When Whitney started at Environmental Defense Fund, she helped to launching the inaugural workshop for the Fisheries Leadership & Sustainability Forum.

Prior to joining EDF, Whitney won the International Chamber of Commerce International Commercial Mediation Competition in Paris, France and was awarded second place at the American Bar Association's Representation in Mediation Competition while attending law school.

Whitney served as an intern for New Jersey Supreme Court Associate Justice, Virginia Long.

She received a B.A. in political science from Middlebury College and a J.D. from American University, Washington College of Law.