Lauren Elizabeth Kim | Environmental Activism

Lauren serves as the national organizer and spokesperson for the Evangelical Environmental Network’s (EEN) youth arm, Young Evangelicals for Climate Action (YECA). YECA is a nonprofit organization that equips, mobilizes, and empowers Christians across the United States to faithfully act on climate issues. As national organizer, Lauren works with young adults belonging to different identities and geographies on bridge-building, effective advocacy, and project implementation on both federal and local levels.

Lauren helps young adults act through hope-filled programming based on Christian values of responsible stewardship, loving one’s neighbor, and standing for human life. Lauren is a graduate of the University of Virginia with a degree in global security and justice. Outside of work, she is an avid outdoors enthusiast who enjoys hiking, swimming, and gardening. Before YECA, Lauren worked in the public and financial sectors in Boston, MA, and Dallas, TX.