Kim Yuan-Farrell is Executive Director of The Park People, a 56-year-old nonprofit whose mission is working with communities to plant trees and improve parks for a healthy, resilient future. A “Park Person” of 15 years, Kim guides the organization’s vision and activities and
builds community partnerships. Kim has 20 years of nonprofit experience, a master’s degree in Environmental Management from Yale University’s School of the Environment, and a bachelor’s in anthropology and environmental studies from Santa Clara University. She sits on the City of Denver’s Urban Forestry Strategic Plan Steering Committee and on the Steering Committee of the Sustainable Urban Forests Coalition.
builds community partnerships. Kim has 20 years of nonprofit experience, a master’s degree in Environmental Management from Yale University’s School of the Environment, and a bachelor’s in anthropology and environmental studies from Santa Clara University. She sits on the City of Denver’s Urban Forestry Strategic Plan Steering Committee and on the Steering Committee of the Sustainable Urban Forests Coalition.
A Colorado kid raised on the Front Range, Kim lives with her family of four in northwest Denver, not far from where her father grew up after immigrating to Denver from Taiwan as a child. Her mom was raised in Cameroon, Africa, and it’s with a sense of global family that Kim first became concerned about environmental and community issues. Kim is passionate about the power of parks, urban forestry, and community-driven efforts to cultivate vibrant communities.
The Park People's mission is to work with communities to plant trees and improve parks for a healthy, resilient future.
We improve parks by raising funds for park projects, like the reconstruction of the Cranmer Park Sundial & Plaza, and we support the urban forest through our programs: Denver Digs Trees, Mile High Tree Champions, TreeForce, Community Forester, and the Park Legacy program.
www.theparkpeople.org