CELP’s Internship Program  -  2008

Arielle Anderson

    My background consists of working with social justice organizations ranging from migrant Farmworker advocacy to bridging the technology gap in low-income communities.  It’s difficult, if not impossible, to stratify social, economic and environmental justice, and I have found they all interconnect.  CELP is the first Environmental non-profit that I have worked for directly and I anticipate coming away with a solid understanding of Washington water law.  I hope to better understand how modern environmental laws and common law facilitate the management and protection of resources such as water, while simultaneously attempting to protect the integrity of unique and complex ecosystems.

    I attend John F. Kennedy School of Law in Berkeley, CA., and received my Bachelor of Science in Political Science at Boise State University.  Having grown up in both southern Idaho and eastern Washington, my appreciation for the outdoors is an innate characteristic, as is the respect associated with being a steward of the earth.  My hope is to work in Spokane as a water law attorney and work with Indigenous Tribes in the Southwest and Mexico on water related issues.

Jeff Bornholdt

Gonzaga University School of Law

Class 2009

    My experience with the outdoors started when I was "knee-high" to my Dad at the age of 6 years old.  By following the steps of generations of my family I learned to respect and protect our lands and waters for everyone to enjoy.    As I grew older and entered High School, I joined Ducks Unlimited, a non-profit organization known for being a world leader in Wildlife and Wetlands Conservation.  I have become deeply and passionately involved in this organization, including banding and counting waterfowl, organizing fundraisers, cleanup efforts of local waterways and supporting our vanishing wetlands each year.

    When I am not reading for class, I enjoy anything that has to do with the outdoors, from hunting and fishing, to camping, hiking and boating. I also find it very challenging to serve and actively be involved with the public and in their interests; groups of individuals coming together for an entire cause (Manito Duck Pond, opposing the new dam on the Lower Crab Creek, being active in ELC on the GU campus).  Actually, through my involvement with the ELC organization, I became aware of the CELP organization; and in the Spring of 2008 I was awarded the GPILP grant.  I consider myself extremely lucky to have received this award.

    I will have received both my B.A. and J.D. Degrees from Gonzaga University in the Spring of 09.  After graduation from law school I plan on practicing Water Law in the Northwest.

Meriel Darzen

University of Washington, JD/MS

Class of 2010

    Originally from outside of Boston, I did my undergraduate work at Wesleyan University where I studied history and environmental studies, and interned for the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. After college, I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Dominican Republic, where I worked on agroforestry, environmental education, and rural sanitation projects. Currently, I am a graduate student at the University of Washington, where I split time between the Law school and the Forestry School as I am working on towards a joint JD/MS. Recent professional interests include salmon protection, endangered species law, wetland management, and watershed planning and GIS mapping. In my free time I enjoy running with my dog, biking, snowshoeing, exploring the Cascades, and coaching Garfield high school lacrosse.

Andrew Krawczyk

Seattle University School of Law

Class of 2010

I grew up in Oregon’s beautiful Yamhill Valley (Pinot Noir country) and spent many years hiking with my father and the boy scouts in the Cascade and Coastal forests of Oregon. I then went to Willamette University for a Bachelors of Science degree in Environmental Science and a minor in Economics. After graduating from Willamette, I worked for a year in alternative transportation planning for the city of Salem, OR, and constituent issues in the Oregon Legislature. This brought me to Washington, DC to work as an environmental analyst for ERG, an environmental communications contractor.  As a contractor, I worked with transportation, solid waste, and water policy issues, and specifically U.S. EPA voluntary partnership programs, such as: Best Workplaces for Commuters, WaterSense, Labs21, and WasteWise. While working in DC, I received my Master’s degree in Environmental Public Policy from Johns Hopkins University.

I am happy to return to the Northwest to study and work with environmental and water law. I recognize the important role of environmental advocacy organizations, like CELP, play in the formation of sound environmental policy.

Anne Powell

Seattle University School of Law

Class of 2010

    I just completed my first year of law school at Seattle University and plan to focus on public interest environmental law. In addition to water law, I am interested in pollution prevention and environmental justice. Prior to law school, I received a Master of Environmental Studies from The Evergreen State College and then worked for almost five years at a community health-related non-profit.

    I grew up in Missouri and received a BA in International Studies from the University of Missouri, which involved tropical ecology studies in Costa Rica. I credit my love of the outdoors and interest in natural resource protection to my family’s many hiking, water-skiing, and canoeing trips and to my dad, a geologist and nature enthusiast.