The Scholars

Katie Woodbury

Katie Woodbury LAW ‘25 is a 2023 Law & Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. 

Katie graduated from Harvard University in 2014 with a B.A. in Sociology and a minor in Government. After college, she worked for former Pennsylvania Governor Wolf’s gubernatorial campaign and then in the Office of the Governor following his election. She also worked for the Policy Office of the Pennsylvania Department of Natural Resources (DCNR), engaging with a wide variety of issues such as strategic conservation planning, climate change mitigation, watershed protection, and sustainable agriculture. Most recently, Katie worked in Nashville at The Land Trust for Tennessee as a Conservation Project Manager, helping private landowners conserve their properties across Tennessee. Her experiences in the Governor’s Office, DCNR, and The Land Trust sparked Katie’s interest in making a career shift to law. 

As a Law & Public Policy Scholar, Katie is a summer law clerk for the Natural Resources Section of the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Her policy interests include land use, natural resource management, and climate change mitigation and adaptation.