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Kimberly Clausing holds the Eric M. Zolt Chair in Tax Law and Policy at the UCLA School of Law.
Professor Clausing is also a nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. During the first part of the Biden Administration, Clausing was the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tax Analysis in the US Department of the Treasury, serving as the lead economist in the Office of Tax Policy.
Travis Ritchie is a Climate and Energy Research Fellow at CLEE. He specializes in electric utility rates and regulation. His research focuses on electricity affordability in the context of climate change impacts and California’s renewable energy transition.
Prior to joining CLEE, Travis worked as an attorney on utility regulation and energy policy, primarily with the Sierra Club’s Environmental Law Program. He represented clients in public utility commission and other regulatory proceedings throughout the Western United States.
J.D. and M.P.P., UCLA (2008)
B.A. History and B.S. Biology, UC San Diego (2002)
Nicolás E. Esguerra is Project Director of the Earth System Interventions Law and Policy (ESI) Project at UCLA School of Law's Emmett Institute.
Elias van Emmerick(he/him) is the 2025-2027 Emmett Frankel Fellow in Environmental Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law, where his work will focus on energy law and policy.
van Emmerick received his B.A. from Pomona College and his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.
Tiffany Deguzman (she/her) is the 2025-2027 Shapiro Fellow in Environmental Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law, where her work will focus on sustainable agriculture, water justice, and environmental inequality.
Deguzman received her B.A. from Duke University and her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. She graduated from law school with certificates in Public Interest & Social Justice and Race & Law. Prior to joining UCLA, Deguzman clerked for the Honorable Ronald M. Gould of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and for the Honorable Dolly M. Gee of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Cindy Pace is the Program Coordinator for GrizzlyCorps, an AmeriCorps initiative at the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment (CLEE). Formerly a fellow at the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains, she now supports program operations, communications, and community building while designing GrizzlyCorps’ internal training curriculum for early-career climate professionals. With a background in environmental science, political science, and climate mental health, Cindy brings a justice-oriented lens to environmental service and leadership development.
Lily joined GrizzlyCorps in 2024 after serving as a fellow at the Hopland Research and Extension Center (HREC). She coordinates GrizzlyCorps external communications, recruitment, offboarding, and administrative support at the UC Berkeley School of Law's Center for Law, Energy, and the Environment (CLEE).
She holds a B.S. in Environmental Management and Protection from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where she assisted with two research projects: one evaluating nitrogen mineralization rates of organic fertilizers to better inform sustainable agricultural practices, and another creating a methodology for evaluating sustainable consumer experiences using eye-tracking and biometric data collection. In spring 2023, Lily received a grant to host the LEAD Scholars Talk Exhibit, an on-campus event showcasing the experiences of black, indigenous, and queer environmental activists and professionals.
During her fellowship at HREC, Lily co-developed environmental education programs on the topics of climate resiliency, ecosystem management, and conservation. Her work aims to increase equitable access to natural resources and environmental learning opportunities.
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