Dylan McDowell, Deputy Director, National Caucus of Environmental Legislators
Dylan McDowell works at the intersection of science and policy. Originally trained as a science communicator, he is now Deputy Director of the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators, where he supports state lawmakers across the country on a range of conservation and environmental policies. Dylan was selected as a 2018 SHIFT Emerging Leader for outdoor conservation and has served on the program’s Advisory Council since. He lives in Salem, Oregon, where he is Chair of the city’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, and can often be found hiking, running, or on his paddleboard.