As an associate director in NCSL’s Environment, Energy and Transportation Program, Kim Tyrrell leads a team of environmental policy experts and uses her expertise to support research and policy insight on air and water quality, climate resilience, waste management and other issues. Tyrrell also manages a Department of Energy program that facilitates cooperation among federal, state and tribal governments on a number of energy and environmental issues. She served two terms on Colorado’s Pollution Prevention Advisory Board, worked at the state and national levels on a variety of environmental policy issues and played a key role in the development of the Colorado Electric Vehicle and Infrastructure Readiness Plan. She has her MBA from the University of Denver and is a LEED Accredited Professional.