Angela T. Howe, Legal Director for Surfrider Foundation, directs Surfrider Foundation's legal strategy and advocacy efforts, to assist grassroots chapters with marine debris issues and ocean protection campaigns. Angela has served as a member of the West Coast Governors Agreement on Ocean Health Marine Debris Action Coordination Team and was a presenter at the Firth International Marine Debris Conference in 2011. Angela earned her law degree from Boalt Hall, Berkeley School of Law in 2005. She has previously worked for Hogan & Hartson LLP in both their D.C. and Los Angeles offices. Her legal career at Hogan centered around Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act work with the Environmental Practice Group, as well as a great deal of pro bono litigation efforts. She now volunteers as a law school mentor for the University of California, Irvine School of Law. She continues to increasingly appreciate the beauty and power of our environment, which drives her passion to protect it. www.surfrider.org
