Kristen Havlik is a community organizer that was born and raised in Raleigh, NC. Kristen has worked on 7 different campaigns, been an advocate for paid family leave as well as running for Raleigh City Council. Kristen is currently the digital director at the New North Carolina Project. Kristen has also served on a Lillian’s List committee, and she is also active in her community as a member of Sunrise Movement and the Triangle chapter of Democratic Socialists of America. Kristen is passionate about finding accessible solutions for the housing and climate crises in the Triangle and North Carolina. She is excited to be a League of Conservations Fellow because she is eager to learn how to better serve her community through boards and commissions and desires to bring a new perspective to the tables of boards and commissions she may serve on in the future. Kristen currently resides in Raleigh, NC with her husband.