Pepperdine University School of Law, Juris Doctor Degree

• Environmental Law Society

• Moot Court

• Extern, Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office, Environmental, OSHA & Consumer Protection Division

• Extern, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

• Judicial Clerk, The Honorable Thomas Crosby, California Court of Appeal, 4th Appellate District, Division Three

University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., Communications with Business Emphasis

• Honor Roll

• UCLA Business Club

Court Admissions:

• California State Bar

• United States District Court for the Central District of California

• United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Professor of Environmental Law:

• Pepperdine Law School Adjunct Professor, Environmental Law course (2003)

• UCLA Extension Co-Instructor, Environmental Law course (Spring 1997)

Boards and Committees:

• Seventh Generation Advisors Board of Advisors (July 2019 – present)

• Grades of Green Board of Advisors (2017 - present); Board of Directors (2009 - 2017)

• City of Manhattan Beach Sustainability Task Force (April 2018 – present)

• Manhattan Beach Unified School District Green Council (Founding Member) (2010 – June 2023)

• Manhattan Beach Middle School Green Team (Co-Chair 2017 - 2019); Team Volunteer (2013 - 2018)

• American Martyrs Earth Cares Team (2015 - present)

• South Bay Cares Environmental Committee Member (2018 - present)

• Grandview Elementary School Grades of Green Team (Founder & Co-Chair 2007 - 2016)

• LACBA’s Environmental Law Section Spring Super Symposium Subcommittee Chair (2002), including overseeing Mayoral debate with National Public Radio as moderator

• Coalition for Clean Air Board of Directors (1998 - 2002) (volunteer & hosted fundraiser 1992 -1998)

• Heal the Bay Legal Committee (1997 - 2000). Served as pro bono co-counsel in sucessfully challenging the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District’s (Tapia Water Reclamation Facility) discharge into Malibu Lagoon

• Los Angeles County Bar Association Environmental Law Section Executive Committee Member (1996 - 2002)

• Environmental Liability, Enforcement & Penalties Reporter Editorial Board (Jul 1997 - Oct 1998)

• Environmental Liability, California Environmental Law & Remediation Reporter Editorial Boards (Nov 1998 - 2000)

• 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee Member to facilitate entry of Synchronized Swimming into the Olympics

• Kimberly E. Lewand, Second Circuit Reverses Course - Landmark Decision Exposes Municipal and Household Waste to CERCLA Liability, Feature Article, 7, 2 Envtl. Liability, Enforcement & Penalties Rep., 49, 49-53 (1997)

• Kimberly E. Lewand, Clear Trend Emerging in Limiting PRPs to section 113 Contribution Claims in Pursuing Other PRPs - Is It a Distinction Without a Difference?, Feature Article, 7, 9 Envtl. Liability, Enforcement & Penalties Rep., 173, 173-179 (1997), 12, 1 Los Angeles County Bar Association Envtl. Law Newsletter (February - March 1998)

• Kimberly E. Lewand and Tod 1. Zuckerman, United States v. Olin and Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida: After One Year, What Have Been Their Impacts?, Commentary, 11, 2 MeaIey’s Lit. Rep.: Superfund 20-44 (1997)

• Kimberly E. Lewand and Gregory D. Trimarche, What Is the Scope of The Duty to Defend?, Feature Article, 7, 9 Calif. Envtl. Law & Regulation Rep., 169, 169-175 (1997)

• Kimberly E. Lewand and Wendy Conole, California Supreme Court Reaches Landmark Decision -- Holds Cleanup "Order" Is Not A “Suit" Triggering Coverage, Feature Article, 8, 7 Calif. Envtl. Law & Remediation Rep., 141, 141-147 (1998), 12, 2 Los Angeles County Bar Association Envtl. Law Newsletter (October-November 1998), 9, 1 Envtl. Liability, Enforcement & Penalties Rep. 1, 1-7 (1998)

• Kimberly E. Lewand and Tod 1. Zuckerman, Recent Developments in Environmental Liability - A Survey of The Most Important Decisions of 1996 and a Preview of What Can Be Expected In 1997, Speech at the Law Education Institute, Inc. & The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.’s National CLE Conference on Environmental Law (January 15, 1997)

• Kimberly E. Lewand and Gregory P. O’Hara, Insurance to Cover Site Cleanups, Speech at the CLE International Brownfields Conference (March 7, 1997).

