Melissa Scanlan, JD, University of Wisconsin; MS environmental science & policy, UC-Berkeley

Prior to her academic career, Scanlan represented non-profit, community groups and tribal government clients in high-impact lawsuits, and shaped public policy in areas ranging from the Great Lakes Compact to enforcement and implementation of the Clean Water Act. Her academic policy work has included topics such as use of the Public Trust Doctrine, phosphorus runoff, water diversion from the Great Lakes and climate change effects on water.