She earned a degree in wildlife ecology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a law degree from Cardozo Law School in New York City. She enjoyed working for state and federal environmental agencies and non-profits during her time in New York. After practicing law out east, she returned to Wisconsin to work as a policy analyst for the state, focusing on alternative transportation and air quality programming. Now at MEA, Tressie works on agricultural law and policy issues throughout the State and coordinates the law clerk program. She is also MEA’s primary representative in filing and executing the citizen Petition for Corrective Action, which urges the federal government to require fixing of Wisconsin’s deficient water pollution permitting program.