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Kesha Ram Hinsdale

Titles

  • Adjunct Faculty

Degrees

  • BA, Political Science, University of Vermont
  • BS, Natural Resource Planning, University of Vermont
  • MPA, Harvard Kennedy School

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Biography

Senator Kesha Ram Hinsdale is the first woman of color to serve in the State Senate. She has championed the environment in the Legislature for over a decade and built a coalition to pass Vermont’s first Environmental Justice policy in 2022. 

Kesha has served as Vice Chair of the House Natural Resources & Energy Committee, in addition to serving on the General, Housing & Military Affairs and Ways & Means Committees in the House. In the Senate, she serves on the Economic Development, Housing & General Affairs and Government Operations Committees. Kesha also received a 2022 Environmental Merit Award from the Environmental Protection Agency for her Environmental Justice work.

Kesha has a BS in Natural Resource Planning and a BA in Political Science from the University of Vermont. She received her Master of Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. She lives with her husband and dog in Shelburne.

 

Expertise

  • Environmental Advocacy
  • State and Government Law

Departments

  • Environmental Law Center

Courses Taught

  • Environmental Injustice in the US