Tenney is in her final year of law school at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, graduating in May 2025. She is also a first-generation law student and actively involved with Haub Law's Environmental Law program. While at Pace, she served as the National Environmental Moot Court Competition (NELMCC) Scoring and Grading Vice Chair for 2023-2024. Tenney was also a Spring 2024 Extern with the Pace Energy and Climate Center (PECC) working on various energy-related matters. During her 2L summer, she was a Summer Law Clerk at Lewis, Longman, and Walker at their West Palm Beach Office. She is excited to join Lewis, Longman, and Walker as a Law Clerk at their West Palm Beach Office after she graduates law school.
Before law school, she attended the University of Florida where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Sciences and a minor in Agricultural and Natural Resources Law. She was actively involved with her university's Phi Alpha Delta (PAD) Pre-Law club on campus serving various executive board roles. She also was a Teaching Assistant in the School of Forest, Fisheries, & Geomatics Sciences for the Natural Resources Policy and Economics course. She worked on a paper titled "Fanning the Flames of Cooperation: A Collective Action Approach to Prescribed Fire Agreements" which was ultimately published in 2022.
Tenney currently serves as co-chair of the SEER Environmental Law Society Network (ELSN) as well as the ABA Law Student Division Liaison to SEER. She also serves as a vice chair on the SEER Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Committee. She is grateful to have had the opportunity to attend the SEER Spring 2024 Conference in Chicago and the SEER Fall 2024 Conference in Seattle. Tenney is excited to continue her involvement in SEER for the future!
In her free time, Tenney enjoys spending time with her family and reading all genres of books. She also enjoys exploring parks and wilderness areas in Florida where she can admire the beauty of Florida's native flora and fauna. Her favorite animals include Koala Bears and Manatees!