Ms. Ouzts coordinates policy development, research, grassroots outreach, and legislative strategy for Environment North Carolina. She is the co-author of numerous reports on global warming and preservation, and
has testified before the state legislature on a wide range of issues, from water
quality to renewable energy. She is the Chair ofthe NC Conservation Network and a steering committee
member of the Land for Tomorrow coalition, the statewide effort to increase funding for protecting forests and
farmlands.
A graduate of the NC School of Science and Math, Ms. Ouzts
began her work with the state PIRGs in New
Jersey, where she completed service for NJ Community Water Watch, a
project of NJPIRG Law and Policy Center. In 1998, she returned to
North Carolina to work with NCPIRG. She became the director of NCPIRG
in 2001, then launched Environment North Carolina in 2006.
Education:
B.A, American Studies and Studies in the Environment, Yale University
