Lee Ann Murray has taken a Senior Legal Counsel position with the House Democratic Caucus legal staff after serving since May 1, 2017 as Executive Director of DEP’s Citizens Advisory Council.
Between 2010 and 2017, Murray served as the Assistant Director and Staff Attorney for the Pennsylvania Office of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation helping to set office priorities and serving as an advocate for Bay policies with the General Assembly, state agencies and other groups.
She also previously served as Legal Counsel to the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and in the Office of Chief Counsel for the Majority Leader and the Democratic Caucus in the House.
Murray was also Assistant Counsel in the Department of Environmental Protection’s Southcentral Regional Office for five years and as a private attorney in the firm of McNees, Wallace & Nurick in Harrisburg.
She also served as Project Coordinator for the PA Wildlife Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs Important Mammal Area Project.
Murray received her law degree from The Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle and has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia.
CAC Contact
Neil Bakshi, from DEP’s Policy Office will serve as a contact for the CAC until a new Executive Director can be appointed. He can be contacted by sending email to: nebakshi@pa.gov.
Act 7 signed into law in February of 2016 gives the Council independent authority to hire its own Executive Director.
For more information, visit the DEP Citizens Advisory Council webpage.
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