Marching to the beat of your own drum
Even as a child, Kim stood up for what she believed in. In Fifth grade, she sent a colorful letter to the President, protesting a television show depicting a character throwing a cat in the dryer. She felt that animal cruelty was something that should not be shown as a way of passing the time. Weeks later, she received a reply from the President. It encouraged her activism, but stated that it was unable to remove the show from the air. This was the beginning of her passion for caring about others and trying to make a difference.

During college, she volunteered with non profits working on event production, music, art, and helping  children. After graduating, she became interested in environmental issues. It was a warm winter day that set her off, while taking back recycling in middle December, she found it irritating and ironic that she wasn’t wearing a coat. That evening she sent an email to everyone in her address book encouraging recycling and questioning humankind on social and environmental injustices.

After sending that email, Kim became the Director of an environmental non-profit. She found that this was the perfect thread that tied all of her passions together. She is now able to use events as a way to bring people together and educate them about the environment through hands-on activities, speakers, and presentations. She continues to volunteer, and hopes to be the Director of her own non-profit, educating children about the environment through music, art, and theatre.

 

Previous Projects

Earth Expo – Executive Director, 2007-2008

Earth Expo is a green festival in the Iowa City/Coralville area, designed to inspire
eco-savvy citizens and environmentally conscious living through education about key environmental issues, and local environmental organizations, and services. Earth Expo
is free and open to everyone interested in living green.

Kim has continued her work with this project is currently serving as the
Co-Director for 2008.

African Rainforest Conservancy
ARC promotes the conservation and restoration of African rainforests - among the oldest and most bio-diverse in the world - by supporting training, community development, education and research and empowering local men, women, and children, to preserve
their natural heritage for all present and future generations.

She continues her work the ARC and helps with the event planning of their annual
benefit, which raises money to support the rainforests in Tanzania.

The 10,000 Hours Show – Assistant Director of Event Production, 10K2 and 10K3

 

Environmental Inspiration

Earth Friendly New Year’s Resolutions
Cradle to Cradle
The 11th Hour
An Inconvenient Truth

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