Krystle Yu is a graduate student at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Policy pursuing a Master's in Urban and Regional Planning. As an aspiring climate adaptation planner, she is developing her public policy and design skills by pursuing a dual concentration in environmental analysis and policy and design and development. Currently, Krystle works as a Tree Ambassador with the Koreatown Youth and Community Center. She is helping create and implement Los Angeles' inaugural community-based urban greening training program, the Tree Ambassadors Program. She also recently worked as a community outreach coordinator for Day One, where she supported outreach efforts for updating Pasadena's Pedestrian Master Plan. After graduation, Krystle hopes to work in climate adaptation planning and design, where she hopes to generate insights for how we can work to create climate- resilient cities equitably.

Krystle Yu