{"id":3764,"date":"2026-08-28T09:56:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T14:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/?p=3764"},"modified":"2026-08-28T11:07:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T16:07:57","slug":"the-center-for-water-policy-welcomes-three-new-fellows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/the-center-for-water-policy-welcomes-three-new-fellows\/","title":{"rendered":"The Center for Water Policy Welcomes Three New Fellows!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re excited to welcome Max Overdevest, Thomas Dunbar, and&nbsp;Josh Marion, as the Center for Water Policy\u2019s new fellows! Max is the Center\u2019s fourth Water Policy and Communications Fellow who is also pursuing his master\u2019s degree in Freshwater Sciences and Water Policy at the School of Freshwater Sciences.&nbsp;Thomas and Josh are joining the team as the sixth cohort of Water Policy Specialists through the Sea Grant UW Water Science-Policy Fellows program. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Max holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from the University of Florida. Before joining the Center for Water Policy, he worked in several undergraduate research roles studying topics ranging from the infant gut microbiome to science podcasting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thomas holds a Juris Doctorate from Santa Clara University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts from UW-Madison. In law school, they worked for the California Department of Justice in the Land Use and Civil Rights Enforcement Sections, in the Administrative Law Judge division of the California Public Utilities Commission, and at the nonprofit SAGE in New York City. They also worked as a student clinician in Santa Clara\u2019s International Human Rights Clinic where their projects focused on environmental justice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Josh holds a Juris Doctorate from Indiana University Maurer School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in both Government and Music from Cornell University. During law school, he worked for the Conservation Law Foundation in Boston and the Indiana Conservation Law Center. He also worked for two years as a judicial intern in the Monroe County Circuit Court for the Honorable Geoffrey J. Bradley.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re looking forward to working with this new cohort to advance the Center\u2019s research and communications on the restoration and conservation of freshwater resources.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re excited to welcome Max Overdevest, Thomas Dunbar, and&nbsp;Josh Marion, as the Center for Water Policy\u2019s new fellows! 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