Christy Leavitt is the Field Director for Environment America. Prior to becoming Field Director, Ms. Leavitt was Environment America's Clean Water Advocate. In that role, she campaigned for stronger clean water and safe drinking water laws. Before joining the Environment America staff, Ms. Leavitt directed Free The Planet!, a national student environment organization, for four years. Between 1995 and 1999, she worked for CALPIRG, organizing college students at the University of California campuses around environmental, consumer and good government issues. Ms. Leavitt is a 1995 graduate of Occidental College.