Alisa Andrews, is an experienced attorney, with both Juris Doctor and Master of Studies in Environmental Law & Policy degrees from Vermont Law School. She has worked in a wide range of legal settings, including at the Vermont Attorney General’s office in the Environmental Protection Unit, and for the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, as an Environmental Enforcement Attorney. She continues to interact with state and federal administrative agencies on a regular basis professionally. 

Alisa has been instructing graduate-level law and policy courses for nearly a decade. She has instructed a variety of courses for three other graduate schools, including Legal & Ethical Issues in Organizations, Environmental Law & Policy, Land Use Policy & Planning, Sustainability & Resilience: From Theory to Practice, Social Equity & Community Engagement, Environmental Administrative Law, and Alternative Dispute Resolution, in addition to supervising independent studies. She enjoys teaching students how to navigate, understand, and use law and policy in practical and accessible ways and highlights the ethical and justice issues involved in legal and environmental matters. 

As time allows, she volunteers for organizations with missions such as conservation and earth stewardship, and protecting voter and activists’ rights. Alisa also enjoys spending time outside, hiking with her dogs, organic gardening, and learning to play the Celtic harp.