Graduate School
UMass Boston

Undergraduate School
LaSalle University

Mentor
Vivien Li, President, The Boston Harbor Association and Rappaport Institute Advisory Board Member

Agency
EPA New England Region I

Description of Fellowship
Keith worked at the New England office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. While there, he assisted with implementing the Regional Beach Strategy that focuses on collaboration with priority communities experiencing chronic beach closures due to poor water quality. In support of this, he developed Beach Action Plans for communities in the Greater Boston and Massachusetts Bay region. These Action Plans outline a strategy that builds and facilitates a consensus approach among local, state, and federal agencies to improve water quality at local beaches and protect human health.