Heather Kenyon ’22

Feb 2026

Science and Advocacy Associate
Friends of Casco Bay

Heather R. Kenyon ’22 built her legal foundation at the University of Maine School of Law, where she earned her J.D. with a certificate in environmental and oceans law. Following graduation, she joined Friends of Casco Bay as a Science & Advocacy Associate, where she helps translate scientific data into effective policy and regulatory guidance.

Before Maine Law

Scarborough, ME

BA Psychology/Criminal Justice
Rutgers

Externship

Friends of Casco Bay

Internship(s)

Intern
Maine’s Department of Marine Resources
Intern
Maine Conservation Voters
Intern
Friends of Casco Bay

Certificate

Environmental and Oceans Law

Student Organizations

Editor-in-Chief
Ocean and Coastal Law Journal
Co-Chair
Women’s Law Association

First Job

Science and Advocacy Associate
Friends of Casco Bay

I feel so comfortable working with the Department of Environmental Protection and our legislature, but that’s entirely because of my law school degree. I’ve had to recognize that’s not how most people feel.”