CW3E Welcomes Kristiana Chan

May 19, 2025

Kristiana (Kris-shana or Krissy) joined CW3E in April 2025 as a FIRO Research Project Coordinator, specializing in engagement, scheduling and meeting coordination for the Center’s FIRO Steering Committees. She holds a B.S. in Biology from the University at Albany, SUNY and an M.A.S. in Climate Science and Policy from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Her capstone project focused on integrating Indigenous stewardship and Traditional Ecological Knowledge into California’s state policy toward wildfire mitigation.

Professionally, she mentored students and coordinated the summer program for her graduate program’s incoming class. Following this role she worked as a Policy Advisor for Councilmember Joe LaCava, District 1 of the City of San Diego. Here she worked on air quality initiatives, Tribal collaboration and farm animal rights. Notably, in collaboration with City Department Heads, she designed the Free4ME Implementation Plan that was adopted by City Council in 2023 to provide free menstrual products at city facilities. She also collaborated with UCSD’s Dr. James Nieh, on the successful decree of the City of San Diego as a Bee City, thereby committing the city to pollinator protections and reduced pesticide usage at City Parks. From this role, she moved into the private sector as an Environmental Justice and Engagement Specialist, consulting for CityWorks People + Places. Here she led several projects as a consultant with the City and County of San Diego, as well as other jurisdictional partners to ensure community members were well informed and collaborated with for new and upcoming projects. In this role, she used her training in equity and lived experience to advocate for improved community engagement with particular focus on historically marginalized communities.

Krissy is thrilled to join the CW3E team and looks forward to working with this highly collaborative, adaptive and growing team, bringing with her skills in relationship and team building, project management and community building.

In her free time, she can be found climbing, surfing, practicing yoga, reading, writing or partaking in light homesteading activities.