Courtney Fern is the NhRP’s Director of Government Relations and Campaigns. She previously served as the California State Director for The Humane Society of the United States, where she oversaw the organization’s legislative and grassroots advocacy in the state, and as Campaigns Director for an international animal rights organization. She has also organized volunteers and events for political campaigns. Upon graduation from Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law in 2011, she completed a legal fellowship at the Natural Resources Defense Council. Courtney received a B.A. in Political Science and Psychology from the University of Southern California in 2008.