Kristen started with the Estuary Partnership in spring of 2024. She's joining the Education Team as a leader on the Big Canoes and field trips, plantings, and community events. Kristen brings over twenty years of experience in environmental education nonprofits, centered in the communities of East Portland. She's worked for OMSI, MESD Outdoor School, Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center, Metro, SUN, varied parks and recreation departments, and grassroots nonprofits. She volunteers for Portland Public Schools, local mutual aid, community youth programs, and has served on and chaired several nonprofit boards. Kristen has kept a garden with Portland Community Gardens for 13 years, and she is a member of the 2024 Oregon State University Master Gardener cohort for the Metro area. In her free time, she hikes, makes art with her family, and listens to Bruce Springsteen.