{"id":16267,"date":"2022-09-16T17:20:43","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T17:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coastalconservationleague.org\/?post_type=staffprofile&#038;p=16267"},"modified":"2023-07-19T17:20:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T17:20:51","slug":"faith-rivers-james","status":"publish","type":"staffprofile","link":"https:\/\/www.coastalconservationleague.org\/staff-profiles\/faith-rivers-james\/","title":{"rendered":"Faith Rivers James"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Faith is a Mount Pleasant native who grew up in the historic Four Mile community East of the Cooper River. She <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">has felt a connection to the landscape of the Lowcountry all her life, and <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">witnessed firsthand the change that unbridled growth and development can have on our beloved environment. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">She is consistently reminded of how we are all interconnected and dependent on this environment, and how protecting and conserving these resources can positively impact us all. She<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> has devoted her energy, expertise, and legal acumen to influence this conservation in pragmatic and entrepreneurial ways.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Faith is a graduate of the Porter-Gaud School in Charleston, Dartmouth College, and Harvard Law School. Following schooling, she launched a legal career in Washington, D.C. Within four years, she was negotiating the federal budget as senior counsel to the House Majority Leader of the Congress. Soon after, she returned to South Carolina and served as Executive Director of the South Carolina Bar Foundation. There, she was fortunate to be able to work in partnership with the Coastal Community Foundation to launch the Heirs\u2019 Property Preservation Project, an issue that remains near and dear to her heart.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Later, her law teaching career led her to focus on property and environmental issues at Vermont Law School and Elon University School of Law, where she served as Associate Dean of experiential learning and leadership. At Elon, she launched a Law and Leadership program, helped mount the Elon Law Environmental Law Society, and spearheaded a joint JD\/Master of Science in Environmental Law and Policy program with Vermont Law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Faith returned home to the Lowcountry in 2018 to serve as the Assistant Provost for Leadership and Chair of the Department of Leadership Studies at The Citadel, where she taught the next generation of our state\u2019s leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Throughout her work and life, Faith has always prioritized the conservation of natural resources, protecting our rural landscapes, and preserving communities,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and is grateful to have the opportunity to do so in the role of Executive Director of the Coastal Conservation League. 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