Kim Yuan-Farrell

A “Park Person” of 15 years, Kim guides The Park People’s vision, strategic development, oversees the organization’s activities, shapes programmatic goals, and develops partnerships in the community.

Kim has 20 years of nonprofit experience, a master’s degree in Environmental Management (Yale University’s School of The Environment), and a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology and Environmental Studies (Santa Clara University). Kim directed The Park People’s urban forestry programs before transitioning to Executive Director. She sits on Denver’s Urban Forestry Strategic Plan Steering Committee and on the Steering Committee of the national Sustainable Urban Forests Coalition, is an alum of the Denver Community Leadership Forum, and has served on Community Shares’ Board of Directors, the national Arbor Day Foundation’s Alliance for Community Trees Advisory Committee, the Trust for Public Land’s Climate Smart Cities Denver Technical Advisory Team, and the City of Denver’s Emerald Ash Borer Steering Committee.

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. Her mom was raised in Cameroon, Africa, and it’s with a sense of global family that Kim first became concerned about environmental and social justice issues. Kim is passionate about climate action and the power of parks, urban forestry, and community-driven efforts to cultivate resilient, sustainable communities.