In Kim’s capacity as Founder and Executive Director of Grades of Green:

• 2008 and 2015 SBBEC Innovation SEED Award

• 2009 Environmental Protection Agency Mayoral Public/Private Partnership Award

• 2009 & 2016 County of LA Green Leadership Award

• 2012 City of Manhattan Beach Key to the City to Grades of Green Founders

• 2012 CRRA Outstanding Waste Prevention Award

• 2012 President’s Champion of Change Award to 2 Grades of Green student recipients

• 2013 SAGE Environmental Stewardship Award

• 2013 AD 53 Hero Award and Certificate of Recognition from Assemblymember Butler

• 2014 Keep America Beautiful Award

• 2015 Telly Award

• 2015 SCAQMD’s Promotion of Good Environmental Stewardship Award

• 2015 Taproot Foundation Golden Root Award

• 2016 President’s Environmental Youth Award

• 2017 Certificate of Congressional Recognition from U.S. Representative Lieu

• Certificates of Recognition from LA County Supervisor Knabe, U.S. Representative Harman, and Assemblymember Hadley

Kim’s presentations and press have included audiences such as:

• Loyola Law School Environmental Law Panel on Land Development, Ecosystem Preservation, and the Housing Crisis (April 3, 2024)

• Manhattan Beach Youth Council on environmental careers and Everyday Eco-Habits (November 10, 2021)

• LA Waterkeeper Drought Talks Series, Moderator of Conserving Water Panel (October 26, 2021)

• Plastic Free July, Story of Stuff Plastic Panel, Creator and Moderator (July 8, 2021)

• Surfrider South Bay Plastics Panel (June 23, 2021)

• Get Real Podcast on Environmental Education (January 27, 2021)

• UNICEF LA Climate Summit, Speaker (October 2020)

• ShiftCon, Speaker on Everyday Eco-Habits for Everyday People (October 2020)

• South Bay Eco-Festival, Speaker (April 2020)

• Rooted Beings, 50 Years of Earth Day Panel (April 2020)

• City of Manhattan Beach Town Hall on Climate Change, Environmental Expert Panel (March 2, 2020)

• South Bay Cares Guest Speaker on Climate Change (2019)

• LAcarGUY Earth Day, Speaker (April 2019)

• Rotary Club of Manhattan Beach Earth Day, Speaker (April 2019)

• City of Manhattan Beach Town Hall on the Environment, Environmental Expert Panel (August 2018)

• ABC interview for Earth Day (April 2017)

• She Boom Interview (2016)

• Planet Experts Interview (2016)

• KIIS FM Manny on the Streets Interview (2015)

• Kimberly Lewand Martin, Social Venture Partners Fast Pitch Top 10 Finalist (2015)

• Green Schools National Conference, Green Cleaning Panel (2014)

• 100.3 The Sound Interview (2012)

• KTLA Interview (April 2012)

• Kimberly E. Lewand, Citizen Enforcement of Water Quality Laws, Speech at the California Bar Environmental Law Conference, Yosemite, California (October, 2OO2)

• Kimberly E. Lewand, Address Before the Los Angeles Electric Vehicle Congressional Field Trip (1996)

• Kimberly E. Lewand and Don Johnson, Regional/Local Initiatives Related to Brownfields Transactions, Speech at the ABA/CLE International Brownfields Transactions: Making The Deals Work Seminar (March 27, 1997)

• Kimberly E. Lewand, Striking A Balance Between Environmental Protection and Economic Recovery -- Business Growth, Resource Allocation and Enforcement Priorities, Moderator at the Los Angeles County Bar Association Environmental Law Section’s 1998 Environmental and Land Use Supersymposium (February 24, 1998)

• Kimberly E. Lewand, Buying, Selling and Developing Contaminated Properties, Speech at the CLE International Land Use Law Conference (May 1, 1998)