When she graduated high school, Kristen was set on going to university to eventually have a career in architecture. After a slight shift in her major, and a major left turn in her life, Kristen is now a global gender equity specialist. Her two years volunteering with the Peace Corps in Ghana, as well as the many other places she has traveled and worked since then, have made her a powerful ally for women worldwide, and an expert in her field.
This episode was recorded in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Kristen’s Bio:
Kristen M. Vogel, M.A. (Yogini A.) (she/they) is a cross-sectoral cultural consultant and a global gender equity specialist. A global citizen with nearly a decade of professional experience in diverse cultures, Kristen is an advocate for equitable policy and women’s representation and voice. A transnational feminist anthropologist, she values diverse perspectives in/on leadership and recognizes indigenous matriarchies as valuable models for the achievement of gender parity at all levels of decision-making (UN SDG 5.5). Having worked across local governments, nonprofits/ NGOs, social enterprises, and civil society and multilateral organizations in Ghana, Costa Rica, India, and the U.S., she quickly adapts to new languages and cultures. As a Coro Fellow in Public Affairs, Kristen creatively implemented equitable policy across sectors through national legislative research and network building for pay equity, the creation of scalable culture-centered operations models for racial and socio-economic equity, data visualization for transparent budgeting, and implementation of strategic City procurement processes for innovation equity. Kristen is currently a Public Policy Advocate with Black Women’s Policy Center, while seeking a full-time position to further her career in the pursuit of gender equity.
Kristen is also a yoga student/teacher, horseback riding teacher/ trail guide/ wrangler, barista and an aspiring social entrepreneur, among other things.
The content of this podcast is Kristen’s alone and does not reflect the views of the U.S. Government, the Peace Corp, or the Ghanaian Government
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