Southeast Green - Speaking Of Green

Our guests today are Stephanie Stuckey Benfield is GreenLaw's Executive Director.  An outdoors enthusiast and nature lover, Stephanie has been a vocal environmental advocate during her 14 years as a member of the Georgia House’s Natural Resource Committee.  She received both an undergraduate and law degree from the University of Georgia.  She graduated cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1992.  She then served as a public defender and then went into private practice before being elected to the Georgia General Assembly in 1999.  Stephanie’s legal expertise was recognized in 2011 when she was given the Outstanding Lawyer in Public Service Award by the Atlanta Bar Association. MaKara Rumley is an Environmental Justice Attorney and Coordinator with GreenLaw where she focuses on community organizing, fundraising, and environmental justice considerations in conjunction with clean air and water litigation.  She is a graduate of George Washington University Law School and received her undergradu