
Awardee
Khmer Community of Seattle King County
Amount
$25,000
Project
Intergenerational Khmer Land Ethic Internship
Description
The Intergenerational Khmer Land Ethic Project is an intergenerational internship for Khmer elders and Khmer youth. Based out of the High Point Juneau P-Patch in West Seattle, the project will center intergenerational healing through gardening and a skill-building track focused on storytelling documentation of traditional ecological knowledge of Khmer elders and Market Garden entrepreneurship.

Senior Program Manager, Member Jurisdiction Partnerships
425-773-9065
Jessica has managed the Member Jurisdiction and WRIA Grant Programs at KCD since March 2007. Jessica has a Bachelors degree in Environmental Studies and Spanish and graduate level education in the fields of Public Administration, Urban Planning, and Facilitation and Negotiation. She is an experienced program manager responsible for tracking millions of dollars in grant funding with a successful track record of liaising with local governments, nonprofits, and watershed groups on natural resource conservation issues.