Kristin Hines Gladd serves as the Deputy General Counsel at the National Parks Conservation Association since March 2018, where responsibilities include managing a diverse portfolio of environmental litigation to protect national parks, focusing on public lands management and energy development. Prior to this role, Kristin worked as Associate General Counsel at Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., handling Clean Air Act cases, and as an Associate Attorney at Ayres Law Group, focusing on regulatory compliance and litigation in federal environmental matters. Kristin's early legal experience includes clerkships focused on environmental and First Amendment issues. Academically, Kristin holds a JD, cum laude, from Vermont Law and Graduate School, a BA in Environmental Studies, magna cum laude, from Bates College, and an MA in Rhetoric and Scientific & Technical Communication, summa cum laude, from the University of Minnesota.