Kirin works as a Fire Adapted Communities Coordinator for the Boulder Watershed Collective in Boulder, Colorado. Her work is centered around connecting communities with land management agencies, fire protection districts, and other partners to develop projects and programs that reduce wildfire risk at community and cross-boundary scales. She completed a Masters in the Environment at CU Boulder, where her research focused on understanding how local community values can holistically inform Community Wildfire Protection Plans. Kirin is inspired by the diverse ways that people connect with natural landscapes, and by learning about place-based values in order to plan for climate-resilient communities.