Melissa Lorentz

Melissa recently obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science and Anthropology at Minnesota State University, Mankato. As an undergrad, she designed two research projects, The Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant: Nuclear Racism or Business As Usual? and The Policy and Practice of Federal Land Transfers To Tribal Governments. She was a Resident Manager at the Theresa House, a shelter for women and families in Mankato, for three years. She formerly interned at the Office of Congressman Tim Walz in Mankato. In addition to interning at EJAM, Melissa works as a consultant for the Indian Land Tenure Foundation.