States Supreme Court, 1997 United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Washington State, 1994 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington State, 1993 United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1993 District Court for the Western District of Washington State, 1991 Washington State Bar, 1991 Connecticut State Bar, 1990 CIVIC ACTIVITIES Member, City of Keene Earth Excavation Committee, 2002 to 2004 Moderator, Town of Surry, 2000 to 2003 Member, Conservation Commission, Town of Surry, 1998 to

5 BOARD MEMBERSHIP Member, Conservation Law Foundation, New Hampshire State Board, 2009 to present Vice-President, Brattleboro Hockey Association, 2006 to present Co-chair, Cobra Honor Society Board of Overseers, Dartmouth College, 2000 to present Member, Antioch New England Institute, Policy Council, 2006 to 2007 Secretary, Biodiversity Project, Madison WI, 2006 to 2007; Member, 2007 to 2008 Member, Stonewall Farm Board of Directors, 2002 Advisory Council, Women in Science Program, Dartmouth College, 1999 to 2001 President, Sand Pond Association, 1999 to 2001; Executive Committee, 1998 to