Rhode Island Council for the Humanities

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RICH Board Member

Kathryn C. Kilguss, LL.M, J.D., is a community philanthropist and attorney, currently practicing mediation. She is an experienced nonprofit board member, officer, and fundraiser. Ms. Kilguss co-chaired Save the Bay's $10 million "Explore the Bay" capital campaign. Currently, Ms. Kilguss volunteers with the Seekonk Land Conservation Trust, and as Director of the Taunton River Watershed Alliance. Ms. Kilguss received her MSW from Simmons College and her B.S. in Psychology from Boston State College. She earned her J.D. with Honors at Boston University School of Law, concentrating in Dispute Resolution and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1996. She earned her LL.M. in Environmental Law at Vermont Law School (Magna Cum Laude). She is Past President of Save the Bay and has served on the boards of the Community Mediation Center of Rhode Island, the Boston Foundation's Fund for the Environment, the Metcalf Institute for Journalism and the Environment, and the Aquidneck Land Trust. Ms. Kilguss currently serves on the board of Trustees for the Huntington Theater Company in Boston.