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Mary Munson, Executive Director
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(202) 508-3861
Ms. Munson is the Executive Director of CSO where she is responsible for advancing CSO’s mission by advocating for the shared state interests. Ms. Munson represents the interests of the Governors of coastal states and territories before Congress, federal agencies, boards and commissions to support federal policy goals and objectives of CSO.
Previously, Ms. Munson was the Executive Director at The Florida Conservation Alliance. She resided in Florida for 12 years where she worked as Regional Director and Deputy General Counsel at the National Parks Conservation Association.
Prior to this, she worked in Washington DC and London as a lawyer for Defenders of Wildlife and several other environmental groups. Mary served as chair of the Everglades Coalition for three terms and has been appointed to several government advisory bodies on fisheries, water management, climate change, and international trade. Mary has also served as a Legislative Fellow to a United State Senator, and has testified before House and Senate committees on issues ranging from marine park management to forest protection. In her spare time she also works as an Adjunct Law Professor, teaching environmental law and natural resources law at St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens, where she designed and directed the University’s LL.M. Program on Environmental Sustainability.
Ms. Munson received her B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and holds graduate degrees in law, environmental science, and planning from the University of London, College of William and Mary and University of Virginia.
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Precious Elliott, Operations Coordinator
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(202) 508-3860
Precious Elliott manages the daily operational and administrative functions of CSO. She holds a B.A. (cum laude) in Government and Public Policy from the University of Baltimore. An avid scholar, she is a member of the Pi Sigma Alpha National Honor Society.
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