Kathryn Kintzele, J.D

Post-Doctorate

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Kathryn Kintzele, J.D. is a Post-Doctorate in Environment, Ethics and Law with the Center for Humans and Nature. She began with CHN in May 2005 as a Research Assistant to Dr. J. Ronald Engel. Under Dr. Engel, she explored local, national and international developments in environmental law, as well as foundational and progressive constitutional issues. Currently, she works under the CHN North American Global Responsibilities Program exploring our local and regional responsibilities to the land and peoples outside our borders. She is also co-chair of the Biosphere Ethics Project, an international project working towards a code of ethics for biodiversity conservation.

Katy was born and raised along the Indiana dunes of Lake Michigan. The social and cultural relations of humans and nature are ubiquitous in this area of steel mills, urban population and rich biodiversity. Her introduction into environmental activism came at the young age of 7 when she protested the dumping of contaminated waste into a low-income, minority neighborhood. Her passion only grew from there, and the education and experiences followed.

Katy received her Juris Doctorate from Valparaiso University School of Law, studying environmental law and international law. In law school, she received the Dean W. Kohloff Memorial Award for Excellence in Environmental Law. She is licensed to practice law in Indiana and in the federal courts. Katy has a B.A. from Indiana University in French and Political Science, with a minor in International Relations.

During undergrad, she interned with the Office of Indiana Governor Frank O’Bannon and the Office of U.S. Senator Evan Bayh. While in Washington D.C., she studied at the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University. Upon returning to Indiana, she became an Associate with Improving Kids Environment, analyzing the environmental and social implications of combined sewer overflow systems. Katy then became the Projects Coordinator for the Lake Michigan Coastal Program of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. With the program, she managed regional projects in native wetland and fen restoration. During and after law school, she served as a judicial clerk under the Honorable Kathleen B. Lang.

Katy’s interests include environmental justice, environmental ethics and biodiversity conservation. She continuously works to bridge the local-international gaps in our environmental, social and legal dialogues.

Contact:

Kathryn Kintzele
Center for Humans and Nature
4001 North Ravenswood Ave. #401
Chicago, IL 60613
773-404-8270
773-404-8275 (fax)
kathrynkintzele@humansandnature.org