Alaina Bottens

Legal/Administrative Assistant

Alaina provides legal and administrative support to attorneys in Atlanta, including performing research on environmental issues, assisting with court filings and submitting public records requests. She also collaborates with SELC partner organizations on grassroots efforts and tracks local, regional and national daily news updates for the Georgia and Alabama offices.

Alaina is motivated by her passion for environmental justice and the impact of SELC’s advocacy on the communities the organization works alongside. 

When she can, Alaina loves visiting the Smoky Mountains and watching the sunrise on crisp fall mornings. 

Previous experience

• B.S., B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Andrew H. Mellon Foundation Environmental Humanities Research Fellow
• With SELC since 2021