Kaitlyn Bucky Laurelle (pronouns: she/they), a native of Northern California, is proud to call Minnesota home with their partner, Jess, and three kids. Kaitlyn graduated from the University of CA, Davis with an MSc in International Development and has spent her career at the intersection of community development and underserved communities worldwide. Some of her favorite destinations where she has worked and lived include Peru, Nepal, and, most recently, Fiji. Kaitlyn is bilingual in Spanish/English and has also spent significant time working in the Central Valley of California, in rural immigrant communities, providing culturally grounded, holistic community care. In their spare time, they love traveling, rock climbing, and camping.