Ms. Abdella provides strategic and technical leadership in global strategy development, program design, and partnership building related to climate change, the environment, sustainable agriculture and natural resources management. Prior to joining NEF in 2014, Ms. Abdella practiced environmental law with the Washington D.C. based firm Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., where she worked with US- and internationally-based private sector and local government clients. She holds a JD from Vermont Law School, an MS in resource ecology and management from the University of Michigan, and a BS in environmental policy and planning from the University of Michigan.
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