Kelli Mcgee Email & Phone Number

Deland, FL, US

Course Title: Environmental Law and Policy

Daytona Beach, FL, US

• Leads a boutique consulting firm committed to giving philanthropic missions a voice and promoting sustainable business practices for corporate and nonprofit clients. Services include professional advocacy, fundraising.
• Directing fundraising and development strategies for nonprofit clients.
• Cultivating strategic partnerships between nongovernmental and governmental entities.
• Providing technical environmental services including sustainable packaging, plastics reduction outreach and strategy, green infrastructure, sea turtle lighting review, and low-impact design.
• Leading advocacy and strategy initiatives for policy issues that involve water quality, wildlife, and habitat conservation.
• Engaging students as a guest lecturer at local universities and academies.Current and past clients include: Riverside Conservancy, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated, Indian River Lagoon Council, Bethune-Cookman.

Deland, FL, US

• Led a department of 100 full-time employees with an annual budget of $14.5 million. Responsibilities included:
• Directed three county divisions: Planning and Development Services, Environmental Management, and Building and Zoning.
• Presented, negotiated, and drafted ordinances, interlocal agreements, and resolutions.
• Managed policy issues, strategic planning, and multiple advisory boards.
• Advised the Volusia County Council, city commissions, and planning boards on strategies that promote a viable economy while protecting natural resources.
• Developed media messages and events to promote regional conservation programs.

US

• Directed west coast operations and oceans advocacy initiatives that included: fundraising, strategic planning, legislative and administrative lobbying, corporate outreach, press relations, and budget preparation..
• Negotiated partnerships and funding opportunities with international corporations and foundations.
• Managed national media campaigns and events involving world leaders and celebrities. See www.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlight/2001-01-31-danson-oceans.htm.
• Conducted congressional briefings at the request of Senators and Members of Congress.
• Represented American Oceans Campaign at national and international conferences, editorial board visits, and fundraising events.
• Created the Healthy Oceans Business Alliance, a membership organization based on raising awareness of “eco-friendly” business practices.

• Managed national beach water quality advocacy initiatives that included: fundraising, strategic planning, legislative and administrative lobbying, corporate outreach, press relations, and budget preparation..
• Led advocacy initiatives resulting in the adoption of federal legislation.
• Re-structured the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Bill.
• Created advocacy partnerships among businesses, coastal communities, and conservation organizations, leading to the BEACH Bill’s unanimous passage in the U.S. Congress.
• Drafted congressional testimony, fact sheets, press releases, and articles.
• Co-chaired the Coastal Working Group of the Clean Water Network.

• Engaged in advocacy and policy analysis on coastal issues nationwide. Drafted fundraising proposals and employee contracts. Specific responsibilities included:
• Engaged in, and coordinated congressional, administrative, and grassroots lobbying efforts.
• Represented coastal stakeholders at meetings with congressional staff and federal agencies.
• Implemented media strategies, conducted editorial board visits, drafted press releases, and created advocacy and educational materials.
• Researched and drafted legal documents relating to coastal barriers litigation.

• Conducted legal research and writing in the areas of clean water, Fifth Amendment takings, and ocean dumping. Specific responsibilities included:
• Drafted legislative amendments to federal ocean dumping bills.
• Successfully engaged in congressional lobbying and administrative rule making.
• Drafted legal memoranda for coastal barriers litigation.

Reston, VA, US

• Conducted legal research and writing for litigation involving the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, the Energy Policy Act, and associated regulations. Responsibilities included:
• Drafted motions, briefs, and memoranda for mining litigation.
• Researched and drafted papers regarding Fifth Amendment takings issues.

• One of twenty-five first year law students selected nationwide to act as a legal intern. Responsibilities included:
• Conducted research in administrative, family, and military law.
• Assisted Judge Advocates with daily case assignments.

Grassy Key, Florida, US

• Taught a college-accredited course on dolphins and conducted dolphin research. Highlights included:
• Authored and presented seminars on the physiology, conservation, and research of dolphins.
• Co-authored: Smith, J.D., et al., 1995. The uncertain response in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus.) J. Exp. Psychol. Gen. 124 (4): 391-408.
• Coordinated research training sessions, analyzed data, behavior, acoustics, and experimental design.
• Presented research results and protocol to international marine mammal conferences.

Bachelor'S Degree, Biology And Psychology

Juris Doctor