Kristen Nation, a Bay Area native, graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a major in Feminist Studies in 2011. She went on to organize for the Proposition 34 Campaign to abolish the death penalty in California. During that time, she also worked as a Research Assistant, analyzing race and gender correlations in case studies, for an Anthropology professor at UC Santa Barbara. Kristen also taught English in Cambodia and Thailand. Upon her return to California, she worked as an Event Coordinating Assistant at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. She pivoted into the non-profit sector working as a case manager for Conard House, a supportive housing non-profit located in the Tenderloin. Kristen has received her Asset Management Specialist Certification from the Consortium of Housing and Asset Management. Kristen joined the SFCLT in 2021.