Environmental Law & Policy Center
Mary McClelland currently serves as the Chief Communications Officer at the Environmental Law & Policy Center since December 2018. Prior to this role, McClelland worked as a Nonprofit Marketing & Communications Consultant from June 2017 to December 2018, where support was provided to various organizations in marketing strategy and communications. From November 2010 to June 2017, McClelland held the position of National Marketing & Communications Director at Stand for Children, overseeing communications planning for a national organization focusing on public education across multiple states. Additional experience includes roles as Illinois Marketing & Communications Director at Rock the Vote, Deputy Political Director for Field Operations during the 2008 Presidential election, and various positions in field organizing and campaign work. McClelland holds a BA in English Literature from Denison University.
Environmental Law & Policy Center
The Environmental Law & Policy Center is the Midwest’s leading environmental advocacy organization. We advocate, innovate and litigate to protect the Midwest's environment from the Great Lakes to the Great Plains. We show that environmental progress and economic development can be achieved together by putting sustainability principles into practice. We advance climate solutions effectively by accelerating clean renewable energy alternatives to conventional power plants and advancing clean transportation solutions. We protect the Great Lakes and defend the Midwest’s wild and natural places, and we fight for safe, clean water and healthy clean air for all. We combine effective public interest litigation with strategic policy advocacy, sound science, and economic analysis. ELPC produces strong results for the environment in the courtrooms, boardrooms, and legislative hearing rooms across the pivotal Midwest states and in Washington D.C.