Kristin works at St. Joseph Medical Center as a registered nurse, volunteers in her local Eatonville community public schools, serves on the board of the Eatonville Family Agency and has taken an active role in finding and supporting local progressive candidates to fill elected positions. She established a Greenhouse Garden program at Weyerhaeuser Elementary School and created a pumpkin partnership program with Northwest Trek Wildlife Park. Kristin organized a peaceful demonstration for racial equity in Eatonville and has begun to collaborate with Eatonville community members and the Eatonville School District Board encouraging the prioritization of diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the district.