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Margaret Bowman, Director
Margaret Bowman is a senior program officer at The Pew Charitable Trusts, where she directs the Lenfest Ocean Program, a marine research program aimed at reversing the decline of the global marine environment.
Prior to joining Pew in 2004, Margaret was vice-president for conservation at American Rivers, a group dedicated to protecting and restoring healthy, natural rivers and the variety of life they sustain for people, fish and wildlife. As vice president, Margaret managed all of American Rivers' conservation campaigns and led the organization's foundation fundraising efforts. As American Rivers' senior director of dam programs from 1999 to 2002, Margaret created and directed American Rivers' Dam Removal campaign. From 1994 to 1999, Margaret served as director of American Rivers' Hydropower Campaign and chaired the national Hydropower Reform Coalition.
Margaret's environmental experience also includes directing the Environmental Program for Central and Eastern Europe for the Environmental Law Institute, and work as an independent contractor to the Czecho-Slovak government. Margaret has also worked as an attorney in private practice in Washington, D.C.
Margaret received a Bachelor of Arts degree with high honors in archaeology and classical civilization from Wesleyan University and a Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where she served as managing editor of the Harvard Environmental Law Review.
Charlotte Gray Hudson, Senior Program Associate
Charlotte Gray Hudson is a senior program associate at The Pew Charitable Trusts, where she works on the Lenfest Ocean Program, a marine research program aimed at reversing the decline of the global marine environment. Prior to joining Pew in 2005, Charlotte served as the senior marine scientist at Oceana, an international marine conservation organization dedicated to protecting and restoring the world's oceans. At Oceana, Charlotte was responsible for coordinating protected species policies, designing campaign strategies, and integrating scientific research into policy within Oceana's domestic and international offices. She also served on numerous stakeholder panels charged with reducing protected species bycatch in fishing gear. Previously, Charlotte worked as a marine resources analyst for the Ocean Law Project where she reviewed federal government compliance with marine conservation statutes.
Charlotte is the co-author of many papers on the role of science in environmental law and the integration of science and policy in decision-making. She has conducted field research on marine mammal populations and sea turtle satellite tagging. Charlotte received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Davidson College, and holds a Master's Degree in Environmental Management from the Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment.
Angela T. Bednarek, Senior Outreach Associate
Angela T. Bednarek is a Senior Outreach Associate at The Pew Charitable Trusts, where she works on the Lenfest Ocean Program, a marine research program aimed at reversing the decline of the global marine environment. Prior to joining Pew in 2007, Angela was a foreign affairs officer and AAAS Diplomacy Fellow at the U.S. Department of State in the Office of Environmental Policy. While at the State Department, she was responsible for coordinating and negotiating U.S. and State Department positions on the Global Environmental Facility, OECD, the environmental impacts of World Bank projects and a number of international chemicals agreements. In addition, she served as the U.S. Representative to the United Nations Dams and Development Project Government Advisory Consultative Group. From 2002-2004, she was a Fellow at the Earth Institute at Columbia University in New York where she worked on sustainable development issues. She has also worked as a consultant for the Tennessee Valley Authority. Angela has conducted research in environmental policy, adaptive management, dam removal and management, tropical ecology and aquatic ecology.
Angela received her Ph.D. in biology in 2002 from the University of Pennsylvania. She received her Masters of Science in biology and aquatic ecology from the University of Louisville and her Bachelor of Science in biology and studio art from the University of Notre Dame.
Katie Russo, Administrative Assistant
Katie Russo is an administrative assistant at The Pew Charitable Trusts, where she works on the Lenfest Ocean Program, a marine research program aimed at reversing the decline of the global marine environment. Prior to joining Pew in 2007, Katie worked in recruiting at the Corporate Executive Board.
Katie received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the School of Media Arts and Design at James Madison University in 2004. She is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in public policy, with a concentration in media and policy, at George Mason University.
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