Board Members

Term Expires: September 30, 2018

Dr. Young, of Oakland, has advised environmental organizations and selected corporations on environmental science and policy since 1983. Her expertise includes ecological risk assessment and the use of economic incentives to decrease pollution and protect endangered species. Dr. Young also has served on numerous science boards and advisory committees in Washington, D.C. and California, including the U.S. EPA's Science Advisory Board; panels of the National Research Council; and projects of the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment. She currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Center for International Environmental Law. Dr. Young holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.A. in Chemistry from Yale University.