Stephanie Yu
Counsel: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Appeals Board.
1998-1999 Fellow: APAICS office.
Biography
Stephanie Yu currently serves as Counsel to the Environmental Appeals Board at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency where she assists the Board in reviewing administrative records, analyzing applicable law and agency policies, and preparing formal written opinions. She has worked on a variety of environmental legislations including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and the Endangered Species Act. Her experience in law traces back to 2002 when she served as the judicial clerk for the Massachusetts Superior Court during the 2002-2003 term, after which she became the Attorney-Advisor at the U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor. On top of her dedication to law practice and environmental issues, Stephanie has also been a leading presence in the APA community. She became a founding member of the Dartmouth College Asian Pacific American Alumni Association, she was the treasurer of the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association while receiving her J.D. from the George Washington University Law School, and she now serves on the board of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of the Greater Washington DC Area, Inc. (APABA-DC) as the newsletter editor.
What did you find most valuable about your APAICS experience?
"For me it was actually meeting all of the movers and shakers in the leadership of APA stuff in the DC area, and even nationally. It’s actually why I’m in government right now. I met a lot of government leaders and they were really inspiring."
Why do you believe it's important for Asian Pacific Americans to have a presence in policy and government?
"There actually aren’t that many APA’s at the higher levels of government in general. I think we’re not really that well represented proportionally; in proportion to our population in the United States, the number of people who are APA in government is just really low. I think the more people that we can get there, the more that our issues will be heard, and the more influence we can have."
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